MCC American Indian Institute celebrates 35 years of service to indigenous students
Published Thursday, April 21, 2022MESA, Arizona – April 21, 2022 – The Mesa Community College American Indian Institute celebrates its 35th anniversary from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., April 27 at the Clock Tower/Lawn at the college’s Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. The event is free and open to the public. The celebration honors the founders of the MCC American Indian Institute (Aii), student leaders, athletes...
Applications being accepted for second year of Mesa College Promise
Published Thursday, April 21, 2022MCC and Mesa host free info session for students and families MESA, Arizona -- April 21, 2022 – The City of Mesa and Mesa Community College (MCC) are hosting a Mesa College Promise information session 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 26 at the City’s Main Library, 64 E. 1st St., Mesa, to help graduating students apply for the program. Applications are being accepted through July 15 for the Mesa College...
Renowned national publications feature MCC faculty insights on racism, classism and color blindness in education
Published Tuesday, April 19, 2022Phi Delta Kappan and National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) MESA, Arizona – April 19, 2022 – To educate and encourage others, Professor Andrea Brownlee, an Education Studies faculty member at Mesa Community College, shares his experience as a young student who was not encouraged to work in STEM or become an educator. Brownlee’s article, Schooling and the power of...
Mesa Community College Arboretum earns national distinction, hosts Arbor Day event
Published Tuesday, April 19, 2022MESA, Arizona – April 19, 2022 – Mesa Community Colleges receives the 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. In celebration MCC is hosting an Arbor Day celebration 9 - 10 a.m., April 29 outside the Enrollment Center at its Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. The event, free and open to...
East Valley community colleges combine music business programs beginning Fall 2022
Published Monday, April 18, 2022MESA, Arizona – April 18, 2022 – Mesa Community College and Scottsdale Community College consolidate their Audio Production Technologies, Music Business and Disc Jockey Techniques programs. Beginning in Fall 2022, MCC will be the designated site for these programs. This change allows the colleges to more fully capitalize on available resources and enhance collaboration among faculty and provide...
MCC faculty member tapped as costume designer for off-Broadway production celebrating the life of an Arizona Dreamer
Published Monday, April 18, 2022Adriana Diaz MESA, Arizona – April 18, 2022 – Adriana Diaz, design and production faculty and staff in the Theatre and Film Arts Department at Mesa Community College, is designing costumes for “Americano: The Musical” officially opening April 21 for a 12-week limited run through June 19 at New World Stages in New York. Previews started March 31. This is her off-Broadway debut – when the lights...
Family-friendly play comes to the MCC mainstage
Published Friday, April 15, 2022MESA, Arizona – April 8, 2022 – The Mesa Community College Theatre and Film Arts students are performing Rick Elice’s Peter and the Starcatcher in the MCC Theatre starting April 29, with showings through May 7. “We are ecstatic to welcome the public back to the theatre for this charming, family-friendly show,” said Mace Archer. “The theatre creates a closeness between MCC and the public along...
MCC Life Sciences professor co-authors book on Arizona amphibians and reptiles
Published Monday, April 11, 2022A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona MESA, Arizona – April 11, 2022 – Mesa Community College Life Science professor Dr. Andrew Holycross co-authors the second edition of A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona with two other long-time researchers Thomas Brennan and Randall Babb. The book is published by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Originally released in...
Nursing Escape Room helps students hone skills
Published Wednesday, April 6, 2022MCC Nursing students in a nursing escape room simulation. MESA, Arizona – April 6, 2022 – When Mesa Community College nursing students go into the simulation lab, it can be quite nerve-racking. During the past year, Interim Nursing Department Chair and Nursing Simulation Coordinator, Diana Breed, who’s been teaching for the past 20 years, noticed students’ anxiety level climbing more than...
Theatre and Film Arts students and faculty earn awards and recognition
Published Wednesday, March 30, 2022MESA, Arizona - March 30, 2022 – Mesa Community College’s Theatre and Film Arts students competed in the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), hosted virtually February 7-12. MCC's production of Antigone. The annual KCACTF recognizes and celebrates the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theatre programs. During the festivals,...