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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 her goal to guide and encourage students.She went above and beyond her job description, championing students…
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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 the Cisco Networking Academy Program…
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 we moved,” Key said. “Sometimes change motivates…
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, and attended MCC from 2001-04.
“I never…
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 involving such systems as global positioning systems (GPS…
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 Mills, Riverview and Tempe Marketplace. …
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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
Physical Science Building, Southern…