Educators confront some of the coming year's challenges
Published Monday, December 29, 2014Educators confront some of the coming year's challenges, insist that Common Core will work if its tenets are followed. Excerpt: When asked about Common Core, accurately known as The Arizona College and Career Ready Standards, MCC President Dr. Shouan Pan reminded attendees that these were approved in 2010. The good news, he said, is that students will be better prepared than they are now as a result of the standards’ adoption. Pan, of MCC, reported that currently close to 60 percent of...
Student Art on Display at Phoenix Art Museum
Published Tuesday, December 23, 2014Student artwork from MCC is on display at the Wolfswinkel Education Center at the Phoenix Art Museum for the month of December. Student art on display at Phoenix Art Museum.pdf
MCC Among Best for Service-Learning
Published Saturday, December 20, 2014Excerpt: MCC named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, one of 766 higher education institutions nationwide, and one of only four in Arizona.“We are proud to continue to receive this designation since its inception,” said MCC President Shouan Pan. MCC Among Best for Service-Learning.pdf
Coverage of Mabry Approved as MCC President
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014Changes at Middlesex Community College James Mabry.pdf, Link here James Mabry was confirmed as the new Middlesex Community College president by the state Board of Higher Education Tuesday. The vote was unanimous. It's Mabry for Middlesex - Lowell Sun Online.pdf, Link here. Mabry approved as MCC president - Lowell Sun Online.pdf, Link here. DrMabryBedfordCitizen.pdf Link here
Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout Set
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout Set Dec 15, 2014 Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout details MESA, AZ - Details for the fifth annual Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout are set as Mesa Community College gets set to welcome what is generally regarded as the top regular-season men's basketball tournament in the nation, beginning Dec. 27. A field of eight teams from across the nation will battle for the title which will be settled on Dec. 29. Four games a day will be played...
ASU's Strong, Randall Named SI.com All-Americans
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014Former MCC football player Damarious Randall is named Sports Illustrated All-American. ---TEMPE, Ariz. -- Sports Illustrated mentioning Arizona State receiver Jaelen Strong and defensive back Damarious Randall on its All-American team simultaneously brought about two questions concerning the future of Sun Devil football. Strong, who earned a second-team nod from SI, could forego his senior season to enter the NFL draft. There's a very real possibility he is a Day 1 selection, and that...
Education Grad Goes Above and Beyond, Secures Dream Teaching Job
Published Friday, December 12, 2014Laurie Dutton, named a 2014 Outstanding Teacher Candidate in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU, found her calling during an introductory education course at MCC. ASUGrad.pdf
Meet Your Neighbor - Dr. Pan
Published Wednesday, December 10, 2014The Meet Your Neighbor column, published in the 12/10/14 edition of the Mesa Independent, features Dr. Pan and includes references to MCC's 50th anniversary. mesa_independent_20141210_A05.pdf
MCC Play a Family Holiday Treat
Published Wednesday, December 10, 2014MCC's Theatre & Film Arts Department is presenting Susan Zeder’s signature play, Mother Hicks, directed by Debra K. Stevens, this holiday season. www.wranglernews.com_pdf_wn120414.pdf
Webb Discusses Native Documentary Program on PBS
Published Tuesday, December 9, 2014MCC English professor Eddie Webb discusses MCC's Native Documentary Filmmaking Program on Arizona Horizon Show on PBS. Link to PBS video.