MESA, Arizona – March 29, 2022 – Mesa Community College joins the 2022 Codesigner Cohort for Ask Every Student, the national joint initiative promoting collaboration between campus leaders and nonprofit partners to help campuses ask every student to participate in the democratic process and achieve full student voter registration. MCC Center for Community & Civic Engagement staff…
MESA, Arizona – March 25, 2022 – Mesa Community College receives a five year, $4.3 million, federally funded Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) STEM grant to increase enrollment, retention and completion rates of Hispanic and low-income students pursuing degrees in STEM fields. As a newly designated HSI, “MCC is committed to improving success rates of marginalized students and developing an…
MESA, Arizona – March 25, 2022 – Mesa Community College is offering a Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Veterinary Assisting. The Veterinary Assisting certificate program prepares students for introductory careers in veterinary medicine and animal health. “By earning this industry certificate students will be well positioned to launch a career in veterinary medicine, working in the field…
Shannon Poppell recognized for commitment to solving public problemsMESA, Arizona – March 9, 2022 -- Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named 173 student civic leaders who will make up the organization’s 2022-2023 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. Shannon Poppell, a student at Mesa Community…
MESA, Arizona – March 4, 2022 -- Kara Thomson, Mesa Community College faculty and co-director of the Theater and Film Arts department, received the most prestigious regional award given by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) – the Gold Medallion. It is considered one of the great honors in theatre education.“The Gold Medallion is the fanciest, shiny gold thing we have to…
MESA, Arizona -- March 1, 2022 -- Two academically outstanding Mesa Community College students, Landon Kea and Brooklyn Shumway, received recognition for their extraordinary accomplishments and distinguished leadership during the 2022 All-Arizona Academic Team Recognition Ceremony on Feb. 24. The virtual event, hosted and emceed by Ian Schwartz, meteorologist and reporter for KPHO-TV CBS 5 and…
Free workshops and exhibitionsMESA, Arizona – February 18, 2022 – Redefining the Creator Economy: A Survey of the Digital Arts runs now through March 4 at the Mesa Community College Art Gallery. The exhibition explores the evolution of several different genres of contemporary art practice including internet art, digital art, augmented realities, glitch art, post-digital art and the role…
MESA, Arizona – Feb. 2, 2022 – Niccole Villa Cerveny, Ph.D., Mesa Community College geography and sustainability professor, joins the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as a member of the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geosciences (USNC/IUGS). The term of her volunteer service is from Jan. 12, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2025. The eight-member USNC/IUGS…
MESA, Arizona -- Feb. 1, 2022 -- Mesa Community College Administration of Justice Studies is offering a free, one-day training to earn an Arizona Department of Public Safety unarmed security guard license from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at the college's Southern and Dobson campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Free and open to students and the public, the event will be held in Room SC11E on…
MESA, Arizona — Feb, 1, 2022 — Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Mesa Community College, Rio Salado College and Scottsdale Community College announced today they will partner to create new micro-pathways in advanced manufacturing and information technology with the Education Design Lab (The Lab), a national nonprofit that designs, implements, and scales new learning models for higher education…
MESA, Arizona – Jan. 25, 2022 – Mesa-based Dexcom, Inc. donates a gift of $10,000 to the Mesa College Promise scholarship program at Mesa Community College. Starting with the fall 2021 semester, Mesa College Promise is a commitment from the City of Mesa enabling eligible graduating high school students to attend MCC for two years with Arizona resident tuition and fees fully paid. Eligibility…
MESA, Arizona – Jan. 25, 2022 – Mesa Community College launches a Z Degree program in communications, an Associate in Arts, Emphasis in Communication, beginning with the Spring 2022 semester, the college’s second Z Degree – a degree offered completely online with zero textbook costs – saving students time and money. MCC’s first Z Degree, an Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)…
MESA, Ariz. – Jan. 25, 2022 – An Arizona Lottery Gives Back Grant sprouted a seed project at Mesa Community College, which has spread its wings to engage students, nurture a butterfly initiative and launch native plant programs to benefit students, wildlife and the community.MCC geography and sustainability professor Niccole Cerveny, Ph.D., explains that the $4,500 Lottery grant provided the…
