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Student Basic Needs Center Here To Serve Campus
The Student Basic Needs Center (SBNC) is located in GEB 153, next to the game room. It’s open all weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Wednesdays, when it’s open an hour longer. If you visit, you can receive tips for free insurance, borrow a laptop and Wi-Fi hotspot for the semester, and even…
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A Busy Spring For The JC SVA
“When you get out of the military, you have a lot of benefits that people don’t know of, they don’t tell you about, and same with military affiliated, whether that’s spouses [or] children,” Weber said. “So we help them use those benefits to further their education. Then if they need any other help for mental…
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Interim President And Students Discuss The Office Of Inclusion and Belonging Closing At JCCC
“Recent federal guidelines indicate that failure to comply could cause colleges to lose all federal funding. For JCCC, that includes approximately 22 million dollars each year that is awarded to our students in federal financial aid. There are other federally funded grants or programs that could be at risk, but the largest amount is in financial aid…
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Dr. Tony Miksa Announced As New JCCC President
Dr. Tony Miksa speaks at the Student Open Forum in CoLab, Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Photo by Yan Luciano Arantes Dornelos Souza.) More than a year and a half after the resignation of Dr. Andy Bowne, Johnson County Community College will finally have a permanent President starting July 1. In an email sent to the JCCC…
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The Messenger Route: Industrial Technology Career Fair, Mental Health Serves & Pre-Spring Break Bingo
Industrial Technology Career Fair Set for Tuesday Are you an Industrial Technology student looking for job opportunities or insight into your desired career? There will be a career fair on Tuesday, March 11 from 3 – 5 p.m. for all industrial technology students, hosted by the Career Development Center, when local businesses gather at the…
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2025 Black Owned Businesses Expo Biggest One Yet
“My advice for young black entrepreneurs would be to not allow ‘black’, not allow that term or that word to identify you. Know who you are by your roots, but understand that we all bleed blood. We all bleed the same blood.”
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JCCC to Close the Office of Inclusion and Belonging
JCCC Interim President Judy Korb explained that “failure to comply could risk federal financial aid funding for our students, and that is not an option.”
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Kanbe’s Markets, and JCCC Sustainability, To Discuss Food Deserts
Simply put, Americans waste tons of food. Kanbe’s Markets wants to ameliorate this discrepancy by saving and reusing certain types of food wastes. It’s a bit like recycling plastic or paper on and off campus.
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Presidential Finalist Candidates Answer Key Student Questions
Dr. Tony Miksa speaks at the Student Open Forum in CoLab, Wednesday, Feb. 19. Photo by Yan Luciano Arantes Dornelos Souza. By Baptiste Raffin JCCC held student forums with the three presidential finalists candidates on Feb. 17, 19 and 21. Each day, the finalists faced JCCC students and answered a series of pre-prepared questions. Below…
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The Messenger Route: Black Owned Business Expo, Writing Contest, Inishmore’s Writer & Learn 5 Languages
Attend the Black Owned Business Expo hosted by the Black Student Union (BSU), Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in CoLab OCB 100. At 12:30 p.m., Elaina Paige Thomas will come out as the event’s keynote speaker.
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The Messenger Route: First Impressions Dinner, Birthday For Everyone, Veteran Peer Guidance, Dungeons & Dragons
The dinner is Monday, Feb. 24 in RC 101C & D from 6-7:30 p.m. The deadline for registration is Monday, Feb. 17.
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Financial Aid Opportunities Await With Workshops, Advisors
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, JCCC is hosting a free workshop to teach you about investing and creating a budget. Understanding your own finances is crucial to taking control of your money. Come to the CoLab from 2-3 p.m. to learn about credit, investments, and more.
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Names of Presidential Finalist Candidates Announced
On Monday, Feb. 10 the Johnson County Community College Presidential Search Committee announced the three final candidates that are competing for the role as the newest JCCC president. The three finalists are: Dr. Feleccia Moore-Davis will speak on Monday, Feb. 17 Dr. Tony Miksa will speak on Wednesday, Feb. 19 Dr. Curt Oldfield will speak…
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The Messenger Route: Drop And Graduation Deadlines, The Hamburger Dress, Presidential Candidates, Study In Mexico
Students can now take a look at some of the most iconic Katy Perry dresses right here on the JCCC Campus. The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is having a special exhibit from Feb. 7-Aug 3 where students can get to see, among others, Katy Perry’s iconic Burger Dress from the 2019 Met Gala.
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January 28 Is The Clubs And Organizations Involvement Fair
The Center for Student Involvement will be hosting the 2025 Clubs & Organizations Involvement Fair today, January 28. Intended to help students find a place where they feel comfortable, the fair will showcase a number of different groups on campus with free snacks, games and different activities. The fair will take place from 10:30am to…
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Video: Are You Taking Advantage Of The Academic Achievement Center?
One of the hidden gems of JCCC, the Academic Achievement Center, provides students with opportunities for studying, tutoring, and helping those who are desperately struggling find the help they need.
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Election Analysis: The Possibility of Kansas Turning From a Red to Purple State
“The Democratic Party and everything that they stand for is so pro abortion, pro homosexual, pro gun control. And I’m a Kansan. We are conservative.” This was the dramatic opening of the 2008 film, “What’s a Matter with Kansas?” and brash as this statement may be, for decades now this is how much of the…
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Editor In Chief: Welcome To The Messenger
Bringing you news with amazing pictures, a new podcast, and video coverage, I am happy to reintroduce you to JCCC’s student media site, The Messenger, formerly known as the Campus Ledger. We are bringing you The Messenger to be that same hub of information with pieces from every desk: news, opinion, life, and sports. My…
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Meet the All-New Staff of JCCC’s The Messenger
Take a moment to meet the students who have revived Student Media at Johnson County Community College. ]
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What Farmers Want City People To Know
Even here in Kansas, there is a big disconnect between rural farmers and city dwellers. Maybe that’s because people might believe that food comes from the store, or from our amazing food court, and don’t realize how much work goes into the food that they consume. Farmers will tell you, too, that some people don’t…