Enriching your extracurricular experiences with technology

Whether you will be a full- or part-time student, living on campus or commuting, the school's social, extracurricular, and career services activities will be an important part of your educational experience. Find out about the technology tools that facilitate different communities on campus, allowing for communication, personal development, and getting together (in person and virtually)

Accessing computer services

3.1 What public access for computing is available to students? Examples include computing labs, cyber cafés, residence hall computers, and wireless access.

MCC operates two large Electronic Learning Centers (ELCs) and 17 smaller computer labs that are department specific. The R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center also has e-mail stations available that include wired ports and wireless access. The residence halls have wired access, and the library offers wireless access as well as an in-house library loaner laptop program for students.

ELCs:  http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/elc/index.htm

R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/stucenter/index.htm

3.2 Does the campus provide institutional e-mail accounts for all students and use e-mail as an official medium of communication?

Yes. All students, faculty and staff are issued a college e-mail account. Each class has an e-mail distribution list, which can be utilized by students and faculty.

3.3 Does the campus provide and support electronic space for personal student web pages?

No. Individual students may not host personal web pages at the College.

Connecting with others

3.4 Is contact information for students, faculty, and staff readily accessible electronically?

Faculty and staff e-mail addresses, office locations, and telephone numbers are available on the website. Students with an e-mail account can look up another student’s e-mail address; no other student contact information is available on the MCC website.

Faculty/Staff directory: http://www.monroecc.edu/etsdbs/staffdir.nsf/CollegeDir-People?OpenView&Letter=A

Student e-mail: http://www.monroecc.edu/Students/

3.5 What social activities and services are available online?

Students can go online to access a centralized event calendar for on-campus events, including speakers, athletic events, activities, and other events.

Calendar: http://www.monroecc.edu/webdbs/MCCCal.nsf/EventsMainPage?OpenView

Athletic events: http://www.monroecc.edu/webdbs/MCCCal.nsf/Athletics?OpenView

Campus-wide events: http://www.monroecc.edu/webdbs/MCCCal.nsf/Web-CampusWideEvents?OpenView

Speakers and artists: http://www.monroecc.edu/webdbs/MCCCal.nsf/Web-SpeakersArtists?OpenView

The MCC student radio station, WMCC, broadcasts over the Internet through their website at: http://web.monroecc.edu/wmcc

3.6 Are there websites for student organizations and clubs?

Yes. Clubs and organizations may create their own web pages, which are linked to the R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center home page.

Clubs and Organizations: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/stucenter/clubs.htm

R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center: http://www.monroecc.edu/depts/stucenter/index.htm

3.7 Does the campus make available online discussion forums or bulletin boards for un-moderated use?

No, online discussion forums or bulletin boards are not made available for un-moderated use.

3.8 What technology-supported career-planning services are available to students?

Numerous technology-supported career-planning services are available to students at MCC’s Career Center including:  computer-based career assessments and educational planning tools; job search planning tools, including an on-line resume writing system, educational program audit systems; web-based self and career assessment links; transfer college planning links; career profiles; and local and national employment links.  All of these services are accessible online or in person.

Career Center:  http://www.monroecc.edu/go/careercenter

Employer Services:  http://www.monroecc.edu/go/employers