Mesa Students Push for Transgender Bathrooms
Published Friday, August 7, 2015There's push on the Mesa Community College campus to try and make the transgendered community feel more comfortable when it comes to a basic need: Using a restroom. Mesa students push for transgender bathrooms on community college campus - ABC15 Arizona.pdf Video: http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/mcc-students-push-for-transgender-bathrooms-on-campus
Let Your World Expand with New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning
Published Monday, August 3, 2015New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning, sponsored by Mesa Community College, is offering 61 classes during Fall Semester. An open house for learning more about this organization and to join will take place on Friday, September 18 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the MCC Downtown Center, 145 N. Centennial Way, Mesa on the fourth floor. Let your world expand with New Frontiers for Lifelong Learning - Sun Lakes Splash.pdf
Small Park in Old Town Surprise Honors 3 Olympic Track Talents
Published Sunday, August 2, 2015MCC Alum LaMonte King is honored in the Three Star Park in Surprise, AZ, along with Tim Williams and LaNorris "Crickett" Marshall, who were Olympic-class track athletes in the 1970s and 1980s. King was a star at Arizona State, an AAU national champion 200-meter runner and a top five athlete in the long jump. In 1980, Marshall had just finished at Mesa Community College and was posting top-five national times in both sprints. Small park in old town Surprise honors 3 Olympic track talents -...
Mountain West Moves to 8-Man Officiating Crew
Published Thursday, July 30, 2015Article mentions MCC football player and alum Austin Apodoca. Mountain West moves to 8-man officiating crew - The Denver Post.pdf
Honor Society: Crum
Published Wednesday, July 29, 2015Mandie Crum, daughter of Dean and Trish Crum, of Virden, N.M., has been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Mesa Community College. She is studying biomolecular engineering and has a 4.0 GPA. Mandie Crum is a 2012 Morenci High School graduate. Honor Society_ Crum - Eastern Arizona Courier_ Lifestyle.pdf
St. Scholastica Partners with Mesa Community College
Published Wednesday, July 29, 2015The College of St. Scholastica, a 103-year-old independent Catholic Benedictine college, has forged a partnership with Mesa Community College (MCC) that will strengthen its community presence and expand its social work course offerings. St. Scholastica will offer a bachelor of arts in social work program on the MCC campus. Fall 2015 classes commence in September and are already nearing capacity. St. Scholastica.pdf
Mesa Opens Multi-Million-Dollar Office Building in Fiesta District
Published Tuesday, July 28, 2015Retail space that once lay barren, a sign of a struggling economy in Mesa’s Fiesta District, will soon become a beacon of growth in the city’s effort to redefine the district as a nucleus of industry in the East Valley. Mesa opens multi-million-dollar office building in Fiesta District - East Valley Tribune_ East Valley Local News.pdf
Ranger Explains NAGPRA's Impact on Mesa Verde
Published Monday, July 27, 2015Park Ranger Lara Lloyd will present a thought-provoking talk about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and how it impacts Mesa Verde on Thursday, July 30. Lara teaches in the Cultural Science department at Mesa Community College in Arizona. www.cortezjournal.pdf
Maricopa Community Colleges Help Foster Care Students Finish College
Published Saturday, July 25, 2015The Maricopa Community Colleges announced a new program that will help children who are aging out of the foster care system to get into and complete college. Maricopa Community Colleges help foster care students finish college - East Valley Tribune_ East Valley Local News.pdf
Daughter Accepts Dad's Diploma
Published Friday, July 24, 2015Juliana Mandile recently earned two GCC degrees, an Associate in Arts and an Associate in General Education. But it was receiving the third diploma that touched her heart even more deeply. Yet the third diploma wasn’t even hers; it was that of her father, Mark Anthony Mandile. Juliana accepted her father’s diploma in May, when his degree was awarded posthumously. Despite failing health, Mark had been studying radio engineering at Mesa Community College, aiming for the associate’s degree his...