MESA, Arizona – Mesa Community College graduate Heather Smyth (Mesa), is one of ten students, out of more than 2,200 applicants, selected to receive a Phi Theta Kappa 2014 Hites Transfer Scholarship, to assist in the attainment of a baccalaureate degree. Smyth will receive a medallion and a $7,500 scholarship to assist her pursuit of a career as an educational or counseling psychologist,…
MESA, Arizona -- Tony Cirelli, coach of the NJCAA Division II national champion Mesa Community College (MCC) baseball team, has been named national Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), and Division II Conference Coach of the Year by his peers in Arizona. “Tony guided our T-birds to a 52-13 record this year. The best in the 49-year history of baseball at our…
MESA, Ariz. – Fernanda Silva Celaya, a 2014 Mesa Community College graduate, is the recipient of a prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The scholarship will provide her with up to $30,000 a year to pursue her bachelor’s degree at a university of her choice. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is the largest…
MESA, Ariz. –The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has honored 18 Mesa Community College student-athletes as all-academic for the 2013-14 year, as well as seven complete Thunderbird teams. The all-academic selections have been awarded each year since 1983. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must have a 3.6-or-better GPA. Barely three percent of the more than 58,000 who…
MESA, Ariz. -- Two Mesa Community College students took home top awards at a national literary competition sponsored by the League of Innovation, a consortium of community colleges across the nation. Bill Alewyn won first place in the One-Act Play category for his work titled, “The Falkner Hemingway Letters.” David Klose placed second in the poetry category for “Dividing by Zero.” Linda…
Mesa Community College’s baseball team captured the NJCAA Division II national championship Sunday in Enid, Oklahoma, capping a 52-13 season with the fourth national baseball title in school history. The Thunderbirds, who opened the national playoffs with a loss to Vincennes (Indiana), came back through the loser’s bracket to win five straight games, including the 11-inning clincher against…
MESA, Ariz. -- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships are making it possible for Angelica Deliz and Xiomara Millay to participate in Mesa Community College’s (MCC) study abroad trip to Spain this summer.A future marine biologist, MCC student Angelica Deliz looks forward to the breadth of experiences including new living arrangements. She said living with a host family is of interest to her…
MESA, Ariz. – Kyrene de la Colina Elementary School partnered with Mesa Community College’s (MCC) chapter of the Psi Beta National Honor Society to present components of the Heroic Imagination Project (HIP), a national program designed to inspire compassion. More than 50 fifth-grade students, members of Colina’s Aerospace Club, received an orientation of the Bystander Effect, one element of the…
MESA, Ariz. -- Degrees and certificates that can be earned entirely with online courses at Mesa Community College have swollen to more than 28 specialties, with programs in Music Business joining the list in 2014. Administration of Justice Studies, Emergency Management, International Trade and Fashion Merchandising are just some of the programs now available entirely on line through MCC, which…
MESA, Ariz. -- Of the 37 Mesa Community College (MCC) students graduating with Associate of Applied Science (AAS) 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…
MESA, Ariz. -- When Mesa Community College (MCC) biology professor Andrew Holycross emerged from Pearce Ferry Wash in the Grand Canyon on Nov. 25, 2013, he became the third person to have hiked the length of Grand Canyon on both sides of the Colorado River. The 65-day journey, in extremely rugged canyon country began on Sept. 22, when he set out to accomplish his sabbatical goal of exploring the…
MESA, Ariz. – On May 9, Mesa Community College (MCC) will recognize the accomplishments of its graduates for the 2013-14 academic year at a commencement ceremony in the campus courtyard of MCC’s Southern and Dobson campus. The processional begins at 7:15 p.m., followed by the program at 7:30 p.m. The general public is invited. Paul Luna, President and CEO of the Helios Education Foundation will…
MESA, Ariz. -- Mesa Community College (MCC) is proud to host the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships. This marks the second time the event has been held in Arizona in nearly four decades. The 3-day event will be held at MCC’s John D. Riggs Stadium (1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202) May 15th through the 17th. The…
MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College recently hosted the annual American Indian Academic and Artisan’s Conference, showcasing artwork and academic papers by talented American Indian students and artists. The event was a collaborative effort between the MCC English Department and American Indian Institute. The awards were administered by a group of private donors and the MCC English…
Mesa Community College walked away with two team championships at the Avnet Tech Games Competition recently. Bruce Carlton, MCC computer science faculty, sponsored the teams, which included: Robot Race Obstacle Course Team: Spencer Hall, Federico Ortega, Richard Dale. Each student won a $1,000 scholarship. Solar Scrimmage Team: Justin Arispe, Jennifer Hooker,…
Congratulations to the Spring 2014 MCC Creative Writing Competition student winners. A total of $5,000 in cash scholarships were presented for work in three categories. The competition is one of the nation's largest competitions for a community college. Poetry: 1st place: Amber Walkowiak 2nd place: William Rose 3rd place: Bill Alewyn Honorable Mention: Tyler Droeger …
MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College’s Theatre & Film Arts Department student Jessica Thompson won the top design award in her field at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., this past Saturday, April 19. Thompson, a Desert Vista High School graduate (Ahwatukee, Ariz.), was honored, April 19 for her Theatre Sound Design…
Mesa Community College to Host Annual Fashion Show “Hanging by a Thread” MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College’s Fashion Merchandising and Design Department will host its annual fashion show, “Hanging by a Thread,” to showcase students’ original designs and build a scholarship fund for future students. All proceeds will be used to grant scholarships to qualified MCC Fashion…
MESA, Ariz. – Beginning with the 2014-2015 academic year, The Mesa Community College (MCC) 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 at MCC within two academic semesters following high school graduation.…
MESA, Ariz. -- Gov. Jan Brewer appointed, and the Senate approved, Mesa Community College President Dr. Shouan Pan to serve on the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education (ACPE). Dr. Pan will serve a four-year term representing a community college district with a population of more than 500,000 people. “Dr. Pan’s leadership and experience at Mesa as well as community colleges across the…
MESA, Ariz. –– To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March on Washington, and to introduce four documentaries with riveting new footage illustrating the history of civil rights in America , the Mesa Community College (MCC) Library will offer a screening and discussion centered around the documentary Slavery by Another Name at its Southern and Dobson location (1833 W.…
Mesa Community College’s Theatre and Film Arts Department presents Sarah Ruhl’s acclaimed contemporary play, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, with performances April 18, 19, 24, and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 and 26 at 2 p.m. at the MCC Theatre. The play is an amazing odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about mortality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technology…
MESA, Ariz. – The general public is invited to attend a free Family Fun Fair event on Saturday, April 5 from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. at Mesa Community College (MCC). The event, put together to celebrate National Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual Week of the Young Child, is a free event for families with young children. The fair will be hosted by Mesa Community College…
In an annual show of support for community college students pursuing visual arts degrees, the Arizona Watercolor Association awarded three $1,000 scholarships to Mesa Community College students Cassandra Scott, Amber Walkowiak and Diana Jacobson. All three awardees are enrolled in MCC art instructor Cynthia Peterson’s watercolor painting class. This is the sixth year the association has awarded…
MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College’s Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AZAMI) is hosting a Digital Fabrication-STEM Guitar Building Workshop this week. This National Science Foundation (NSF) project trains high school and community college faculty in the development, use and integration of guitar building as an instruction tool.Participating educators spend an intense week engaged in…