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Arts & Humanities
Arts & Humanities
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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.”
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
Allied Health
Allied Health
Math & Physical Sciences
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
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Office Location
2012MY BACKGROUND
- Classes Taught: PSYC-201, PSYC-207, PSYC-210
Life Sciences
Marketing & Communications
Marketing & Communications
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1357BABOUT
Daniel joined the Muskegon Community College family as the institution’s Communications Manager in October of 2023. Previously, Daniel was a multi-award winning journalist for NPR Grand Rapids affiliate, WGVU News. Covering a wide range of topics including local, state and national politics, environmental concerns surrounding the Great Lakes, civil unrest, and the revitalization of Muskegon’s downtown corridor, Daniel’s reporting was consistently recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and the Michigan Associated Press for its journalistic excellence.
Daniel holds a master of science in communications degree from Grand Valley State University and a journalism/mass media bachelor degree from the University of Missouri, KC., where he was selected as the program’s Scripps Howard Fellowship Recipient. He immediately went to work at Kansas City Public Television’s Hale Center for Journalism, covering topics including paycheck lender scams, union disputes, and unjustified police shootings.
Prior to his career in journalism and communications, Daniel was a professional musical theater actor in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, Ft. Lauderdale, and Kansas City. He is also an improvisational comedian and alumnus of The Improv Olympic (IO) in Chicago, Illinois., Comedy Sportz! in St. Louis, Missouri, and often teaches improv comedy student workshops during the summer months.
Born and raised in Kansas City, Daniel met his beautiful wife, Mandy, a West Michigan native, in KC over ten years ago. After getting married, they relocated to Grand Rapids, and currently live in The Village of Fruitport with their three kiddos. He believes strongly in MCC’s mission of not only providing a first-rate education to everyone that walks through its doors, but also eliminating the barriers that keep many on the Lakeshore from realizing their full academic potential. To be a part of this incredible and important work is an honor Daniel does not take lightly. Go Jayhawks!
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