9/03/2026

IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College (GCC) is partnering with Bay College in Escanaba to give students in the Western Upper Peninsula the opportunity to participate in an innovative, co-curricular program called the Civics Corps.  Starting this fall semester, GCC students will have the opportunity to participate virtually alongside Bay College students as they design and host Veterans Speak, an intergenerational program that brings together veterans of different ages to share about their experiences each November. As part of the intergenerational focus of the program, students from both campuses will work with members of the group’s partnered organizations the American Legion Department of Michigan, American Merchant Marine Veterans, and Veterans for All Voters to produce Veterans Speak. Additionally, the students have chosen to advocate for Vietnam War era merchant mariners obtaining veterans status, similar to what World War II era merchant mariners received in 1988.