News and features about our students.
Support the nursing students at MCC-Penn Valley HSI by purchasing a raffle ticket at your local bookstore. Ticket prices are $5 or buy four tickets for $20 and get one free. The drawing will be conducted on Friday, April 24, 2015. Tickets will be on sale until Thursday, April 23,2015. All winners will be notified […]
Through a generous donation from Grainger, MCC-BT is able to raffle a huge red toolbox at the end of every semester to one lucky student earning a degree or certificate. Alex Brettman is the winner of our Fall 2014 Grainger Toolbox Giveaway. “This toolbox is HUGE,” said Alex after getting a closeup look at his […]
Five Metropolitan Community College students were recognized on the state level for their student leadership. The awards were presented during MCCA’s fiftieth annual convention. The Missouri Community College Association is a statewide organization through which Missouri’s community colleges work together. MCC-BLUE RIVER’S LEAVER RECEIVES STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD MCC-Blue River student Ashley Leaver received the Missouri Community […]
15 year old MCC- Penn Valley English student, Eleanor Nash, took up a challenge from her professor,Anita Leverich, to write an opinion piece and send it to the Kansas City Star. Here is a link- Internet Can Bring Teens Together – http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/as-i-see-it/article2217153.html
Competition for clinical placements makes finding open slots for nursing students a constant challenge. So a study showing that up to half of those clinical hours can be replaced in a high-quality simulation lab with no drop-off in learning is welcome news for nursing students across the country. According to a study by the National Council […]
MCC-Penn Valley will celebrate First Friday by showcasing the portfolios of the following graphic design students: Brad Allen Cora Ball Cameron Briggs Justin Day Robert Grow Bishop Jones Jonathan Richardson April Slaughter Lauren Taylor Jenny Westbrook The exhibit will be open May 2 from 1 to 9 p.m. A reception will be held from 5 […]
MCC-Penn Valley is proud to present portfolios of the following students: Brad Allen Cora Ball Cameron Briggs Justin Day Robert Grow Bishop Jones Jonathan Richardson April Slaughter Lauren Taylor Jenny Westbrook The students’ works will be featured in the annual Graphic Design Portfolio exhibit beginning April 25 and lasting through May 10. For more information, […]
Students will go to the ballots Monday and Tuesday to elect officers for Penn Valley’s Student Government Association. The formation of SGA has been a long time coming. Now it’s time for students to step up and elect the organizations leaders. Elections will be held Monday and Tuesday 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the […]
The event kicked off with an opening keynote address “Loving and Respecting Me” by Tiffany Williams, assistant dean of students at UMKC. There was also an open forum/panel presentation on “Maintaining Healthy Relationships; Loving and Respecting Others.” A popular activity was the etiquette fashion show and discussion where participants talked about and modeled what’s hot […]
