Desert is Home to Scary Creatures Looking for Cool Places
Published Monday, June 13, 2016The East Valley Tribune says scorpions, spiders and other venomous monsters of the East Valley are as ornery as you are right now. They’re not fond of 115-degree days, either. Interview with MCC life science instructor Andy Baldwin and photos of Griffin Logue, RM exhibit coordinator. Desert is home to scary creatures looking for cool spaces - East Valley Tribune_ Arizona.pdf 061216 EVTrib Scorpions_spiders_bees (1).pdf 061216 EVTrib - creatures (1).pdf
Dance Lessons from MCC Dance Instructor Steve Conrad who was on 'Bachelorette'
Published Tuesday, June 7, 2016ABC 15 reports that Steve Conrad, Mesa Community College dance faculty, joined Hollywood icon Jean Veloz on the set for an upcoming episode of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” and posted his fall class schedule. Dance lessons.pdf
Mesa Community College Summer Band Camp
Published Tuesday, June 7, 2016Cory McCloskey of Fox 10 checks out band camp at Mesa Community College. More than 400 talented young musicians attend the free summer camp. Interviews with MCC music professors Rob Hunter, Paul Brewer and Nick Manson. Video
EPIK Dance Company; A Step Forward
Published Monday, June 6, 2016Mesa Community College Dance was mentioned in AZFoothills.com article "EPIK Dance Company; A Step Forward." EPIK is a nonprofit organization known as a street fusion dance company. MCC Dance students help make up the 14 member dance team.
The Genus Sansevieria: An Introduction to Molecular (DNA) Analysis and Preliminary Insights to Intrageneric Relationships
Published Tuesday, May 31, 2016Research article in Sansevieria Journal by MCC professor Andy Baldwin and Robert H. Webb discusses how molecular biology, particularly as it involves the analysis of DNA, is growing in importance within plant taxonomy to resolve how families and genera are related and to even resolve plant species from one another. Special acknowledgments to the many students at Mesa Community College who did the extractions of DNA from leaf specimens as part of an undergraduate research project. Carrie Lipka...
Cast announcement - Big Fish
Published Tuesday, May 24, 2016Cast announced for BIG FISH at Mesa Community College / Act 1 Musical Productions, reports PHX Stages.
Dancing the Light Fantastic: Tapping Into a Craze Revitalized from the Days of Early America
Published Saturday, May 21, 2016Tempe Wrangler News reports that Mary Wall, who spent years teaching dance at Mesa Community College and at Marilyn Bostic’s Ballet Centre in south Tempe, now owns Wall to Wall Dance Center in Tempe. She gives aspiring professionals, as well as those merely conscious of tap dancing’s health benefits, a chance to improve their skills and enjoy added mobility, age not withstanding. Dancing the light fantastic_ Tapping into a craze revitalized from the days of early America - Wrangler News.pdf
Designing an Amusement Park Ride
Published Friday, May 20, 2016MCC math instructor Rolando Robles was published in the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics about his research into STEM activities that allow students to creatively explore problem solving. Amusement Park Design.pdf
New Frontiers Newsletter Summer 2016
Published Wednesday, May 18, 2016New Frontiers newsletter stated that members helped with MCC student registration, Empty Bowls and two MCC Student Open House events, totaling 500 volunteer hours to the college. Compressed Summer Newsletter.pdf
5 Million-Dollar Man: Alphagraphics Owner's Fundraising Work Benefits MCC
Published Thursday, May 12, 2016Arizona Republic article on Steve Adams, owner of an Alphagraphics franchise, who prides himself in community engagement, serving on boards for area nonprofits and educational institutions. In the past few years, he took on the task of helping to raise more than $5 million for Mesa Community College. 5 Million-Dollar Man.pdf