Spring 2022
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What Inspires Artist Shachi Kale?
MCC alumna Shachi Kale’s artwork causes people to stop and look a little closer at all the delightful details hidden in her paintings. You’ll find caterpillars in the corners, birds in the borders, and all types of patterns that give life to her creations. She’s a visual storyteller, graphic designer and children’s book illustrator. Locally, her...
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Campus buzzing with MCC spring semester
Dear Friends, What an exciting Spring 2022 semester we are experiencing! Continuing to build on our successful health and safety protocols including masks indoors and encouraging vaccinations, we increased our on-campus and hybrid formats to over 50% of classes offered. More on-campus learning brings a much-welcomed hustle and bustle of students...
Tom Arviso Jr. Receives Native American Journalists Association Award
The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) selected Mesa Community College alumnus Tommy “Tom” Arviso Jr. as the 2021 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient. The award honors an individual who has made a lasting impact on media to the benefit of Indigenous communities and is given jointly by NAJA and the Medill School of...
The MCC Alumni Association Advisory Board Needs You!
Share your lessons learned as a Thunderbird student and your expertise gained during your career by joining the Mesa Community College Alumni Association Advisory Board. This volunteer board, a cross section of diverse MCC alumni, works closely with the Office of Alumni Relations and the Office of Development to make recommendations about alumni...
Legendary MCC president Theo J. Heap passes away
Theo Heap with active Alumni Board members Diana and Tony Occhiuzzi at the Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future rededication of the iconic stained glass Thunderbird on April 27, 2016. Legendary Thunderbird Dr. Theo J. Heap, 95, passed away Dec. 12, 2021. Hired in 1965 by MCC’s first president, Dr. John D. Riggs, Heap was tasked with...
Did you take all or some classes at the MCC Red Mountain Campus?
If so, we want to hear from you! As we celebrate the campus’ 20th anniversary we’d like to hear about your experience and learn about what you are up to now. It’s simple. Visit the Red Mountain Campus webpage mesacc.edu/red-mountain Click the “Where Are You Now” button and answer a few questions. There’s a place to upload photos too. While...