Former MCC Basketball Player Gianni Dailey Attending Ivy League Columbia University
Published Tuesday, October 11, 2016MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 11, 2016 -- Mesa Community College Athletic Director John Mulhern said he was pleased but certainly not surprised when he heard that his former Thunderbird basketball player Gianni Dailey was admitted to prestigious Columbia University. “He always said attending Columbia was his goal,” said Mulhern. “Gianni was a pleasure to be around and is a great example of a student...
Jefferson Science Fellow Pamela McCauley to keynote at MCC STEAM conference for MPS Students
Published Tuesday, October 11, 2016MESA, Arizona – October 11, 2016 – On Friday Oct. 21, Mesa Community College at Red Mountain will host a STEAM Conference for 200 Mesa Public School seventh and eighth-graders to present information about science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) fields and career possibilities. The keynote speaker is Pamela McCauley, Ph.D., C.P.E., an ergonomics and biomechanics expert, popular...
Combating Food Insecurity and Hunger
Published Wednesday, October 5, 2016Education and Action at Mesa Community College MESA, Arizona – October 5, 2016 – Mesa Community College invites community members to learn about food insecurity and hunger and how to contribute to its eradication. Events will be held at both MCC campuses in October in conjunction with annual Empty Bowls events. “MCC remains engaged in discussions about tough issues affecting its students and...
National Manufacturing Day MCC Open House
Published Tuesday, September 27, 2016Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute Offers Tours MESA, Arizona – Sept. 27, 2016-- The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) is celebrating National Manufacturing Day by opening its doors to the community. Guided tours of our enhanced machining, welding, electronics, automation and additive manufacturing labs will be offered between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in...
Mesa Councilmember David Luna to chair MCC Red Mountain Community Advisory Committee
Published Friday, September 23, 2016MESA, Arizona – Sept. 22, 2016 -- Mesa Community College at Red Mountain has re-established its Community Advisory Committee to help develop plans to support student success and meet workforce development needs of the East Valley. “The Community Advisory Committee was instrumental in the formative years of our campus, 15 years ago,” said Nora Reyes, MCC Red Mountain Vice Provost. “We are very...
MCC wins big with 11 ariZoni awards
Published Wednesday, September 21, 2016MESA, Arizona - Mesa Community College and its Theatre and Film Arts Department is pleased to announce its recipients of the 26th Annual ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence in non-contracted theatre and production categories, presented during a celebration on Monday, September 19, 2016. The ariZoni awards were created to promote the visibility, cooperation and growth of theatre in the Valley...
Alumna Sujaya Reddy recognized for excellence in interior design
Published Wednesday, September 21, 2016MESA, Arizona — Sept. 21, 2016 -- Mesa Community College alumna Sujaya Reddy, owner of 7 Dimensions LLC in Ahwatukee, was recognized by the American Society of Interior Designers Arizona North Chapter with a first-place Design Excellence Award for in the Emerging Professional category. Reddy’s submission transformed a tired, compartmentalized 1990s residential floorplan into a free-flowing,...
Mesa Community College Unveils Fall 2016 Arts Season
Published Tuesday, September 20, 2016MESA, Arizona -- Sept. 20, 2016 -- Mesa Community College proudly announces its Fall 2016 Arts season. Performances and exhibitions feature up-and-coming student artists and renowned craft masters. Performances and exhibitions are presented in masterfully designed venues on MCC’s Southern and Dobson campus (1833 W. Southern Ave.). The Performing Arts Center delivers exceptional...
MCC Empty Bowls Events Support Paz de Cristo Community Center
Published Monday, September 19, 2016Fighting hunger one bowl at a time MESA, Arizona — Oct. 4, 2016 —The community is invited to participate in Mesa Community College’s (MCC) Empty Bowls events at both college campuses in observance of World Food Day (Oct. 16, 2016). For a $10 donation patrons may select a one-of-a-kind, handcrafted ceramic bowl and receive a modest, yet delicious meal of soup and bread. For more than two decades...
Tom Bulinski Receives Garden Club of America Scholarship for Desert Studies
Published Friday, September 16, 2016MESA, Arizona -- September 16, 2016 -- Tom Bulinski, a recent Mesa Community College graduate, was awarded a Garden Club of America Scholarship for his proposal to rejuvenate the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden on MCC’s Southern and Dobson campus. Used by Life Sciences as a learning lab, the garden is a section of campus displaying native and other desert-adapted plant selections that promote the...