Student Awarded Whataburger Scholarship for Community Garden Idea
Published Tuesday, July 24, 2018MESA, Arizona – July 24, 2018 – Ariana Granger, a Mesa Community College student, won a $1,000 scholarship in Whataburger’s WhataBigIdea contest. Students were asked to submit videos, artwork or texts explaining how their big idea could change the world. Granger’s idea is the establishment of a community garden at MCC’s Red Mountain Campus to grow fresh produce to supply the Mesa Market, an on-...
MCC cross-disciplinary teaching model earns national attention
Published Tuesday, July 17, 2018MESA, Ariz. – July 17, 2018 – The Mesa Community College Immersive Total Patient Management Experience (ITPME) is featured in an article in the Winter 2018 Education Update/Domain3, the official membership publication of the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE). Authored by Sean Newton, BS, NRP; Charles A. Finch, D.O., FACOEP; and Lisa M. Newton RN, MSN, of MCC's Department of EMS/Fire...
MCCCD IT Institute announces inaugural classes
Published Wednesday, June 20, 2018MESA, Arizona – June 20, 2018 – Registration is open for classes at the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) IT Institute in Mesa. “We are excited to announce Networking Technology I, the first in a series of courses incorporating blockchain technology instruction, and Survey of Computer Information Systems will be the two inaugural courses offered at the IT Institute this fall,”...
Archaeology Professor Publishes Cross-Cultural Interaction Model Book
Published Thursday, June 7, 2018MESA, Arizona – June 7, 2018 – Mesa Community College professor Kirk Costion, Ph.D., is co-editor of a new archaeology book titled Modeling Cross-Cultural Interaction in Ancient Borderlands. The book, published in April, helps researchers graphically demonstrate complex webs of connections among people, landscapes and artifacts. Using the Cross-Cultural Interaction Model (CCIM), archaeologists...
Faculty recognized and rewarded for excellence in teaching
Published Wednesday, May 30, 2018Michelle Mazzucco, pictured with her class, receives Endowed Teaching Chair Award. MESA, Arizona – May 30, 2018 – Mesa Community College (MCC) recognizes faculty for excellence in teaching and learning with presentations of its first Endowed Teaching Awards. The Endowed Teaching Chair Awards recognize faculty who provide quality instruction and demonstrate engagement in innovative and...
Student wins seed money for business project
Published Thursday, May 17, 2018MESA, Arizona – May 17, 2018 – Illiana Mata, a Mesa Community College business major and ASU Poder participant, won $5,000 in seed money from the 2018 Cisco Innovation Challenge to help launch her RightWay Technologies project. The Cisco challenge, is designed to empower a generation of global problem solvers to suggest new Internet of Things solutions and technologies. The goal is to connect...
MCC Graduation recognizes accomplishments of more than 2,500 graduates
Published Tuesday, May 8, 2018MESA, Arizona – May 8, 2018 – Mesa Community College (MCC) will recognize the accomplishments of 2,588 graduates, by issuing 4,616 degrees and certificates for the 2017-18 academic year, during a commencement ceremony at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, May 11, in the courtyard of the Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. The public is invited to the ceremony in which more than 600...
Dr. Carole Drachler Library of Art History grand opening
Published Tuesday, May 1, 2018Retired MCC art history professor Dr. Carole Drachler. MESA, Arizona – May 1, 2018 – Mesa Community College invites the public to join in the dedication of the Dr. Carole Drachler Library of Art History. The ceremony and ribbon cutting will be at 6 p.m. on May 3 in the Art Gallery on MCC’s Southern and Dobson Campus, 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa. Retired MCC art history professor, Dr. Carole...
Networking instructor receives leadership award
Published Monday, April 30, 2018Bob Samson, 2017 Cisco Network Academy Above and Beyond Award recipient MESA, Ariz. – April 30, 2018 – Bob Samson, the program director and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) lead instructor at the Mesa Community College Networking Academy, was recognized with the 2017 Cisco Network Academy Above and Beyond Award. This award recognizes instructors who make a sustainable and positive...
MCC Information Systems Management Program ranked No. 4
Published Friday, April 27, 2018MESA, Arizona -- April 27, 2018 -- Mesa Community College is ranked No. 4 for best online Associate in Information Systems Management by Bestcolleges.com. Click here for additional information and the methodology BestColleges.com used to make this determination. # # # Media contact: Dawn Zimmer, dawn.zimmer@mesacc....