Spring 2014
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MCC Remembers Founding Dean of Students
Jinnett Kirk was Dean of Students at MCC from 1965 to 1979 The name Kirk may be immediately reminiscent of the Student Center on the Southern and Dobson campus, but for some the name evokes memories of the amazing woman, Jinnett Kirk, whom the building was named after. Jinnett Kirk worked for 14 years at MCC; as the Dean of Students she made it...
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MCC Instructor One of Top 20 Cisco Trainers in U.S.
The Cisco Networking Academy recently notified Mesa Community College instructor Bob Samson that he is one of their top 20 train-the-trainers in North America. Samson is in his 10th year as an instructor in Cisco Networking Academy classes at MCC. Along with teaching traditional student classes, he is also a train-the-trainer for instructors in...
Alumna Pursues Passion as Novelist
MCC alumna Danette Key discovered that sometimes change opens up access to inner creativity. Born and raised in Arizona, Key worked in the insurance industry for 26 years. But when she and her husband decided to make a change and move to upstate New York, Key began a whole new career as an author of young adult novels. “My life changed when...
Scholarship Recipient Completes Master’s Degree, Touts MCC and Community Colleges
Molly O’Dwyer took a circuitous route from Mesa Community College to the University of North Carolina, where she received her Master’s Degree in Information Science in December 2013. O’Dwyer, now 30, grew up in Mesa and graduated from Mesa High School before attending MCC. She received MCC’s Alumni & Friends scholarship in the spring of 2004...
MCC Receives NSF Grant for Geospatial Technologies
Mesa Community College has been awarded a $448,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support career and educational pathways in geospatial technologies (GST). The project period is from 9/1/13 to 8/31/16. Geospatial technologies includes equipment used in visualization, measurement, and analysis of earth’s features, typically...
MCC Viewed as Strong Anchor for Fiesta District Revitalization
In the 1980s, Mesa’s Fiesta District was considered one of the Valley’s foremost shopping and entertainment districts. The area, which encompasses U.S. 60 to Southern Avenue, and Extension to Dobson roads, experienced a gradual decline after the opening of several competing venues in other parts of Mesa, including Superstition Springs, Arizona...
Events Calendar
For a complete listing of events and times, check out our online calendars. General MCC Events: mesacc.edu/alumni and click Events Calendar Athletics: athletics.mesacc.edu/schedules February 27-28, March 1, 4-8 Into the Woods Theatre, Southern and Dobson Campus March 7, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Astronomy Nights Planetarium shows every half hour...