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Cliff YoungFaculty
English & Communications
English & Communications
Office Location
1001MY BACKGROUND
- Hometown: Newberry, MI
- Professional Experience: Sales/Marketing for West Michigan Whitecaps, English/Communications teacher – Cedar Spring HS, English/Communications/Reading instructor – MCC
- Academic Degrees: Advertising/Public Relations – Grand Valley State University, English/Political Science – Grand Valley State University, Masters in Education – Grand Valley State University, Masters in English – Grand Valley State University
- Classes Taught: COM 101 – Oral Communication, COM 201 – Public Speaking, ENG 091 – Introduction to English Composition, ENG 101 – English Composition, ENG 102 – English Composition, RDG 090 – Integrated Reading and Writing
MORE ABOUT ME
- A proud daddy to Ava and Parker
- The world’s biggest Detroit Tigers fan
Clinton CrawfordCustodian
Office Location
1356
Cole HaltermanEarly College Mentor
Academic Affairs Office
Conor RoddyFaculty
Arts & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
Office Hours
Mon-Thu : 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm via Zoom or by appointmentOffice Location
1008AMY BACKGROUND
- Hometown: Dublin, Ireland
- Professional Experience: Before coming to Michigan, I taught philosophy in Maine, Texas, and Hawaii. Before coming to the United States, I taught English in Europe and Asia.
- Academic Degrees: BA, Trinity College, Dublin, MA, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
- Classes Taught: All philosophy classes
MORE ABOUT ME
- I’ve been a vegetarian since I was a kid.
- I love the music of Beethoven.
- My favorite definition of philosophy is David Hills’ to the effect that it is “the ungainly attempt to tackle questions that come naturally to children, using methods that come naturally to lawyers.”
Cory HersheyAdjunct Faculty
Health & Physical Education & Recreation
Health & Physical Education & Recreation
Office Location
Health and Wellness Center Room 126MY BACKGROUND
- Hometown: Muskegon, MI
- High School: Reeths Puffer High School
- Professional Experience: Muskegon Community College Adjunct Instructor since 2011; Public School Educator since 2007
- Academic Degrees: Bachelor of Science, Western Michigan University
- Classes Taught: PEA 101A- Fitness, Wellness and Nutrition, PEA 104A – Walking, Jogging and Conditioning
MORE ABOUT ME
- Hockey player
- Pretend golfer
- Health advocate
- Favorite Quote: “Every time you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it.” Heather Morgan
Dan RypmaFaculty
Health & Physical Education & Recreation
Health & Physical Education & Recreation
Office Location
Health and Wellness Center Room 126AMY BACKGROUND
- Hometown: Cedar Springs, Michigan
- Professional Experience: Dan taught full time at Michigan Tech University and Grand Valley State University before arriving at Muskegon Community College in 2002. He is the current department chair. Dan teaches in all three disciplines: Health, Physical Education and Recreation. His resume also includes being a MHSAA certified official for over 20 years, reaching the state finals in both basketball and baseball.
- Academic Degrees: B.A. Grand Valley State University, M.S. Grand Valley State University,
- Classes Taught: HE 106 – Concepts of Health and Well-being, PEA 103 – Weight Training, PEA 118 – Cycling, PEA 201 – Aerobic Movement for Fitness, PEP 203 – Fundamentals of Coaching, REC 111 – Introduction to Recreation and Leisure, REC 123 – Recreation and Leisure Programming, PEA101A – Fitness, Wellness & Nutrition, PEA108 – Bowling, PEA 116 – Tennis, PEA121 – Human Movement Science
MORE ABOUT ME
- Married for over twenty years
- Father of five children
Dan EslickGrounds
Dan CollisonAdjunct Faculty
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Office Location
2012MY BACKGROUND
- Classes Taught: PSYC-201, PSYC-207, PSYC-210
