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Early College Peer Coaches
MCC is now hiring Peer Coaches! Apply by April 15.
These students will assist students participating in Mesa Community College (MCC) early access and early college programs, including College Starts Now, STEAM, Early College Academy (ECA), Achieving a College Education (ACE), and Hoop of Learning (HOL) programs. Peer Coaches are currently enrolled MCC students who have successfully navigated their educational journey and are passionate about helping others do the same.
Do you have a 2.75 GPA or higher and have completed 2 semesters or at least 12 credits?
Can you commit to 10-25 hours per week and be available some Fridays/Saturdays?
Do you have reliable transportation and want to make $15 per hour?
If so, you're eligible to apply!
For more information about the position and the requirements, please check out this job announcement.
Candidates for ASMCC Student Body Presidents
ASMCC Student Government will be electing a President of Southern & Dobson and a President of Red Mountain. To learn more about the candidates, please visit this page.
Students are also invited to a Candidate Forum taking place during Student Senate on Monday, April 4 at 3:00 pm. Please use this link to join the virtual forum.
Nicolette Beaulieu: Candidate for President of Southern & Dobson
Raphael Chizoba: Candidate for President of Southern & Dobson
Allen Priyanshu: Candidate for President of Southern & Dobson
Micayla Berglund: Candidate for President of Red Mountain
M.E.N. Meet & Greet
Tuesday, April 5 | 12 pm | Navajo Room
Male Empowerment Network (M.E.N). M.E.N is dedicated to helping our students succeed. Students involved in the M.E.N Program participate in activities that promote: Empowerment, Engagement, Success. Leadership and Brotherhood.
Please join us on Tuesday April 5th at 12pm in the Navajo Room. We will be serving lunch for the students that attend. This is an opportunity for students to get involved with this program. If you know any students that you think that will benefit from this program please send them our way. Also, please have them RSVP at this link here: Tinyurl.com/MENATMCC
Cultural Science Conference
"Keeping Traditional Practices Alive: Inspiring Students to Connect to Their Culture"
April 5-7, 2022 | Virtual & In-Person at Southern/Dobson campus (LB 145/LB 300)
LINK to attend virtually
You're invited to the 2nd annual Cultural Science Department Conference!
Presentation topics include:
" Resiliency: How Undocumented Students Fought Anti-Immigrant Laws"
" The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History"
"Strengthening Roots With Music"
AND MORE! Please click this link for a the flyer with topics, times, and more information.
For more information, contact paul.harasha@mesacc.edu
RM Ping Pong Tournament
Tuesday, April 5 | 11 am and 1 pm brackets | Red Mountain campus
You're invited to join us for a Ping Pong tournament sponsored by ASMCC at Red Mountain. There will be a winner for each bracket, and the prize for each is a $25 Amazon gift card. Free food for all players and spectators. Additional games available including Cornhole and Giant Jenga.
Join us for a fun day of games and friendly competition!
To sign up to play in the tournament, please fill out this form, or stop by Student Life (M210).
Interested in joining the RM Ping Pong Club? Click this link to sign up or to get more information.
We Care Wednesday
Wednesday, April 6 | 10:00 am-12:00 pm | Southern & Dobson Campus
The next We Care Wednesday drive through produce distribution is taking place at the SOUTHERN & DOBSON campus on Wednesday, April 6. It will take place from 10 am-12 pm. This is free and open to the public! *Food available while supplies last.
Enter campus on Solar Way off of Dobson Road. A volunteer will place the food in your trunk/car. Please wear a mask for the safety of our volunteers. For more info, visit this link.
The next We Care Wednesday at the Red Mountain campus is happening on April 20.
Be the Student Voice!
Become a Maricopa Student Senator!
The deadline to apply to be a Maricopa Student Senator has been extended to April 8 at 5 pm.
Represent the student community and become a primary advocate for students on campus, working to address and develop policy in students' best interests. Represent the students of MCC as a Maricopa Student Senator (MSS) and share their interests and concerns with the administration, colleges, and Governing Board.
This is a 1-year term that will begin July 1, 2022. Students from all backgrounds, majors, and experiences are encouraged to apply!
Click below for more details and how to apply!
