MCC student Ivan Quintana receives prestigious transfer scholarship
Published Wednesday, April 24, 2019Ivan Quintana MESA, Arizona – April 24, 2019 – Ivan Quintana, a Mesa Community College (MCC) student and 2019 class honors speaker, is selected as a 2019 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar. He is one of 61 recipients nationally to receive this highly competitive scholarship, providing up to $40,000 annually for a maximum of three years to complete a bachelor’s degree....
MCC student Jenna Connolly selected for two NASA internships
Published Tuesday, April 23, 2019MESA, Arizona – April 23, 2019 –The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offered Mesa Community College student Jenna Connolly not one, but two internships this summer. She accepted one of the internships, which will take her to NASA’s Langley Flight Center in Virginia to work on website redesign. “I am looking forward to meeting my team and starting the internship,” Connolly...
Maricopa Community Colleges honor MCC emerging artists
Published Tuesday, April 23, 2019Marcus Campbell, second place honoree in 2019 Artist of Promise poetry category. MESA, Arizona – April 23, 2019 -- The public is invited to attend Artists of Promise (AOP), a free annual gala and exhibition honoring the Chancellor Award Winners of Maricopa Community Colleges' student competitions in creative writing, dance/choreography, fashion design, film/media arts, music composition, music...
New Z Degree program allows students to earn degree with no textbook costs
Published Tuesday, April 23, 2019Dr. Annalisa Alvrus and Laura Ballard MESA, Arizona – April 23, 2019 – Mesa Community College offers a new Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) Z Degree, providing an opportunity for students to earn an associate’s degree without ever having to step foot inside a classroom or purchase a textbook. The MCC Z Degree, or zero textbook cost degree, embraces online education and provides a...
MCC hosts inaugural American Indian Recognition Softball Games
Published Friday, April 12, 2019Renee Ramos, Alyssa Matus, Ariana Sanchez, Nikki Begay, Brittany Walkingstick and Marisa Vallejo. Showcases Nike N7 uniforms, supporting Native American Athletes MESA, Arizona – April 12, 2019 – The Mesa Community College softball team will showcase Nike N7 uniforms during its inaugural American Indian Recognition Softball Games on April 20 against the South Mountain Community College Cougars...
MCC professor Amelia Rodriguez earns award for diversity efforts
Published Thursday, April 4, 2019MESA, Arizona – April 5, 2019 – Mesa Community College professor Amelia Rodriguez received a 2019 Maricopa Community Colleges Diversity Advisory Council Award of Excellence. She was celebrated for her efforts in supporting diversity, equity, inclusion and engagement efforts during a celebration March 29 at Phoenix College. According to the nomination, Professor Rodriguez “created the opportunity...
Students named 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team Scholars
Published Thursday, April 4, 2019Zachery Zapata, 2019 Coca-Cola Silver Team Scholar. Three students earn scholarships for academic achievements MESA, Arizona – April 4, 2019 – Three Mesa Community College students, Zachary Zapata, Victoria Johnson and Racheal Mangini, have been named 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team Scholars in addition to being selected as All-Arizona First Academic Team scholars. Zapata, a Silver Team Scholar...
MCC student earns scholarship trifecta
Published Thursday, April 4, 2019Christopher Hunt, a recipient of multiple prestigious scholarships . Christopher Hunt receives three prestigious scholarships for outstanding academic achievements MESA, Arizona – April 4, 2019 – Mesa Community College student Christopher Hunt (Mesa), a 2019 All-Arizona Academic First Team scholar, receives three additional prestigious scholarships to aid in the attainment of his educational...
MCC Theatre & Film Arts students and faculty earn honors at regional competition
Published Monday, April 1, 2019Miguel Lopez Maldonado earned second place, LMDA/KCACTF Student Dramaturgy Award MESA, Arizona -- April 1, 2019 -- The Mesa Community College Theatre & Film Arts Department and Music Department competed in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 8 Festival 51, hosted by the Millennium Biltmore Hotel and the Los Angeles Theatre Center on...
Life Science professor co-authors research article on Desert Harvester Ants
Published Monday, April 1, 2019Photo courtesy of J. Maughn. MESA, Arizona – April 1, 2018 – Mesa Community College life science professor Nicola Plowes is co-author of a research article, "Odometry and backtracking: social and individual navigation in group foraging desert harvester ants (Veromessor pergandei)," appearing in Animal Cognition, an interdisciplinary journal publishing current research from various backgrounds...