mcckc.edu/longview Fall 2014

Theater and Music Gallery

mcckc.edu/culturalarts lvculturalarts@mcckc.edu

816.604.2200

an evening with filmmaker kevin willmottFeb. 4, 6 p.m.Free and open to the public. Donations to Friends of the Cultural Arts Center suggested.

music of the caribbean Feb. 5, 2:30 p.m.*$15 General Public, $10 MCC Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID.

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES by eve enslerFeb. 13, 7:30 p.m. *$20 General Public, $15 MCC Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID. Proceeds benefit Safe Home.

PICASSO AT THE LAPINE AGILE by steve martinMarch 20-21, 27-29, 7:30 p.m., March 29, 2:30 p.m. Tickets and more information at summittheatregroup.com.

the kansas city chorus of sweet adelines in concertApril 6, 8 p.m. *$10 General Public, $5 MCC Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID.

COUPLES by rich orloffApril 22-24, 7:30 p.m.Presented by MCC-Longview Department of Speech and Drama

*$10 General Public/Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID.

rock by the lake ii student music showcaseMay 7, 7 p.m.Free and open to the public.

ASSASSINS by stephen sondheim and james lapineJune 23-27, 7:30 p.m. Presented by Summit Theatre Group

Tickets and more information at summittheatregroup.com.

sixth annual Longview fine arts challengeJan. 22–Feb. 19

Opening Ceremony and Reception: Jan. 22, 4-7 p.m.

art faculty exhibitionMarch 19–April 18

Opening Reception: March 19, 4-7 p.m.

end-of-semester student showApril 27–May 2

Artists’ Reception: April 30, Noon–6 p.m.

imagine that kc! studio exhibitionJune 4–July 16

Opening Reception: June 4, 4-7 p.m.

GALLERY

* Visit mcckc.edu/culturalarts, email lvculturalarts@mcckc.edu or call 816.604.2200 for more information, individual or season tickets or group sales. The MCC-Longview is thehome of the Summit Theatre Group and the Kansas City Chapter of Sweet Adelines. Support quality programming at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center by becoming aFriend of the Cultural Arts Center at mcckc.edu/culturalarts.

All Gallery shows are free;the public is encouraged to visit.

SPRING SCHEDULE 2015

THEATER and MUSIC

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Not all higher education institutions have the word “community” in their name. We do. At MCC-Longview, we look for and live out opportunities to engage with our immediate and larger community every day. MCC-Longview provides a home base for performing arts. Faculty and staff serve on area boards and local civic organizations. The college provides in-kind support for community events, fascinating community education programs and of course, quality education for all our community’s learners.

In the year and a half since I arrived at MCC-Longview, you have continued to welcome us into this community to share, to learn and to engage. Every experience in Lee’s Summit and our other surrounding communities – whether it is a chamber meeting, visiting with area school district superintendents, meeting alumni, making connections with businesses or engaging with families – it is about connecting with the community on so many meaningful levels.

MCC-Longview provides educational options for learners at any stage of their lives. One may be right out of high school, like 70 percent of our students who seek associate degrees and transfer credits to a four-year college or university. One may be looking for certification in an area such as automotive technology or enhancing their career skills. Others may be lifelong learners wanting to try their hand at photography or Pilates. In any case, know that the “community’s” college is ready to support just about any interests – educational, cultural, professional or personal.

We invite you to visit us on campus for a cultural event, community education class or to enroll for a certificate or degree. We are the community’s college. While MCC-Longview has been here since 1969. Kansas City Polytechnic Institute - the forerunner of Metropolitan Community College - was established in 1915. We will celebrate our centennial this spring. There will be more opportunities to connect college and community as we celebrate Lee’s Summit sesquicentennial this year as well.

We hope you enjoy the information provided and share it with your friends, family and neighbors.

Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, President MCC-Longview

With a mission of preparing students, serving communities and creating opportunities, the philosophy of Metropolitan Community College (MCC) is to serve the educational needs of the whole community. Being involved in community organizations keeps the college in close touch with the concerns and opportunities to best serve families, businesses, municipalities and more.