MCC Library Survey
The MCC Libraries are conducting a Library User Survey and we need student input! Click this link to submit your feedback: https://tinyurl.com/MCClibsurvey
The survey opens on April 4th and closes April 22nd. Anyone 18 or older who has used the MCC Libraries or our resources is eligible to participate in this voluntary, anonymous survey. Your responses will help shape the future of MCC Libraries, including library services and resources, hours of operation and study spaces.
Thank you for your feedback!
Student Success Workshops
The Foundations for Student Success is offering student success workshops during the fall semester. Workshops are free and are conducted both via WebEx and in person. These sessions are open to all students. For more information or to view the full schedule of workshops for the semester, please visit this site.
Civic Action Hour - This workshop series happens on Wednesdays from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. You can view the weekly student engagement series on the Center for Community & Civic Engagement Website: https://www.mesacc.edu/community-civic-engagement/events-opportunities/civic-action-hour.
The Maricopa Native Seed Library provides free, native seed to the community, as well as education and information to make it easy to incorporate these plants into your yards, patios and balconies. Anyone can include some native plants into their residences, whether you have a lot of space or a small apartment.
Melissa Davis, Constituent Relations Coordinator for the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office will be discussing important information about the August Primary and November General Election to ensure all students can “Be Ballot Ready.” Melissa will go over the basics of voting, both by mail and in person, and how your vote is tabulated by the Maricopa County Elections Department. She will also discuss resources available for voters and information about all election in 2022.
Urban trees in parks, in neighborhoods, and along city streets provide a number of benefits to the environment and the community. They provide shade, increase property values, help fight climate change, and so much more. In this presentation, you will learn about efforts to enhance urban tree cover at the global level, the local level, and right here on the MCC campus. You'll also learn about exciting tree research being conducted by MCC students. And you'll find out how you can become an urban tree ambassador in your own neighborhood and at MCC!
Want to become more educated about sustainability and how it applies to your career? Join GreenLight Solutions to learn about the challenges and opportunities of sustainability. We will define sustainability concepts, discuss its strategic business benefits, and identify some global sustainability challenges, focusing on applicable, local solutions. You will learn how the sustainability perspective can support your professional development and make you better at your job - no matter your sector or job function.
Sigma Chi Eta
National Communication Honor Society
Now recruiting new members for Sigma Chi Eta! Please check out this flyer for information on eligibility requirements and membership benefits. Contact Dr. Puvana Ganesan by email or at 480-654-7792 for info.
Apply using this link by April 12!
Philosophy Club Meeting
Thursday, April 7 | 1:30 pm | BP3N at So/Do campus
Should we have another Civil War? Let's discuss it!
All are welcome to join us for the MCC Philosophy Club meetings.
Presidential Search Student Meet & Greet
Monday, April 11 | Multiple times available between 10 am-1 pm | Navajo Room
MCC is in the process of choosing a new College President. STUDENTS are invited to join us for a Meet & Greet and a chance to interact with the candidates.
Multiple times available! Meet a new candidate every hour: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm. Join us in the Navajo room for light refreshments and a chance to meet the candidates and have your voice heard!
*This is for students only! Employees can participate in the Candidate Forums taking place on Tuesday, April 12. More info will be available on the MCC Intranet.
Living Library at RM
Wednesday, April 13 | 9:30 am-12:30 pm | M200
Saturday, April 30 | 9:00 am-12:30 pm | Saguaro Building
The Living Library showcases humans as books, who engage in conversations with their readers as they tell their stories.
To learn more about the books available, please visit this link.
RSVP to attend the Living Library here.
This event is free and open to the public. Please encourage students to attend!
Earth Week at Red Mountain
April 12 & April 14 at the Red Mountain Campus
Please join us for two different CLEAN UP events being held to celebrate Earth Week and take good care of our community.
Tuesday, April 12 at 11:00 am: Falcon Hill Park (7222 E. Jensen St.) is the park adopted by MCC RM, which we clean twice per year. Please join us to help wipe down playground equipment and pick up trash.
Thursday, April 14 at 9:00 am: Campus clean up in the desert areas around our parking lots and the main entrances. We are expecting up to 300 people on campus for the Zootopia Movie Night, and would like to make sure our campus looks great!
HERE is the link to sign up for one or both events.
The Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022
Hosted by the Social Science Department
Thursday, April 14 | 12:00-1:00 pm | SC-22 or virtually
Join MCC's Social Science Faculty for an open forum as they discuss the largest war in Europe since World War 2. A brief Q & A will follow the presentation.
