College Connect partners with MCC
Published Tuesday, March 20, 2018MyLocalNews Arizona reports on College Connect as they host a free workshop on Saturday, April 7 that will focus on high school transition for eighth graders and a summer job and volunteer fair for high school students. One of the partners is Mesa Community College. Free College Connect workshop on Saturday, April 7_ Topics include summer jobs fair, info for eighth graders - Arizona News.pdf
Increasing psychological and physical fidelity in patient simulation
Published Monday, March 19, 2018The MCC Immersive Total Patient Management Experience (ITPME) is featured in the Winter 2018 Education Update/Domain3, the official membership publication of the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE). Authored by Sean Newton, BS, NRP; Charles A. Finch, D.O., FACOEP; and Lisa M. Newton RN, MSN, of MCC's Department of EMS/Fire Science, the article explains the premise of ITPME and how the cost-effective, cross-disciplinary, interprofessional medical simulation combines the strengths and...
MCC students earn awards and recognitions at KCACTF Regional Festival
Published Wednesday, March 14, 2018The Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on the several MCC students that were honored at the KCACTF Festival for their Theatre and Art works. MCC students earn awards and recognitions at KCACTF Regional Festival - Mesa Chamber of Commerce, AZ.pdf
How to Make the Most of Your College Career Center
Published Monday, March 12, 2018U.S. News & World Report encourages students to take advantage of college career center help prior to graduation. Excerpt: Experts at American University, the University of Notre Dame and Mesa Community College, plus an Ernst & Young hiring manager who recruits on university campuses, spoke to U.S. News to offer their best advice for how to make the most out of the college career center. ..."A lot of times students come to college thinking, 'I want to have a job where I make a lot of...
Turning Around an Enrollment Decline
Published Friday, March 9, 2018When MCC needed to crank up enrollment retention, it turned to an outside company for help. The result was striking. Campus Technology, March_April 2018.pdf
Designers’ program now offered at Mesa Community College
Published Tuesday, March 6, 2018Ahwatukee Foothill News reports on Interior Designer for Hire, a program sponsored by the Arizona North chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, partnering with Mesa Community College and Arizona State University to provide designer program. Designers’ program offering budget-rate consults on high-end jobs _ Business _ ahwatukee.com_.pdf
Four MCC students named to All-Arizona Academic Team
Published Wednesday, February 28, 201850Wire reports on four Mesa Community College who were recognized for their academic achievments and distinguished leadership at the 2018 All-Arizona Team Recognition Ceremony. Four MCC students named to All-Arizona Academic Team _.pdf
Day for Visionaries and Innovators hosted at MCC
Published Wednesday, February 28, 2018The Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on Mesa Community College and the League for Innovation in the Community College co-hosted a “Day for Visionaries and Innovators: Constructing a Blueprint for Radical Transformation” at MCC on February 16. The event is first in a series of forums that will serve as a foundation for a state model. Collaborative event focuses on sustainable solutions to student challenges - Mesa Chamber of Commerce, AZ.pdf
MCC English professor speaks to Jacobin Magazine
Published Tuesday, February 27, 2018ASU and MCC English faculty member, Jennifer Baum, talks about growing up in New York, her parents and her religion. Growing Up in the “Just City”.pdf
Arizona's State Universities Receive Funding for Education, Research Projects
Published Tuesday, February 27, 2018The Phoenix Business Journal reports that Maricopa Community Colleges received $325,000 from the Teagle Foundation to develop and implement a Guided Pathways framework for students supporting access to and success in the liberal arts. This work represents a collective, institution-wide transformation of Maricopa County Community College District practices, policies and structures. The evidence-based educational model is designed to provide intellectually coherent learning experiences.