ASU State Press reported that MCC alumnus Grant Navakuku said transitioning from Army training life to regular college life could have been difficult, but MCC made it very smooth.
ASU State Press reported that MCC alumna Kim Curry-Evans said one arts history class at MCC was all it took for her to reconnect to her childhood memory of being in awe of the art she saw in Paris.
Mesa Community College's Red, White and Blue BBQ for the Brave and Veterans Day Mesa Classic games are featured in the East Valley Tribune's reporting of local Veterans Day events. http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/region-will-see-various-veterans-day-activities-this-week/article_a78e6b38-e218-11e8-9a71-07c78607a406.html
AZFamily's Kylee Cruz followed MCC student Shelby Lynch as she turned in her ballot, voting in an election for the first time at MCC Red Mountain. https://tinyurl.com/ycd472ky
MCC Professor Dennis Kibbe, 2018 Red Hat Academy New Instructor of the Year, is featured in Red Hat Academy's video explaining student's desire for Red Hat training.
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service reported on MCC alumna Briana Hanks carrying on a long family history of military service.
Arizona Republic reported on NextGen America, a progressive group that is spending millions trying to register and turn out young voters here this year. The group recently visited Mesa Community College.
Arizona's Family (channels 3 and 5) met up with six first-time voters at Mesa Community College, many of whom are still undecided. We sat down for a hour-long conversation about the election and who's influencing their vote.
MCC residential faculty Dennis Kibbe is interviewed by Blockchain Weekly about blockchain classes at MCC. He is introduced at minute 8:07 and participates in the discussion from 16:24 forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps4TcFhwIqU
AZ Business Daily reports that Mesa Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement: Mesa Community College is pleased to welcome 12 international exchange students to contribute to our vibrant campus community during the 2018-2019 academic year as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Community College Initiative (CCI) Program.
MCTV includes the MCC Arboretum Accreditation in the October episode of Maricopa Now, the official monthly T.V. magazine show of the Maricopa Community Colleges. https://www.facebook.com/MCTV115/videos/2014486548589359/
Reporter Gabby Parra from AZFamily 3TV CBS5 visited MCC's Southern and Dobson Campus to report on MCC students from the Center for Community & Civic Engagement who were emphasizing the importance of voting. https://www.azfamily.com/video/video-last-chance-to-register-to-vote/video_5409abb9-0d4c-55f6-a031-d9d8388f5456.html
Community College Daily reported that Mesa Community College (MCC) alumnus Karl Schroeder and his wife, Aurelia, are starting a scholarship fund to help MCC business students.(Second story)
At her day job, former MCC student Rachel Bliss works as a manufacturer rep for three industrial and commercial boiler lines. In her free time, she runs Be About Bliss, a nonprofit that provides a bag of food and book to students at two elementary schools in Aurora before they leave for winter break. Article appears in Highland Ranch Herald, a publication of Colorado Community Media.
Inside Higher Education article says community colleges working with Apple on coding courses report promising returns from the first year of the partnership. In the past year, Mesa Community College has enrolled close to 100 students in an iOS app development microcertificate program. Sixteen students, including recent high school graduates, adults looking to switch careers and retirees…
The East Valley Tribune publishes article on MCC professor Nicola Plowes' research on group conflicts in social insects.[The original research article appears in The American Naturalist/University of Chicago Press Journals.]
Fox 10 News interviews NextGen Arizona representatives and MCC students about the importance of registering to vote during a Sept. 25 Voter Registration Day event on MCC's Southern and Dobson Campus.
MCC alumnus Frank Gonzales is featured in the Sonoran Quarterly (Fall/Holiday 2018 edition) discussing his exhibition "Untamed: Wild Compositions" appearing in the Ottosen Gallery at the Desert Botanical Garden. The exhibit will be on display Sept. 2018 through Jan. 2019. https://www.dbg.org/exhibits/untamed-wild-compositions-by-frank-gonzales/
Mesa Chamber of Commerce announced that 40 Mesa Community College students were named MCC Service Scholars, recognizing their community service and volunteerism, during an Aug. 17 luncheon at MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus.
The writings of two Mesa Community College professors, Niccole Villa Cerveny and Nicola Plowes, and an alumna, Esther Goldthwaite, appear in the Council on Undergraduate Research’s book, Mentoring through Transitions: Voices on the Verge.
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on Mesa Community College life science professor Nicola Plowes, a co-author of a research article, Mechanistic Models of Conflict between Ant Colonies and Their Consequences for Territory Scaling, appearing in the August edition of The American Naturalist/University of Chicago Press Journals.
Funeral Business Advisor Magazine sat down with Clint Probst, MCC alumnus, funeral director and owner of Probst Family Funerals in Midway, Utah and Heber Valley Funeral Home in Heber, UT, to learn more about his career and experience in the funeral industry. The MCCCD Mortuary Science program is currently overseen by Chandler-Gilbert Community…
Aquaculturenorthamerica.com features MCC aquaponics instructor Dr. George B. Brooks Jr. in an article on the U.S. aquaculture industry.
MCC astronomy professor Kevin Healy is interviewed by AZFamily.com about the new additions to the planetarium at the Southern and Dobson Campus. http://www.azfamily.com/clip/14593045/video-big-man-on-campus-planetarium
KTAR News reported that Apple chose Mesa Community College as one of six community colleges in the U.S. last year to offer its Everyone Can Code program. Now, after producing 16 graduates, the school plans to expand the number of coding classes available.