MCC student honored as Newman Civic Fellow
Published Wednesday, March 9, 2022Shannon Poppell recognized for commitment to solving public problems MESA, 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 College (...
Theatre and Film Arts faculty receives honor for excellence in educational theatre
Published Friday, March 4, 2022Kara Thomson 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...
MCC students named to All-Arizona Academic Team
Published Tuesday, March 1, 2022MESA, 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. Landon Kea, 2022 All-Arizona Academic Team honoree The virtual event, hosted and emceed by Ian...
Art Gallery at MCC reopens: explores new possibilities for creators
Published Friday, February 18, 2022Free workshops and exhibitions MESA, 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 that...
MCC faculty serves on national geosciences committee
Published Wednesday, February 2, 2022Niccole Cerveny, Ph.D., MCC geography and sustainability professor and member the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Geosciences. 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...
For first time, MCC offers security guard training, certification
Published Tuesday, February 1, 2022MESA, 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...
East Valley Maricopa Community Colleges Selected for Education Design Lab’s Community College Growth Engine Fund
Published Tuesday, February 1, 2022MESA, 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 College Promise Scholarship program at MCC receives $10,000 gift from Dexcom
Published Thursday, January 27, 2022Director of Mesa Office of Economic Development, Bill Jabjiniak; Dexcom General Manager Jim Kasselmann; Mesa Mayor John Giles 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...
MCC launches fully online Z Degree in Communications saving students time and money
Published Tuesday, January 25, 2022MCC eLearning team: Laura Ballard, Stephanie Williams and Ryan Matthews 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...
Grants nurture native seed and plant projects
Published Monday, January 24, 2022MCC student Barbara Kuffour collects seeds in the Tonto National Forest. 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...