MCC alumna Jaime Faulkner is profiled in this ASU Now article chronicling her accomplishments.Note: While at MCC Faulker placed first in poetry in a national literary competition.
12News.com reports Mesa Community College will be the first two-year college to wear the special N7 Nike uniforms on Dec. 1. The colors represent harmony, fellowship and friendship and on Dec. 1 the men's and women's basketball teams at Mesa Community College will be donning the special Nike uniforms in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
From the Mesa Chamber of Commerce: MCC’s Sixth Annual American Indian Recognition Day basketball games, Dec. 1, 2018, will be the big reveal for the Thunderbird N7 uniforms. MCC was accepted as the first two-year college in the nation to participate in the Nike initiative celebrating Native American Heritage Month. MCC coach Sam Stevens is mentioned.
Coverage of the MCC Arboretum in the Nov. 18 issue of Green Living, on pages 12-13. Interviews with Sean Whitcomb, Tom Bulinski, Peter Conden and Jovan Coleman.
KTAR News calls upon Brian Dille, a Mesa Community College political science professor, for his insight into campaign ad spending.
The November issue of Maricopa Now, the official monthly T.V. magazine show of the Maricopa Community Colleges, features the Red Mountain garden and Whataburger winner Ariana Granger and faculty Niccole Cerveny at min. 8:27, ITPME Gala at 11:36, Hispanic Heritage Festival at 12:15 and Art Instructor Cynthia Peterson at 17:30.
The October issue of Maricopa Now, the official monthly T.V. magazine show of the Maricopa Community Colleges, features the Bod Pod with Craig Nolan at min. 7:25, The Planetarium at 11:26, Conducting with Rob Hunter and Craig Peterson at 18:07 and the Arboretum with Tom Bulinski and Steve Priebe at 22:37.
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/