Note to readers: The following guest column by McHenry County College President Vicky Smith originally published in the Northwest Herald print edition Friday, Aug. 31. We inadvertently did not publish it to our website, so we post it here today.

By VICKY SMITH

I just celebrated my second anniversary as president of McHenry County College. Over these past two years, the college has undertaken significant planning efforts as we transform MCC into an institution where members of the community can reclaim their American dream.