The Committee for Belonging and Opportunity (CBO) serves as a working group of students, staff and faculty who evaluate the campus culture and recommend programs and tools to help us grow. We strive to create an inclusive atmosphere. We will provide resources and opportunities to educate ourselves and our community. Co-chairs of this committee are Allen Shepard, Associate Professor of Language and Literature, and Rita Wheeler, Instructional Technology Coordinator.
Please direct questions or suggestions to CBO@macc.edu.
MACC is a place where all belong. Diversity fuels the MACC spirit empowering people in our inclusive community. We celebrate the uniqueness of each individual and multiple points of view. Be who you are. We like it that way.
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Addiction and Mental Health Resources. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. https://www.addictions.com/bipoc/
Being an Anti-Racist Educator. Wheaton College. Being an Anti-Racist Educator
Center for Research on Learning & Teaching. University of Michigan. https://crlt.umich.edu/multicultural-teaching/inclusive-teaching-strategies
Conscious Style Guide. The essential guide to conscious language. https://consciousstyleguide.com/
DEI Resource Library. Massachusetts Adult Education Professional Development System. https://www.sabes.org/resources/dei-resources-library
Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege. (November 2020). University of Southern California. https://msw.usc.edu/mswusc-blog/diversity-workshop-guide-to-discussing-identity-power-and-privilege/
Engaging All Students. The University of Chicago. https://inclusivepedagogy.uchicago.edu/
Faculty Toolkit on Digital Inclusion. New York University. https://www.nyu.edu/life/global-inclusion-and-diversity/learning-and-development/toolkits/faculty-digital-inclusion.html
Juan C. Garibay. Creating a Positive Classroom Climate for Diversity. https://equity.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CreatingaPositiveClassroomClimateWeb-2.pdf. UCLA Diversity & Faculty Development (2015).
Inclusive Teaching Practices. University of Denver. https://operations.du.edu/inclusive-teaching/modules
Viji Sathy, Kelly A. Hogan, How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive Advice Guide. https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-make-your-teaching-more-inclusive/
Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice. Vanderbilt University. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-race/
Virginia Warren, Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language. https://www.apaonline.org/page/nonsexist. American Philosophical Association.
Brown University. Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity.
Glossary of Bias Terms
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Fighting Racial Injustice.
https://onlinecounselingprograms.com/resources/racial-injustice-mental-health-resources/
How to Decenter Yourself in Conversations With Members of Marginalized Communities
https://onlinegrad.baylor.edu/resources/how-to-decenter-yourself/
Equity in Missouri Higher Education. https://dhewd.mo.gov/equity_project.php
Learning for Justice Magazine
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi: How to Be an Antiracist lecture at St. Louis University (Sept. 2020): https://youtu.be/yZse2Ji4AIw
Taboo Teaching documentary: https://youtu.be/sNW4CBpj8HY
Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric (2017): https://macc.instructuremedia.com/embed/e1b8ed6d-e643-43a8-84aa-f9f367017dc3
Bridges to Success Equity Webinar Series: https://dhewd.mo.gov/equity_project.php
Kimberle’ Crenshaw On Intersectionality (2016 WOW Keynote): https://youtu.be/-DW4HLgYPlA
Amber Galloway Gallego How Sign Language Can Bring Music to Life (2018 TedMed): https://youtu.be/dkfCD7c2HcQ
NOVA/PBS Picture a Scientist (2021): https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/picture-a-scientist/
Sara Ahmed, On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life. Duke University Press Books (2012).
Lee Airton, Gender: Your Guide. Adams Media (2018).
Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half: A Novel. Riverhead Books (2022).
Eduardo Bonilla Silva, Racism without Racists: Color-blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the America. Rowman & Littlefield (2021).
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva’s acclaimed Racism without Racists examines in detail how Whites talk, think, and account for the existence of racial inequality and makes clear that color-blind racism is as insidious now as ever. The sixth edition of this provocative book includes new material on systemic racism and how color-blind racism framed many issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. A revised conclusion addresses what readers can do to confront racism—both personally and on a larger structural level. [from Publisher]
Visiliki Brinia, J. Paulo Davim, Designing an Innovative Pedagogy for Sustainable Development in Higher Education. CRC Press (2020).
