On Thursday, November 5th, Mesa Community College (MCC) held its first annual Hall of Fame event honoring alumni, community members, and MCC employees whose personal and professional accomplishments to MCC and the community deserve special recognition.The Alumni Achievement Award was presented to five alumni who have excelled in their professions, while giving back to their communities. Among the…
MCC President Dr. Shouan Pan is one of 33 college presidents who have been appointed to a new Presidential Advisory Board for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The Presidential Advisory Board will provide input into the organization’s strategic plan, priorities and direction.
In 2012, the National Science Foundation awarded Mesa Community College a grant to study the chemical compounds of native Sonoran Desert plants. Professor Minger was interviewed by KTAR about his research. Listen to the interview here: 51131 KTAR-FM 2015-11-13 0606 MCC Research on Desert Plants 0m28s.mp3 Learn more by reading the press release.
Dr. Pan was one of thirty-three college presidents appointed to a new Presidential Advisory Board for the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The Presidential Advisory Board will provide input into the organization's strategic plan, priorities and direction.
Mesa Community College honored Hermenegilda "Hilda" Luna into its Hall of Fame for raising awareness of cancer among Hispanic women in Mesa.
The Mesa Community College Hall of Fame was held Nov. 5 honoring alumni, community members and MCC employees whose personal and professional accomplishments and positive contributions to the college and community set them apart.
Former MCC instructor Jerome Schirmer is one of the four finalists for Lincoln, Nebraska's next fire chief.
MCC student sculptures are part of the public art programs from Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, and Surprise who have joined forces in platFORM, an initiative to offer opportunities for student artists to create sculptures for temporary placement in public places. The artwork of Lisa Bernal Brethour, Dave Higley, AShley Bennardo and Jephyr Curtis are featured here.
A few weeks ago D'Anna threw down a challenge to the community to start their own food drives to help United Food Bank this Thanksgiving, and so far the response has been amazing. One of the institutions that took him up on the challenge was Mesa Community College, which invited him out to the Red Mountain Campus this week to take part in their annual hunger awareness campaign.
The Japanese government on Nov. 2 announced the recipients of its Fall 2015 Decorations. MCC professor Kelly Moeur, 64, of Tempe, Ariz. will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, for promoting exchange and friendly relations between the U.S. and Japan.Also: http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/e_web/jokun_2015f.htm
Reviewer Jennifer Haaland calls MCC's production of The Secret Garden "a sweeping and lush production of a musical that gathered bountiful 1991 Tony Awards including Best Score. Throughout the performance, hidden treasures of creativity and talent blossomed.
Article lists tips for students and includes, "One example: the full-tuition scholarship for good students at Mesa Community College in Arizona. Once you’ve finished your first two years, you can apply for transfer scholarships to four-year schools."
A "rebranding" plan that would shake up how Mesa Community College's name is displayed and marketed has Mesa leaders incensed.
Eleven Mesa Community College athletics teams took time out of their busy schedules to participate in a service project at Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit organization based in Mesa that sends volunteer-packed, nutritious meals to 70 countries worldwide. The students packed a total of 275 food boxes in two hours, breaking the previous record of 252 in the same time frame. The 275 boxes…
Arizona State University and Maricopa Corporate College have had roles in bringing more than 8,000 jobs to Phoenix in the past 12 months. That’s the case with Santander Consumer USA, Inc. The company picked a location on Southern Avenue across from Mesa Community College.
Rose Marie Lichtenfels, an NAU Yuma and Mesa Community College instructor, is interviewed about Human Trafficking.
The Republic's "Give a Journalist the Bird Food Drive" is moving full speed ahead.D'Anna says,"The good folks at Mesa Community College, who have spent more than a decade raising awareness about hunger through the Empty Bowls program, have joined the challenge, as has Benedictine University. And next week I hope to have exciting news from a certain major institution in Tempe."
He’s a scholar, a rocker, a philosopher, a teacher, and a former comedian. David Yount is the embodiment of a classic renaissance man.Yount is a man by many names. To his students at Mesa Community College, he is Dr. Yount or Professor Yount. To the audiences who’ve seen him perform as part of Struck Match Entertainment he is Dr. Dave.
Blood drives are to be held at Mesa venues in November. All blood types are needed, however, Type O-negative is always in greatest demand, according to a United Blood Services press release. To register for any of the following, call 1-877-827-4376 or visit www.BloodHero.com and enter your city or ZIP code:•9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3-7 p.m. Nov. 17, Mesa Community College, 1833 W. Southern…
As University of Phoenix experiences enrollment loss, Channel 3/5 reporter explores alternatives, including MCC. http://www.azfamily.com/clip/11946164/univ-of-phoenix-troubles
The fine folks at A.T. Still University have stepped in to accept a Turkey Drive challenge, as has Benedictine University and Mesa Community College.
Article on former MCC coach Lisa Stuck.
Sometimes it’s a talking white rabbit, and sometimes it’s a disaster victim. When you’re a costume designer, you can never be sure who you’ll be asked to dress next.This sort of challenge is part of what drew Mallory Prucha to the field. The resident faculty in costume design and Costume Shop supervisor at Mesa Community College started out as a traditional artist, but liked the interdisciplinary…
Poetry night has returned to Mesa on the third Thursday of every month.This year, the event has a new name: District 4, the Poetry Reading. It’s at 7 p.m. in Jarrod’s Coffee, Tea and Gallery, 154 W. Main St.Also this year, in addition to a community open mic portion of the show, two East Valley poets are to be featured each month. October’s poets are Josh Rathkamp and Susanna Velarde Covarrubias…
Mesa Mayor John Giles, Vice Mayor and District 3 Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh, Deputy City Manager Kari Kent and Mesa Community College President Dr. Shouan Pan spoke and participated in a 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, lighting ceremony at one of the Fiesta District micro parks constructed along Southern Avenue in the Fiesta District.Mesa Independent, 10/22/15: Fiesta District Micro Parks Lighting…