The College of St. Scholastica, a 103-year-old Catholic Benedictine college that prepares students for “a life with purpose,” expanded its Minnesota campus to Arizona in 2014. CSS has a rich history in social work, health care and nursing education. It has forged a partnership with Mesa Community College, and this spring is offering a class, The Competency of Compassion, which emphasizes the…
Monday, April 20 marked the first day on the job for BMCC’s new Executive Director of Public Affairs, Manny Romero. Romero, who is also a product of the public community college system, earned an associate degree at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona.
Montplaisir joins North Dakota State after spending two years at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz.
The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (MCCF), the fundraising arm of the Maricopa Community Colleges, awards the Heroes of Education award each year to a champion of higher education in Arizona. Dr. Ruth Tan Lim (Mesa Community College), was among those honored.
Mesa Channel 11 video coverage of MCC's 50th Celebration. Covering Mesa: MCC 50th Anniversary Celebration
MCC faculty member Janice Pierson is featured in the Mesa Independent's "Meet Your Neighbor" section.
While across the nation people turned in their taxes on April 15, another nation-wide event took place that could help minimum wage workers make Tax Day a lot easier next year. Teachers and minimum-wage workers flocked to the Arizona State University Tempe campus to rally in a national campaign called “Fight for $15.” Jodie Kay, an adjunct faculty member at Mesa Community College, is…
MCC education alumnus Anthony Graham is featured in NACCTEP News. He founded a leadership program for young men in northern Alabama called Ready yoUrself for the Future, also known as R.U.F.F. Their mission is to empower young men to become outstanding leaders in their home, school, and community. In just four years, they have mentored over 900 young men.
Students are voicing their opinions about proposed tuition and fee increases at Arizona colleges.No MCC comment, just general MCCCD information.
Two MCC students are among "20 Community College students honored as nation's best":http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/20/phi-theta-kappa-all-usa-community-college-award-winners-2015/26035505/Spotlight on ALL-USA winner and MCC student Valerie Le Grande:http://college.usatoday.com/2015/04/20/all-usa-spotlight-after-a-decade-of-trauma-hope-through-education/
The city of Mesa announced April 6 that interim Police Chief John Meza has been selected as the new police chief. Chief Meza, a former assistant chief, has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Mesa Community College within the Administration of Justice Program.
Video coverage of Artists of Promise event: http://www.azcentral.com/videos/news/2015/04/15/25810701/
Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, announced today the 2015 winners of the Avnet Tech Games. Of the more than 200 students from universities and community colleges who competed in the games on Saturday, April 11 and in the virtual competitions, 31 students collected $1,000 scholarships. Additionally, nine faculty advisors received $2,700 in honorariums for leading the…
MCC student Tina Jones nominated Loretta Damon for CBS 5's Pay It Forward program and this week delivered $500 cash to Damon.College advisors always have their hands full helping students transition into life on their own, but at Mesa Community College, Damon specializes in American Indian students. Helping students succeed is Loretta Damon's job, but she keeps on going long after she…
A My Turn column by Roc Arnett: Community colleges have become increasingly necessary over the years, and I'm honored to have led this one.
Bonnie J. Brockway, a 72-years-young great-grandma and soon-to-be college graduate, was a bit worried when she went back to school at age 70. But MCC's educational atmosphere gave her a new life.
History of Mesa Community College by Arizona Republic writer Jay Mark.
Article on how new technology can save firefighters' lives. Sean Newton, a director in emergency services training at Mesa Community College, talks about MCC's Virtual Incident Command Training Center, which specializes in training new firefighters and further educating those already on the force. Cronkite News
Interview with Marcia Runnberg, a 20-year faculty member at the College of St. Scholastica in Minnesota and a pioneer for innovative learning programs in social work in Arizona.St. Scholastica's B.A. in social work has offered a partnership with Mesa Community College. For spring 2016, Runnberg is planning on taking students to the Mexican border from Mesa Community College.Video link
MCC Professor Niccole Cerveny's article about undergraduate research in the first two years of college is published in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers news magazine, In the Trenches.
Adam and Ashley Stich are dedicated to their careers, each other, their children and the magic of music as an integral part of life. Together, they developed the concept for an innovative Henry Hicklebee concert through ProMusica Arizona, an event that allows audience members to drive the plot and choices of music. Ashley is a reading faculty member at MCC.
It was 15 years ago this month that Pita Jungle in Chandler took a chance on jazz with the introduction of a weekly Thursday Jungle Jam. And it's still going strong.Music teachers from local colleges, including Chandler Gilbert Community College and Mesa Community College often send their students to the Jungle Jam to write reports on what they hear.
It's been two weeks since the deadly mass shooting in Mesa, but the effects of the scary ordeal may still be looming. Police will meet with the public on Wednesday night to answer questions about the man in accused the shooting spree and what happened. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. at Mesa Community College library, just a couple of miles away from the scene of…
The STEM Guitar Project is a national program of travelling community college instructors who visited the Valley recently and came to MCC. The program works with teachers to teach STEM to students through guitar building.
ASU guard Peace Amukamara, who was MVP at 2014 NJCAA Division II nationals for champion Mesa Community College, is part of ASU effort to beat Florida State.