MCC Program is One of 22 Educational Programs Changing the Food System
Published Monday, September 28, 2015Food Tank has rounded up a list of 22 programs, both nationally and internationally, that integrate food into their curriculums. These programs include the culinary arts, farming practicum, food security degrees, and food justice studies. MCC's Sustainable Food Systems Program is one of those programs. MCC offers both a degree and a certificate in Sustainable Food Systems. Both options provide further education on growing, harvesting and producing, preparation, and consumption of food through...
Four Community College Athletes Earn Weekly Honors
Published Friday, September 25, 2015Aeron Carr and Rathen Ricedorff of Mesa Community College were named WSFL players of the week on special teams and offense, respectively, for their performances in a double-overtime 55-52 victory over Phoenix College. Four community college athletes earn weekly honors.pdf
ASU's Ricedorff Learns Early About Marriage Challenges
Published Thursday, September 24, 2015Kizzy Ricedorff was in celebration mode, signing autographs after Arizona State volleyball's upset of then No. 6 Illinois last Saturday when she learned that her husband Rathen, playing quarterback a few miles away for Mesa Community College, had suffered a serious hand injury. ASU's Ricedorff learns early about marriage challenges.pdf
Pair of Valley College Athletes
Published Thursday, September 24, 2015Mesa Community College quarterback Rathen Ricedorff and Paradise Valley soccer star Megan Schulze don’t know each other, but they have more in common than they realize. Both players are Phoenix natives who left the Valley for short periods of time but found their way back. Ricedorff grew up in Mesa. His father was an assistant coach on the MCC football team for two years, and the father’s workplace was the son’s playground. Ricedorff roamed the sidelines during games and practices and idolized...
Mesa, Starbucks Clash Over Coffee-Shop Design
Published Thursday, September 24, 2015Update on Fiesta District changes. Mesa, Starbucks clash over coffee-shop design.pdf
Learn Skills Ranging From Coding to 3-D Printing at Maker Spaces
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2015Article about the local maker movement with quote from Mesa Community College employee Paul Hickey. The movement, still in its infancy, embraces technological change. It brings people together in community spaces to make things, and make them better. "Paul Hickey, 31, of Chandler, was in the back, using the laser cutter to make an acrylic plaque. He said it’s not difficult to use the machine. 'The hard part is the design part, so you need to learn the software, and then the laser cutter does...
MCC Invites Public to Tour Student Success Center & MCC Partners with St. Scholastica
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2015-The public is invited to tour the recently completed Mesa Community College Enrollment and Student Success Centers from 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 29. Following an opening ceremony attendees may tour the facilities. Also, MCC Partners with St. Scholastica -mesaindependent_20150923_AMain.pdf
Kemp off to Good Start in Unexpected Role as Pirates' Top QB
Published Wednesday, September 23, 2015Previous MCC athlete in USA Today. Kemp off to good start in unexpected role as Pirates' top QB.pdf
Food Fight: Trucks vs. Restaurants in Some Phoenix Area Cities
Published Friday, September 18, 2015The Valley’s growing love affair with food trucks and their ever-expanding culinary possibilities is dishing up controversy in some areas, where owners of traditional restaurants are making it clear they don’t want the competition and would prefer the vehicles keep their distance. In Mesa, an effort to establish regular food-truck events was launched in the Las Sendas area in early September, with the cooperation of the homeowner’s association there. Organizer Natascha Ovando-Karadsheh, a Las...
Teaching in the Sonoran Desert
Published Friday, September 18, 2015Article by Emily Dimson in the Blazing Star, a publication put out by the North American Native Plant Society, about teaching at the Red Mountain Campus. Pages 4-6 Blazing_Summer2015_v6_c.pdf