With the news coverage regarding Maricopa County Community Colleges and several others - Mesa Community College is brought to the spotlight once again.What impresses me is the rapid attention and efforts by Chancellor Rufus Glasper whose oversight covers all of Maricopa County Community Colleges.As a member of MCC’s Commission of Excellence in Education I’ve been given the opportunity to be part of some of the communication and news releases that go out to MCCC and MCC. Chancellor Glasper is diligently sending out communication that explains what is going on at this time, why, and answering a list of questions regarding - records confiscated by the Sheriff’s Office at Mesa, Scottsdale, Estrella Mountain Community Colleges, the District Office, and a storage facility; as they examine audit records and documents, what the Blue Ribbon panel is doing, and encouraging dialoge within each college’s leadership to keep everyone informed.The overall theme is to ensure that none of this should disrupt or interfer with the mission of providing learning through classroom teaching efforts and the commitment to quality and high standards in education to remain in tact. Likewise, President Larry Christiansen communicates regularly to MCC’s faculty and staff that MCC is fully cooperating in these efforts, outlining what the investigation entails.Glasper and Christensen (I’m sure each community college) continue to thank everyone for being focused and committed to the mission of teaching, to their students, and quality education. Chancellor Glasper mentions also the positive support of Maricopa citizens and reiterates the high value placed on ethical standards and responsible stewardship of public funds throughout MCCC.What else could anyone want?
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