How we got here is an interesting story - with passionate faculty looking for ways to provide the best support to students. Please check out our past iterations as we 一起展望未来.
STEM学习中心(STEMLC)
In 2020, conversations began about making adjustments to merge some learning centers and in August 2022, the Math Learning Center and STEM Center officially merged. To best indicate that change, a re-branding occurred and a new logo was chosen to represent the shared mission to meet the needs of all STEM (S科学, T工艺参数, E恢复工程, Math)学生. With this new merge, tutors who cover multiple subjects (like physics and math, or statistics and biology) will be able to tutor all students in one space. We are excited to continue giving excellent service to students under our umbrella in the 图书馆 HUB (1200 building) 海滨 main campus, Learning Commons (100 building) 在CLC和SAN，也在网上.
Needing additional space for students, the passage of 测量毫米 allowed the library to be renovated providing a larger space for students in all STEM subjects. 从春天 2023 until the renovated building opens, the STEM学习中心 will be housed temporarily in the Administration Building (1000).
Please stop by our center for learning support, and while there, you can pick up a 标志贴纸，钢笔和铅笔. We will continue to provide both online and on-ground support for students in all our subject areas, at all MCC branches. 我们的领导 Team looks forward to a bright future with you!
A group of faculty worked hard to create a new hub for students in science and other 相关领域. After months of negotiating for space and support, the district broke ground on a new STEM center in the summer of 2017. 诺德森成为了企业赞助商 the main sponsor with others providing funding for study rooms. 空间已经准备好了 in fall 2017 and was very quickly filled with students. 2018年进行了重组 all STEM subjects to the new space along with tutors and some much needed support for both the STEM and Math Learning Centers... Amy Paopao came on board and now serves as the 行政 Assistant for both spaces.
由博士带头. Theresa Bolaños, a new position of STEM学院协调员 was 也创造并资助了. She served in the role from 2017-2019, was followed by Dr. Raymond Clark (2019-2022), and now by Dr. 蒂娜约翰逊. 通常是学院协调员 serve in the role for 2 years and can rotate between different subject matter expertise. Their leadership allowed for new perspectives providing the STEM center more chances to grow and flourish, while starting some conversations about how the MLC and STEM 应该共同努力... especially since they share the "M" in STEM!
After a period of transition, the Math Learning Center was born in fall 1995. Brent Pickett worked with Bill Colburn to create a place where students could both study for math courses, as well as take some self-paced computer based courses. 看到了 need to maintain the program, the department hired Beth Powell in fall 1996 as the 学院协调员. The position later became a 教师 Director, as the center grew, a branch was opened at the 圣Elijo campus, with a separate 教师 Coordinator.
In 2014, 斯科特Fallstrom was approved by the 校董会 as the new 教师 Director and through a reorganization, the MLC was able to hire permanent staff (now known as Learning Coaches) and a few years later, the MLC expanded to have a branch 在社区学习中心.
During the COVID pandemic, the MLC moved entirely online and began working together 与STEM中心合作. This work showed the feasibility and efficiency of merging the STEM and MLC to better utilize the staff we have and provide better support for students 整体.
TASC began in 1976 and served as the space for all tutoring and academic support. As increased needs presented, different areas for expertise were created. TASC仍然 exists and serves all students who are not included in the STEM学习中心, 写作中心和语言实验室.
