Public Invited to MCC Book Club at Southern and Dobson
Published Tuesday, December 16, 2014MESA, Ariz. – For book lovers eager to delve into literary discussions and meet others with a love for reading, Mesa Community College’s Book Club is the place to be. This semester the club at MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus will be reading Jennifer Finney Boylan's funny and revealing memoir, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, Boylan's narrative of her own transition...
MCC Earns Presidential Honor for Community Service
Published Monday, December 15, 2014MESA, Arizona – Mesa Community College (MCC) has been named to the 2014 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of 766 higher education institutions nationwide, and one of only four in Arizona. "We are proud to continue to receive this designation since its inception," said Shouan Pan, President, Mesa Community College. "MCC has a long-held tradition of promoting service-...
SCH Chapter Wins National Award
Published Friday, December 5, 2014MCC's Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi Eta with award MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College's Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Chi Eta (SCH) took home the Raymie E. McKerrow Chapter of the Year award at the organization’s 100th national convention in Chicago last month. Sigma Chi Eta is the official community college honor society of the National Communication Association. This is the third...
Student Art on Display at Phoenix Art Museum
Published Friday, December 5, 2014MCC art students at the Phoenix Art Museum MESA, Ariz. – Student artwork from Mesa Community College is on display at the Wolfswinkel Education Center at the Phoenix Art Museum for the month of December. The works of five oil painting students, Kyle Mulcahy, Barbara Schild, Angelica Sepulveda (Tempe), Mike Bonar (Mesa), and James Withee (Mesa), are exhibited. The students worked under the...
Theatre Students Accepted to Johnny Carson School
Published Wednesday, November 26, 2014Janae Dunn Marissa Salazar MESA, Arizona – Two Mesa Community College students have been accepted into the Professional Actor Training Program for the Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln. The students, Janae Dunn and Marissa Salazar, are in consideration for out-of-state tuition waivers and scholarships. Dunn and Salazar, both of Tempe, were among...
"Mother Hicks" at MCC Theatre
Published Thursday, November 20, 2014Girl (Kiri Malolo) spies a letter Mother Hicks (Dolores Mendoza) is reading in MCCs Theatre and Film Arts production Mother Hicks MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Community College’s Theatre & Film Arts Department is presenting Susan Zeder’s signature play, Mother Hicks, directed by Debra K. Stevens, this holiday season. The award-winning play performs Dec. 5, 6, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m., with matinees on...
MCC at Red Mountain Receives National Conservation Award
Published Tuesday, November 18, 2014Recognized for maintaining the natural heritage and native flora of the Sonoran Desert. MESA, Arizona – Mesa Community College at Red Mountain was recognized with the North American Native Plant Society’s (NANPS) 2014 Founders Conservation Award at the organization’s Annual General Meeting, Saturday, Nov. 15 in Markham, Ontario. The NANPS Founders Conservation Award recognizes an individual or...
MCC Named to Top 40 Online List
Published Thursday, November 13, 2014MESA, Arizona – The Affordable Colleges Foundation (AFC) just added Mesa Community College to its 40 Top Online Community Colleges for 2014. The list consists of two-year schools offering the best online learning opportunities at the most affordable price. MCC is listed as number 17. AFC, which is a leading resource for online learning and college affordability information, based its decision...
Student Named Oberndorf Scholar
Published Monday, November 10, 2014MESA, Arizona – Mesa Community College student Karina Aguilar is one of seven Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) National Honor Society members who have been selected as Oberndorf Scholars and awarded a total of $7,000 in scholarships. The scholars receive scholarships of $1,000 each to complete their associate degree or certificate studies. PTK’s Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship helps members...
Unique Grad-Level Research at MCC
Published Monday, November 10, 2014Native plants as source of new antimicrobials MESA, Arizona – Through a unique and intensive summer research experience, a group of six Mesa Community College (MCC) students may have discovered beneficial new uses of essential oils derived from naturally occurring Sonoran Desert plants. For the past two years, under a grant provided by the National Science Foundation, MCC chemistry faculty...