Stephen Brookfield, Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. Jossey-Bass (2017).
Brené Brown, Dare To Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Random House (2018).
Karen Catlin, Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces (2nd Ed). Karen Catlin Consulting (2019).
Shakil Choudhury, Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us vs. Them. Between the Lines (2016).
Craig Davidson, Precious Cargo: My Year of Driving the Kids on School Bus 3077. Knopf Canada (2016).
Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility. Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Beacon Press (2018).
Jay Timothy Dolmage, Academic Ableism. University of Michigan Press (2017).
Virginia Eubanks, Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor. St. Martin’s Press (2018).
Paulo Friere, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Penguin (2017)
Ian Haney-López, Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class. Oxford University Press (2014).
Therese Huston, How Women Decide: What’s True, What’s Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices. Mariner Books (2017).
Tiffany Jana, Matthew Freeman, Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships across Differences. Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2016).
Tiffany Jana, Ashley Diaz Mejias, with forward by Jay Coen Gilbert, Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion. Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2018).
Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist. Random House (2020).
Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped From the Beginning. Bold Type Books (2017).
Amy Lee, Robert Poch, Mary Katherine O’Brien, Catherine Solheim, Teaching Interculturally: A Framework for Integrating Disciplinary Knowledge and Intercultural Development. Stylus Publishing (2017).
George Lipsitz, The Possessive Investment of Whiteness: How People Profit from Identity Politics. Temple University Press (2018).
Jonathan Mooney, The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal. Holt Books (2004).
Verna A. Myers, What if I Say the Wrong Thing?: 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People. American Bar Association (2014).
Z Nicolazzo, Trans* in College: Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion. Stylus Publishing (2016).
Safiya Noble, Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. NYU Press (2018).
Kimberly Jade Norwood, Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America. Routledge (2013).
Tema Okun, The Emperor Has No Clothes: Teaching About Race and Racism to People Who Don’t Want To Know. Information Age Publishing (2010).
Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race. Seal Press (2019).
Ellen Pao, Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change. Spiegel & Grau (2017).
Scott E. Page, The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies. Princeton University Press (2008).
Vivian Gussin Paley, White Teacher. Harvard University Press, second edition (2000).
Ruby K. Payne, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. aha! Process (2018).
Heydon Pickering, Design Patterns: Coding Accessibility Into Web Design. Smashing Magazine GmbH (2016).
Martin Pistorious, Ghost Boy, Harper Collins (2013).
Kryss Shane, The Educator’s Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion. Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2020).
Joseph Shapiro, No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. Broadway Books (2011).
Steve Silberman, NeuroTribes. Eureka Books (2015).
Claude M Steele, Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do. W. W. Norton & Company (2011).
Beverly Daniel Tatum, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Basic Books (2017).
Nicholas Teich, Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue. Columbia (2012).
Thomas J. Tobin, Kirsten T. Behling, Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. West Virginia University Press (2018).
Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey, What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know. NYU Press (2014).
Zachary R. Wood, Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America. Dutton (2018).
Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala. Little Brown Books (2016).
I Am Malala. This is my story.
The Center Project- Columbia, MO: https://thecenterproject.org/
City of Refuge- Columbia, MO: https://cityofrefugecolumbia.org/
Love Coffee- Columbia, MO: https://www.columbialovecoffee.org/
Missouri Faith Voices- Columbia, MO: https://www.missourifaithvoices.org/columbiachapter
NClusion Plus- Columbia, MO: https://www.nclusionplus.com/
Race Matters, friends- Columbia, MO: https://racemattersfriends.com/
True North of Columbia: https://truenorthofcolumbia.org/
Woodhaven- Columbia, MO: https://www.woodhaventeam.org/
To maintain a library of resources on belonging and opportunity.
To expand college-wide cultural competency through frequent and ongoing professional development activities, such as “Safe Spaces” training, to promote a more welcoming environment for students, faculty, and staff.
To provide opportunities for growth and engagement within our student body based on student input regarding belonging and opportunity.
To evaluate the campus climate of each site through bi-annual diversity audits, focus groups, and climate surveys.
To activate and engage the MACC community for action regarding belonging and opportunity.
