It was cause for celebration and anticipation of the new school year as MCC-Longview welcomed six new faculty members to campus on Friday for a luncheon with senior faculty and administration.
Dr. Fred Grogan welcomed each of the new faculty members at the luncheon that also paired the new instructors with veteran instructors that will help guide them through the orientation process, which is part of Longview's First Learning Year Team program.
We got the chance to catch up with two of our new faculty members briefly:
Teaching: Speech and Debate
Formerly: Instructor at Truman State University
Bio:Kris is a long-time debater who debated in college for Truman State University. He then took a teaching position there and taught debate for five years.
"I am really looking forward to working with such a different student body and look forward to helping really grow this program."
Name: Nicole Pflum
Teaching: Engineering
Formerly: Cerner
Bio: Nicole brings a rich background with a mix of real-world experience and teaching. Before coming to Longview, Nicole worked with Cerner, Sprint and was a teacher in the Raymore-Peculiar school district.
Nicole is also a former student at Longview where she took engineering before transferring to University of Missouri-Rolla.
"I am really looking forward to being able to have the same kind influence on students that my teachers here had on me."
Along with Stroup and Pflum, four other new faculty members will begin classes next week.
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