Prishtina Gjonaj Grand Blanc
Andrea Holder Fenton
Elizabeth Spoelman Flint
Isaac Spoelman Flint
April Abare Flint
Katina Caldwell Mt. Morris
Hamza Blacksher Flint
Sooa Hwang Grand Blanc
Joungnam Lee Grand Blanc
Jennifer Lindsay Montrose
Tiffanie Osburn is one of two MCC students to receive the Commitment to
Service Award given annually by the
Michigan Campus Compact. She will be honored at an awards banquet this
April in East Lansing. This past fall,
Tiffany was also recognized with the
Civic Engagement Award from the
College Town Collaborative. She is pictured here with Dale Weighill.
Erin Arnold Grand Blanc
Mantrese Griffin Mt. Morris
April 1
—registration for Spring, Summer &
Fall classes begins.
May 3
—annual HP
Dinner & Medallion
Ceremony will be held at the Sarvis Center.
Dinner begins at 6pm.
Additional tickets can be purchased for $15 from Jenny Kroninger at 762-0237.
May 4
—MCC
Commencement will begin at 2 PM in the
Perani Arena. Please arrive by 1:30pm.
COMM 131
HIST 152
BIOL 120/121
HONS-250
HONS-251 *
(1 st Half)
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Assistant Professor, Elizabeth Connelly
World History: 1500 to the Present
Associate Professor, Aaron Gulyas
Environmental Science & Lab
Professor, Chuck Wade, Ph.D.
Social Diversity and Civic Engagement
Professor, Brian Ivory, Ph.D.
M W 8:30 - 9:55 AM
M W 11:00 - 12:55 PM
T R 12:00 - 2:55 PM
T R 10:00 - 11:25 AM
Social Diversity and Civic Engagement Lab (Optional)
Professor, Brian Ivory, Ph.D. T R 8:30 - 9:30 AM
* optional co-requisite for HONS 250 (involves four Fridays & two weekends )

On February 15th, the Honors Program held its annual Team-Building Retreat in the Regional
Technology Center. 30 Honors Program students and two faculty members completed challenge initiatives in the RTC building, including dismantling loaded mouse traps while blindfolded!
Those Who Dared: 2013 Winter Retreat attendees
Joungnam Lee helps
Greg Payter dismantle a mousetrap
Wow, I’m totally exhilarated. That is an experience I will never forget. Coming together as a group, supporting each other, was a wonderful sight. I think this retreat should be open for everyone to come and conquer fear, or build stronger relationships with friends and/or co-workers.
Some values this experience has revived in me are patience and trust.
April Abare
Lei Sales and Pam Sardo
Lanie Nix climbs
I had an amazing time!
I’ve been at MCC for two years now, but have only come to know a few people. The retreat gave me the opportunity to meet some really great people while overcoming a deep rooted fear of heights.
Hamza Blacksher
Sean Stevens walking the dreaded beam
It looks very cozy in that box Team-building – It’s harder than it looks!

From March 9 – 17, the clown troupe traveled to Philly for Alternative Spring Break where they performed school assemblies complete with songs, skits and magic—all with an anti-bully message.
The Mott Campus Clowns also participated in the
243rd annual St. Patrick’s Day parade
and hosted a fundraiser for Old First Reformed Church , which housed the honors students during their stay.

On January 21st, 45 Mott students and staff came together in the Event
Center to make no-sew fleece blankets for local veterans and families in need. The event was generously sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa. 20
Honors Program students took part in this service project. According to
April Eubanks,
“It was a great opportunity for me to show my children a productive way to honor Dr. King while giving support to our veterans.”
Pictured here is April Eubanks and her daughter, Autumn.
Congratulations to Mariana Barillas and Melina Stone for earning awards at the 28 th annual LAND
Student Scholars Conference held in Bay City. LAND is a network of liberal arts professionals supporting excellence in student writing at community colleges in Michigan. Melina took second place honors for her paper, “ Exploring the Benefits of High School Graduation .” Mariana received third place honors for her work " Correlation or Causation? Determining the Relationship Between
Government Assistance and Intergenerational Mobility ." Both Honors Program students were finalists in the Social Science category. Also on hand at the LAND conference were Krista Black, Sociology faculty (serving as Mariana’s mentor) and Cheryl Jordon, Social Work faculty (as Melina’s mentor).
Cheryl Jordon with Melina Stone Mariana Barillas and Krista Black
Bobbi won the
Phil Braun Award in 2010
Last fall, 2010 Honors Program graduate Bobbi Coates earned her BA in
Criminal Justice and Sociology. She is currently a graduate student at U of M-
Flint working on a Masters Degree in Public Administration. After taking the
LSAT and completing the arduous application process for law school, Bobbi was accepted to Cooley, MSU and Wayne State. She will begin this fall at
Wayne State partly because she was offered a full-tuition scholarship. Bobbi offers the following advice to current Honors Program students:
Join everything you can, and jump in with both feet. The Honors Program at Mott meant extra classes and extra work, but the classes were enriching and still look great on my transcripts. Great grades are not enough. Your involvement in Honors programs, student organizations, and your community will set you apart from the "Just give me my degree" crowd.