Information Services would like to remind all faculty, staff, and students to be suspect of any e-mail requesting your personal information.  When in doubt always check with the Information Services Help Desk for information or verification of any such messages you may have received.  Any messages sent to you on behalf of Information Services will be “signed” noting the employee, their title, and department.

You may reach the Information Services Help Desk at:  304-696-4000 or by e-mail at:  helpdesk@mctc.edu

With the passage of Senate Bill 499, and the anticipated signing of the Bill by Governor Manchin, MCTC has begun its transition to Mountwest Community and Technical College. 

MCTC’s new beginning as Mountwest Community and Technical College presents many great opportunities.  Over the next few weeks the MCTC website will undergo a transformation to reflect the change in identity from Marshall to Mountwest. MCTC will continue to be used as the acronym for the community college.  

Advance Registration for Summer Sessions for Currently Enrolled Students begins Monday, March 29.

Open Registration for Summer Sessions for all admitted and re-admitted students begins Monday, April 5.

The Fall 2009 Dean’s List certificates are ready to be picked up in the Advising Center, CTC B5.

Mid-Term Grades
Your mid-term D & F grades have been posted to your myMCTC account on March 8, 2010. If you have any questions about a mid-term grade, please see your instructor.
 
Dropping with a W
If you decide after viewing your mid-term grade and speaking to your instructor that you need to drop a class, please see an academic counselor.

The last day to drop an individual full-term course with a ”W” is March 19th. Please see the Academic Calendar for all academic deadlines.
 
Summer/Fall 2010 Class Schedule and Registration
Pre-registration for Summer 2010 will begin on Monday, March 29^th.

Fall 2010 pre-registration begins Monday, April 12^th.

Smarthinking is an online tutoring service that MCTC is making available to its students. Smarthinking provides tutoring in mathematics (basic math through Calculus including Bilingual Math), Biology, Intro Human A & P, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Accounting, Intro to Finance, Statistics, Spanish, and Writing. Tutoring is available up to 24/7.

To access Smarthinking, log into myMCTC Self-Service.  Select the Student and Financial Aid menu.  Next, select the Smart Thinking link to view the online tutoring login instructional page.

The February edition of the What’s New at MCTC is now available on-line.

Click here for the February Edition

On February 25^th, the Trailblazers Scholars Committee will host an information session from 5pm to 7:30pm in the Shawkey Dining Room (located in Marshall University’s Student Center) to present the recently developed Trailblazer Scholars Program.  Funded by the National Science Foundation, this program provides support for nontraditional students with dependents interested in pursuing a science, technology, engineering or mathematics career at either Marshall University or Marshall Community and Technical College.  Selected students will receive up to $8,500 annually in scholarship support for up to 4 years.  To apply, applicants must be Pell-grant eligible and be able to present previous academic success.   A minimum of 15 students will be chosen to participate in the program.  Applications are due no later than April 15^th.  

Anyone interested in the program is welcome to attend.  Refreshments will be provided and children are welcome. 

For more information contact Jamie McClain at 304.696.3515 or mcclain7@marshall.edu, or visit www.marshall.edu/trailblazer.

MCTC will be electing a student representative to serve on the Institutional Board Of Governors for the remainder of the current term, until July 1, 2010 and for the next term July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

The election will take place February 15, 2010 and February 16, 2010 in the Student Services area in the basement of the MCTC building from 8am to 7pm.

Students must present their MCTC ID to be eligible to vote.

MCTC will be accepting nominations for student representative to on Institutional Board of Governors (IBOG) from February 8, 2010 through February 12, 2010. This representative will serve on the IBOG for the remainder of the current term, until July 1, 2010 and for the next term July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

Any student in good academic standing (GPA 2.0 or better) and a planned graduation of May 2011 or later, may be nominated. The student representative of IBOG must be willing to attend all meetings. As a member of the IBOG, the student will be able to help our other institutional board members gain important insight from a student’s perspective when making decisions. A student representative is a voting member of the IBOG.

Any qualified student may be nominated by self, class mate, or instructor.

All nominations and inquiries should be sent to Heather Pack at pack@mctc.edu
Subject: Student Representative IBOG. Please include name, student id number, and qualifications when nominating.

The election will take place February 15, 2010 and February 16, 2010 in the Student Services area in the basement of the MCTC building. Students must present their MCTC ID to be eligible to vote.