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Mesa Community College staff member receives highest honor from national education equity council

Published Thursday, November 7, 2024

MESA, Arizona -- Nov. 7, 2024 -- In recognition of her dedication and support of student success and empowerment, Lydia Perez, Ph.D., program manager for TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO) at Mesa Community College, has been honored with the Walter O. Mason Award by the national Council for Opportunity in Education (COE). Sam Blanco III, COE Past Board Chair and Lydia Perez, Ph.D., MCC...

Award-winning MCC Musical Theatre and Theatre programs present ‘Appropriate’ and ‘Be More Chill’

Published Tuesday, November 5, 2024

MESA, Ariz.-- Nov. 5, 2024 - The Mesa Community College Musical Theatre program presents “Be More Chill,” Nov. 6-10 in the Performing Arts Center and Theatre program presents the Tony Awards-winning drama, “Appropriate,” Nov. 22-Dec. 7 in the MCC Theatre. Both venues are on the Southern and Dobson campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ 85202. Cast of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Photo credit...

Social work career scholarship program accepting applications

Published Thursday, October 31, 2024

Members of the MCC and FIC Social Work program left to right: Erin Teach, FIC Workforce Development manager; Karin Kline, FIC Child Welfare Initiatives director; Dori DiPietro, MCC Social Work faculty and MCC RRAP coordinator; and Shakira Pipher, MCC Social Work faculty and Social Work program director. MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 31, 2024 -- The Family Involvement Center (FIC) and the Mesa...

Mesa Community Court and Mesa Community College join forces to empower individuals facing homelessness through higher education

Published Monday, October 28, 2024

MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 28, 2024 -- Mesa Community Court and Mesa Community College (MCC) are collaborating to break the cycle of homelessness and foster greater autonomy and stability. The new joint effort focuses on providing court participants with personalized support to earn college degrees and certificates that can help create a path to skilled work and self-reliance. MCC's Office of...

Mesa Community College inducts honorees into Hall of Fame Oct. 24

Published Tuesday, October 22, 2024

MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 22, 2024 -- Eight notable alumni, faculty, staff, athletes and coaches are being inducted into the Mesa Community College (MCC) Hall of Fame in recognition of their professional and personal accomplishments, and significant contributions to the college and the community on Oct. 24, on the MCC Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa 85202. The celebration,...

Annual tradition unites the community to fight hunger

Published Thursday, October 10, 2024

Empty Bowls at Mesa Community College MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 10, 2024 -- Mesa Community College (MCC) invites the community to its annual Empty Bowls events. For a $10 donation, patrons receive a one-of-a-kind handcrafted ceramic bowl along with a meal of soup and bread. There will also be a silent auction featuring ceramics by some of the Valley’s most talented artists. All proceeds benefit the...

Mesa Community College audio visual analyst named Zoom Education Ambassador

Published Thursday, October 3, 2024

Jeff Foster, MCC audio visual analyst and Zoom Education Ambassador MESA, Arizona -- Oct. 3, 2024 -- Jeff Foster, audio visual analyst in Media Services at Mesa Community College, was named a Zoom Education Ambassador for his dedication to advancing technology to support MCC students, faculty and staff and his leadership in the field. Zoom’s new program enables ambassadors to play a...

Mesa Community College honors three outstanding adjunct faculty

Published Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Ray Gless and Anthony Gardea MESA, Arizona --October 2, 2024 -- Three Mesa Community College (MCC) adjunct faculty - Brigitte Bavousett, Anthony Gardea and Ray Gless - earned Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Awards from the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and its Adjunct Faculty Group. “The faculty at MCC are renowned for their expertise and dedication to engaging with...

Mesa Community College Hosts Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 14

Published Tuesday, October 1, 2024

MESA, Ariz. --- Oct. 1, 2024 Mesa Community College and Matriarch Ways invites the community to join in a conference-style celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day. Individuals may attend the day-long event featuring inspiring speakers, land/water defense panelists, holistic healing practices, poets, artists, cultural workshops and engaging performances including music by Blest One...

MCC libraries selected for National Library of Medicine traveling exhibition

Published Monday, September 30, 2024

MCC libraries selected for National Library of Medicine traveling exhibition MESA, Ariz. --Sept. 30, 2024 -- The National Library of Medicine has selected Mesa Community College (MCC) libraries to host a traveling exhibition, Promising Future, Complex Past: Artificial Intelligence and the Legacy of Physiognomy. The exhibition can be viewed through Oct. 11 at the Southern and...

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