This month's Maricopa Now edition features Water Safety Day, an interview with Craig Nolan in Exercise Science, an interview with Nora Reyes on cultural diversity and coverage of Artists of Promise. http://www.maricopa.edu/mctv/maricopa-now.html MCTV, the digital television channel, is a partnership between the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and Cox Communications. MCTV…
Savannah Sanders was 16 when she began her battle with drug addiction and homelessness. Trafficked into the sex trade from a massage parlor in Mesa, Ariz., Sanders fought back, and nearly two years later, began her mission to provide resources to victims of sex trafficking and childhood abuse. To make this happen, she earned her GED in 2010 and applied a full scholarship toward her studies…
Of the 37 Mesa Community College students graduating with Associate of Applied Science degrees in Mortuary Science this semester, three will be taking over local family businesses. Graduates Bill Lowman (Phoenix), of Lowman’s Arizona Funeral Home, Taylor Adair (Tucson), of Adair Funeral Home, and Bryce Bunker (Mesa), of Bunker Family Funeral Home, all say it’s an honor to be carrying on a family…
Benedictine University at Mesa has started a new scholarship to honor Mesa Community College President Shouan Pan.
President's Honors Scholarship will be available to students who graduate in the top 20 percent of their high school class or complete high school with a GPA of 3.0 or above, successfully test into MCC’s honors program and enroll within two academic semesters following high school graduation.
An investigation into the theft of a bag of hand sanitizer led to a methamphetamine bust at Mesa Community College's Red Mountain campus, according to court records.
Tawn Hauptli of Mesa Community College was presented with the professor of the year award by the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.
MCCCD employee Liz Illg opens her own business:
Two Mesa residents have been named United Blood Services MAX Donors of the Year this month through nominations by center staff. David Clarkson of Mesa has given blood 182 times since his first donation as a student at Mesa Community College, according to a press release. He is motivated to donate by his son’s diagnosis with and recovery from leukemia, according to the release.
MCC is mentioned regarding the Exporter’s Toolkit (Diana Bullen) in the True Grit article under Export-Import Bank heading (page 23).
Mesa Community College student Jessica Thompson’s training in the arts focused almost entirely on the visuals. That, however, didn’t prevent her from winning a national competition for her skills at adding an audio element to a fall MCC performance.
Nearly 200 students on 76 teams from Arizona community colleges and universities competed for scholarships in the ninth annual Avnet Tech Games, a contest that provides students with an opportunity to apply what they learn in school to real-world scenarios.The winner of the Robot Race Obstacle Course was a team from Mesa Community College: from left, Federico Ortega, Richard Dale and…
Since losing her best friend to cancer three years ago, seven-year-old Chandler resident Lilly Zienkewicz, daughter of MCC nutrition faculty Lori Zienkewicz, has made it her mission to honor the memory of her friend, Hannah Huckfeldt. The effort also is helping make life in the hospital more comfortable for sick kids.Since 2012, the fundraiser has collected more than 5,800 pairs of slippers…
Mesa Community College’s Theatre Department stages “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” an imaginative new comedy and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Best Play about a woman forced to confront her assumptions about mortality, redemption and the need to connect in a technology-obsessed world.
MCC's mortuary science instructor Donna Backhus provides information on precautions when handling cadavers for this story on employees at Biological Resource Center who need to be tested for possible exposure to deadly diseases.(Donna's interview is on video at link below)
Just what was going on with nearly 200 Arizona college students Saturday at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe? This was not the revenge of the nerds. It was the ninth annual Avnet Tech Games, testing the technological prowess and problem-solving skills of some of the state's brightest and most tech-savvy young people. Each winner is awarded a $1,000 scholarship.Two MCC teams…
Information about Aida production at MCC.
After 35 years as a zoning attorney, 60-year-old Ralph Pew, an MCC alum, has represented some of the most contentious cases in Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler.
MCC alum Dianna M. Johnson was recognized by America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals.
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce has announced the candidates for the best small, medium and large business of the year in advance of its annual dinner event. Tawn Hauptli of Mesa Community College received the professor of the year award.
Mesa Community College has 5,000 students enrolled in their music and performance programs each year. That makes it the largest community college program in the country, performing over 100 shows a year. Now they are looking to revamp not only their Performing Arts Center, but also aid in the revitalization of Mesa’s Fiesta District.
Students of all ages and backgrounds – who have overcome a operation of hurdles to pursue their dreams – are abounding in a USA’s village colleges.The Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will respect them by announcing a 2014 All-USA Community College Academic Team today...Michelle L. Kemeny – Mesa Community College, Arizona: Diagnosed with post-traumatic highlight…
The Maricopa Community Colleges today announced that their recent advertising campaign, which features dozens of successful Maricopa students and alumni, has been recognized with two national awards. The campaign, simply titled “Meet Success,” appears online and shares the educational and personal journeys of nearly 50 current and former Maricopa students, including MCC students.
Mesa is installing new street signage on Power Road along what they've been calling the Power Knowledge Corridor, which includes MCC's Red Mountain Campus.
Mesa actor and MCC alum, Jon Gentry, is going global, playing Passeportout, manservant to intrepid adventurer Phileas Fogg, in the Arizona Theatre Company production of Jules Verne's classic "Around the World in 80 Days."