The MCC-Longview’s Cultural Arts Center provides a home to the Summit Theatre Group (STG) as well as the Kansas City Chapter of Sweet Adelines. This year, both performing arts groups needed dedicated rehearsal and performance space and the Cultural Arts Center was able to fit the bill. Or as Ben Martin with STG said, “Our partnership with MCC-Longview has been extremely valuable. For our first three years we’d get the question, ‘Where are you, where are you based?’ And now thanks to the arrangement with Longview, we can answer that!”

MCC-Longview has partnered with other community events needing the unique resources Longview offers, including its beautiful park-like setting.

“The success and growth of Lee’s Summit’s signature bike event, Tour de Lakes would not be possible without the support and partnership of MCC-Longview,” said Tom Lovell, Lee’s Summit Parks & Recreation Administrator. “Longview has worked with Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation to provide the start and finish location for the Tour de Lakes and we have seen the event grow from 300 riders to almost 900 riders last year. Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation looks forward to the continued growth and success of Tour de Lakes and, more importantly, continued collaborative efforts with MCC-Longview that will benefit the citizens of Lee’s Summit and our area.”

Longview students serve communities in a variety of ways including cleaning up waterways or even serving as stage hands at a music festival. Students also serve community needs through Rotaract, a youth service outreach program of Rotary International. Faculty and staff

share their wealth of expertise along with their own time and talents through many civic organizations and nonprofits.

“We truly value our relationship with MCC-Longview,” explained Nancy Bruns, president of the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce. “We are proud to have an involved and engaged college that not only cares about the students that attend the school, but also focuses on the whole community at large. MCC-Longview is very active with the Chamber. They have also embraced community-wide efforts such as the 360 strategic planning process and the sesquicentennial celebrations planned for 2015.”

Our Community’s College Community Partnerships Further MCC-Longview’s Mission

One College, Five CampusesBlue River • Business & Technology

Longview • Maple Woods • Penn Valley

Lee’s Summit

Lee’s Summit North

Lee’s Summit West

Raytown

Raymore – Peculiar

Raytown South

Belton

Ruskin

Grandview

Pleasant Hill

Center

Harrisonville

Lone Jack

Summit Christian

Area Schools Represented at MCC-Longview By Enrollment

4,981 students ★ 22-student average class sizeMCC-Longview

There are many more opportunities available to help serve individuals, families and organizations, such as the New View Job Fair or discounted symphony tickets for students. Let us know if you have partnerships to help meet a need in the community. Here are a few of our community connections:

Tour de Lakes 2014

Partnerships• Tour de Lakes

• Lee’s Summit’s Got Talent

• Christmas in the Park

• New View Job Fair

• Truly 150 Sesquicentennial Celebration

• Grandview Music on Main

Community Involvement• 360 Lee’s Summit

• Belton Chamber of Commerce

• Downtown Lee’s Summit

• Got Art

• Grandview Chamber of Commerce

• Grandview Education Foundation

• Harrisonville Chamber of Commerce

• Lee’s Summit Cares

• Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce

• Lee’s Summit Civic Roundtable

• Lee’s Summit Symphony

• Lee’s Summit Truly 150

• Lee’s Summit Economic Development Council

• Lee’s Summit (R-7) Career Pathways

• PrepKC

• Ray-Pec Career Pathways

• Raytown Area Chamber of Commerce

• Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit

• South Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

• South Kansas City Alliance

• Summit Theatre Group

• Truman Heartland Foundation

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When Grace Wong was being home schooled in Grandview, she said she did not get involved in other high school or community festivals. Now, after her experiences at MCC-Longview, she says, “I want to study abroad, I want to do so many things!”

“When I started at Longview, I wasn’t planning on being on campus much. I wanted to get my classes done and transfer.” However, MCC-Longview English instructor Jan Rog must have sensed some untapped potential because she

encouraged Wong to sign up as a volunteer.

Now, Wong is active in Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), organizing chapter service projects including the Speakers’ Series and fundraising for United Way. She volunteers as a class note taker, sharing lecture notes with the Disability Support Services Office while maintaining an impressive GPA.

Wong sat in on strategic visioning team meetings, providing a student perspective. “I helped interview the Longview presidential candidates and I was on the committee to interview the associate dean of instruction candidates,” she adds.

