New NAU Online Degree Option
Published Tuesday, July 9, 2013NAU Accepts Up to 64 Transferable Credits from MCC Students On May 28, Northern Arizona University (NAU) became the first public university in the nation to offer competency-based degree options with the launch of Personalized Learning. NAU continues to partner with Mesa Community College accepting up to 64 transferable credits. Earning an associate degree will satisfy minor requirements in a...
MCC’s Act I Presents Little Shop of Horrors
Published Tuesday, July 9, 2013Little Shop of Horrors Photo op with Audrey II, the man-eating plant, after the show Act 1 Musical Productions at Mesa Community College will present Little Shop of Horrors, a production based on the film by Roger Corman, with screenplay written by Charles Griffith, at MCC’s Theatre Outback on the Southern and Dobson Campus. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, this...
Nutrition Student Starts Own Business
Published Thursday, June 13, 2013Nutrition Grad Melissa Seil-Webb A life-long interest in health and food led Melissa Seil-Webb to Mesa Community College’s Sustainable Food Systems program. A little more than a year after earning her certificate in that program, she has started her own business. Seil-Webb sells Iss’s Magic Mixes, described as “oatmeal with a kick,” at farmer’s markets, on her website and at local health food...
Students Create Art Replicas for Exhibit
Published Wednesday, June 12, 2013MCC/ASU Art Workshop Students in Mesa Community College’s ceramics classes are learning the tradition of art reproduction during summer workshops organized by Arizona State University’s Museum of Anthropology in collaboration with MCC. MCC students, under the direction of Linda Speranza, MCC art faculty, and ASU museum studies graduate student, Brian Asdell, will create art replicas for display...
New Mesa Universities Offer Transfer Opps
Published Monday, June 3, 2013Andrew Kuhn won’t have to travel far to complete his bachelor’s degree. Kuhn, Mesa Community College’s former student body president, is transferring his credits from MCC and attending the Mesa campus of Westminster College this fall. Kuhn said he initially found out about the college at a transfer fair that MCC’s student government sponsored. After meeting with Westminster’s Dean and staff...
Design Students Help Homeless Vets
Published Thursday, May 30, 2013Design Students Help Homeless Vets In the midst of finals week, two Mesa Community College students pushed through long hours of studying while working on a project for homeless veterans at the same time. The result: Interior Design students Jocelyn Abruzzese and Tricia Finchum placed first in the “Design for Hope” competition by designing a kitchen using repurposed and...
International Ed Receives Grant
Published Friday, May 3, 2013Dept. of State logo Mesa Community College’s International Education Department is pleased to announce that MCC is the recipient of a State Department sub- grant that will enable the college to host 14 students from Indonesia, South Africa, Egypt, Pakistan, India and Kenya. The students will study at MCC beginning in July of 2013, as part of the Community College Initiative Program. The program...
MCC 2013 Commencement
Published Monday, April 22, 2013MCC Graduates On May 10, Mesa Community College will recognize the accomplishments of graduates for the 2012-13 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. and the program will begin at 7:30 p.m. The general public is invited. The commencement speaker will be Maria Hesse, who serves as Vice Provost...
PTK Chapter Ranks Second in Nation
Published Monday, April 15, 2013Mesa Community College’s Omicron Beta Chapter was named First Finalist for Most Distinguished Chapter at the 2013 Phi Theta Kappa Conference in San Jose on April 6. The Most Distinguished Chapter is an international award and the highest honor given to a Phi Theta Kappa chapter. MCC ranks second out of 1,280 chapters. “I’m amazed and proud of all our students and chapter as they receive this...
Dr. Pan Receives Leadership Award
Published Tuesday, April 9, 2013Dr. Pan and Sonia Filan Congratulations to MCC President, Dr. Shouan Pan, on receiving the Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award. MCC's Director of Institutional Advancement, Sonia Filan, presented the award, describing Dr. Pan as a leader who came from humble beginnings and now demonstrates exemplary service in his current role of leadership at Mesa Community College...