The Wrangler News reports on Dr. Lori Berquam's appointment as interim president of Mesa Community College.
The Wrangler News reports Sandra Luehrsen of Mesa Community College will be one of the artists and teachers performing at the ASU art museum's Ceramic Studio Tour.Link to webpage
Dr. Lori Berquam discusses the Mesa College Promise in this ABC 15 report. MCC Student Life representative Erick Tanchez shares student perspectives on paying for college.
This azfamily news story features the announcement of the Mesa College Promise and features MCC.
KTAR reports Mesa Mayor John Giles unveiled the Mesa College Promise, making MCC tuition free for eligible students graduating from local high schools.
The League for Innovation in the Community College features the MCC embedded high school advisor program in this month's Member Spotlight.
The Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent reports on Dr. Lori Berquam being selected as MCC's interim president.
Jennifer Dame of Apple Education mentions a cohort of MCC students who developed an app to help students identify resources in her interview with Community College Daily.
Former MCC student Michael Brad Hinkes earned place 14th place at the National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh last summer. His story is featured in this People of Saltchuk article.
The Fountain Hills Times reports MCC aluma Bernadine Burnette, who was recently named one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business, retains her role as president of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.
MCC Dance Program Director Tina Rangel and adjunct faculty Devon Polynone offer suggestions in this Dance Magazine article about selecting a college.
ESPN 2 spotlights Brandon Cox, an MCC basketball player and electrical engineering student, his battle with alcoholism and what lead him to pursue his dream of playing college hoops.
Sonoran News reports on Carol Stuttard, adjunct faculty at Mesa Community College, and her background and experience as a Master Gardner.
The Economic Reporter, a city of Mesa Economic Development newsletter, showcases the partnership between MCC and the Earnhardt Ford Automotive Career Exploration program (pg. 5). In the article Stephen Skroch, MCC Automotive Service program director, says “The additional training enhances our current curriculum and provides our program graduates an additional competitive edge when seeking…
This Wrangler News article features the Girls Get IT event hosted by the Maricopa Information Technology Institute (MITI) in Dec. 2019. Nora Reyes, MCC senior associate vice president is quoted in the piece: “If we want more women in STEM fields, we can’t just start in the high school levels,” she says. “We have to go even further than that. We have to address middle schoolers, elementary…
This Arizona Republic story tells how MCC student athlete Brandon Cox came to be a 36-year-old college basketball player.
"Best of Valencia County” special section in the Valencia County News-Bulletin features MCC alumna Rosalinda "Rosa" A. Ortiz as the funeral service practitioner for the Romero Funeral Home in New Mexico.The Best of Valencia County contest winners were selected by News-Bulletin readers.Note: The MCCCD Mortuary Science program is currently overseen by Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
Niccole Villa Cerveny, Ph.D., MCC Geography faculty, is co-author of the Weatherwise article Meteorology's Emerald Jewel: Valentia Observatory.Weatherwise is an open access journal featuring articles on all areas of the Humanities, Social Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Science, Technology and Medicine sectors.Other authors are Randy Cerveny, Robert Balling and Merlin Lawson.
AZ Central reports on Mesa Community College's rose garden dubbing it, "Mesa's best-kept secret."Plenty of well shot photo's of our garden here.Web Article
MCC Rose Garden Curator MaryLou Coffman tells the story of the garden in this Arizona Republic feature.Note: A subscription is required to access the article accompanying video online.
Community College Daily reports on Carmen Prado Newland and Nora Amavisca Reyes filling the newly created associate vice president positions. Newland has experience as both the interim senior associate vice president and dean of enrollment services at Mesa Community College. Reyes has served as vice provost of the MCC Red Mountain Campus since 2016.
Michelle Jung, MCC Exercise Science faculty, is the expert consulted for the NBC 12News segment, “Exactly how many calories are in Thanksgiving dinner?” She was joined by several of her students to demonstrate the proper techniques for suggested exercises. The segment aired multiple times on 12News Phoenix beginning the evening of Nov. 27 (the day before Thanksgiving) and was picked up by…
RaisingArizonakids.com reports on East Valley Children’s Theatre presenting the play “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus,” featuring Jere Van Patten, adjunct faculty member of Mesa Community College, as the director.
MyLocalNews shares news of MCC receiving a 2019 ALL IN Challenge silver seal for high percentage of student voter engagement during the 2018 midterm election.
Wrangler News reports on the new offering of EMT training at the MCC Red Mountain Campus. MCC student Wyatt Bell is quoted in the article.“The MCC program is great,” he said, “with its encouraging, no-nonsense instructors, who’ve worked in the field and deliver real-life scenarios that always keep students interested and involved. The program is interactive, well-led and student focused.”