• Faculty contract receives unanimous support from Lansing Community College and MAHE

    Faculty contract receives unanimous support from Lansing Community College and MAHE

    | May 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

    A long-awaited agreement between Lansing Community College and LCC-MAHE (Michigan Association for Higher Education) has resulted in a tentative four-year contract for faculty May 7. “Our teams worked tirelessly to reach a fair agreement that we believe focuses on academic excellence, supports our ability to provide learning and enrichment opportunities to improve the quality of [...]

  • Rock the World will host a 5K race with obstacles June 30 and July 1along with a world record attempt slip and slide, live bands and a beer tent. (Courtesy photo)

    Slip and slide into world record in Grand Ledge

    | May 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

    Families looking for fun this summer should mark their calendars Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, the dates for the Rock the World race in Fitzgerald Park, Grand Ledge. According to Jenna Gorman, the communications coordinator for Rock the World, 3.1 miles of mud, dirt and hills await interested athletes, as well as live [...]

  • GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke at Dart Auditorium May 8 about the new direction he would take America if he was elected president. (Photo by Nathan Wilson)

    Romney speaks at LCC about America’s future

    | May 8, 2012 | Comments (0)

    It isn’t everyday students and faculty see Secret Service on LCC’s campus. Hundreds turned out May 8 to await the arrival of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney at LCC’s Dart Auditorium. Romney was met with raucous applause by the capacity crowd of nearly 500 people in the auditorium as he walked on stage around [...]

myLCC (Courtesy photo)

myLCC to replace Star Port in coming months

May 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

Students logging into Star Port may soon find they have an easier time navigating content and accessing information. In fact, they will probably realize they aren’t using Star Port anymore, but an updated portal called myLCC. Zack Hoffman, the LCC portal administrator, said the college has been working toward transitioning to myLCC by 2012 fall [...]

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Dr. Dale Herder, LCC vice president emeritus, engaged the audience April 26 at Dart Auditorium with lifelong adventures and powerful insight he has gained. (Photo by Courtney Baker)

Herder recounts adventures during ‘Last Lecture’

May 1, 2012 | Comments (0)

As attendees entered Dart Auditorium April 26 to attend LCC’s Inaugural “Last Lecture,” they were presented with a sealed document labeled “TOP SECRET.” However, the audience was asked to postpone opening the document until the guest speaker Dr. Dale Herder instructed them to reveal its contents. Holding many distinguished roles, from a commander in the [...]

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Jacque Zalesak (left) and Brianna Fox from LCC's Early College Program enjoy the Wreck my Day infatable during LCC's Spring Fling April 25. (Photo by Larry Hook)

Main campus welcomes Spring Fling and fun

April 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

LCC’s annual Spring Fling drew hundreds of students to the Washington Square Mall at main campus April 25 for free food and fun. Opportunities for fun were plenty, including a Bungee Run, radar baseball cage, Wreck My Day inflatable, drunk-driving simulator and Dumpster Diving. The first 250 students who filled out an LCC survey received [...]

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