All Posts For: College Experience

After last week’s appalling assault on democracy in Washington, D.C., I shredded my original welcome message. We live in a different world now. How we respond as an institution of higher education to the many challenges before us will determine, in the final analysis, how successful we are as faculty and students. Indeed, as citizens. […]

During the last several months, I have communicated primarily via social media outlets and in person to share happenings on and around campus.  This time, I am adding a good old fashioned blog post to highlight our latest news.  I hope that you, particularly some of our former students, will enjoy this post outlining our […]

Good afternoon Students, Colleagues and Community Members: On behalf of the Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff of Muskegon Community College, welcome back to campus, or for new students welcome to campus for the first time.  Each year, I provide an update on recent and soon-to-come activities as led by our faculty, staff, students, and […]

Good afternoon students, colleagues and community.  As summer comes to a close, it is a good time to provide an update on happenings on and around campus.  My recent posts and presentations have focused primarily on student success initiatives and the infrastructure projects underway to support them.  This early version of my fall “welcome back” […]

“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.” So said U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. In this tradition, the Muskegon Community College Board of Trustees and the MCC Strategic Planning Committee recently reviewed our mission statement, which had grown to nearly a page in length. I am […]

Each year, roughly 25 percent of all high school seniors from Muskegon County eligible for attending college choose Muskegon Community College.  While rehearsing with the West Michigan Concert Winds at Reeth-Puffer High School a few weeks ago, I noticed a long glass wall (pictured at left) with college logos and student names attached.  I was […]

Muskegon Community College is truly on the move.  The College has made good on its promise to upgrade its facilities by opening a $9.6 million Life Sciences Center and Renovation in Fall 2015 and will break ground on the $17 million MCC Downtown Center – the largest single investment in Downtown Muskegon since 2000. Our […]

Muskegon Community College has been awarded the designation of Leader College from Achieving the Dream, a nationally-respected nonprofit dedicated to helping more community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree.  We are gratified to learn that Muskegon Community College has been named an Achieving […]

Hello Colleagues, Students, and Community: For returning colleagues and students, Welcome Back! For new colleagues and students, welcome to a wonderful institution of higher education! I am very much looking forward to the launch of another successful academic year and will share my thoughts on the past summer and upcoming activities this fall semester. The Big News: […]