Last Chance to Register to Vote
Published Tuesday, October 9, 2018Reporter Gabby Parra from AZFamily 3TV CBS5 visited MCC's Southern and Dobson Campus to report on MCC students from the Center for Community & Civic Engagement who were emphasizing the importance of voting. https://www.azfamily.com/video/video-last-chance-to-register-to-vote/video_5409abb9-0d4c-55f6-a031-d9d8388f5456.html
MCC Alumnus Karl Schroeder Establishes Scholarship Fund
Published Monday, October 8, 2018Community College Daily reported that Mesa Community College (MCC) alumnus Karl Schroeder and his wife, Aurelia, are starting a scholarship fund to help MCC business students. (Second story) Scholarship Fair.docx
My Name is ... Rachel Bliss
Published Friday, October 5, 2018At her day job, former MCC student Rachel Bliss works as a manufacturer rep for three industrial and commercial boiler lines. In her free time, she runs Be About Bliss, a nonprofit that provides a bag of food and book to students at two elementary schools in Aurora before they leave for winter break. Article appears in Highland Ranch Herald, a publication of Colorado Community Media. My Name Is ... Rachel Bliss _ Highlandsranchherald.net_.pdf
Apple Persists with Community Colleges
Published Wednesday, October 3, 2018Inside Higher Education article says community colleges working with Apple on coding courses report promising returns from the first year of the partnership. In the past year, Mesa Community College has enrolled close to 100 students in an iOS app development microcertificate program. Sixteen students, including recent high school graduates, adults looking to switch careers and retirees seeking new skills, graduated this past May, according to Linda Collins, chair of the institution’s business...
Professor publishes study on warring ants
Published Monday, October 1, 2018The East Valley Tribune publishes article on MCC professor Nicola Plowes' research on group conflicts in social insects. MCC Prof publishes study on warring ants | News | eastvalleytribune.com_.pdf [The original research article appears in The American Naturalist/University of Chicago Press Journals.]
Events held on Valley campuses for National Registration Day
Published Tuesday, September 25, 2018Fox 10 News interviews NextGen Arizona representatives and MCC students about the importance of registering to vote during a Sept. 25 Voter Registration Day event on MCC's Southern and Dobson Campus.
When art meets nature
Published Tuesday, September 25, 2018MCC alumnus Frank Gonzales is featured in the Sonoran Quarterly (Fall/Holiday 2018 edition) discussing his exhibition "Untamed: Wild Compositions" appearing in the Ottosen Gallery at the Desert Botanical Garden. The exhibit will be on display Sept. 2018 through Jan. 2019. https://www.dbg.org/exhibits/untamed-wild-compositions-by-frank-gonzales/
Students Earn MCC Service Scholarships
Published Monday, September 24, 2018Mesa Chamber of Commerce announced that 40 Mesa Community College students were named MCC Service Scholars, recognizing their community service and volunteerism, during an Aug. 17 luncheon at MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus. MESA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.docx
Council on Undergraduate Research Features MCC Alumna and Faculty
Published Friday, September 21, 2018The writings of two Mesa Community College professors, Niccole Villa Cerveny and Nicola Plowes, and an alumna, Esther Goldthwaite, appear in the Council on Undergraduate Research’s book, Mentoring through Transitions: Voices on the Verge. Alumna and Faculty.pdf
MCC Life Science Professor Publishes Ant Research
Published Friday, September 21, 2018The Mesa Chamber of Commerce reports on Mesa Community College life science professor Nicola Plowes, a co-author of a research article, Mechanistic Models of Conflict between Ant Colonies and Their Consequences for Territory Scaling, appearing in the August edition of The American Naturalist/University of Chicago Press Journals. MCC Life Science Professor Publishes Ant Research - Mesa Chamber of Commerce, AZ.pdf