Thursday, January 7, 2016

Information About Engineering As a Career

Graduating high school seniors who are thinking about engineering as a career are welcome to attend an information night about McHenry County College’s Engineering Pathways program at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in Room B166-167.

MCC has teamed up with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that allows automatic admission into the university’s College of Engineering for qualified students.
UIUC representatives will be available to discuss the process for the new Engineering Pathways program and answer question.

The event is free and no registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, contact Amy Maxeiner, executive dean of Mathematics, Sciences and Health Professions, at (815) 455-8717.

People In Need Forum -- January 30

The 2016 People in Need Forum will be held on Saturday, January 30, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM at McHenry County College

The Forum is a unique opportunity for volunteers and staff of human service, business, government, civic and faith-based organizations to learn about important community resources, as well as an invitation to those wishing to learn more for themselves and their families. 

The morning is filled with workshops and exhibits and is completely free to all who attend.  Participants will also receive a free Resource Directory as well as informational handouts.  Please register or volunteer at www.mchenry.edu/peopleinneed.

MCC Second Sunday Concert January 10

McHenry  County  College’s  popular  Second  Sunday  concert season  continues  at 3 p.m. 
Jan. 10, 2016 when folksingers February Sky return with their multi-instrumental professional folk act. The performance will be in the Luecht Conference Center at 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake.
 
February Sky, of Trout Lake, Michigan, features traditional singer and Celtic guitarist Phil Cooper with songwriter and singer Susan Urban.  Their combined talents on guitar, Cooper sings and plays his own arrangements of traditional songs and tunes on six string guitar and cittern, and he also interprets a number of carefully chosen songs from the best of modern folk song writers. Susan Urban is a writer of story songs and humorous "slice of life" songs.  She accompanies her singing on guitar, six string banjo, mountain dulcimer, and hand percussion instruments.  Also featured will be Joe Wadz on mandolin and fiddle.

February Sky presents a combination of old and new songs addressing the widest possible range of human experience, complete with vocal harmony, intricate instrumentation and thoughtful stagecraft.

Second Sunday concerts are free and open to the public. For more information about Second Sunday concerts, call (815) 479-7814. To see the full concert schedule, go to www.mchenry.edu/artevents.




Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Information Night At MCC For Students Interested In Engineering

Graduating high school seniors who are thinking about engineering as a career are welcome to attend an information night about McHenry County College’s Engineering Pathways program at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in Room B166-167.

MCC has teamed up with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that allows automatic admission into the university’s College of Engineering for qualified students.
UIUC representatives will be available to discuss the process for the new Engineering Pathways program and answer question.

The event is free and no registration is required. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, contact Amy Maxeiner, executive dean of Mathematics, Sciences and Health Professions, at (815) 455-8717.