Delta College held their 53rd commencement ceremony on May 2. Vice President of Student and Educational Services Margaret Mosqueda opened the ceremony. “Graduates – we are very proud of you and wish you continued success in your future endeavors,” said Mosqueda. Delta College President Jean Goodnow congratulated […]
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Monsters, zombies and blood help students learn in English class
Professor Joe Lewis uses what he describes as his first love and passion, horror films, to teach students in the accelerated honors composition course. Zombies, blood, religion and haunted houses are all part of Lewis’ class as tools for research and studies in society. “Can we use horror films to […]
Delta opens Veterans’ Lounge
To help military veterans seek job opportunities or further their education, Delta College has unveiled the Veterans’ Lounge in the lower A-Wing. The Veterans’ Lounge started with a discussion in the fall of 2012 between Michael Bean, Coordinator of Veteran Services, and Nolen Gertz, Philosophy Instructor. The idea was based […]
Delta Collegiate wins six awards, four honorable mentions at conference
On April 5, the Michigan Community College Press Association honored journalists of the Delta Collegiate with six awards and four honorable mentions in Division 1. The Delta Collegiate’s student staff won third place in General Excellence. The award was accepted by Karissa Lutz, Editor-in-Chief. Judges noted the Collegiate’s “strong news […]
English professor creates local history website
Delta College English professor Mary Beth Looby has created a website, ‘Mid-Michigan Remembers Stories about Us,’ that displays her students’ literary work. This website collaboration also features various faculty members at Delta. Looby has been an English professor at Delta College for over 27 years and continues to teach in […]
Delta pushes to give students information on graduates’ career success and employment
Student loan debt has reached over $1.1 trillion. And there is a constant flow of young adults starting college for the first time and students graduating, going out into the workforce to find a job. With student loan debt at an all-time high and unemployment rates at 7.8 percent in […]
Muslim community explored through speaker and film series
Spies, war and helping the helpless…it may sound like a movie plot, but all of these things were major events in Noor Inayat Khan’s life. Later this April, Saginaw Valley State University will screen a documentary of Khan’s life as part of the Dr. Raana Akbar Memorial Lecture Series. The […]
Proposal to raise Michigan’s minimum wage finding support
An effort to raise Michigan’s minimum wage from $7.40 to $10.10 per hour has been underway by the Raise Michigan group. In recent years, the state minimum wage has drastically changed. In 2006, entry-level jobs paid $5.15 per hour before state legislature agreed to increase that to $6.95 later that […]
Abortion insurance law now in effect in Michigan
Michigan residents who purchase health insurance will not be able to have abortion procedures covered by their plans under a new law enacted last month in Michigan. The Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act prohibits residents of the state from having abortions covered by one’s health insurance plan unless a rider, or […]
Meet the new members of the Delta Senate
Delta students had the chance to vote for candidates running for the position of student senator, but with a 10-man increase since last semesters senate running, only 86 students voted for the spring semester elections of Delta College. However, the new senators are prepared to let the students know they […]