Muskegon Maritime Academy STEM Program to offer coding and eSports

Muskegon Maritime Academy STEM Program to offer coding and eSports

Muskegon – The Muskegon Maritime Academy(MMA) is the first K-5 all Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) school in Muskegon County. In addition to the maritime science and research, the new naval academy plans to offer coding classes starting in third grade and a STEM-based eSports league starting in fifth grade. School officials say the aim […]

Playstation 5 gaming console announced for Holiday 2020 release

Playstation 5 gaming console announced for Holiday 2020 release

Sony has announced their highly anticipated Playstation 5 home gaming console, the follow-up to their successful PS4. According to their official reveal, the PS5 will be released Holiday 2020. While an exact date has not yet been announced, information regarding the technical specifications of the gaming unit is available. Its architecture includes x86-64-AMD Ryzen™ “Zen […]

Students earn first in state with design of career showcase

Students earn first in state with design of career showcase

 For the fourth consecutive year, Graphic Production Technologies (GPT) students from the Muskegon Area Career Tech Center took first place for Chapter Display at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference. The conferences took place at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, April 21-22, 2018. The Chapter Display contest requires participants to design […]

GVSU event to feature first African American astronaut to travel to space

GVSU event to feature first African American astronaut to travel to space

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A two-day symposium hosted by Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Public Museum will celebrate space exploration and feature Guion “Guy” Bluford, a retired NASA astronaut who was the first African American to travel to space. The conference, “Roger That! A Celebration of Space Exploration in Honor of Roger B. Chaffee,” […]

GVSU students showcase vehicle at Michigan International Auto Show

GVSU students showcase vehicle at Michigan International Auto Show

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When people steer their way to the Michigan International Auto Show this weekend in Grand Rapids, they will have the opportunity to see a racing vehicle designed and built by students from Grand Valley State University. Students are part of an exhibition of student-made cars at the West Michigan Society of Automotive Engineers booth. […]

Tech Center students earn top five spots in college CAD contest

Tech Center students earn top five spots in college CAD contest

Muskegon County – All five Muskegon Area Career Tech Center students earned the top five spots in 2D AutoCAD during the 2016 American Foundry Society High School Design Competition on December 2, 2016. Muskegon Community College hosted the contest of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) students from the Muskegon Area Career Tech Center, Holland Christian, Hudsonville Unity […]