Bacteria found in Mesa flood water
Published Thursday, September 11, 2014MCC Biotechnology Director Stan Kikkert told CBS5 that he found thousands of different types of bacteria in a sample of run-off flood water following the recent storm. Excerpt: "We see lots and lots of different colonies - different shapes and colors," said Kikkert. "That tells us right there, it gives us a hint of the diversity that's present in the standing water." Two segments aired, view them online here.
Monsoon Salt River Project has restored power to all Mesa homes after storm
Published Thursday, September 11, 2014New local business providing princesses for parties
Published Wednesday, September 10, 2014Excerpt: Giving children the experience of meeting their favorite fairy-tale characters no longer has to be a vacation. Spoonful of Sugar Events makes it possible to have princesses right at your doorstep. Spoonful of Sugar Events was created by 21-year-old Danielle Jake, a lifelong Ahwatukee resident, and 19-year-old Ryann Franklin. The two young entrepreneurs decided to start the business this year after meeting at another princess party. As for [Ryann] Franklin, she says costuming is...
Storm chaser to speak at Mesa Community College
Published Wednesday, September 10, 2014Storm chaser Reed Timmer will speak about his experiences at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at MCC. Mr. Timmer is one of a few to document an F5 tornado as well as Hurricane Katrina, according to a press release.
MCC dental hygiene program seeks patients
Published Wednesday, September 10, 2014The dental hygiene program at MCC is seeking patients who have not received entail care in three or more years to participate in its clinical education program. Mesa Community College dental hygiene program seeks patients.pdf
Mesa Community College Successfully Trains Next Generation in Advanced Manufacturing with Aid of Tooling U-SME
Published Tuesday, September 9, 2014Case Study Excerpt: "The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) of Mesa Community College (MCC) is helping meet the need for qualified, employable workers in the advanced manufacturing sectors, industries vital to Arizona, by building on workers’ prior experience, aligning training to industry needs and using innovative approaches to learning including Tooling U-SME online courses. "With the award of a 4-year, $2.5 million U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance...
Sept. 8 Phoenix-metro monsoon rain causing flooding, closures
Published Tuesday, September 9, 2014Sept. 11 observances in Mesa focus on service, remembrance, honoring U.S. troops
Published Tuesday, September 9, 2014Veteran Services at Mesa Community College is honoring U.S. troops with a moment of silence and flag-raising ceremony 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Veterans’ Rose Garden at the college, 1833 W. Southern Ave. The garden entrance is the driveway closest to Dobson Road on Southern.
College athletics deliver many off-field benefits
Published Sunday, September 7, 2014Excerpt of letter to the editor by Wayne Block, MCC SID: "My school, Mesa Community College, and, I am sure, Phoenix College and all junior colleges in Arizona have dozens of athletes who were in the top 10 percent of their high-school class, National Honor Society members and honor-roll members. In fact, one recent football player is now at Cornell, a school not likely to accept the academic failures that the letter writer believes enroll at junior colleges."
College athletics deliver many off-field benefits
Published Sunday, September 7, 2014Excerpt from Letter to the Editor: "The benefits of college athletics, as well as high-school sports, are far too numerous to outline here and have been expressed many times over the years. My outrage at his letter has primarily to do with his closing comment "Eliminate (PC) sports and maybe those athletes mentioned will get with the program and up those grades and pull themselves up out of the mire." -- By Wayne Block, MCC Sports Information Director.