Summer 2014
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MCC Prof is 3rd to Hike Length of Grand Canyon, Twice
Andrew Holycross When MCC biology professor Andrew Holycross emerged from Pearce Ferry Wash in the Grand Canyon on Nov. 25, 2013, he became the third person to have hiked the length of the Grand Canyon on both sides of the Colorado River. The 65-day journey in extremely rugged canyon country on the north side began on Sept. 22, when he set out to...
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Alumni in the News
At MCC, we never tire of hearing about the pursuits and successes of our alumni. Below is a compilation of alumni who have been in the news over the past few months. If you or a fellow alum is featured in the news, we’d like to know. Send the information to marcy.snitzer@mesacc.edu. East Valley Partnership Chief Roc Arnett Describes His Eden MCC...
Safeway President Karl Schroeder
Karl Schroeder When Karl Schroeder’s post-high school plans to enter the Air Force in the late ‘70s didn’t work out, he found himself at Mesa Community College, wondering what his next step would be. To cover expenses, he got a job at a Safeway grocery store and rode his bike seven miles to get to classes. Over the next few years, he earned an...
MCC Grants
Two major grants fund Economic Development, Civic Engagement The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AZ-AMI) of Mesa Community College, received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration to provide trade-impacted workers and others with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to...
Women's Basketball National Champions
The Thunderbirds captured the NJCAA Division II national championship with an 82-72 win in overtime over second-seeded Highland (Kan.). The victory capped a fantastic career for the MCC sophomores who posted a 55-12 record over their two years, won two Region I titles, took second place nationally in 2013 and capped it all with a national title...
Student and Faculty Recognitions
MCC Student Named Coca-Cola Scholar Heather Smyth, a student at Mesa Community College, has been named a 2014 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Gold Scholar. Phi Theta Kappa, March 18, 2014 Twenty-five named Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished College Administrators MCC's Dr. James Mabry is one of twenty-five college administrators...
Mortuary Science Graduates
Bryce Bunker, Bill Lowman, Taylor Adair Local family-owned funeral homes have undergone many dramatic changes in the last decade. In response to economic conditions and changing preferences in the industry, a handful of large conglomerates have stepped in and purchased many smaller funeral homes that may not have family members who want to...
Students Teach and Learn How to Inspire Compassion
Kyrene de la Colina Elementary School partnered with MCC's chapter of the Psi Beta Psychology National Honor Society to present components of the Heroic Imagination Project (HIP), a national program designed to inspire compassion. Arlen Sykes More than 50 fifth-grade students, members of Colina’s Aerospace Club, received an orientation of the...