Summer 2019
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Alumni give back to students, partner with Career Services
Alumnae Diana Occhiuzzi and Mary Chavez purchased clothing at thrift stores to illustrate professional clothing options on a limited budget. First impressions are critical in an interview setting, and knowing what to wear is key to success. The MCC Alumni Association partnered with Career Services at the spring Opportunity Fair to coach students...
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New Z Degree program allows students to earn degree with no textbook costs
Dr. Annalisa Alvrus, MCC Anthropology faculty member, and Laura Ballard, MCC director of eLearning, create free educational resources so students don’t have to purchase textbooks. 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...
Free app locates food, shelter and healthcare resources
Mesa Community College students conceptualized the development of RISE, an iOS app connecting people with sources for nominally priced food, shelter and healthcare. Conceived as a class project, the resource locator is now available in the Apple App Store. The Resource Information Services for Everyone (RISE) app may be used by all Maricopa...
Volunteer today for the MCC Alumni Advisory Board
Your application awaits: mesacc.edu/alumni-board. The Mesa Community College Alumni Association (MCCAA) is overseen by a volunteer board of alumni representing a diverse cross-section of MCC’s unique alumni. The board serves in an advisory capacity, working closely with the Office of Alumni Relations. MCC Alumni Board members: • Provide advice...
MCC alumna Jessica Lake returns to Navajo reservation to teach
For Mesa Community College alumna Jessica Lake, (1997-1999), leaving the Navajo reservation to begin higher education studies was a big step. She had never been away from family and didn’t quite know how to plan her schedule of required classes. But Lake went on to earn her associate’s degree from MCC, her bachelor’s degree at Arizona State...
Alumnus Thomas Patzner now at CBS News
Thomas Patzner typically begins his day early, around 3 a.m., preparing for CBS This Morning, a national news-features program that CBS has aired for several decades. Patzner, an MCC alumnus, has been with CBS since 2014, working as an audio engineer and technician. He draws from more than 10 years of experience which began with MCC’s Audio...
MCC partners with Boeing to train future workforce
Boeing Mesa Employee works on electrical cable harness wiring in the Electrical Center of Excellence. Mesa Community College partners with The Boeing Company to identify and train future electrical cable harness wirers. Registration is open now for summer Cable Harness Wiring Boot Camps. The accelerated two-week [eight-day], three-credit hour...
New online tool aids career and education decisions
Mesa Community College releases a customized version of Emsi Career Coach, a web-based tool which uses comprehensive labor market data to help students match their interests to specific occupations and identifies available academic programs to achieve their career goals. In addition to compiling rich, Valley-specific workforce data such as...
Reminder MCC Hall of Fame now accepting nominations
Now Accepting Nominations! The MCC Alumni Association will host the fifth annual MCC Hall of Fame event this fall. The Hall of Fame honors alumni, community members, and MCC employees whose personal and professional accomplishments and positive contributions to the college and community set them apart. Nominations are being accepted through...