Evelyn Plantillas Celebrates Golden Anniversary as MCC Student
Published Wednesday, January 14, 2015MCC alum Evelyn Plantillas tells her story of the beginnings of MCC for the AZ Informant. AZInformant Evelyn Plantillas 11.14.15.pdf
MCC's Human Trafficking Awareness on Maricopa Now
Published Tuesday, January 13, 2015MCC's Human Trafficking Awareness event covered on Maricopa Now: minute 4:35: https://www2.maricopa.edu/mctv/maricopa-now
Mesa Honors the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Published Monday, January 12, 2015The Mayor of Mesa and a Grammy nominated jazz artist are both part of the events in the City of Mesa to remember the leadership and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The events are organized by the Mesa Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee and will be held from Saturday, Jan. 17 through Martin Luther King (MLK) Day Monday, Jan. 19. The Veora E. Johnson Educator of the Year Award will be presented to Mona Scott, a professor at Mesa Community College, along with scholarships to...
Rosie on the House: Tree Questions
Published Saturday, January 10, 2015Peter Conden talks about tree landscaping on KTAR's Rosie on the House. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rosie-on-the-house/id310111938?mt=2
MCC Boasts 2 in Prestigious Carson School
Published Saturday, January 10, 2015The current prides of the Mesa Community College Theatre Department are Janae Dunn and Marissa Salazar, who have been accepted to the Johnny Carson School. This particular academic institution is not, as it turns out, where students learn to pantomime golf swings or deliver oneliners in a turban. It is, rather, The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, a prestigious department of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, named for one of that university’s more famous alumni. Dunn and Salazar...
Coverage of Obama's Community College Proposal
Published Friday, January 9, 2015MCC is featured during coverage of Obama's Community College Proposal. MCC students and Rufus Glasper are interviewed: AZCentral, MCC's Martin Cordova interviewed: AZCentral, Channel 12 Obama's Community Colleg Proposal.pdf; Link with video. AZ Family, MCC nursing student interviewed: What Obama's community college proposal could mean for Arizona _ azfamily.pdf; KPHO, Rufus Glasper comments: President's plan for free community college could cost AZ - CBS 5 - KPHO.pdf; Link ...
Coverage of Fiesta Bowl Junior College
Published Wednesday, January 7, 2015San Bernardino Valley College defeated Mesa Community College, 65-59, in the championship game of the Mesa Community College’s Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout in Mesa, Arizona on Monday. Press Enterprise; AREA COLLEGES_ UCR women beat Brown.pdf Central Arizona defeated Monroe, New York, 68-64 on Monday night in the third-place game of the Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout at Mesa Community College. Area Sports Roundup, Casa Grande Dispatch; Area Sports Roundup, 12_30_14 -...
10 Southeast Valley Activities to Try in 2015
Published Monday, January 5, 2015MCC and Chandler-Gilbert CC offer creative classes and lifelong learning opportunities. 10 Southeast Valley activities to try in 2015.pdf
Hansen: Caps, Gowns Trump Helmets and Shoulder Pads
Published Monday, January 5, 2015In 1991, Wyatt departed Mountain View High School intending to play center at Mesa Community College. A week or so before Arizona began workouts, it offered Wyatt a spot on the roster. Five years later, an honorable mention All-Pac-10 center, Wyatt was honored at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. He had already earned a degree in philosophy and four months later completed his UA master’s degree in business. Hansen_...
Educators confront some of the coming year's challenges
Published Monday, December 29, 2014Educators confront some of the coming year's challenges, insist that Common Core will work if its tenets are followed. Excerpt: When asked about Common Core, accurately known as The Arizona College and Career Ready Standards, MCC President Dr. Shouan Pan reminded attendees that these were approved in 2010. The good news, he said, is that students will be better prepared than they are now as a result of the standards’ adoption. Pan, of MCC, reported that currently close to 60 percent of...