The United States Department of the Treasury announced Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will visit Mesa Community College on Saturday, May 4 to tour automation and engineering labs. Yellen will be joined by Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Mesa Mayor John Giles. The visit is part of a two day trip Yellen will be taking to Arizona to highlight the Biden administration’s economic agenda and workforce development efforts, according to a release from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.  Yellen’s visit to Arizona begins on Friday, May 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Sedona, Arizona with an address ..read more

The Mesa Community College baseball team finished their regular season with a 5-1 win on Saturday against Scottsdale Community College, clinching the number one seed and home field advantage for the regional playoffs. The Thunderbirds finish the regular season with a 35-20 overall record, going 20-18 in conference. MCC also finished with a 28-9 record at home, an important factor heading into the postseason. MCC began the season well, starting 5-3 in their first eight games. The Thunderbirds would then go on a nine game winning streak beginning with an 11-1 win on Feb. 14 against Glendale Comm ..read more

The first lady of the United States Jill Biden was announced on Tuesday as a special guest speaker at Mesa Community College’s 2023-2024 graduation ceremony on May 11, 2024. The event will be held at Arizona State University’s Desert Financial Arena with the ceremony starting at 9 a.m. and doors opening at 8 a.m. Biden has previously visited the college in February 2024 where she highlighted affordable community college programs like Mesa College Promise. A MCC press release published this morning revealed she will once again be speaking to students of MCC at this year’s commencement ceremony ..read more

Mesa Community College hosted the Future of Fashion event on April 25 that showcased over 100 original designs by MCC Fashion Program students. The event took place in MCC’s Navajo Room in its Southern and Dobson campus with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.  This annual show brings out the creative and artistic talents these passionate students have for fashion. The fashion show production class along with student volunteers from the program’s merchandising classes are showcasing their skills behind the scenes, providing valuable work experience for those planning for careers off the runway. “O ..read more

Mesa Community College president Tammy Robinson, still on a formal leave of absence since Jan. 2024, was announced on April 19 through social media as a finalist for the president position at Roxbury Community College outside Boston, Massachusetts. Roxbury will be conducting open interview forums with Robinson from April 29-30, according to the college’s website. An email accidentally sent to certain employees on Jan. 26 announced Robinson would go on a leave of absence, with no specific reason given. “I look forward to meeting the search committee and participating in the continued growth and ..read more

Human rights activist John Bul Dau spoke  to Mesa Community College students on April 17 about his journey as one of the 27,000 “Lost Boys of Sudan” and the impact of his foundation. Planned weeks in advance by MCC’s own Psychology Department, the 7 p.m. event at the Southern and Dobson campus’ Performing Arts Center was a part of MCC’s evening lecture series and was free and open to the public. Upon arrival, guests were given informative packets on the John Dau Foundation and the impact the charity has on South Sudan communities by providing health care services and nutrition relief to t ..read more

The Mesa Community College softball team defeated South Mountain Community College on Saturday and Paradise Valley Community College on Tuesday, earning their first conference wins since February. The victory over SMCC broke a 22 game losing streak for the Thunderbirds who sit at 4-28 overall and 3-25 in conference play during a tumultuous season.  The Thunderbirds’ most recent matchups against Yavapai College were rescheduled for a second time to April 25 after the team was unable to field enough players to compete, according to the MCC Athletics website. The games were originally schedu ..read more

Mesa Community College’s Music Business Program will be hosting a virtual fireside chat on April 27 with artist and business consultant Laser Malena-Webber to educate students about crowdfunding for musicians. Webber and his sister are members of the touring band known as “the Doubleclicks,” which started in 201 and have performed in the United States, Australia, and Europe. Webber is a performer, podcast host, business consultant and author whose group has garnered over 4 million Youtube views with 10 independent albums and several viral music videos. According to the Laser Campaigns website ..read more

Interim president of Mesa Community College, Kimberly Britt, announced on March 29 the college canceled its hiring search for a new Vice President of Information Technology and have instead begun to search for an Associate Vice President of Information Technology due to financial reasons. “This approach aligns more with our current fiscal capacity. It will still allow us to attract talented professionals who can contribute significantly to our IT initiatives. The search for the AVP position will commence in August,” read Britt’s announcement to employees. After Britt initially scheduled an in ..read more

Mesa Community College students will be able to vote for the  2024 to 2025 Associated Students of Mesa Community College executive board on April 16 and 17 to determine who can advance the needs and interests of MCC students. According to MCC’s website, ASMCC ensures to develop, implement, and regulate programs that will further the intellectual, social, physical, person, and leadership development of MCC students. An election process is commonly held to determine the student leaders for this student government.  The election cycle this year had limited candidates in each category. F ..read more