Mesa Community College students Bill Alewyn and David Klose received awards at the annual Student Literary Competition hosted by the League of Innovation. The competition was open to nationwide community college students and accepted submissions in the following categories: fiction, one-act play, poetry and essay. Alewyn’s one-act play, “The Faulkner Hemingway Letter,” received first…
MCC golf coach John Guerrero calls on his players to help out at the free golf clinic at Dobson Ranch Golf Course in Mesa. MCC men’s golf finished second at the national tournament for the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Desert Vista graduate helped Mesa Community College captured the NJCAA baseball championship while playing a major role in getting the team to its No. 1 ranking during the season and eventually the title.
Austin Apodaca looks forward to starting at quarterback for Mesa Community College this fall.
(From Republic columnist John D'anna)End of watch: Sad to hear that Sgt. Paul Springall died last week. I knew him from my days covering the cop beat in Mesa and later as the head of security at Mesa Community College. He wasn't flashy or a macho tough guy, though he did serve as a Marine rifleman in Vietnam. No, he was just a good cop who did his…
The Maricopa Community Colleges governing board approved a new budget and a 2 percent tax levy increase at a May 27 public hearing at the district office, 2411 W. 14th St. in Tempe.
Story from Las Vegas publication about eight local Vegas kids who played baseball at Mesa Community College this season. All eight were major contributors to the Thunderbirds’ success, and the T-Birds had a lot of success.
The Arizona National Guard has its first female general. The Guard says Air Force Brig. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck's promotion was the occasion for a ceremony Saturday in legal offices of the 161st Air Refueling Wing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Muehlenbeck is a professor at MCC and an adjunct faculty member at ASU. She teaches courses in criminology and criminal justice.
The Arizona National Guard congratulated its newest brigadier general at a promotion ceremony for the state’s joint staff director on June 7. Kerry Muehlenbeck is a professor at Mesa Community College and an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University.
Let's hear it for the Mesa Community College athletic department, which has produced not one, but two national-championship teams this year.
At-a-glance profiles of the candidates who filed nominating petitions by the May 28 deadline. Candidate Chris Glover has a master of science in management from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is an adjunct professor in the business department at Mesa Community College.For complete article, visit the link below and click forward with arrows to find Chris…
With just a few weeks left in the 2013-14 pledge campaign, Mesa United Way leaders are praising the individuals and companies that are the backbone of the effort while challenging the entire community to fill the remaining gap. Mesa Community College was named Community Partner of the Year for its outstanding educational programs and for assisting Mesa United Way with a number of…
Mesa Community College topped Hinds, Miss., 9-7 in 12 innings to capture the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II title at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla., on Saturday night.
Mesa Community College was named Community Partner of the Year for its outstanding educational programs and for assisting Mesa United Way with a number of initiatives.
Community College baseball team rattled off four straight wins in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Championship tournament and play for the title Saturday night in Enid, Okla.
Property owners will see higher taxes this July after the Maricopa County Community College District governing board approved an increase in the tax levy Tuesday night.
Mesa Community College was named Community Partner of the Year for its outstanding educational programs and for assisting Mesa United Way with a number of initiatives.Slide 5, Dr. Pan: http://www.mesaunitedway.org/campaign-finale-luncheon-may-21-2014
The need to have broader representation of minorities in leadership positions in Mesa is discussed in this article. The majority of City Council and Mesa Public Schools board members are White males.“All those (diversity) festivities, those are well and good, but do they get (subgroups) involved in leadership and civic participation?” said David Luna, the only ethnic minority on the City Council…
About 60 percent of incoming students at the 10 colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District test into at least one remedial, or developmental-education, course. These classes, for people whose skills are not ready for college-level work, are offered in math, reading and writing.
Henry David Thoreau once said, “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” Mesa, Arizona, high school senior Julia Reidhead used her imagination to replicate her favorite painting, Vincent van Gogh’s "The Starry Night," on an unusual canvas: her prom dress.-Rebecca Irvine is the author of MTC at Home (Covenant 2014) and Follow the Prophets (Covenant 2013). She is an…
As it prepares to seek a property tax increase, the Maricopa County Community College District is facing questions about the large amount of money it has in reserve.
Dr. Andrew Holycross is one of only three Arizonans who have hiked the length of the Grand Canyon on both sides of the Colorado River. Holycross and his wife hiked the Grand Canyon many times together, but during a trip in February 2012, she fell and tragically died. They were married for just nine months. The couple had planned to do this rare hike together, so Holycross accomplished it in her…
Three graduates from the mortuary science program at Mesa Community College this year are poised to take over the family business in an industry that has changed drastically in recent years.
Michelle Kemeny of Mesa has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society’s 2014 All-USA Community College Academic Team. Ms. Kemeny is one of 20 two-year college students to be recognized out of more than 1,700 across the nation.
Mesa Community College will host the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championships later this month. The three-day event will be at John D. Riggs Stadium, 1833 W. Southern Ave., May 15-17.