News & Stories

No Sleep at Startup Weekend 

Startup Weekend is an intense entrepreneur weekend at EquipmentShare in Columbia. Entrepreneurs from all over the Midwest show up and spend the entire weekend turning an idea into a reality.   Several MACC business/marketing students attended this year. They stated the experience was amazing and

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VPCulture Leadership Training

**Registration Now Open**Visit: https://www.moberly-edc.com/workforce If your organization’s productivity, employee engagement, and retention improves, business transforms. VP Culture uses scientific principles based on years of success in industry to develop your organization into a culture where your people and business thrive. Hurry! Classes start March 31st! Supporting Organizations: Moberly Area

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Business to Business with Columbia College

Columbia College business professor, Bryan Sappington, and recruiter, Lisa Hussey, recently visited the Business Management class at MACC. They spoke about CC-MACC, the ease of transfer, degree, and occupation possibilities.    The class asked several good questions. They learned of certificates they could receive beyond the

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DEI Newsletter – March 2023

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Because we honor everyone, this work is for everyone. Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation 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

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Twentieth Annual Juried Spring Virtual Art Exhibition for Area High Schools

Virtual Student Showcase: April 1-30, 2023 Submission Deadline: March 25, 2023 Virtual Showcase will be located: https://www.macc.edu/jorgenson-gallery/ Moberly Area Community College invites area high school students to participate in its Twentieth Annual Juried Spring Virtual Art Exhibition for Area High Schools. Simply upload a digital

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Bonnie Erwin Memorial Scholarship Awarded

Please join us in congratulating our current Mexico Practical Nursing students: Lily Schramm (Hawk Point), Dawn Law (Columbia), and Alyson Oakley (Bowling Green) as they each received a Bonnie Erwin Memorial Scholarship on February 6th! The Erwin family established the scholarship in Bonnie’s memory to assist

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Bringing the real world to the classroom

The Marketing class would like to thank Brittany Butler from Veterans United for taking time out of her busy schedule to share insight with the students. She covered a vast amount of information. The power of networking and LinkedIn was high on that list.    

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Internships are just really long job interviews

Internships are really long job interviews and often the only way you will get an interview is what I advise to students. Take advantage of them.  I tell students not all my kindness is selfless as I am sure one of my students will someday

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Fall 2022 President’s, Dean’s, & Honors Lists

Moberly Area Community College (MACC) proudly announces that three hundred seventy (370) students obtained a 4.00 grade point average in twelve or more semester hours excluding developmental classes for the fall 2022 semester and qualify for the President’s List. Three hundred sixty nine (369) students

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DEI Newsletter – February 2023

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Because we honor everyone, this work is for everyone. Race, Ethnicity, Nationality 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

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Security Brief

Medical Emergencies Happen! And you might be the person who initially has to take charge! In the event of a medical emergency, remember to contact the on-duty security officer or campus director as soon as possible and submit a report on the incident when time

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OTA Applications Due March 1st, 2023

Would you be excited to…help a child with balance and coordination problems to play on playground equipment because of occupational intervention? …provide home modifications to a mother with a recent spinal cord injury so she can go home and return to her role as a

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Delicious Advice for Marketing Students

Brooke Thomas is the local marketer for Texas Roadhouse. She recently joined the marketing class. She talked about sales calls and all the unique scenarios a person can run into when doing cold calls. Topics ranged from initiating a conversation to trying the side door

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DEI Newsletter – December 2022

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Because we honor everyone, this work is for everyone. Religion 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

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Truman Bulldog Bites Entrepreneur pitch competition

Kaleb Fothergill and Lola Ellison competed in the Truman Bulldog Bites Entrepreneur pitch competition. This is the first time MACC has been invited to participate. Of the 31 participants, the Kaleb and Lola team placed 2nd earning them $2,000 to pursue their entrepreneurship project.    

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Regional Missouri Bank Visits Business Students

Ann Kellogg and Matt Culp from Regional Missouri Bank, which has many locations in the MACC service area, recently visited with business students at the Moberly campus. They shared investment strategies such as a Roth vs. traditional IRAs, the advantages of having a financial planner,

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Thelma Shaw and Health Sciences Division Scholarships

The Health Sciences Scholarships will be awarded from each Health Science program as follows: one (1) student per program who is actively pursuing one of the following programs: the Accelerated Associate Degree Nursing, Associate Degree Nursing (2 year), Practical Nursing Certificate-Moberly, Practical Nursing Certificate–Mexico, Practical

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DEI Newsletter – November 2022

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Because we honor everyone, this work is for everyone. Political Beliefs 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.

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MACC Winter Concerts

December 3 The MACC Singers will participate in the Moberly Christmas Parade @ 3pm LOCATION: Moberly Depot District (Downtown area)Moberly, MO December 9 The MACC Singers and MACC Concert Band will perform their annual Holiday Concert at 5:30 p.m.  LOCATION: Unity Center of Columbia1600 W

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Striking Out Sexism

The first and only female Major League Baseball manager recently took the time to speak with the business students at MACC. Rachel Balkovec broke into major league baseball as a strength and training coach with the St. Louis Cardinals. She is now the manager of

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Lt. Governor of Missouri spoke with MACC business class

The Lt. Governor of Missouri spoke with the business class today. Finding great mentors was a topic shared with students as Mike Kehoe reminisced about his mentor. He advised students to get out there and find multiple mentors. Gratitude and pride of coming from Missouri

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Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

We’re sending out a friendly reminder that MACC is a qualifying employer for the Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. If you plan to take advantage of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver with time-limited rules, your time is ticking! The deadline to

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B&B Bagels in Columbia visits MACC Marketing Class

Brad Newkirk is the owner of B&B Bagels in Columbia. He recently came in to share his wisdom with the marketing class. He shared the challenges many small businesses faced during the pandemic and now with the current labor situation. The class appreciated his blunt

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Zombies in the LARC!

You may be wondering what zombies are doing in the LARC, and Edgar Allan Poe for that matter, but I assure you everyone’s perfectly safe! (No brains have been eaten and we haven’t been raising the dead.) It’s all part of the LARC POEtry contest

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Students – Important Deadlines and Upcoming Events

Hope you are having a great semester! As you know, it is already midterm. Here are a few important deadlines and upcoming events that you should review. 2nd 8-week Classes Start October 17! If you are enrolled in a 2nd 8-week course, make sure to

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MACC – MOBERLY BLOOD DRIVE + FLU SHOTS

October 19 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Right now there is a shortage of blood and this shortage is slowly increasing. One donation can be the difference between life and death for someone’s loved one. Our nursing students are looking for a way to give back to their

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Masking Update: As of Tuesday, March 8th, masking is optional on MACC campuses and in classrooms.