AG Horne to 'Dreamers': No In-State Tuition
Published Thursday, August 8, 2013About two dozen undocumented students and their supporters made an emotional plea Thursday to Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, asking him to drop his lawsuit against the Maricopa County Community College District over a policy that allows undocumented immigrants who receive federal work permits to pay in-state tuition. Horne, who is trying to end the policy, listened, but then told the students that he intends to move forward with the lawsuit. AG Horne to ‘dreamers’_ No in-state tuition....
Five Projects Honored with 2013 Educational Facility Design Award
Published Wednesday, August 7, 2013MCC's Health-Wellness Building wins Design Award: Five Projects Honored with the 2013 Educational Facility Design Excellence Award - SFGate.pdf
Affiliated Workers Association Awards Scholarships to Two Members’ Dependents
Published Wednesday, August 7, 2013The Affiliated Workers Association (AWA), a national, non-profit network of professionals, small business owners and the self-employed dedicated to providing quality benefits and services to the American worker, has awarded college scholarships to a daughter and son of two of its members. Natalie Elkins, a sophomore at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz. and daughter of AWA member Billy Elkins, received a $1,000 scholarship from the AWA administered by the College First Foundation. She plans...
Fusion Facilities: 8 Reasons to Consolidate Multiple Functions Under One Roof
Published Thursday, August 1, 2013MCC's Health-Wellness building is featured in this article. Fusion Facilities_ 8 reasons to consolidate multiple functions under one roof.pdf
Recipients of A Nurse I Am Scholarship
Published Wednesday, July 31, 2013MCC nursing student Theresa Jepsen is a recipient of A Nurse I Am scholarship. Recipients each receive $2,000 toward defraying the cost of their nursing education. Selection was based on an essay written in response to the inspirational nurses' film, "A Nurse I Am". Recipients of A Nurse I Am Scholarship.pdf Her essay: Theresa Jepsen's Winning Essay from A Nurse I Am.pdf
MCC Dancer Has New Heart but Old Passion to Perform
Published Thursday, July 18, 2013Mesa Community College student Mia Welch is not only alive and well after a heart transplant a year ago, she’s celebrating her new life by performing in a dance showcase Thursday. MCC dancer has new heart but old passion to perform.pdf
Ancient Artifact Replicas Provide Students with Ceramics Experience, Public a Chance to Watch Pit Firing
Published Wednesday, July 17, 2013At Mesa Community College, Linda Speranza’s ceramics students have been working with ASU museum studies graduate student Brian Asdell to create reproductions of ancient pieces not usually found in museum collections due to their ordinary and often undecorated design. Visitors attending the Deer Valley Rock Art Center’s sunset tour on July 26 will be able to witness the unveiling of the vessels after the firing is complete. Reservations are required for the tour, and general admission charges...
Arizona's Universities Get Innovative with Bike Security
Published Saturday, July 13, 2013Community colleges and smaller universities around the state are using less-extensive measures, but still are making bike-theft prevention a priority. Mesa Community College, Glendale Community College and Gateway Community College use video surveillance as a bike-theft deterrent, according to officials at each campus. Arizona's universities get innovative with bike security.pdf
Higher-Ed Groups Unveil Alternative to Federal Student-Success Measures
Published Thursday, July 11, 2013Six major higher-education associations have teamed up to develop a new method of measuring student success that provides a more comprehensive look at how students progress through college and how many of them eventually graduate. Higher-Education Groups Unveil Alternative to Federal Student-Success Measures - Students - The Chronicle of Higher Education.pdf
MCC Presents 'Little Shop of Horrors'
Published Monday, July 8, 2013Act 1 Musical Productions at Mesa Community College will present “Little Shop of Horrors,” based on the film by Roger Corman, later this month at MCC’s Theatre Outback on its Southern Avenue-Dobson Road campus. MCC presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.pdf