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,...
Conference helps students connect with their cultures
Published Tuesday, March 29, 2022MESA, Arizona – March 29, 2022 – Mesa Community College Cultural Science Department hosts a three-day conference to inspire students to connect with their cultures. The second annual conference, “Keeping Traditional Practices Alive: Inspiring Students to Connect to Their Culture,” is scheduled for April 5-7 and features several local, regional and national speakers each day. The event is open to...
Mesa Community College joins national group encouraging student voter registration
Published Tuesday, March 29, 2022MCC Center for Community and Civic Engagement representatives Danette Turner and Debra Ohlinger 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...
Mesa Community College receives Hispanic Serving Institution STEM grant
Published Friday, March 25, 2022MESA, 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...
MCC offers Veterinary Assisting Certificate
Published Friday, March 25, 2022MCC Veterinary Technology Program Director Kimberly Focht, DVM 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...
MCC student honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Published Wednesday, March 9, 2022Shannon Poppell recognized for commitment to solving public problems MESA, 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 College (...