Coverage of Automotive Challenge
Published Monday, December 14, 2015A full-time student scholarship will be at stake when high school students from across Arizona test their automotive testing and diagnostic skills during the inaugural Maricopa Community Colleges’ Arizona High School Auto Challenge. Automotive instructors from three of the Maricopa Community Colleges that offer post-secondary degree and certificate automotive programs banded together to present the challenge, which replaces a similar competition co-hosted for 22 years by Ford Motor Company and...
Dr. Gerardo E. de los Santos Resigns as President and CEO, League for Innovation
Published Thursday, December 10, 2015After nearly 17 years at the League, 10 years as President and CEO, Gerardo E. de los Santos, Ph.D., will be stepping down from his leadership role due to family health responsibilities. Dr. de los Santos earned an A.A. degree from Mesa Community College in Arizona. Dr. Gerardo E.pdf
MCC Professor's Research on Desert Plant Compounds Benefits Students
Published Wednesday, December 9, 2015Mesa Independent article on Professor Tim Minger and grant. In 2012, the National Science Foundation awarded Mesa Community College a grant to study the chemical compounds of native Sonoran Desert plants. “The grant was to assist with modifying the organic chemistry laboratory curriculum to incorporate more research based activities using chemicals found in the native plants of the Sonoran Desert as a starting point.” MesaIndependent_20151209_A12-A13.pdf
Even St. Nick Needs Santa School
Published Wednesday, December 9, 2015Mark Brenneman, a retired MCC mathematics professor, has been playing Santa for 43 years. Brenneman operates Santa Claus and Company, directing a group of about 15 Santas, four Mrs. Claus' and five to nine elves. Christmas' biggest secret_ Even St.pdf
Dr. Gerardo E. de los Santos Resigns as President and CEO, League for Innovation
Published Monday, December 7, 2015After nearly 17 years at the League of Innovation, 10 years as President and CEO, Gerardo E. de los Santos, Ph.D., will be stepping down from his leadership role due to family health responsibilities. Gerardo is an MCC alum. Dr. Gerardo E.pdf
The Growth of Downtown Mesa
Published Monday, December 7, 2015MCC is mentioned in this article about the growth of Downtown Mesa. The growth of downtown Mesa_ Where the track is leading - Mesa Independent _ Mesa Independent.pdf
MCC Profile: NASA Workshop Proves a Rare Treat for Budding Biotechnology Scientist
Published Saturday, December 5, 2015Upon arriving at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Mesa Community College student Greg Howard was immediately assigned a mission: to form a theoretical space exploration company and build a rover out of a basic robotics kit in about a day. NASA student Greg Howard.pdf
Coverage of Mesa Community College Fighting to Keep Red Mountain Campus Open
Published Thursday, December 3, 2015A decline in enrollment at Mesa Community College’s Red Mountain location has faculty fighting to keep the 15-year old campus from closing. (See video below by Kendall Bartley/Cronkite News) Also: Community College Week News Briefs, Dec.pdf
MCC Featured on Maricopa Now
Published Thursday, December 3, 2015MCC faculty member Palmerino Mazzucco, student Bill Melhouse and Hunger Awareness Week are featured on the December edition of Maricopa Now, the monthly TV Magazine Show of the Maricopa Community Colleges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owQsh2A2rfo Palermino is at minute 7:41 Hunger Awareness is at minute 23:25
Rufus Glasper to Retire as Chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges
Published Thursday, December 3, 2015Rufus Glasper, longtime chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges, is retiring to become head of a non-profit education group in the Valley. Arizona Republic article mentions MCC at Red Mountain. Arizona Republic: Rufus Glasper to retire as chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges.pdf Phoenix Business Journal