Russia and Ukraine Since the End of the Cold War-Dr. Paul Hietter, History
The Geopolitics of Putin's Gamble-Dr. Brian Dille, Political Science
The Impact of Sanctions on "Fortress Russia" -Sylwia Cavalcant, Economics
Pizza will be provided for those attending in person
Sweeney Todd
MCC Performing Arts Center
April 1-2, April 7-9 at 7:30 and April 2 & 9 at 2 pm
MCC Music Theater presents a staged concert version of the infamous tale "Sweeney Todd."
For more information or to buy tickets, click this link.
Spring Dance Concert
April 14 -15 | 7:30 pm | MCC Performing Arts Center
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MCC Dance Company! Please join us in celebrating an exciting evening of dance with new works by MCC Faculty and Student Choreographers.
For more info or to purchase tickets, please visit this link.
Dance Scholarship Showcase
April 16 | 7:30 pm | MCC Performing Arts Center
The Scholarship Showcase is a celebration of MCC Dance students. Proceeds go to the Dance Scholarship Fund. For more information, click this link.
Scholarship Workshop
You're invited to scholarship workshop to learn about how to apply for the Maricopa Community College Foundation Scholarships. One application=hundreds of scholarships!
Are you an Art Student at MCC?
Apply now to get your work in the Annual MCC Juried Art Student Show! You should apply through the MCC Art Gallery Submittable page at: https://mccartgallery.submittable.com/submit
Deadline: 4/15: Click here for more information on how it works and eligibility
Jake Skeets
Poetry Reading
Thursday, April 14 | 7:00 pm | Virtual Event
The creative writing program and English department at Mesa Community College are proud to welcome poets Jake Skeets and Fady Joudah for a reading Thursday, April 14 starting at 7:00 p.m. This digital event can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/mus7vc9v (password: SVdnzVS2J68) or via phone at 1 602-666-0783, access code ‪2499 783 1846. Any questions/concerns can be directed to Jeremy Broyles, jeremy.broyles@mesacc.edu. Please join us for a night of poetry courtesy of two important and wonderfully talented voices.
Jake Skeets is the author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers, winner of the National Poetry Series, Kate Tufts Discovery Award, American Book Award, and Whiting Award. He is from the Navajo Nation and teaches at Diné College.
Fady Joudah has published five collections of poems: The Earth in the Attic; a book-long sequence of short poems whose meter is based on cellphone character count; Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance; and, most recently, Tethered to Stars. He has translated several collections of poetry from Arabic and is the co-editor and co-founder of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize. He was a winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition in 2007 and has received the Arab American Book Award, a PEN award, a Banipal/Times Literary Supplement prize from the UK, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is an Editor-at-Large for Milkweed Editions. He lives in Houston, with his wife and kids, where he practices internal medicine.
There will be activities for children led by EdRising and other student clubs from 6:00-7:30 PM. The movie will start at 7:30 PM. The Queso Good Food Truck will be serving food throughout the evening, and Student Life and Leadership will be serving up their famous popcorn.
Encanto Outdoor Movie Night
Friday, April 22 | Movie begins at 7:30 pm
SAVE THE DATE!
Load up your lawn chairs and bring your family to MCC for a FREE outdoor movie night!
EdRising (Education Studies student club) and Student Life & Leadership invite you to join us for an outdoor movie night on Friday, April 22, on the Theater Lawn at the Southern & Dobson campus. We will be watching Disney's Encanto.
This event is FREE and open to the community. Please help us spread the word!
Women of MCC: Off the Clock
Read about some of the "Women of MCC : Off the Clock"
During the month of March, Women's History Month, we celebrated some of the many amazing Women of MCC and their activities, hobbies, and passions in their lives outside of MCC. Please take a few minutes to read their stories!
Thanks to all who contributed, and for being willing to share a bit about your lives "off the clock!"
Library Book Sale
Save the date! April 18-22
The MCC Library is holding it's annual book sale during the week of April 18-22. Nearly everything is prices at only $1! Bring cash!
For more information, contact the staff in the Library.
