MESA, Arizona -- January 10, 2025 -- Mesa Community College is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025, marking six decades of student success, academic growth and community impact. Commemorating this milestone, MCC launched a dedicated website, mesacc.edu/60 featuring historical highlights and information about upcoming anniversary events and activities.A rich history of growth and…
MESA, Arizona -- Jan. 6, 2025 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) Dental Hygiene students are offering complimentary oral health screenings to eligible individuals on January 25, 2025 at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH), 5855 E. Still Circle in Mesa. Appointments are available at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and may be scheduled by calling 480-248-8195. Time slots are allocated…
MESA, Arizona -- Jan. 2, 2024 -- Mesa Community College and its Communication, Theatre & Film Arts department is hosting the prestigious Region VIII Conference of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Feb. 11-15, 2025. Hundreds of students and faculty from over 50 colleges and universities in KCACTF Region VIII states: Arizona, Central and Southern California, Hawaii…
Academic Achievement awardees Bradley Thomas, Megan Smith, Sariya Griggs-Mitchell, Sarah Disney and Max Maldonado with MCC Paramedicine Program Director Jamie. MESA, Arizona -- Dec. 16, 2024 -- Twenty-seven Mesa Community College Paramedicine students were recognized as program graduates during a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Paramedicine graduates are prepared to pass the…
MESA, Ariz. Dec. 12, 2024 -- Mesa Community College launches a study abroad program in San José, Costa Rica, introducing students to the world of international business and economics, May 12-26, 2025, followed by an additional six weeks of online coursework. The program is a collaboration with Texas Tech University-Costa Rica where students will have access to all Texas Tech University-Costa Rica…
Alexia King sitting on a yoga ball in the Library sensory room. MESA, Arizona -- Dec. 11, 2024 -- Mesa Community College introduces Library Sensory Rooms, a supportive environment tailored to students with sensory sensitivities. Using student surveys and having discussions with neurodiverse students, MCC Disability Resource Services staff and a Maricopa County Community College District…
Mace Archer and Ransom Allen on the set of Appropriate. MESA, Ariz. -- Nov. 20, 2024 -- In their role as dramaturg for Mesa Community College’s production of the play “Appropriate,” Thunderbird Theatre student Ransom Allen combined a love for theater with a passion for sociology, adding Talkback sessions with sociology and education faculty following upcoming performances and bringing…
Left to right: Kinley Jackson,Katie Munoz, Regina Raimo,Lucy Melzer, Carmella Baldwin,Destiny Hernandez andMarissa Hernandez MESA, Ariz. -- Nov. 18, 2024 -- Mesa Community College Women's Cross Country team, made history Nov. 9 as they captured the first NJCAA National Championship in the program’s history.The Lady T-Birds came close to earning the championship several times with 4th place in…
Layne Goodman, Ed.D., and Amber Green, Ph.D., authors of Public Speaking, Finding Your Voice. MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 12, 2024 --Open Education Resources (OER) textbooks for public speaking and communication, created by Mesa Community College (MCC) faculty members for the college’s Zero Textbook Degree program, are impacting students on a global scale. MCC's five Zero Textbook Degrees, also…
MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 7, 2024 -- In recognition of her dedication and support of student success and empowerment, Lydia Perez, Ph.D., program manager for TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO) at Mesa Community College, has been honored with the Walter O. Mason Award by the national Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). Sam Blanco III, COE Past Board Chair and Lydia Perez, Ph.D., MCC…
MESA, Ariz.-- Nov. 5, 2024 - The Mesa Community College Musical Theatre program presents “Be More Chill,” Nov. 6-10 in the Performing Arts Center and Theatre program presents the Tony Awards-winning drama, “Appropriate,” Nov. 22-Dec. 7 in the MCC Theatre. Both venues are on the Southern and Dobson campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ 85202. Cast of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Photo credit…
Members of the MCC and FIC Social Work program left to right: Erin Teach, FIC Workforce Development manager; Karin Kline, FIC Child Welfare Initiatives director; Dori DiPietro, MCC Social Work faculty and MCC RRAP coordinator; and Shakira Pipher, MCC Social Work faculty and Social Work program director. MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 31, 2024 -- The Family Involvement Center (FIC) and the Mesa…
MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 28, 2024 -- Mesa Community Court and Mesa Community College (MCC) are collaborating to break the cycle of homelessness and foster greater autonomy and stability. The new joint effort focuses on providing court participants with personalized support to earn college degrees and certificates that can help create a path to skilled work and self-reliance. MCC's Office of…
MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 22, 2024 -- Eight notable alumni, faculty, staff, athletes and coaches 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 on Oct. 24, on the MCC Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa 85202. The celebration,…
Empty Bowls at Mesa Community College MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 10, 2024 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) invites the community to its annual Empty Bowls events. For a $10 donation, patrons receive a one-of-a-kind handcrafted ceramic bowl along with a meal of soup and bread. There will also be a silent auction featuring ceramics by some of the Valley’s most talented artists. All proceeds…
Jeff Foster, MCC audio visual analyst and Zoom Education Ambassador MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 3, 2024 -- Jeff Foster, audio visual analyst in Media Services at Mesa Community College, was named a Zoom Education Ambassador for his dedication to advancing technology to support MCC students, faculty and staff and his leadership in the field. Zoom’s new program enables ambassadors to play a…
Ray Gless and AnthonyGardea MESA, Arizona --October 2, 2024 -- Three Mesa Community College (MCC) adjunct faculty - Brigitte Bavousett, Anthony Gardea and Ray Gless - earned Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Awards from the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and its Adjunct Faculty Group.“The faculty at MCC are renowned for their expertise and dedication to engaging with students,“…
MESA, Ariz. --- Oct. 1, 2024 Mesa Community College and Matriarch Ways invites the community to join in a conference-style celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day. Individuals may attend the day-long event featuring inspiring speakers, land/water defense panelists, holistic healing practices, poets, artists, cultural workshops and engaging performances including music by Blest One…
MCC libraries selected for National Library of Medicine traveling exhibitionMESA, Ariz. --Sept. 30, 2024 -- The National Library of Medicine has selected Mesa Community College (MCC) libraries to host a traveling exhibition, Promising Future, Complex Past: Artificial Intelligence and the Legacy of Physiognomy.The exhibition can be viewed through Oct. 11 at the Southern…
MESA, Ariz. -- Sept. 27, 2024 -- Mesa Community College Theatre Department opens its season in October with a classic American comedy, George S. Kaufman’s You Can’t Take it with You. This charming production is a stalwart of the American repertory, and the MCC production promises to be visually stunning and hilarious. Directed by Chelsea Anderson of the Phoenix Theatre Company, the MCC…
MESA, Ariz. -- Sept. 26, 2024 -- Richard Daniel, Ph.D., Mesa Community College president, was honored by the Pete C. Garcia Victoria Foundation with the Dr. Loui Olivas Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award on Sept. 25, 2024, at the Helios Education Foundation, 4747 N. 32nd St. Phoenix. The award is named after Dr. Loui Olivas, a celebrated Professor Emeritus from Arizona State…
MESA, Ariz. -- Sept. 26, 2024 -- Nadine “NAR” Arroyo Rodriguez, director of Journalism and New Media Studies in Mesa Community College’s English Department was honored at the Pete C. Garcia Victoria Foundation Arizona Higher Education Awards ceremony with the Dr. Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr. Outstanding Latina/Latino Faculty Service/Teaching in Higher Education Award on Sept. 25, 2024, at the…
MESA, Ariz. Sept. 24, 2024 -- A forum to meet the candidates in the upcoming Mesa mayoral race open to students and faculty of Mesa Community College (MCC) and the general public is scheduled from noon-2 p.m. Oct. 2. The event will be held in the MCC Library, room LB145, on the Southern and Dobson Campus,1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. The Your Mesa, Your Voice Mayoral Candidate Forum is being…
MESA, Ariz. -- Sept. 19, 2024 -- The City of Mesa’s second anniversary as the 362nd International City of Peace will be celebrated at the Mesa Community College 2024 International Peace Pole rededication at 3 p.m. Sept. 26 in the MCC Rose Garden,1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Event sponsors, in addition to Mesa and MCC, include the City of Mesa Police Department, Children’s Benefit Foundation Inc…
MESA, Arizona -- September 18, 2024 -- Second Friday Showcase, a nightclub event featuring live DJ performances and art displays by Mesa Community College (MCC) DJ and art program students, is scheduled from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Oct.11 at MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Admission to the dance floor is $1 for students and $2 for non-students with all proceeds benefiting…