To support the addition of diversity-related topics in teaching and curriculum.
To aid in the recruitment, retention, and support of a more diverse faculty and staff at MACC.
Nate Johnson
Marcus Hill
Travis Wallace
Andrew Harmon
Anthony Hill
Devan Moss
Derrick Wiley
Terrance Chapman
Marvin Moss
Antonio Burks
Bobby Ewing
Raymond Warner
Andre Thornton (Manager)
In the 1973-74 basketball season, Sills scored 529 points. Under Coach Charlie Spoonhour, four players on the same team put up over 500 points that season, a record that still held when Sills was inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Hounds finished 32-8 that season, taking third place at the National Tournament. Sills returned for his sophomore year, lead the team with 535 points, averaging 17.8 per game, and was named to the 1975 All-Region XVI team. He spent one season at Georgia State University; ruled ineligible for the next season, he returned to Moberly to marry his long-time girlfriend.
Wise was named Greyhound Defensive Player of the Year his freshman year, and closed his MACC career with a 12.0 points per game average. He received All-Region XVI accolades during both of his seasons at MACC and, in 2005, he was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team and received Third Team All-American accolades. Wise transferred to the University of Southern Indiana, where he served as team captain and led USI to two regular-season conference titles and two conference tournament championships.
Smith received a number of honors, including First Team All-Region XVI in 2004, Greyhound Most Valuable Player in 2004, and All-American Honorable Mention in 2004. He was named NJCAA Player-of-the-Year in 2005; at the time of his induction, he was the only Greyhound in history to receive this honor. During that same season, Smith was also named to the NJCAA All-Tournament Team and earned First Team All-American honors. He finished his MACC career with 1086 points and 425 assists. After MACC, Smith transferred to Texas A&M, then the University of Illinois-Springfield for his senior year. After college, Smith played professionally for eight years with the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry in Oklahoma, where he was a member of three championship teams, and the Windsor Express of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL), winning a championship in 2012.
Shuck rewrote the record books at MACC, taking the All-Time Leading Scorer record with 1,408 points. She was named All-American and All-Region XVI Player in both of her MACC seasons. Shuck took her skills to the University of Texas-San Antonio, where she was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2003, an All-Team Letter Winner in 2003 and 2004, and Second Team All-Conference in 2004. While at UTSA, she scored 589 career points and pulled down 290 career rebounds.
McKinney’s sophomore year at MACC featured a 23.7 scoring average (second-best in MACC history at the time of her induction), a 55% field-goal average, and a 71% free-throw average. She was named to the 1994095 All-Region XVI Women’s Team and the NJCAA All-American Second Team. She continued to Kansas State University, where she averaged three rebounds and 4.5 points per game.
Day made the Region XVI men’s team both of his years at MACC, and honorable mention to the NJCAA All-American Team his sophomore year, when the team earned the Region XVI championship title and finished third in the National Championship Tournament. Day’s collegiate career continued at the University of Nebraska, where as a junior he earned honorable mention All-Big Eight Conference honors, and he was named the Cornhusker team’s MVP. Bernard led Nebraska to its first NCAA Men’s National Championship Tournament in 1986. His professional basketball career lasted eight years while he played in Ireland, Holland, France, and Israel.
Bledsoe came to MACC from Beaumont HS in St. Louis. In his first year at MACC, he averaged 11.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, helping his team capture the Region XVI title and finish third at the National Championship Tournament. His sophomore year, he improved that average to 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game before he suffered an injury. He was still named honorable mention to the NJCAA All-American Team. Bledsoe continued his education and basketball career at Kansas State University, the followed a professional basketball career to Sweden, Holland, Portugal, and Peru.
Kujawa came to Moberly in 1978 when he joined the staff at KWIX/KRES/KIRK and became the voice of the Greyhounds. In his 30-year career behind the microphone for the Greyhounds, he broadcast over 1500 games.
Pepper played at MACC 1996-1998 and was a leader on the basketball team being awarded honors such as All-American and Region 16’s Most Valuable Player. Pepper transferred to Arkansas State University, and played basketball there for two more years. During the 1999 basketball season, C.J. and his teammates led ASU to the NCCA tournament for the first time in history. As a result of his talent and hard work, he played professional basketball as a member of the Washington Generals, New York Nationals, and the Harlem Globetrotters. He later played in the American Basketball Association for the American Bulldogs, a Kentucky Semi-Professional team for the 2006-2007 season.
