Welcome Honors Students

As an MCC Honors Student, you'll learn from highly qualified faculty in small, dynamic classes. You'll receive the highest level of personalized guidance and student support. And you'll acquire a first-rate education in an ideal learning environment - all at a very affordable tuition rate.

The MCC Honors Program is dedicated to helping you reach your highest potential. We offer a rigorous multi-disciplinary curriculum that emphasizes active, small-group learning supported by related extra-curricular activities.

Financial Benefits

There are two ways to receive money as a member of the Honors Program: the Presidents' Scholarship* and the Honors Achievement Award. Any student receiving money from either scholarship are required to take a minimum of one – three credit honors class. All scholarship recipients are automatically admitted into the Honors Program at MCC.

Recent graduates from NCA-accredited high schools in Maricopa County are eligible to apply for the Presidents' Scholarship, provided they rank in the top 15% of their graduating classes in the 6th, 7th or 8th semester and enroll in the academic year following high school graduation without having enrolled in any institution other than a Maricopa Community College. *ALL Presidents Scholarship Recipients MUST take an Honors-Only class.

Continuing and transfer students may apply for the Honors Achievement Award Program after having accumulated a minimum of 12 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.250.

Honors Research Showcase

Congratulations to our Honors Research Showcase winners:

• 1st Place: Diane Cook - Topic: Diabetes
• 2nd Place: Lauren Lang - Topic: Scoliosis


Honorable Mentions
• Hailey Babb - Topic: Necrotizing Fasciitis
• Jessica Sabin - Topic: Self-Esteem
• Justin Harwood - Topic: Benefits of Good Sleep
• Erika Hawes - Topic: Thyroid Cancer

Thank you to all of the participants, your posters and your knowledge of your topics were outstanding. Thank you to our judges Dr. Ann Ewing and Dr. Carolyn St. Peter.

Upcoming Events

OxFam Humger Banquet: The Honor's Program, Honors Student Advisory Board, ASMCC, and other student clubs are excited to bring the Oxfam Hunger Banquet to Mesa Community College on March 28th at 12:30PM to 2:00PM in LB145

                               We hope this event will raise awareness about the injustice and poverty on a global scale.

                                                What is an Oxfam Hunger Banquet? A meal to change the world.

At an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet, guests randomly draw tickets that assign them to different income levels, based on the latest statistics about the number of people living in poverty. Depending on where they sit, some receive a filling dinner, while others eat a simple meal or share sparse portions of rice and water. Oxfam America Hunger Banquet guests can also take on the roles of real people from around the world and share their experiences with others. While not all guests leave with full stomachs, many gain a new perspective on the root causes of hunger and poverty—and will feel motivated to do something to help. Click here to register.

 

Phoenix Symphony Strings: are coming to Mesa Community College on Tuesday April 3rd 2:00PM in the Navajo Room.

Honors Forum Lecture Speaker: Malou Innocent will be speaking at Glendale Communiyt College, Student Union on Wednesday April 4, 2012 at 7:00PM

The Role of Information in International Politics

Malou Innocent is a Foreign Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute. She is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and her primary research interests include Middle East and Persian Gulf security issues and U.S. foreign policy toward Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China. She has appeared as a guest analyst on CNN, BBC News, Fox News Channel, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, CNBC Asia, and Reuters. Innocent has published reviews and articles on national security and international affairs in journals, such as Survival, Congressional Quarterly, and Harvard International Review. She has also written for Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal Asia, Christian Science Monitor, Armed Forces Journal, The Guardian, Huffington Post, The Washington Times, and other outlets, both in the United States and overseas.

She earned dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Mass Communications and Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT:
http://mcli.maricopa.edu/honors/forum