MCC Pre-Med Club

Post date: Oct 18, 2017 6:09:06 PM

October 6^th, 2017

1. Ray Akers – GCU Advisor came to speak today

a. Approximately 19,000 students on campus and 80,000 online!

b. Eight Distinct Colleges

i. Humanities and Social Sciences

ii. Nursing and Health Care Professions

iii. Fine Arts and Production

iv. Science, Engineering, Tech

v. Colangelo College of Business

vi. Education

vii. Theology

viii. Doctoral Studies

c. Division I Athletics

i. 22 NCAA Division I Teams

ii. New 7,500 seat arena

d. Many Campus Clubs Available

e. Intramurals

i. Volleyball

ii. Flag Football

iii. Basketball

f. Performance center, student rec center, 5 pools, suite style dorms

g. 2 new STEM buildings

h. STEM Pathway – 5 new programs with MCC

i. Biology, Premed, Healthcare

ii. All four years of undergraduate degree can be done at MCC Red Mountain Campus!

i. Tuition freeze since 2009

i. 16,500 per year

j. Scholarships based on GPA, ACT, or SAT

i. $2750-9750 per year for Maricopa CC transfer students

ii. Earn Associates first, possible to receive an extra $1000

k. Unofficial transcript evaluation within 24 hours

i. Max Credits transfer vary per program, average is around 60 credits

l. Midwestern – 30 spots held every year for GCU students

m. Freshman Dorms 19 years old & under

n. Transfer Dorms 20 years old & up

o. Max age to stay in dorms is 29

p. Only one religious class required – Christina World View

2. Silent Auction

a. Friday November 3^rd

b. Set up 4-6pm

c. Event happening 6pm-9pm

d. Theme black and gold

e. Must dress business casual

f. Basket making for auction – October 14^th & October 28^th

3. Bake Sales

a. October 12^th – 10am to 2pm

b. October 31^st – 10am to 2pm

i. Dress up in appropriate costumes highly encouraged!

4. Upcoming Trips

a. U of A Medical School

i. Friday October 13^th

ii. Van meet up at 12:15pm

b. GCU Cadaver Lab

i. Monday October 16^th

ii. Van meet up at 12:15pm

c. Alcore – Life Extension

i. Friday November 17^th

ii. Van meet up at 10:45am

d. TGEN

i. Friday December 1^st

ii. Van meet up at 12:30pm

e. AT Still

i. Friday December 8^th

ii. Van meet up at 12:30pm

f. San Bernardino

i. January 27^th

ii. Leave January 26^th, return January 28^th

iii. 2 nights hotel

iv. Expenses discussed – estimates made

v. Will check with Senate for funding for conference tickets

g. Roseman Trip

i. Hoping for early April trip

ii. Must go when no conferences or large events are happening

h. Individual Trip for Students

i. Not an official event

ii. Trip is for your knowledge only, you may go if you choose

iii. AT Still – Open House

iv. Saturday November 11^th from 9am to 12pm

5. Excusal for Trips

a. If you need to be excused from class for any trips, please contact Dr. Obermiller at obermiller@mesacc.edu