For all these activities and service, Wong received the PTK Missouri Region distinguished officer award as vice president at large for the MCC-Longview chapter and she received the MCC-Longview Student Leadership Award last spring. This fall she was honored with the statewide Student Leadership Award at the Missouri Community College Association annual convention.

MCC-Longview PTK advisor Margaret Berter said, “Grace leads by example, being active in service projects and other events. She is dependable and reliable, both important attributes from her family life. She generously gives back to others.”

“I’m really grateful to Longview for helping give me direction. I’ve made so many good friends – people who are serious about studying and their education. I’ve definitely become more serious about getting good grades, studying and contributing to society,” Wong adds.

As far as her next steps, Wong realizes she’s going to have to decide – after she gets back from a semester in Denmark. “I want to use Spanish somehow. It was my favorite class. But the teachers made me fall in love with each of their subjects.” Wong will graduate in May as part of MCC’s centennial graduating class.

Grace Wong Excels in Service, Leadership and Academics

MCC-Longview Lady Lakers Volleyball team ended an amazing season competing for the national championship in Phoenix, this fall. The Lakers were one of only 16 teams competing for the national title. The team ended up as the 16th place team in the country.

In early November, the team won the Regional Volleyball Tournament at East Central College in Union, Mo., to capture the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association Division II, Region 16, District O (Missouri/Oklahoma region) crown.

Lakers Head Coach, Rob Kaleikau, was named Coach of the Year for the region. “We’ve had a great season,” Kaleikau said. “The team, the fans, the parents and my coaching staff really gave their all this year.”

Also, three Laker players were selected to the 2014 All-Region 1st Team: Angela Roberts (sophomore, middle hitter), Bailey Rexford (freshman middle/outside/right side/back row hitter) and Miranda Jamison (freshman setter). The Lady Lakers are also academic standouts.

At the regional tournament, the Lakers defeated Wentworth Military College in three straight sets, and then downed Northeast Oklahoma A&M in the finals, also in straight sets, to go undefeated at 6-0.

The Lakers last visit to nationals was in 2011 where they placed 8th in the nation under Kaleikau, and then Assistant Coach Marnie Winters. Clint Culbertson is the MCC-Longview Athletic Director; Marnie Winters is assistant to the Athletic Director and Darin Bower is Assistant Coach.

MCC-Longview Lakers Volleyball Compete for National Title

This fall the MCC-Longview Women’s Cross Country team c ompeted at nationals, where the school’s top five women ran their personal best times. The team placed 32nd out of nearly 50 teams with a team average time of 22:07.

At the meet in Lubbock, Texas, freshmen Bailey Horlander ran 21:05 and Rachael Evans ran 21:09 in the 5K race. Returning sophomores Hannah Davis and Haley Roach ran 22:13 and 22:56, respectively. Freshman Markie Roach ran 23:13 and Jessica Meyers, a returning sophomore, ran 23:39 coming off of a five-week injury.

Coach Charlie Gilkison explained that because there are not enough college women’s cross country programs, there is only one division available, so MCC-Longview competes with Division I schools. But he stresses to the women that they are not competing against other schools; their goal is to always to better their personal records. “They all worked so hard and improved and they all ran their personal best times,” Gilkison said.

“These women’s schedules are grueling. They get up early to practice, go to classes, do homework and then many also go to jobs,” Gilkison noted. With so much going on in their lives the runners juggle many obligations but Gilkison reminds them what their first priority is as college students.

“Our primary goal is to be an Academic All-American team. We made that last year by placing in the top 20 out of more than 100 community colleges with a GPA of 3.45. I believe we are on track to do that again this year.”

Gilkison said the next goal is for the women to run their best and then it is to be a good person. “And they are,” he says. “These are great young people. I couldn’t be more proud.”

Laker Cross Country Competes at National Level

In the age of technology, Amy Prochaska and Matt Dorning want to remind students there is still a place for language and art. Prochaska notes, “We have a lot of talented artists, writers and poets among our student body. We want to celebrate that!”

Some of that talent will be featured in The Shorelines, the

MCC-Longview literary magazine that features the writing, poetry and art of Longview students.

The Shorelines is a noncredit extracurricular activity led this semester by co-editors, Hannah Doggett and Kayleigh Herl. The two share responsibility for all of the editing, production and distribution of the publication. Prochaska explained,“The editors receive a modest stipend but they and all of the students really do this for the experience.”

