Kevin Hardin’s field of dreams may be in Milwaukee. The Brewers selected the Metropolitan Community College first baseman with the 1,003rd pick in the 33rd round of the Major League Baseball draft. “It’s an opportunity that I have been working for for a long time,” Hardin told the Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal. “It’s definitely a blessing …
For Hannah Ousley, 20, Metropolitan Community College is a family tradition. The Kearney native has an older brother and sister who also attended MCC-Maple Woods. She has a younger brother still in high school who plans to take dual-credit MCC courses this fall. Ousley, who is graduating with an associate in arts degree, entered MCC-Maple …
In our fast-paced world, people find themselves constantly having to make decisions. But sometimes it’s hard to know which decision is the right one. Metropolitan Community College psychology instructor Bob Williams and his son Alex Williams, program director of psychology at the KU Edwards campus, have developed two games to help students effectively work through …
Faith Endsley wasn’t given much of a chance. When her parents adopted her from an orphanage in China, she was diagnosed with six infections. The U.S. embassy even offered to help find a healthier baby. Her parents declined. In Kansas City, at Children’s Mercy hospital, came the news that Faith was actually in the process …
FastTracks — a program that lets students earn a Metropolitan Community College associate degree and a Northwest Missouri State bachelor’s degree in four years without leaving the Kansas City area — is enrolling students and will launch in August. “We’re excited about FastTracks,” says Andy Minor, enrollment manager at MCC-Maple Woods. “We’re looking to get …
An MCC-Maple Woods learning community made up of a history class and a philosophy class spent a couple of recent periods re-fighting World War II — on tables in their classroom. William Young’s Modern Western Civilization class and Doug Fishel’s ethics class meet back to back Mondays and Wednesdays. The same students take both classes, …
Hard work has paid off for a baseball player at Metropolitan Community College’s Maple Woods campus. Right fielder Tyler Cox was recognized as Player of the Week for Division I baseball by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Awards are announced weekly for the top athletes across the country. Cox was recognized for play from …
A five-student team from Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods won the Team Collaboration Award, college division, at the recent Leadership Challenge Event at Washburn University in Topeka. The April 5-6 event is a leadership competition for high school and college students. The teams react to a simulated incident in which the outcome depends on the leadership …
Metropolitan Community College-Longview students having trouble getting all the food they need at home now have another resource: the Grocery Hub on campus. Longview’s Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society launched the food pantry last fall. Students who need food are encouraged to fill a bag from the Grocery Hub to take home. This is …
IRS-certified counselors who also happen to be college students will be on hand at Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods to provide free income-tax help for those who qualify. Maple Woods’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site is in partnership with NextStepKC. The free tax preparation (federal and state electronic filing) is for most people with incomes …