Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Henry Ford Community College faces a $6.5 million budget shortfall for the 2013-2014 academic year.
In one of his first official duties as the new president of Henry Ford Community College, Stan Jensen presented a sobering budget report to the Board of Trustees at its meeting on Monday. Jensen and Vice President Marge Swan revealed that the college is facing a staggering $16.5 million budget shortfall for the coming year. Swan said HFCC's the budget shortfall is due to a combination of lower property values, decreasing student enrollment, uncollectable revenue from the federal government's Pell grant and FAFSA loan programs, and rising costs for teacher retirement. "Property tax revenue is not expected to increase at this point, although we'll know more in June when the report from the city assessor is released," Swan said. She said the …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Henry Ford Community College students are collaborating with the city of Dearborn to restore a historic 1919 home.
A historic home in Dearborn is getting a much needed facelift thanks to the help of students enrolled in Henry Ford Community College's architecture and interior design programs. The aspiring architects are working with the city of Dearborn to restore a home located at 22668 Nona Street built by Henry Ford in 1919 for factory workers. Dearborn acquired the structure after years of abandonment and complaints from neighbors about bad odors emanating from the property due to mold and deterioration, Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. explained. "Under our standards it was a candidate to be demolished," he said. "The Ford Historic Homes District wanted to preserve it, so we came up with the idea to work with students at HFCC as a training exercise." …
Monday, May 6, 2013
State Sen. Morris Hood and Rep. Harvey Santana were honored for their service to Dearborn during the college's commencement on May 4.
Editor's note: This press release was submitted by Henry Ford Community College. Henry Ford Community College's (HFCC) 2013 commencement ceremony took place May 4, as the college celebrated the accomplishments of graduating students at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. HFCC held a morning and an afternoon ceremony, where thousands of family members and friends joined graduates during the exercises. During the 2012-2013 academic year, approximately 1,900 students graduated from the college with a degree or a certificate. Dr. Gail Mee, president of HFCC, said that the college “takes great pride" in the annual commencement ceremony, which marks an important point in the academic careers and lives of its students. "…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The tuition increase will add $2 million to the college's budget for the 2013-2014 school year.
Students at Henry Ford Community College expressed discontent over the college's announcement this month that it would increase tuition beginning for the spring 2013-14 academic semester. "It's frustrating for the students," Randall Nicholls said. "We come to a community college so that we don't have to pay ridiculous amounts of money." HFCC President Gail Mee said raising tuition fees will help balance the college's budget, which is projected to be a deficit of $3 million, and will be around $7.5 million in December. Mee said that number may change once officials finalize the budget for the 2014 school year. The increase for district residents will jump from $75 to $82 per credit hour. The increase will also affect non-residents and out-…
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The program helps prepare first-year students for the rigorous coursework of college life.
Henry Ford Community College’s Inside Track peer mentoring program recently won the college’s "Innovation of the Year" Award for 2013. Ammie Helling and Diva Williams, co-coordinators and founders of the Inside Track program, received the award during an awards celebration on April 12. The National League for Innovation in the Community College created the Innovation of the Year Award. HFCC is a member of the National League. The award recognizes college faculty and staff members who have designed and implemented a significant innovation. Dr. Gail Mee, president of HFCC, introduced the innovation program to the college six years ago as a method of encouraging dynamic and innovative thinking among college faculty and staff. HFCC’s peer …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Area children can raise money for the St. Jude Children's Hospital by riding their tricycles on the HFCC campus Thursday afternoon.
The Henry Ford Community College Child Development Center will join thousands of pre-schools, daycares and other groups across the country in sponsoring a St. Jude Trike-A-Thon event on April 25 to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The trike-a-thon will take place from 9:15 to 11:45 a.m., and 3:45 to 5 p.m. on Thursday in the courtyard behind the Liberal Arts building. The event teaches area children about bike and riding, toy safety lessons, and the importance of helping others, including the patients of St. Jude. Families, friends and the community team up to support the hospital by pledging a donation for the St. Jude Trike-A-Thon. Since no patient is ever denied treatment from St. Jude because of an inability to pay, funds…
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
More than 400 students from Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford Community College will showcase their work on Wednesday.
The 2013 Youth in Arts Festival will take place on Wednesday, April 24 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The festival features visual, instrumental, choral and theatrical offerings from more than 400 students from Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford Community College. The event is free and open to the public to attend. Festival activities begin at 4 p.m. with the opening of Dearborn Public Schools' citywide art show at the center’s Padzieski Gallery. The exhibit, which remains in the gallery through May 27, includes selected works from K-12 students. Opening remarks occur at 4:10 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater followed by "Senior Talks" in the gallery at 5:30 p.m. Artist demonstrations in the …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Dearborn Public Schools was honored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday for its five-year early college alliance program with HFCC.
In recognition for its efforts to prepare students for a competitive workforce, Dearborn Public Schools was named "Innovator of the Year" at the 2013 Business Recognition Awards Ceremony & Expo (BRACE) on Friday. The annual event is organized by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce, and showcases the contributions to the city from more than 35 area businesses. DPS was honored for its collegiate academic partnership with Henry Ford Community College. It is the only district in Michigan to offer a state-funded five-year program — where students receive a diploma and associate’s degree including books — at no cost to families. The program will begin with students entering their junior year during the 2013-2014 school year. "This is truly an …
The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A 56-year-old Detroit man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting two books from the Henry Ford Community College bookstore on April 17. According to police reports, HFCC campus security officers were dispatched to the store after the man attempted to leave with a "Beginning Algebra" book ($187.85) and a "Elementary Statistics" book ($179.50) concealed under his shirt, triggering the store's alarm. When employees attempted to stop the man, he left the store but was pursued on foot and detained by campus security. While awaiting transfer to the Dearborn Police Department, the suspect informed campus security that an unknown person had given him the books a week earlier and that he was not a student at HFCC. A subsequent review of the store's…
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Friday, April 5, 2013
The Dearborn Board of Education will initiate contract negotiations with Jensen, who will replace outgoing president Dr. Gail Mee this year.
The Dearborn Board of Education selected the next president of Henry Ford Community College during a special meeting on Wednesday. According to the Arab American News, the board voted 5-1 to select Stan Jensen as the preferred candidate for the position out of a pool of five finalists. The board will now move forward with contract negotiations with Jensen, according to board President Pamela Adams. "We're contacting Mr. Jensen (Thursday) to see if he's still interested in the job," she said. "We will talk to him about how soon he can get to Michigan and discuss the terms of a contract." Jensen has served for almost five yeas as president and CEO of Colorado Mountain College. The college is ranked 17th in the nation for student success, as …
Dearborn Taxpayer
12:52 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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