District Can't Find Spanish Teacher
Published Tuesday, January 20, 2015Payson Unified School District board members expressed amazement that the district can’t find a qualified Spanish teacher. As a stopgap measure, Superintendent Greg Wyman at a meeting on Monday asked the board to make an agreement with Mesa Community College Distance Learning. District can’t find Spanish teacher _ Payson Roundup - Payson, AZ.pdf
Coverage of "Community College Program Leads to High-Paying Jobs"
Published Monday, January 19, 2015Enrollment is growing at the Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) at Mesa Community College. It was started by aerospace companies in the Valley because they needed more skilled employees. "I have employers contacting me almost daily asking me who's your next guy and when are they ready," said Joe Martinez with Mesa Community College. Yahoo News, Phillipines (link), Community college program leads to high-paying jobs _ Watch the video - Yahoo News Philippines.pdf AZFamily Video...
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