Missouri legislators convene with MCC leaders, good will meeting

Missouri legislators meet with MCC leaders to discuss Missouri academics

Metropolitan Community College is keeping its students' needs on the minds of Missouri legislators by bringing Representatives Shannon Cooper, Brent Lasater, and Noel Torpey onto campus to discuss Missouri higher education.

Chancellor Mark James, Blue River Interim President Joe Seabrooks, and Deans Cheryl Carpenter Davis and Jon Burke shared a discussion of the issues surrounding community colleges with our state legislators over lunch.

Afterward, the group took a walking tour of the MCC-Blue River campus, peeking in on the Mac design lab, the Public Safety Institute, and the new Student Development Center.

The state representatives were actively engaged in the discussions and in this opportunity to take a closer look at higher education in our community.

Parking at MCC-Penn Valley on St. Paddy's Day

The Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be marching up Broadway on March 17, 2011 (same route as last year). The staging of the parade will begin at 7:30 a.m. along Broadway from 31st to 33rd streets and between Pennsylvania and Main Street on 33rd (Linwood). This area will be closed to traffic from 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.


To access the MCC-Penn Valley parking garage on that day, employees and visitors will need to drive east from Southwest Trafficway on to 31st street or access 33rd street to Pennsylvania. The employee B Lot will  be accessible from 33rd Street. The D Lot parking garage will be closed except through the Pennsylvania entrance.

The parade will commence at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of 33rd (Linwood) and Broadway, and proceed south on Broadway to 43rd. Those streets will begin closing at 10:30 a.m.

Plan to leave earlier than normal if your destination for the day involves Penn Valley, Broadway Plaza or the Administrative Center.

Countdown to tobacco-free MCC

Effective August 1, 2011, MCC will become tobacco-free. Chancellor Mark James made the announcement at the Chancellor Cabinet meeting on Nov.9, 2010.

This aggressive timeline will be implemented for the purpose of creating healthier campus environments for students, employees and visitors.

Tobacco-free refers to all types of smoking and smokeless tobacco products. Once implemented, all areas of MCC premises and grounds will be tobacco-free, as well as all MCC vehicles being used for MCC business. All students, employees, visitors, contractors, vendors and delivery personnel will be required to follow this initiative.