MohaveWire

We are fortunate to have a wealth of businesses, agencies and colleges that work with Mohave Community College to help assure the availability of higher education for all Mohave County residents; and new partnership are being formed.

An intergovernmental agreement will be signed by MCC and the Mohave Rancho Fire Department to make college credits available to their personnel who successfully complete the fire academy training. This is the sixth such agreement between MCC and area fire departments.

MCC and Western International University have just signed an agreement that facilitates transfer of MCC students’ lower-division courses to WIU for a bachelor’s degree. WIU is the 16^th university to sign an articulation agreement with MCC.

The college is also a partner in a program developed by the Mohave County One-Stop Career Centers, which is using stimulus dollars to prepare veterans and the unemployed for high-demand jobs in career/technical fields. Read the rest of this entry »

Teenagers are quick to embrace electronic communication, but reading books is not a lost love with them. Teens have devoured the “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” and “House of Night” series, generating record sales.

To encourage teen readers, Mohave Community College’s Community Outreach program on the Neal Campus-Kingman will offer a series of free classes for teens, facilitated by James P. Crawford who teaches English and literature classes at the Kingman Academy of Learning high school and at MCC.

The first class starts Nov. 6 and will run from 5 to 6 p.m. for five consecutive Fridays in Room 602 on the campus at 1971 Jagerson Ave. Students can attend all five or start later and attend fewer.

“This is an opportunity for teens to meet new friends, talk about their favorite books and have fun with people who share their interests and a passion for reading,” said Crawford. Read the rest of this entry »

A pair of free craft classes is scheduled at Mohave Community College in November to introduce local scrapbooking and papercraft artist Barb Steffan, who will teach a non-credit course in scrapbooking starting in the January, as part of the Community Outreach program on the Lake Havasu City.

On Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon, Steffan will lead “Introduction to Papercrafting,” in which students will learn how to create their own cards, scrapbooks and other projects from scratch. She will give students the chance to practice with a variety of papercrafting tools, and she’ll provide practical tips for getting and staying organized with papercrafting projects. The class is open to all skill levels but is geared toward the entry-level papercrafter.

On Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to noon, Steffan will teach students how to create attractive, coordinated gifts using treasures from the “dollar bin.” The class, entitled “Dollar Bin Bonanza,” will give students lots of ideas on how to make the most of the dollar bin without spending a fortune. Students will create a small project and receive a handout to take home that includes many more project ideas. Read the rest of this entry »

The General Educational Development, or GED, test will be offered Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 203 on the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College. The GED is the equivalent of a high school diploma. 

Mandatory registration will take place Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. also in Room 203 on the campus at 1977 Acoma Blvd., W. Testing is limited to the first 20 who register.

The cost to take the test is $65 payable by cash or money order at the time of registration. Individual sections of the exam may be retaken at a cost of $15 per section.

Those registering for the GED test must present two forms of identification, including one official photo ID such as a valid driver’s license, passport or state identification card. Test takers under age 18 must provide a notarized statement from a parent or guardian giving them permission to take the exam and an official withdrawal slip from the last high school attended. Test takers must be at least 16 years old.

For more information about the testing or about GED classes also offered at MCC, call (928) 505-3332.

Mohave Community College’s North Mohave Campus librarian, Lorie Wyler (right) assists student Barbra Wilson with online registration for Spring 2010 classes. Online registration is open through Feb. 1 and walk-in registration runs through Dec. 4 then reopens on Jan. 4 and runs through Feb. 1. The North Mohave campus of MCC is located at 480 South Central in Colorado City. MCC is part of the state of Arizona community college system and offers traditional and online instruction in a variety of programs of study. For more information, go to www.mohave.edu/programs, or call toll-free, 800-678-3992.

Employees at Mohave Community College’s Neal Campus-Kingman wrapped up Breast Cancer Awareness Month with “The Wearin’ of the Pink” day on Thursday, Oct. 29. Next month, the Mobile Onsite Mammogram service will be on the Kingman campus to do breast cancer screenings.

Cliff Rhodes and his wife Dr. Melissa Brown, a physician at KRMC, moved to Kingman in June of 2008 from Fairmont, Minn., where he was campus dean of Presentation College, a private, parochial school.

Rhodes, who practiced law for 15 years, said he “always wanted to do something different” so he went into higher education. Next month he will complete a master’s in business administration and for now, he is serving as a business counselor for the Mohave Community College Small Business Development Center.

“In the practice of law I really enjoyed working with small businesses. Those people are involved completely in their businesses, hands-on in the daily operation,” Rhodes said. “I have always thought that family businesses were the backbone of the economy. When I saw that the SBDC had an opening for a counselor, I thought it would be fun.

“The clients are responsible people, who are trying to help the citizens of Mohave County by growing their businesses and creating jobs. They are appreciative of the work we are doing for them,” he added. Read the rest of this entry »

Graphology expert Cecilly Rowe will talk about how to discover hidden personality clues in ourselves, our families and our friends through handwriting and body language analysis during a Coffee at the College, Nov. 7 at noon in Room 204 on the Lake Havasu City campus of Mohave Community College.

Rowe will reveal how to learn things you never knew about yourself or anyone else, even how to find a good partner or roommate, by studying handwriting and signatures.  Rowe will also describe how to spot potentially dangerous situations and resolve interpersonal conflicts through the analysis and use of body language.

Rowe holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Plymouth State University and has been a student of both graphology and body language for a decade.

The one-hour program is free and refreshments will be served. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Cheryl MacLean at (928) 505-3356 or cmaclean@mohave.edu.

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Cutline: Cecilly Rowe will discuss handwriting and body language analysis at a free Coffee at the College event on Nov. 7 at noon.

Michelle Schmidt, associate faculty member in the Surgical Technology program at Mohave Community College, has been named to the board of directors of the Arizona State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists. 

She is the second MCC faculty member to be named to the assembly. Program director Dr. Robert Goodrich is the current president of the organization, whose purpose is to ensure that surgical technologists and surgical assistants have the knowledge and skills to administer patient care of the highest quality.

Schmidt is a certified surgical technologist who graduated from MCC’s Surgical Technology program in 2002. She works at Havasu Surgery Center in Lake Havasu City and has been a member of the associate faculty on the Havasu campus for two years.  Read the rest of this entry »

The winners of the annual Mohave Community College Lake Havasu City campus Chili Cook-Off and food drive, are shown with food collected during the event which took place on held Oct. 26. Faculty, staff and students exchanged nonperishable food items for the chance to sample eight homemade chili dishes and vote on their favorites. Community outreach specialist Cheryl MacLean (left) won for best red chili, facilities custodian Al Hernandez was recognized for best green chili and hottest chili, and Surgical Technology program secretary Patti Fiscella’s chili was named best of show and people’s choice. Systems administrator Jim Jeremiah, not shown, was awarded an honorable mention for his “dessert chili.” The food collected will be donated to the Lake Havasu City Community Food Bank.