MCC Business News and Events

2021

• Speakers Bureau: Learn, Connect, and Grow – Enhance Your MCC College Experience.  Tuesday nights, 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. (September 21, 2021, - November 16, 2021).  Register for these free events at:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcOqtqD8jG9S8zLhhEK_Shlj4nYoFsaSo.
• Professor Deborah Gaspard Becomes the First Woman of Color to Chair the ACBSP Board of Directors, by Melinda Doring. ACBSP Impact, September 2021.
• Carol Cleaver Recipient 50 over 50 Award. August 2021.
• B.A.I.L. Every Entrepreneur Should Have a Tribe! March 18, 2021 (5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.). Hosted by the Nebraska Enterprise Fund. Featuring Carol Cleaver, MCC Adjunct Laws Faculty. For more information contact nef@nebbiz.org.

• MCC Financial Planning & Counseling Programs. KMTV Television. February 23, 2021. Featured interview with Ashley Peters.

• MCC Financial Planning Program. WOWT Television. February 20, 2021. Featured interview with Ashley Peters.

2020​

• Disrupters & Difference Makers: Strategies for Creating and Advancing Programs in Expanding Career Fields During Periods of Transformational Change. Presentation by Dr. Lori Lothringer at the Certified Financial Planning Board 2020 Directors Conference. December 15, 2020.

• Experts Offer Guidance on Bankruptcy by Gabby Hellbusch. Midlands Business Journal (vol. 46, no. 50). December 11, 2020. Featured quotes from Michael Beverly (MCC Adjunct Faculty).

• MCC is the First Community College Approved to Provide this Curriculum. Community - The Magazine of Metropolitan Community College (vol. 9, iss. 1). December 2020. Featured quotes from Ashley Peters & Dr. Lori Lothringer. 

• MCC Online Programs Offering Online Degrees, Certifications, and Courses. Community - The Magazine of Metropolitan Community College (vol. 9, iss. 1). December 2020. Featured quotes from Dr. Lori Lothringer. 

• Women Business Owners Face Some of the Biggest Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic, by Marjie Ducey. Omaha World-Herald. October 27, 2020. Featured quotes from Dr. Lori Lothringer.

• Family of the Week: The Willis Family. The Omaha Star (vol. 81, no. 21). October 17, 2019. Featured Sherman Willis (Business Adjunct faculty) and family.

• 2020 40 Under 40 Winners. Midlands Business Journal. (vol. 46 no. 40). October 2, 2020. Article featuring Valyn Beasley (Business Adjunct faculty), U.S. Air Force and MCC Adjunct Business Faculty.

• Now is the Time for New Entrepreneurs to Take Advantage of Education Resources, by David Kubicek. Midlands Business Journal. (vol. 46 no. 39). September 25, 2020. Featured quotes from Dr. Lori Lothringer.

  Story also covered by:

  • University of Nebraska Omaha website. Featured quotes from Dr. Lori Lothringer. 

• Distinguished Business Educators and Industry Leaders Comprise 2020-2021 ACBSP Board of Directors. CISION PR Newswire. August 31, 2020. Story features Deb Gaspard.

• Exceptional Business Educators and Industry Leaders Comprise 2019-20 ACBSP Board of Directors. Global Newswire. August 20, 2019. Story features Deb Gaspard.

• The Economics of Education. Presentation by Dr. Lori Lothringer for the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. July 23, 2020.

• MCC Becomes First Legal Technology Certificate Prep Provided in Nebraska. MCC Press Release. July 16, 2020. Featured quotes from Andrew Sagartz & Dr. Lori Lothringer. 

• Healthy Interest in Legal Education Aside, State Still Needs More Lawyers. Midlands Business Journal (vol. 10, no. 48). July 9, 2020. Featured quotes from Carol Cleaver (MCC Adjunct Faculty). 

• MCC Becomes the Only Human Resources (aPHR®) Certification Prep Provider in Nebraska. MCC Press Release. June 18, 2020. Featured quotes from Dr. Tammy Madsen & Dr. Lori Lothringer.

  ​​Story also covered by:

  • Midlands Business Journal (vol. 46, no. 32). August 7, 2020. 

  • KFMT FM Radio. Fremont, NE. June 18, 2020. 

  • Fremont Tribune. June 18, 2020. 

• MCC Becomes First Community College in Nation to Offer AFCPE Approved Program, by Scott Stewart. Omaha Daily Record. June 18, 2020. Featured quotes from Ashley Peters & Dr. Lori Lothringer.

• Metropolitan Community College Adds New Program. Fremont Tribune. May 26, 2020. Featured quotes from Ashley Peters & Dr. Lori Lothringer.

• Insurance Law Technicality Leaves Nebraska Couple Bankrupted by Medical Emergency, by Lileana Pearson. WOWT Television. January 28, 2020. Featured interview with Seth Woodke.

• Amid Favorable Interest Rates, Training, Technology, Safety Top Focus of 2020. Midlands Business Journal (vol. 46, no. 3). January 17, 2020. Featured quotes from Seth Woodke. ​

• Dr. William Jefferson Accounting/Business Scholarship. MCC Foundation. 2020.

2019​

• TACTYC 2019 Innovation in Accounting Education Award: Dr. Bill Jefferson. Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges.

• National Coalition of 100 Black Women Greater Omaha Chapter Hosts Mental Health Summit. KMTV 3 Television. May 7, 2019. Featured interview with Dr. Idalene Williams. 

• The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Greater Omaha Chapter. The Omaha Star (vol. 81, no. 7). April 4, 2019. Featured Dr. Idalene Williams. 

• The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Greater Omaha Chapter. The Omaha Star (vol. 80, no. 6). March 21, 2018. Featured Dr. Idalene Williams.

• Visit Omaha Says Berkshire Hathaway Weekend Will Provide Economic Boost for the City, by Paul Gutierrez. FOX 42 Television. May 2, 2019. Featured interview with Ashley Peters.

• Robert B. Gronstal Scholarship Established. MCC Foundation. 2019. 

2018​

• 100 Black Women of Omaha Inducts Offut AFB Airman, by Charles J. Haymond, 55^th Wing Public Affairs. December 26, 2018. Featured 1^st Lt. Valyn Beasley (MCC Adjunct faculty).

• Deja Brew Up and Running at Fremont High School, by Colin Larson. Fremont Tribune. August 31, 2018. Featured quotes from Dan Smith.

• International Business Educators and Industry Leaders Comprise 2018-2019 ACBSP Board of Directors. EIN Presswire. August 8, 2018. Story features Deb Gaspard.

• Nebraska High School Launches Student-run Coffee Shop. Lincoln Journal Star. May 16, 2018. Featured quotes from Dan Smith.

  Story also covered by:

  • KIOS FM Radio. Omaha, NE. May 14, 2018.

  • Seattle Times. May 12, 2018.

  • KOLN/KGIN Television. Lincoln, NE. May 12, 2018.

  • Washington Times. May 12, 2018.

  • Fremont Tribune. June 18, 2020.

• Student Run Coffee Shop Coming to Fremont High, by Colin Larson. Fremont Tribune. May 7, 2018. Featured quotes from Dan Smith.