Guitar Building Institute at Mesa Community College starts March 14
Published Monday, March 14, 2016The National STEM Guitar Project will host a Guitar Building Institute at Mesa Community College March 14-18. The five-day educator/student institute combines instructional activities and training on science, technology, engineering and math with hands-on applied learning guitar building techniques. The result is an experience that engages middle, high school and post-secondary students and sparks excitement for learning STEM subject matter. Guitar Building Institute at Mesa Community College...
Mesa Community College Students on All-Arizona Academic Team Coverage
Published Sunday, March 13, 2016Mesa Community College honored high-achieving students who have been named to the All-Arizona Academic Team during an awards luncheon on March 3. Seventy-five community college scholars from across the state participated in the ceremony, which celebrates their outstanding academic achievements and distinguished leadership skills. Mesa Community College students on All-Arizona Academic Team _ Mesa Independent.pdf and My Local News
Mesa Community College Music and Theatre & Film Arts Students Bring Home Awards from Regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Published Saturday, March 12, 2016Students from the Mesa Community College Theatre & Film Arts Department and Music Department earned multiple recognitions against rigorous competition during the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) held in Hawaii on February 11-14.
Former Palatine Sports Standout Fighting Colon Cancer
Published Friday, March 11, 2016MCC shortstop got the unexpected news that he had colon cancer. And to make matters worse, he was in stage 3 of the disease. Fighting Cancer.pdf
Coverage of MCC Veteran Resource Fair
Published Thursday, March 10, 2016Coverage of MCC Veteran Resource Fair on: KPHO-PHX (CBS) TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite - [Transcript]2.pdf and News/Talk 92.3 KTAR TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite - [Transcript].pdf
MCC'S New Art Gallery Has a Seriously Impressive Collection
Published Thursday, March 10, 2016Visitors who take a left after walking into a new gallery space in Mesa will encounter iconic images created by William Wegman, an artist renowned for using his own Weimaraners in his compositions. They're displayed across from Red Vapor for Ripe Strawberries, a 2013 oil-on-panel piece by Phoenix artist Rachel Bess. Nearby, works by local artists Frank Ybarra and Joe Ray share a wall with a piece by Alexander Calder, an artist famed for making kinetic sculptures using mostly red and black...
The 8th annual Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival
Published Wednesday, March 9, 2016Mesa Community College faculty Chris Todd performed the piece,“Intoxia (moonflower)” at the Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival. Northeast Valley News _ The 8th annual Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival displayed captivating performances.pdf
Benedictine University at Mesa Offers New Scholarship
Published Tuesday, March 8, 2016New full-time traditional undergraduate students enrolled beginning fall 2016 at the Benedictine University at Mesa campus may be eligible for the new Mesa Partnership Scholarship to help with tuition costs. The $3,000 annual scholarship is for employees or dependents of City of Mesa employees; employees or dependents of Mesa Public Schools employees; Mesa Public Schools graduates and Mesa Community College students who have earned 60 credit hours or more or an associate degree. Benedictine...
Mesa Athletics Highlighted by NJCAA Magazine For Community Service Work
Published Tuesday, March 8, 2016Mesa Community College Athletics, honored for its 11 team community service project at Feed My Starving Children, is highlighted in NJCAA, a monthly publication of NJCAA athletics around the country.
Coverage of Maricopa Colleges Provide Summer Camps for Kids
Published Monday, March 7, 2016From life skills and performing arts, to Kid’s College and STEM in Spanish, students ages 4 and older can go to “camp” at Maricopa Community Colleges this summer. Info on MCC camps included. Maricopa colleges provide summer camps for kids - Your West Valley News_ Elmirage.pdf Mesa Community College Children’s Center receives highest rating _ Mesa Independent.pdf