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MCC fills industry void, launches Biomedical Equipment Technology certificate program

Published Wednesday, August 18, 2021

MESA, Ariz. -- Aug. 18, 2021 -- Mesa Community College, in collaboration with Banner Health, establishes a Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Biomedical Equipment Technology, the only program of its kind in Arizona. The MCC Biomedical Equipment Technology program introduces students to the technical knowledge and skills needed for entry level positions such as troubleshooting, repairing and...

MCC program director named Arizona state climatologist

Published Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Erinanne Saffell, director of the MCC Geography Program, is named Arizona state climatologist. MESA, Ariz. -- August 10, 2021 -- Erinanne Saffell, Ph.D., director of Mesa Community College’s (MCC) Geography program and residential faculty member, is appointed Arizona’s state climatologist by Governor Doug Ducey. Saffell, born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, cites her early memories of extreme...

MCC and Boeing invest in the community with rapid training and industry certifications

Published Tuesday, July 27, 2021

MESA, Arizona – July 27, 2021 – The Boeing Company, the world's largest aerospace firm, and Mesa Community College (MCC) partner to provide aerospace industry training to launch new careers in record time. “We began offering cable harness wiring boot camps in collaboration with MCC last year,” said Robert Blawat, operations manager for The Boeing Company. “We developed an eight question, pre-...

MCC’s first feature film Antigone showcased in Phoenix Film Festival

Published Thursday, July 22, 2021

MESA, Ariz. -- July 22, 2021 -- Mesa Community College’s first feature film, Antigone, appears in the prestigious Phoenix Film Festival at 7:45 p.m., Aug. 16 and 9:05 p.m., Aug. 19 in the Harkins Theaters Scottsdale 101. The film, pronounced ann-TEE-guh-nee, features MCC students and alumni performing the play originally written by Socrates around 441 B.C. Theatre Program Director Kevin Dressler...

MCC English faculty receive Developmental Education Endowment Award

Published Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Stacy Wilson, MCC English faculty MESA, Arizona -- July 21, 2021 -- Mesa Community College English faculty Stacy Wilson and Alex Arreguin receive the MCC Developmental Education Endowment Award to contextualize teaching and learning in English courses (specifically ENG101 and ENG102). This is accomplished by engaging students in active learning through hands-on experiences and the use of real-...

MCC is a Net Impact Chapter of the Year

Published Tuesday, July 20, 2021

MESA, Ariz. — July 20, 2021 — Mesa Community College is one of five Chapter of the Year recipients selected from among more than 350 international chapters by Net Impact, a global community of emerging leaders who aspire to be effective drivers of economic, social, and environmental change. Chosen in the Undergraduate category, the MCC Center for Community & Civic Engagement’s chapter was...

MCC student-athletes earn NJCAA All-Academic honors

Published Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Women's Track and Field athletes compete in the steeplechase at the NJCAA Outdoor Nationals MESA, Ariz., -- July 14, 2021 -- Twenty-eight Mesa Community College (MCC) student-athletes earn All-Academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). With only ten of the 18 MCC squads eligible to be considered under NJCAA regulations for the 2020-21 year, four complete...

MCC First Year Experience program earns national recognition

Published Thursday, July 8, 2021

MESA, Ariz. -- July 8, 2021 -- Mesa Community College’s First Year Experience program (FYE), a supportive year-long engagement with first-year college students, is recognized as a Program of Promise by the National Organization for Student Success (NOSS). The NOSS recognition is given to programs using effective and promising practices promoting student success and development. The MCC First...

MCC earns second Gold Healthy Arizona Worksites Award

Published Wednesday, June 30, 2021

MESA, Ariz. -- June 30, 2021 -- Mesa Community College employee wellness efforts are again recognized with a Gold Level Healthy Arizona Worksites Award. The Healthy Arizona Worksites Program (HAWP) evaluated MCC based on how it used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Worksite Health ScoreCard as part of its evidence-based worksite wellness program. Established by the Arizona...

MCC recognizes faculty excellence in teaching with Endowed Teaching Chair awards

Published Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Endowed Teaching Chairs: Diana Breed, R.N. and Elizabeth “Bootsie” Martinez Endowed Teaching Chair Diana Breed, R.N. MESA, Arizona – June 23, 2021– Mesa Community College (MCC) recognizes faculty for excellence in teaching and learning with Endowed Teaching Awards. Faculty members Diana Breed, R.N. and Elizabeth “Bootsie” Martinez, receive Endowed Teaching Chair awards for...

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