Prochaska noted their goal is for students to end up with a quality piece for their portfolio that shows some applied work, and for students to receive additional writing experience.

“We hear over and over from employers that they want employees who can communicate. We want to encourage student opportunities to communicate – in this case through the arts,” she added.

In addition to poetry and creative writing, the publication featured graphic design from students in Matt Dorning’s class. Dorning’s students had the opportunity to design the cover. Six finalist covers were presented to MCC-Longview President Kirk Nooks, as the “client” who would choose one. When the client could not choose just one, the students learned a valuable lesson about understanding the specific needs of the client. Two covers were eventually selected. A graphic design student will also design the layout of the inside of the magazine.

As Prochaska said, “We want this to be as authentic of a learning situation as possible for these students. We feel like this offers them that ability to practice what they are going to be doing out in the corporate world.”

Shorelines Magazine Showcases Student Talent

Grace Wong, MCC-Longview Student

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Can I Kiss You? Teaches Lessons About Consent, IntegrityThrough a program called “Can I Kiss You?,” this fall, Mike Domitrz, founder of The Date Safe Project, helped MCC-Longview students and faculty learn what defines healthy dating, a better understanding of how “consent” is obtained in intimacy, the keys to effective bystander intervention with alcohol and sexual activity, and how to properly support survivors of sexual assault.

Organizers saw this program as an opportunity to increase knowledge and to possibly reduce risk in our own community.

“We need to make sure we’re doing what we can to help people get verbal consent in all relationships and, when that doesn’t happen and there is abuse, to open a door for survivors to come forth,” explained MCC-Longview Campus Life and Leadership Coordinator Kat DeWald.

“This program addresses a serious subject in a safe manner so anyone will feel more comfortable talking and learning about this issue,” DeWald added.

This program helps to give male and female students the tools to get past the taboo of talking about sexual assault and to identify and deal with the issue. At MCC-Longview, the program was also a professional development opportunity for faculty and staff to learn how to maintain a

safe and respectful environment and be informed of the most current Title IX gender equity in higher education requirements.

The program was sponsored by Campus Life and Leadership.

Missouri Innovation Campus is Finalist for Prestigious National Award

This fall, the Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC) – the collaborative program between the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Metropolitan Community College and the University of Central Missouri (UCM) – was named one of 10 national finalists for the prestigious 2015 Bellwether Award.

“This is such a tremendous honor to be recognized as one of the top programs in the country,” said MCC-Longview President Kirk Nooks. “The community can be proud of this collaborative effort.”

The award recognizes outstanding and innovative programs and practices that are successfully leading community colleges. The awards will be presented at the Community College Futures Assembly in Orlando, Fla., January 2015.

MCC was nominated to be recognized in the area of Workforce Development for “Programs or activities that have been designed and successfully implemented to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the community college.”

The MIC has been recognized as reshaping the way students experience education by engaging business partners and community organizations to help students earn high school diplomas and associates degrees simultaneously. Through the MIC, beginning their junior year in high school, students finish high school credits and take classes from MCC to earn college credit. Upon graduation from high school, these students will have their high school diplomas and associate degrees. After high school graduation, students who finish their entire MCC curriculum are eligible to earn a bachelor’s degree from UCM in only two years.

During a visit to review the work of the MIC, President Barack Obama recognized this pioneering program, stating “Now, that is exactly the kind of innovation we need when it comes to college costs. And I want the entire country to notice it, and I want other colleges to take a look at what’s being done here.”

As a Bellwether Award finalist, MCC-Longview will present about the MIC at the Futures Assembly where the final award recipients will be announced.

Fannan Receives State Service AwardMCC-Longview’s Financial Aid Manager Lisa Fannan was recognized for her 30 years of service to MCC as a recipient of the Missouri Community College Association’s Senior Service Award this fall. In 1984, Fannan started out in human services and served as president and vice president of the Missouri College and University Personnel Association and the International Personnel Management Association. She transferred to MCC-Penn Valley and served as a student financial aid advisor for four years. In 1995, she guided the districtwide installation of computers and software that brought MCC into compliance with Department of Education regulations on electronic status. In 1999, she led the implementation of the district’s Financial Aid Module. As MCC-Longview’s financial aid manager since 2000, Fannan has served on numerous committees and leadership teams. She works to be an advocate for students, striving to provide them with the guidance needed to navigate the complex and difficult financial aid process. She has a great understanding of Department of Education federal regulations and uses this knowledge to guide students and help them achieve the goal of attending college. Fannan received the Outstanding Contribution to the College Award in 2006.

