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 of off-…
MESA, 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…
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 2006, this second edition incorporates 1) new…
MCC 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…
MESA, 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…
MESA, 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, 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…