MESA, Arizona -- Jan. 20, 2022 -- Mesa Community College Dental Hygiene students are accepting appointments for discounted teeth cleanings and oral health screenings on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, 5855 E. Still Circle in Mesa. Appointments are available at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and may be made by calling 480-248-8195. Ideal candidates are…
MESA, Ariz. – Jan. 19, 2022 – Mesa Community College Religious Studies Professor Elizabeth Ursic’s article, Sustainable Tourism and the Cross at Umm el-Jimal, appears in the current American Centers of Research (ACOR) Insights publication. “It was an honor to be selected for the ACOR faculty seminar in Jordan and I am delighted to have my article published,” said Ursic. “Faculty…
MESA, Arizona – Jan. 12, 2022 – Yvonne Schmidt, MCC study abroad coordinator, is selected by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as one of only 20 to serve as an inaugural Gilman International Scholarship Advisor Ambassador. The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a U.S. cultural exchange awarding up to $5,000 to American undergraduates with…
MESA, Ariz. -- Dec. 20, 2021 -- Resulting from a first-time collaboration between Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) at Mesa Community College and Commercial Metals Company’s micro mill in Mesa, CMC Steel Arizona, an innovative training program develops a workforce of steelmakers for the 21st century. “CMC Steel Arizona values its employees and desired to expand growth…
MESA, Arizona – Dec. 15, 2021 — Mesa Community College awards Associate in Applied Science in Paramedicine degrees to 17 students in December 2021.Paramedicine students are prepared to pass the national certification exam to achieve the highest certification level of a pre-hospital care provider in the United States.“MCC paramedicine graduates are emergency medical service professionals who are…
Update 12/14/21: Elizabeth Ward is not speaking during the ceremony.MESA, Ariz. -- Dec. 8, 21 -- Mesa Community College hosts its first formal in-person fall commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at the John D. Riggs Stadium at its Southern and Dobson Campus (1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa).Summer and fall 2021 graduates and past graduates who were unable to attend an in-person ceremony due to the…
MESA, Ariz. -- Nov. 23, 2021 -- Jocelyn Mandal, student services analyst-advising at the Mesa Community College Red Mountain Campus, receives the Certificate of Merit as part of the Outstanding Advising Award-Primary Advising Role from the National Academic Advising Association. She shares the recognition with only 15 advising professionals across the globe. Mandal, who was honored at the…
MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 17, 2021 -- The Arizona Public Service Foundation awarded a $75,000 grant to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs at Mesa Community College, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College and Phoenix College. The largest portion of the grant, $35,000, benefits STEM-focused,…
MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 4, 2021 -- TruWest Credit Union extends support of students participating in the Mesa Community College First Year Experience program. The support includes in-kind financial literacy workshops for program participants and their parents and a $40,000 grant covering tuition and fees. The MCC First Year Experience (FYE) is a year-long college program focused on providing…
MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 4, 2021 -- The Santander Consumer USA Inc. Foundation (SC Foundation) awards an additional $70,000 grant to the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, supporting low-income and underrepresented student entrepreneurs enrolled in the Mesa Community College (MCC) Green Flag program during the 2021-2022 academic year. “The pandemic-driven maker boom is growing stronger and…
MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 3, 2021 -- Veteran’s Day at Mesa Community College will be especially meaningful this year as the Nov. 11 observance features the dedication of its new Never Forget Garden, a space within the nationally renowned MCC Rose Garden, to honor U.S. service members and the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Ceremonies are scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Southern…
MESA, Arizona — Nov. 1, 2021 — Twelve notable alumni, employees and faculty members are being inducted into the Mesa Community College (MCC) Hall of Fame in recognition of their professional and personal accomplishments, and significant contributions to the college and the community.The traditional induction ceremony, postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic, begins with a reception at 6 p.m., Nov.…