“In Lisa’s role as financial aid manager, she has to know inside and out – and follow – campus policy AND federal guidelines. That’s not easy,” explained enrollment manager Misty Chandler. “The combination of her longevity while meeting federal requirements is really an accomplishment,” Chandler added, “But what so many people don’t see is how committed Lisa is to students. Every day she asks the question ‘How does this help students?’”

One Homeless Day on Campus Highlights National IssueWhat would you do if you had no place to call home? MCC-Longview students wanted to help people think about that question and how to answer it during “One Homeless Day.” This fall, psychology instructor Angela Bahner’s students wanted other students and adults to know that homelessness is a national issue – in the U.S., one in eight persons under 18 will need charity or social services to

survive. But also, locally, each night 4,000 unattached minors in the metro area are considered homeless.

“Youth homelessness is considered an epidemic,” explained Bahner. “Youth will couch surf or find a way to survive so we don’t always r ecognize it, but it is real.”

“We want to highlight the civic duty, social responsibility and social justice to help young people realize they can help create a stronger community by participating in community service.”

One Homeless Night is national program implemented at MCC-Longview for the second time this fall. The program’s goal is to raise awareness of homelessness and raise funds to help provide shelter, funds and resources to youth in need.

On the MCC-Longview campus, the One Homeless Night was turned into a Homeless Day because organizers realized the day traffic on campus walking by homeless camps and being panhandled by the volunteer students, faculty and staff provided a much more compelling experience.

Volunteers experienced shelter life for a day, built their own “house” on campus, panhandled for some money, heard personal stories from those who have experienced homelessness, and then debriefed with their peers.

The event was coordinated by Bahner along with individual students and Campus Life and Leadership.

Lisa Fannan, Financial Aid Manager

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This spring, Metropolitan Community College (MCC) celebrates its centennial as we mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of MCC’s predecessor Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. We share the year’s festivities with the City of Lee’s Summit sesquicentennial “Truly 150” anniversary. On the Longview campus we are celebrating with a first-ever Spring Homecoming, April 16 through 22. The week includes a Convocation April 16 around our Common/Community Read book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. The book, which all faculty, staff and students are encouraged to read, tells the story of a poor black tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Members of the Lacks family are scheduled to attend the convocation to be held at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit.

On April 18, the celebration continues with our ninth annual MCC-Longview Flights of Fancy Kite Festival where we expect more than 20,000 visitors to come enjoy this incredible day. There are many opportunities to be a part of this fantastic day as a spectator, a sponsor, or even a vendor. Plan to join us. To learn more visit mccflightsoffancy.org.

There will be opportunities as well for MCC-Longview alumni to come out and reconnect during the week – it is after all a homecoming. So

watch for more information in the spring. “We look forward to welcoming all of our MCC-Longview friends to see and hear about the exciting progress of their alma mater,” said President Kirk Nooks.

Also, MCC-Longview will be involved in Lee’s Summit Truly 150 activities throughout the year to celebrate these shared milestones.

Longview Celebrates Anniversary with Spring Homecoming

New Student Success Manager Focuses on Student SuccessWith a vision to ensure each student has what he or she needs to have a positive, successful experience at MCC-Longview, the campus has brought in a new position – a student success manager to pull together and focus critical resources for students.

Alex Terwilliger comes to MCC-Longview from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he has worked with at-risk students and students on academic probation. He and his team developed an intentional first-year experience program that met students where they were personally and academically. He explained they brought in academic peer coaching, classroom instruction, intentional referrals for tutoring and supplemental instruction. They also brought in academic and personal resources on campus to help students capitalize on their strengths.

“I’m excited to be here and in this supportive environment.” Terwilliger added, “My philosophy is that I believe all students can be successful as long as they invest time, energy and effort into their goals while I invest time, energy and effort into helping them achieve those goals.”

