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McHenry County College's Corporate and Continuing Education Department is offering introductory Welding Boot Camp classes beginning in September. This 40-hour introductory welding course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of and hands-on experience in the welding profession. All classes are held in Woodstock. Students may choose a Saturday class that starts September 12 or a Tuesday/Thursday class that starts September 15.

Did a new puppy join your family recently? Does your new or longtime pet need some obedience training? McHenry County College's Continuing Education Department offers fun Continuing Education classes to help keep you and your pet healthy and happy. Offerings include an 8-week Dog Obedience class starting August 29, Animal Communication-Beginner on September 9, Therapy Dogs on September 19 and 26, and Top Reptile Pets for Kids on September 19.

As McHenry County College (MCC) prepares to welcome a record number of new students this fall, faculty, staff and administrators have been busy working on a variety of efforts to start the semester off smoothly, including digital signage, planning for increased demand for parking, and expanding the credit schedule to include additional sections of popular classes.

McHenry County College welcomed interim President Lawrence (Larry) W. Tyree, Ed.D. to his first day on the job Monday. His term will run through the end of June 2010, at which time the college hopes to have completed its search for a permanent president.

McHenry County College's Sensational Trips and Tours office will offer a trip preview for its upcoming Taste of Ireland tour from 4 to 5 p.m., Friday, August 28 in B166 at MCC.

Motel 6 may leave the light on for you, but McHenry County College will shut off some of the lights at its Crystal Lake campus during a high electricity demand event, allowing more power for area homes and businesses. The College participates in the Energy Network Operations Center (EnerNOC) electricity savings program in the event of a demand response for electricity. EnerNOC, of Boston, Mass., helps commercial, institutional and industrial organizations use energy more intelligently, pay less for it, and generate cash flow that benefits the bottom line, according to its web site. If a demand response is declared, MCC will begin cutting electrical energy usage to prevent a brown out.

Twenty-three candidates from throughout the McHenry County College District applied to fill an open position on the MCC Board of Trustees. The vacancy was created in June by the resignation of Scott Summers.

At a special board meeting on August 4, 2009, the McHenry County College Board of Trustees voted to appoint Bob DeWitt of Crystal Lake to fill the position vacated by Scott Summers, who resigned in June. DeWitt has nearly 20 years of experience in higher education service development and delivery and he currently works for SunGard Higher Education, where his focus is on research and technology. He has served in various high-level positions at SunGard, including Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) at several community colleges and universities.

A partnership between McHenry County College's Nursing Department and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois provides an opportunity for nurses employed by Hospice to practice and demonstrate essential nursing skills in the comfort and safety of MCC's nursing lab. In addition, Hospice of Northeastern Illinois will provide MCC's second-year nursing students with two days of hospice clinical field experience this fall. MCC also initiated an agreement with Centegra Health Systems, allowing nurse educators to utilize the lab for nursing orientation and skills checks in the near future. This lab was made possible by the generous support of a McHenry County Community Foundation donor through the Friends of MCC Foundation.

McHenry County College will offer GED preparation, basic reading, basic math, and English as a Second Language classes beginning Aug. 31. Prospective students may register at either 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. on the following dates: Thursday, August 13, Tuesday, August 18, or Thursday, August 27 in A362.
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