Teaching & Learning Conference

Please join colleagues for this year's Teaching & Learning Conference, the TCC's annual event that marks end of Professional Development Week. All MCC faculty and staff are invited and welcome! 

When: Friday, June 5, 2026, 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM 

Where: Brighton Campus, Monroe A & B. 

Online registration is required by May 27, 2026.

Your timely registration is appreciated in order for us to arrange for any accommodations as well as have an accurate count for the food order. 

About The Conference:

For the main program we welcome Dr. Kristen A. Renn (Michigan State University) as our keynote speaker and facilitator. 

Sense of belonging has been identified as a key factor in college student learning, persistence, and success. With a sense of belonging students can withstand a number of challenges that might otherwise derail their academic journey; without it, they may lose opportunities to thrive and complete their educational goals. Yet as educators know, creating and maintaining sense of belonging among diverse learners in in-person and online contexts is not simple. In this keynote and follow-up workshop, Dr. Renn will address the topic of cultivating and activating sense of belonging at Monroe Community College.

Then, there is a special event after lunch, hosted by the Great Questions Foundation.

The Great Questions Foundation is a community college faculty-founded and -led 501c3 organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for community college students to engage with the humanities and liberal arts in discussion-based classes. Faculty members from around the nation who are Great Questions Foundation Faculty Fellows are at MCC this week for a June gathering. In the afternoon, following lunch, they will facilitate a Community Seminar based on excerpts from Frederick Douglass's autobiography. This session will feature small-group discussion of the text, facilitated by Faculty Fellows using the Great Questions discussion model. You’ll be introduced to the Great Questions Foundation’s method for creating a discussion-based classroom where everyone participates and all voices are heard.