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Kathy Cooper, assistant to the Academic Chair at the Bullhead City campus of Mohave Community College, is seen with a few of the prints by well-known photographer Ansel Adams that she has donated to the Bullhead Campus Library. ”I’ve had these prints for years and love them. I donated them to the library so others will have the opportunity to enjoy them,” Cooper said. Adams was an environmentalist and Sierra Club member whose love of nature was reflected in his renowned black-and-white photographs of the American West. The donated prints were part of a mural project commissioned by the National Park Service in 1941 for the Interior Building in Washington, D.C.  The project was halted because of World War II and never resumed. The public is welcome to view the prints during library hours, Mondays-Thursdays 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  For more information call the Bullhead Campus Library at 928-758-2420.

Mohave Community College associate faculty members, from left, Marianne Szpilka, Susan Le Cou, Roger Schmitt, Donna Cox and Greg Farrell discuss a scenario during a workshop about the issues surrounding high-risk students, Saturday on the Lake Havasu City campus. Faculty and staff met on all four of MCC’s campuses to learn the signs of a distressed student and how to intervene. The program, which was funded by a federal Title III “Improving Institutions” grant, was developed by Title III Academic Counselor Stephanie Douglas. For more information about Title III, contact Terry Kelly, program director, at 928-681-5670.

Mohave Community College staff and faculty, from left, Sandy Webber, Cheryl MacLean, Nancy Christopher, Dr. Peggy Federici and Anne Frazier recreated the voices of American women who fought for the right to vote during a Coffee at the College presentation Thursday on the Lake Havasu campus. The reader’s theatre-style program was presented in honor of Women’s Equality Day and the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women equal voting rights. Coffee at the College is a free, lunch-hour series of presentations on a wide variety of topics. The next Coffee at the College, scheduled for Sept. 15, will feature Mohave County Sheriff’s Department K-9s. For details, contact Cheryl MacLean, community outreach specialist, at 928-505-3356 or cmaclean@mohave.edu.

Mohave Community College instructor Amy Benavidez (left) leads a class of kindergarten through third-grade students in dance moves during a College for Kids afterschool program, Thursday at Desert Quest Private School in Ft. Mohave. The dance class completed the first week of College for Kids at the non-denominational Christian School, where the children are also learning martial arts and breathing techniques from Taekwondo and Tai Chi instructor Tom Quirk. “The program is an exciting partnership with the college and one that helps educate the whole child,” said Desert Quest Director Nancy Hardt. The afterschool classes continue through the school year and are open to the public, including homeschooling families. For more information contact Natalie Lemire, MCC community outreach specialist, at 928-704-7783 or Desert Quest Private School at 928-577-1000.

A retrospective of multimedia works by student artist Randall S. Shehi kicks off the 2010-11 exhibit schedule at The Gallery on the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College.

The new exhibit, which continues through Sept. 24, features works in clay combined with found objects and prints that have been electronically altered and embellished. A reception for the artist is planned for Sept. 13 from 6-8 p.m.

Shehi, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., began taking classes at MCC five years ago after moving to Lake Havasu City to be closer to his parents.

“I started with Jim Berg in Photoshop and eventually ran out of those courses so I went over to San Juan (the art annex),” Shehi said.

Since then Shehi has taken ceramics, sculpture and design and become a fixture in the campus’ art studios.

Shehi’s ceramic works are hand-built clay constructions joined with “found or contrived elements, things I’ve built in my garage,” he said. He said he never worked in clay before taking a ceramics class at MCC and he also has never mastered conventional wheel-thrown pottery. Read the rest of this entry »

Math instructor Teresa Cawley addresses questions from her Intermediate Algebra students during the first week of classes on Mohave Community College’s North Mohave Campus in Colorado City. Pictured here on the front row (L-R) are Timothy Wayman, Robert Knudson, Monica Timpson and Alex Ivory, with Julia Timpson and Marie Timpson behind. Credit classes began Monday August 23.  Non-credit classes are still open for enrollment. For more information visit http://www.mohave.edu/ or call 800-678-3992

Robert Knudson (seated) and William Chatwin munch on free popcorn and hotdogs while checking out the new computers during an open house for Mohave Community College’s new Student Learning Commons and Learning Assistance Center. Knudson and Chatwin are both incoming freshmen on MCC’s North Campus in Colorado City. The new area allows a comfortable, quiet space for students to access tutoring services, computers, wireless Internet, and even check out laptops. A Title III grant provided funds for the computers and the center was developed in partial fulfillment of MCC’s mission to be a learning-centered college, empower students to succeed. For more information about MCC, visit http://www.mohave.edu/ or call toll-free to 800-678-3992.

Students returning to Mohave Community College this week found a new space designed for study, wireless Internet access, conversation and relaxing.

The new Student Learning Commons is in Building 500 on the Bullhead City, Kingman and Lake Havasu City campuses, and in Building 400 on the North Mohave campus. It includes the Learning Lounge and the Learning Assistance Center.

At the Learning Assistance Center, students who are having difficulty with a class can take advantage of supplemental instruction and/or free tutoring. They can also check out a laptop to use, while in the LAC, for any class assignments. Read the rest of this entry »

Constitution Day at Mohave Community College’s Bullhead Campus will be celebrated with a “Lunch and Learn” special presentation on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 403. The presenter will be Dario Hunter, the new resident faculty member for the paralegal program.  

Hunter will open interesting hot topics for discussion and talk about how they relate to the importance of the Constitution in society today. Attendees will have an opportunity to express their opinions on a number of current issues, including immigration, the Ground Zero mosque, and same-sex marriage. Hunter hopes the audience will be partners in the discussion of what these issues have to do with the Constitution and its ever-evolving protection of our rights.   Read the rest of this entry »

 A free Financial Fitness seminar will be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Mohave Community College’s Neal campus-Kingman at 1971 Jagerson Ave., in the Student Center, Room 200F, as part of the Coffee at the College series.

The ultimate key to financial success is knowing how money works, how to make responsible and well-informed decisions, and how to get the best value for the dollars you spend. 

Presenters include Dave Brown and Tony Camino of Primerica Financial Services will introduce basic common sense financial concepts that can help people overcome the obstacles they face and achieve their goals.

For more information, contact Jacey 692-3027 or email jnash@mohave.edu between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.