New Faculty and Staff at MCC-LongviewWelcome several new full-time faculty and staff to the MCC-Longview campus.

Longview Opens One Stop Shop for Student Success

Alex Terwilliger, Student Success Manager

Melissa Eaton Researches, Publishes New Knowledge on Missouri Population

Anthropology instructor Melissa Eaton’s work combined archival documents and archaeological data to present and publish new insights into a significant population in Missouri history. Eaton presented at the recent Midwest Archaeological Conference about her research on the historic 1820s Delaware Town archaeological site in Southwest Missouri. Her paper, “Embodying Cultural Representations at Delaware Town,” was invited to be part of a panel exploring the difficulties archaeologists face identifying and excavating archaeological sites associated with the fur trade and Native Americans during the Indian Removal.

“Nineteenth century Native American archaeological sites are often challenging to find because they have either been almost completely destroyed by modern plowing activities or the artifacts found at these sites are almost indistinguishable from non-native homesteads,” explained Eaton. “Being a part of the “In Plain Sight II Symposium” was helpful in my own research because there are numerous techniques to make the jobs of historical archaeologists easier.”

“Few people know that the Delaware Town native communities in Southwest Missouri constituted the second largest population center in the 1820s, surpassed only by the city of St. Louis. Yet, these communities are very poorly known in Missouri and Lenape histories. Back in 2004 and 2005, I was fortunate enough to get involved with the Delaware Town Archaeological Project, directed by the Center for Archaeological Research at Missouri State University. Combining archival documents from numerous locations and archaeological data, our understanding of the rich social and political dynamics of the peoples living at Delaware Town has grown substantially and provides a fascinating look at this important period in history.”

Eaton will be on sabbatical during the spring 2015 semester in order to create a scholarly book out of her dissertation “Grandfathers at War: Practical Politics at Delaware Town.” Her research explores the seven year residence of the main branch of the Delaware or Lenape Indians in Southwest Missouri. Eaton recently received her doctorate from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

Faculty 0Shveta ChaudharyAlexandra EchelmeierDiane MartinRobyn McGeeGerald Palmer

Staff 0Naomi BransonRachel CaseyTynisa CollinsKatherine DeWaldJennifer FentonLeslie HicksLaura Ishmael

Keith KasterDavid ReevesJill SchmittAmy StantonAlex TerwilligerCharles Ward

A brand new enrollment center designed to surround MCC-Longview students with all of the services needed to successfully enroll in just one location was officially opened with a community ribbon cutting this Fall.

“We know now that one place for these services is the best practice for students,” explained MCC-Longview enrollment manager Misty Chandler. “The idea is to help students no matter where they are in the process. In the Enrollment Center, we can see that all their needs are met.”

The new 12,300 square foot enrollment center was designed with energy efficient features and was built with mostly MCC labor to mini-mize expense.

The circular design of the Center provides wrap-around student services which include:• Admissions

(applications, tours, student ambassadors)

• Enrollment Services (enrollment, financial aid, payment, records and transcripts)

• Academic Advising (transfer agreements, degrees and certificates, graduation)

• Financial Aid Advising (grants, scholarships, loans, A+)

Melissa Eaton

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Become a Better “You” Through Community EducationMCC-Longview’s Community Education offers many more noncredit, horizon-expanding classes for adults who want to learn a new hobby, embrace technology, learn a conversational foreign language, focus on health and well-being or understand legal issues.

With a new theme of “Longview U: Leading to a Better “You” the catalog of fun and educational programs is all about enhancement and lifelong learning!

In the summer, elementary-age students come on campus to take part in a wide range of engaging and sometimes even educational – but always fun – classes. Throughout the year, anyone is welcome to enroll in noncredit classes that may range from photography to estate planning. More than 1,500 young and adult students take part in MCC-Longview Community Education programs year-round.

Look for the spring 2015 MCC-Longview Community Education catalog, with almost 100 available programs in January, or visit mcckc.edu/lvcommed to see the current catalog.

NEGRO LEAGUESTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 6:30-8 p.m.

MCC-LONGVIEW MEL AYTES EDUCATION CENTER

BASEBALL HISTORY

Join us Feb. 12, as we look at the rich history behind the Negro Leagues and the adversity the players faced as they travelled through a country that did not see them as equals. Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, will present this fascinating story in the history of the boys of summer at a free MCC-Longview Community Education program on campus.