ONGOING PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND EVENTS
VITA Tax Preparation
Mesa Community College is one of several sites in Mesa and Chandler that assists with tax preparation for those with income under $58,000 in 2021. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is available through April 14 for free tax preparation.
*Limitations apply, please see this link for more information on locations, dates and times, what to bring, who qualifies, and more.
MCC dates/times:
Click here for more information!
MESA MARKET
FOOD & HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR STUDENTS
The Mesa Market is a food and hygiene pantry for MCC students. Any student is eligible to visit the Mesa Market for up to 10 food and 5 hygiene products for free each week.
Click this link for a Mesa Market flyer to share with others.
Open Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm*
(*Red Mountain Mesa Market closes at 1 pm on Fridays)
Southern and Dobson Campus
To use the Mesa Market at the Southern and Dobson campus, visit the Office of Student Life & Leadership in KSC 35S.
Red Mountain Campus
To use the Mesa Market at the Red Mountain campus, visit the Office of Student Life & Leadership in Mesquite 210.
We are always grateful for donations to the Mesa Market! Feel free to drop off your donations to the Student Life office at either campus.
Click here to visit the MCC Club Hub!
Click Here for a Calendar of Club Meetings (top right corner of this page)
Get Involved and Get Connected!
Clubs are an extremely valuable part of a student's experience at MCC. If you are interested in getting involved in a student club, please stay tuned for opportunities to meet our clubs, and consider starting (or reactivating) a new club! We are also seeking club advisors to help support a variety of MCC clubs. Any faculty or staff that are interested in this opportunity are encouraged to reach out to a member of the Student Life team.
The Club Hub will have an updated list of student clubs (as we learn which clubs will be active this year) as well as important paperwork, forms, and a list of club connections to various Fields of Interest.
Club Recruitment activities for the Spring 2022 semester will take place during the week of February 7. Stay tuned for more information!
We Care Wednesday
We Care Wednesday is a food distribution that takes place on the first Wednesday of every month at the Southern/Dobson campus and the third Wednesday of every month at the Red Mountain campus. The distribution happens from 10 am-12 pm. The food distributions are open to all students and community members in need of food assistance:
Drive-thru service. A volunteer will place food in your trunk or vehicle. (Walk-up service is available for those without vehicles.)
Masks are encouraged. If you are feeling any cold or flu symptoms, please stay home and seek medical treatment.
Southern Dobson: Located in the Southwest parking lot. Please enter from Dobson Road onto Solar Way at the Southern and Dobson campus.
Red Mountain: Located in the Red Mountain Way Circle. Please enter from McKellips Rd and proceed straight through the stop sign. Distribution takes place in the circle near the Desert Willow building.
Southern/Dobson Dates : Apr 6, May 4
Red Mountain Dates : Apr 20, May 18
If you're interested in volunteering, please contact Student Life & Leadership. Volunteers are needed for every We Care Wednesday distribution.
Free Bus Passes for students
The City of Phoenix is providing each of the Maricopa Community Colleges with free 31-day Valley Metro bus passes for students. There are no eligibility requirements. Visit Student Life & Leadership at either campus to request your free bus pass. *While supplies last
Astronomy Nights at MCC
First Friday of each month | 6:00-10:00 pm | MCC Planetarium
MCC Astronomy Nights are held on the first Friday of the month during February, March, April, & May and September, October, November, & December.
MCC Astronomy Nights include planetarium shows, telescope viewing, information tables, hands-on activities, and more! Planetarium shows and indoor activities occur rain or shine, but telescope viewing of the night sky is only offered when the sky is clear.
Planetarium shows run from 6:00-10:00 PM, with shows starting every hour.
For more information, including show schedule or to purchase tickets, click this link.
Career Services Workshops
Working Wednesdays
On Site Recruitment
Each Wednesday during the Spring 2022 semester (from January 26th - May 4th) the Career Services Department will be hosting Working Wednesdays on the Clock Tower sidewalk from 10am - 12pm. Each week, we will welcome 5 employers on campus to table and speak with interested students about the job opportunities available within their organization.
Professional Development Workshops
Each Wednesday, there will be a rotating schedule of professional development workshops held in BA-10W at 1 pm and 6 pm*. For a list of topics, please visit the Career Services Event Calendar.
*6 pm workshops is virtual, and only available with pre-registration at this link.
Visit the Career Services website for more information about events, services, and opportunities.
