Things to do: MCC to host Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 14
Published Thursday, October 3, 2024Queen Creek Sun Times shares the news of Indigenous Peoples Day being hosted at MCC in collaboration with Matriarch Ways. Talia White, Diné, MCC Senior Student Services Specialist is quoted in the story.
Endowment fund awards 4 Mesa Community College teachers
Published Thursday, October 3, 2024Thunderbird Endowed Teaching Chair awardees: Jennifer Caldwell, Jennifer Fay, Leanna Hall and Jennifer Kady Stanton, are recognized by The Mesa Tribune and eastvalleytribune.com.
Valley College Students Push to Get Young Voters Involved
Published Wednesday, October 2, 2024Ethan Hammons, ASMCC executive vice president, is interviewed live by FOX 10 about the Mesa mayoral candidate forum hosted at the college by ASMCC. Note: The interview is not available online.
Chamber launches small-business incubator
Published Wednesday, October 2, 2024The Mesa Tribune and eastvalleytribune.com note MCC is a partner in Mesa Chamber of Commerce's new start-up small business incubator at Superstition Springs Mall.
The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts
Published Wednesday, October 2, 2024Gail Novak, pianist for the MCC Concert choir, is noted as a recipient of a Chamber Ensembles award in The American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2024 in this The American Prize blogspot post.
The Literacy Partners Program: Inviting faculty into student success initiatives
Published Tuesday, October 1, 2024The League for Innovation in the Community College publishes an article by MCC English faculty Stacy Wilson and Dr. Alex Arreguin featuring the MCCCD Literacy Partners Program, a model for inviting faculty into creating deep change required to improve student success.
How Maricopa Community Colleges partner with business and industry to build Arizona’s workforce
Published Tuesday, October 1, 2024The cable harness and wiring bootcamp offered at MCC is included in this Phoenix Business Journal article sponsored by Maricopa Community Colleges.
Black Streak Apparel debuts on new basketball film “Rez Ball”, out now on Netflix
Published Tuesday, October 1, 2024Former MCC student, Roddell Denetso, owner of Black Streak Apparel, is featured in this Navajo-Hopi Observer article, for being one of the first Native American owned design companies to make a full set of sports apparel for a new movie.
Flinn and SAACA partner on bioscience-themed art exhibition
Published Tuesday, October 1, 2024A mixed media fiber art piece, Remnants of a Biology Major, by MCC alumna Isabel Brethour, is called out in this Flinn Foundation article.
Indigenous boarding school victims honored at MCC
Published Monday, September 30, 2024The Mesa Legend reports on Orange Shirt Day at MCC. Topic experts Mona Scott Figueroa, a Navajo Nation member and an MCC American Indian Studies and sociology faculty; and Margaret Talia White, also a Navajo Nation member and MCC student services specialist, are quoted in this piece.