Ketchum is the first MACC staff member to be inducted into the Greyhound Hall of Fame. She served as Greyhound Athletics Advisor, 1996-2005. She founded the student athletics success program as the advisor, tutor, and mentor to MACC student-athletes. She diligently worked to motivate all athletes to be successful on and off the court.
Cochran played from 1974 to 1976, and later served as an assistant coach for both the men and women Hounds for several years. He has served on the College’s Board of Trustees since 2010.
Milling played at MACC from 1983 to 1985, scoring a total of 1,049 points, before going on to play for University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He was drafted in the fifth round by the Indiana Pacers.
As a freshman, Hughes set the program’s fifth-best rebounding mark at 350 and is tied for ninth in points at 626. She continued her basketball career at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
Seifert coached the Greyhound men from 1995-2001, and revived the winning tradition of Greyhound basketball. During his time at MACC, Kenny was not only a basketball coach, but he taught business classes to hundreds of students. He was a great supporter of all faculty and staff and volunteered to help on any project happening on campus. Seifert left MACC to become the Athletic Director for the Moberly School District where he earned the MIAAA NE District AD of the Year Award twice, then on to Missouri State High School Activities Association in 2016, where he oversaw the officiating program and the tennis program. Seifert retired in June of 2023.
Steffes was a staple of Greyhound Athletics for over 35 years as a fan, supporter, booster, “Music Man”, administrator, and bus driver Greyhound Women’s Team to their national tournament appearance in 2018. As the Chief Financial Officer, Gary was responsible for ensuring the teams had proper financial support and funding to survive and thrive. As a fan, he missed very few games and traveled to places far and wide with the Greyhounds, wearing the hat of an administrator if a problem arose. His solid leadership skills offered constant support to coaches and other administrative staff through the years. He understood and promoted the importance of Greyhound basketball to the community. Steffes also spearheaded the comeback of the Greyhound mascot and came up with the clever name of “MaJiC” as a nod to both the Magic City of Moberly and the college’s name of Moberly Junior College.
Hughes played for the Greyhounds 2010-2012 and was an All-Region selection. He averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per game in the 2011-2012 season. He transferred to the University of Central Missouri, appearing in 23 games his junior year. He scored a season-high 16 points in the season-opening win over Northern State. He then competed as part of the 2013-14 NCAA Division II Championship team.
Coach Dick Halterman
Coach John Cochran
Ball Boy – Troy Halterman
Eleanor Carr
Rochelle McKenzie
Brenna Kelly
Carmela McMullen
Tammy Harryman
Janet Thompson
Kim Cooley
Lisa Brown
Georgia Hinson
Kathy Schulz
Denise Derrieux
Margrett Bassett
Jackie Glosson
Marion Fitzsimmons
Manager – Debbie Brown
Manager – John Peveler
With a season-ending record of 34-6, the 1980-81 Greyhound Women’s Team, led by third-year head coach Dick Halterman was the first team in MACC history to win a sub-regional title; the first team to win a Region 16 championship; the first team to win an interregional championship; and the first to compete at the national level in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) basketball tournament. Advancing to the semifinal game, the Greyhounds beat undefeated Jackson State before eventually losing the national championship game to Louisburg, North Carolina, with a final score of 65-63.
Coach Dick Halterman
Coach John Cochran
Sandy Moore
Pat Seger Zeitlow
Lisa Linathcum Holt
Patty Rapp Thorne
Renne Skaggs Brown
Vickie Crigler
Elenaor Carr
Rochelle McKenzie
Sheri Sills Schneider
Sara Figg Gillilan
Manager Roxie Robinson
Manager Debbie Brown
Coach Joyce Campbell
Assistant Coach Steve Hunter
Mary Smiley Wohlford
Linda Connor Seidt
Robin Fitzsimmons Trammell
Janet Jackson
Debbie Stith Head
Kristie Richards Musick
Donna Farris David
Brenda Rucker
Neal Head, trainer
Cara Sue Bowden Cockerham, manager