For those planning to attend tomorrow evening’s MCC graduation ceremony at Municipal Auditorium, please note that there are a number of other large events going on downtown at the same time so the parking lots and garages will be extremely busy. Be sure to allow plenty of time to park so you can arrive at the event on [...]
Are you looking for a few good books to read over the summer? Marty Miller, from MCC-Longview’s Library has compiled a list of suggested bestsellers and nonfiction books. Bestsellers Untold Story, by Monica Ali – what would Princess Diana’s life have been like had she survived the car crash in Paris? Ali creates an alternative [...]
How did traditional town and gown singers combine with a community college program to create a new kind of successful and dynamic choral group? The Metropolitan Chorale of Kansas City, MCC-Blue River’s singing group, might be a perfect model for how colleges can interact with their communities. Kansas City’s online journal for the performing arts, [...]
MCC-Longview Lakers will be hosting an All-Skills Volleyball Camp from June 18-22, 2012, from 10:45 a.m. until noon. All ages are welcome to attend. Players will be grouped according to age and skill level. The camp’s main focus will be to develop all of the skills of each player including serving, passing, setting, spiking, blocking [...]
MCC is gearing up our inaugural five-campus graduation ceremony this Thursday where more than 750 students will graduate and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will deliver the commencement address. The ceremony, to be held at the historic Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo., will include graduates from all five MCC campuses: Blue River, Business & Technology, Longview, [...]
Students in the latest MCC-Blue River art classes are reclaiming used cardboard to create functional art. The idea of recycling has taken a turn in the past decade to include up-cycling and re-purposing items that would otherwise add to the glut of waste in our landfills. The used cardboard in the photos has now been turned into [...]
Last week thirteen MCC-Penn Valley employees were recognized at a ceremony in the Penn Valley Education Center. MCC Chancellor Mark James campus President Dr. Joe Seabrooks, and Penn Valley Staff Association President Mirella Jones gave words of thanks and encouragement. The guests of honor, their friends, family, and fellow coworkers enjoyed sandwiches, shrimp, and delicious [...]
MCC-Blue River will host an All-Star Game Preview, sponsored by the Independence Chamber of Commerce, on May 31 in the Blue River Arts & Sciences gymnasium. Kauffman Stadium will be the site for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, where star managers Tony LaRussa and Ron Washington will manage teams amalgamated of the finest talents in [...]
If you’re a Facebooker or a Tweeter and you haven’t yet liked MCC’s official Facebook page or followed MCC’s official Twitter feed, there’s no time like the present! To like MCC on Facebook, search for “Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City” or simply go to https://www.facebook.com/#!/mcckansascity. To follow MCC on Twitter, search for “MCC Kansas City” or [...]
Hey graduates, friends and family… wondering where to park this Thursday for MCC’s Commencement Ceremony? Here is a map of all available parking around Municipal Auditorium. Parking fees will vary based on location. Click here for map. For additional details about parking and arrival arrangements, click here.