Baseball is commonly thought of as an all-American sport — our national pastime — something that unites us in summer relaxation. In the early days of baseball, however, the sport was divided. African-American players were not allowed to play on Major League Baseball teams, so they formed their own teams and traveled the country challenging anyone to a game.

Eventually, teams began to be structured into leagues, and the Negro National League was formed in 1920, right here in Kansas City, Mo. Other leagues formed around the country. The leagues were filled with highly skilled players who soon caught the attention of the all-white Major League. African-American baseball players began to be recruited by white teams. While this was a defining moment in civil rights history, it led to the downfall of the Negro Leagues as fans followed their favorite players to the mostly white Major Leagues.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was founded in 1990 to preserve the history of black baseball through activities and exhibitions. It has become a center of the study of race and sports in American history.

FREE FOR ALL!

Discover the artsDISCOVER THE ARTS AT LONGVIEWSome of it is thought-provoking and some is just plain fun,

but there is something for everyone at the MCC-Longview

Cultural Arts Center in 2015. Come think about the

issues behind something like Assassins, or enjoy the

talent and freshness of student or Summit Theatre Group

productions. Or go next door to the Gallery to reflect on

fine art by professionals and students.

This fall MCC-Longview students presented The Bald Soprano, a Eugene Ionesco play. In the show,

a mysterious reference to “a bald soprano” unsettles

members of two London families in this classic play.

The Martins, the Smiths, their maid and the local fire

chief engage in banter, word play and nonsensical

poems as their evening turns confusing and cryptic.

Visit mcckc.edu/culturalarts, email

lvculturalarts@mcckc.edu or call 816.604.2200

to learn about spring 2015 program details and

enjoy more programs at the Cultural Arts Center.

The MCC-Longview is the home of the Summit Theatre Group and the Kansas City Chapter of Sweet Adelines. Support quality programming at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center by becoming a Friend of the Cultural Arts Center at mcckc.edu/culturalarts.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Presenter Bob Kendrick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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816.604.2200

an evening with filmmaker kevin willmottFeb. 4, 6 p.m.Free and open to the public. Donations to Friends of the Cultural Arts Center suggested.

music of the caribbean Feb. 5, 2:30 p.m.*$15 General Public, $10 MCC Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID.

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES by eve enslerFeb. 13, 7:30 p.m. *$20 General Public, $15 MCC Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID. Proceeds benefit Safe Home.

PICASSO AT THE LAPINE AGILE by steve martinMarch 20-21, 27-29, 7:30 p.m., March 29, 2:30 p.m. Tickets and more information at summittheatregroup.com.

the kansas city chorus of sweet adelines in concertApril 6, 8 p.m. *$10 General Public, $5 MCC Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID.

COUPLES by rich orloffApril 22-24, 7:30 p.m.Presented by MCC-Longview Department of Speech and Drama

*$10 General Public/Faculty/Staff, MCC-Longview students free with student ID.

rock by the lake ii student music showcaseMay 7, 7 p.m.Free and open to the public.

ASSASSINS by stephen sondheim and james lapineJune 23-27, 7:30 p.m. Presented by Summit Theatre Group

Tickets and more information at summittheatregroup.com.

sixth annual Longview fine arts challengeJan. 22–Feb. 19

Opening Ceremony and Reception: Jan. 22, 4-7 p.m.

art faculty exhibitionMarch 19–April 18

Opening Reception: March 19, 4-7 p.m.

end-of-semester student showApril 27–May 2

Artists’ Reception: April 30, Noon–6 p.m.

imagine that kc! studio exhibitionJune 4–July 16

Opening Reception: June 4, 4-7 p.m.

GALLERY

* Visit mcckc.edu/culturalarts, email lvculturalarts@mcckc.edu or call 816.604.2200 for more information, individual or season tickets or group sales. The MCC-Longview is the home of the Summit Theatre Group and the Kansas City Chapter of Sweet Adelines. Support quality programming at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center by becoming a Friend of the Cultural Arts Center at mcckc.edu/culturalarts.

All Gallery shows are free;the public is encouraged to visit.

SPRING SCHEDULE 2015

THEATER and MUSIC