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Executive Committee:
President: Chenin Limback, PhD, Gogebic Community College
President-Elect: Vacant due to new 2-year officer cycle. Nominations being accepted.
Secretary: Trish Finerty, Mid Michigan College
Treasurer: Ryan Dziedzic, Alpena Community College
Past President: Katie LaCommare PhD, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Standing Committees:
The Membership Committee shall be responsible for maintaining membership lists, communicating with the general membership, and recruiting members.
Chair: Isis Arsnoe, North Central Michigan College
The Nominating and Election Committee will oversee the nomination and voting procedures and processes for the offices of: President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Chair: Kevin Wright, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
The Communications Committee shall be responsible for maintaining the website, social media, and publishing the newsletter.
Website Liason: John Doudna, Lake Michigan College
Facebook: Trish Finerty, Mid Michigan College
Newsletter: Adam Jaros, Lansing Community College
The Professional Development Committee shall plan and develop programs, workshops, seminars, and other activities that will facilitate the exchange of new biological information and of improved methods of biological instruction.
This committee develops as needed. If interested, contact the current president.
Each Michigan Community College has a representative who can be contacted for more information. The list of representatives can be found here (link).
History
History
Founded in the early 1980’s, MCCB began as an offshoot of COSIP (the College Science Improvement Program). Two COSIP groups were originally created in Michigan: a southern group of colleges (associated with the University of Michigan/Dearborn and directed by Dr. Hertzler) and a northern group of colleges (associated with Central Michigan University and directed by Dr. Carl Scheel). The initial meeting to form a statewide organization of community colleges took place at Delta College in 1981.
The first slate of officers was elected at that time, with Eldon Enger as President and Janet Dettloff as Vice-President.
About
About
MCCB provides a state-wide forum for sharing instructional techniques and up-to-date information for teaching college-level biology. The organization fosters communication, friendship, and unity among the biologists of the twenty-nine community colleges in the State of Michigan. Our logo reflects the location of those 29 colleges. Two state-wide conferences are held annually.
Mission
Mission
To promote an interest in biology.
To improve the teaching of biology by providing opportunities to share and discuss instructional techniques and teaching methods.
To provide opportunities for updates on current topics and trends in biology.
To facilitate the exchange of ideas and foster communication, friendship and unity among the community college biologists in Michigan.
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