Minority Male Summer Bridge Program
SMCC helping Minority Men Succeed in College
Applications Available at South Mountain Community College
According to current research reports, just 1.4 out of 10 minority male students enrolled in community colleges nationwide will earn a certificate or degree. The Minority Male Bridge Program’s goal is to help keep minority males in school so they can increase their success in life. The program is designed to help minority high school males learn college success techniques, earn 5 FREE college credits toward a college degree, and create long-lasting friendships, networks and mentors.
Registration is now underway! The Bridge Program is offered for five weeks May 28th – June 27, Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Math, Science, Engineering, and Technology majors are preferred. Applicants must be May 2013 high school graduates.
Two Classes are offered including College Mathematics (MAT 151) and Creating College Success (AAA 115).
Application Deadline: Monday, May 13th
Parent/Student Orientation Monday, May 20th
For more information click here or contact Christopher Erran, Coordinator of Recruitment Services at
602-305-5607.
South Mountain Community College is located at 7050 S. 24th Street in Phoenix, just north of Baseline Road. South Mountain Community College is one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges.
For more information about the college, visit http://southmountaincc.
Week 12 Baseball Wrap-Up
The Cougars split two tough ACCAC series with Cochise College and Arizona Western College. On Tuesday, Cochise was able to shut down the Cougar offense in the first game, manufacturing just one run on 6 hits in the 6-1 loss. In the 2nd game, the Cougars broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the 8th inning on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Danny Lawrence. Sophomore Matt Loeffler threw 3 1/3 innings of relief without allowing an earned run to pick up the win for South Mountain. On Saturday, behind starter Scot Hoffman, the Cougars shut out Arizona Western College in the first game of the double-header by an 8-0 score. Freshman Justin Behnke had three hits for the Cougars. In the second game of the day, the Cougars had a 4-0 lead, behind 4 runs batted in from sophomore TC Mark, but the lead dissipated with a 6 run inning from Arizona Western in the 4th. AWC went on to win the game by a 9-8 score. Next week, the Cougars will take on Central Arizona on Tuesday and Wednesday, then Mesa CC on Friday and Saturday.
Valley entrepreneurs invited to take their businesses to the next level.
Entrepreneurship is exciting and challenging, yet risky. South Mountain Community College is helping Valley residents develop the skills they need to be a successful entrepreneur. SMCC is seeking 100 individuals who own, or want to start their own business for FREE training and a whole lot more!
The SMCC Community Entrepreneurship Center has the tools you need to succeed:
- Strengths Analysis: We’ll provide a free personal strengths assessment designed to show you what you’re best at, and how to maximize your strengths and where you need help.
- Just-in-Time Training: We’ll create free customized training sessions covering the aspects of running your business that YOU want and need.
- Weekly Brown Bags and Mentoring: Come learn from experts in their field and others who have built their own successful businesses..and get ideas from the best!
- SMCC Small Business Courses: We offer short-form classes in finance, marketing, personnel and more, to help prepare you to maximize every opportunity and grow your business.
STRENGTHS FOR ENTREPRENEURS:
Learn how to maximize your strengths today in three easy steps!
- Contact SMCC Business Faculty Bruce McHenry for your strengths assessment code.
P. (602) 305-5810 or bruce.mchenry@southmountaincc.edu - Follow our easy instructions to take your Strengths assessment online.
- Register to attend our FREE strengths training session on April 18th, 2:00pm – 6:00pm.
South Mountain Community College is located at 7050 S. 24th Street in Phoenix, just north of Baseline Road. South Mountain Community College is one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges.
For more information about the college, visit http://southmountaincc.
Week 11 Baseball Wrap-Up
South Mountain finishes the week with a 2-2 record by dropping two games at Arizona Western and sweeping a doubleheader at Eastern Arizona. The Cougars were only able to score one run in 16 innings against at Arizona Western on Tuesday. This marks only the second time this season the Cougars have been swept in a two-game series. South Mountain responded with two come-from-behind wins on Saturday at Eastern Arizona College. South Mountain trailed by two runs in their final at-bat in the 1st game and 3 runs in their final at-bat of the 2nd game, but rallied to win both by the scores of 9-5 and 11-7 in extra innings. Sophomores Colton Frabasilio and DW Warner each had 4 hits in the double-header. The Cougars will play all four ACCAC games at home this coming week with a Tuesday double-header against Cochise College and Saturday against Arizona Western College.
Week 10 Baseball Wrap-Up
The Cougars won 3 of 4 games last week against ACCAC Division 2 competition. On Tuesday and Wednesday, South Mountain completed a two-game sweep of Division 2 leader Scottsdale CC. On Tuesday, the Cougars scored 4 runs in the 9th inning to come back from a 5-2 deficit. In the series, sophomores Jordan Frabasilio (5 hits) and DW Warner (4 hits) led the offense. Daniel Akmon and Chris Freudenberg both picked up wins on the mound. On the weekend, the Cougars split a series with Gateway CC, losing 8-1 at Gateway on Friday and winning 2-1 at SMCC on Saturday. On Saturday, sophomore Colton Frabasilio drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Cougars will head to Arizona Western on Tuesday of this week and to Eastern Arizona on Saturday for ACCAC double-headers.
South Mountain CC remains in the NJCAA Division 1 baseball poll for the 6th straight week. The Cougars dropped from #14 to #19 in the recent poll. SMCC has 20 games remaining in their push toward the ACCAC Division 1 playoffs.
MountainTop 10: March 25, 2013
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It’s not every day that we can combine the visual and performing arts into one special evening on campus, but Wednesday, April 17 will be such a day. Start your evening at the opening reception for SMCC’s Student Art Show in the Library Community Room, from 6 to 8 p.m. Art Faculty Wiley Wallace has assembled the best of our student art from this year, and there’ll be refreshments and live music as well. 
It’s our most alliterative accomplishment of the year….as the spotlight shines on Keith Colter of the Computer Commons. Here’s part of an email received by Commons management earlier this month: "I want you to know what a friendly, knowledgeable and helpful man Keith is. He has gone above and beyond in assisting me with the new Canvas application. Keith has been a helpful aide…making it so much easier for me getting back into school. Thank you for having people like Keith working at South Mountain Community College." And Keith was honored with a "Cougar Paw" for excellence by Interim LRC Director Suzanne Hipps. Way to go, Keith—keep those monitors humming. 
Our Counseling, Health and Fitness Division may be the smallest of SMCC’s academic divisions, but they provide a vital service through offering personal and behavioral counseling to students in need. To aid in this effort, Division Chair Dr. Doug Ferguson announced this week the hiring of two new adjunct counselors: Evelyn Grier (pictured, right)and Troy Melandez. Welcome to Cougar Nation, Evelyn and Troy—glad to have you aboard! 
Not to be outdone, our Academic Advisement Office has ALSO brought two new Student Service Specialists on board. Sarah Tice (pictured, right)and Karina Chaidez started earlier this month. Karina previously worked for Everest University as a Student Services Specialist and Sarah comes to SMCC from Arizona State University, where she was an Academic Success Specialist and Academic Success Coordinator for the past five years. Welcome to South, Karina and Sarah! 
Kudos to SMCC Advisor Mike Burtch for completion of the Foundations of Student Services Certificate of Completion from Estrella Mountain last year. The twelve-credit certificate provides professional preparation and enhances the professional development of student services employees. Mike joins other SMCC staffers including Angie Glick and Debbie Nicholson who have completed this certification. Congrats, Mike—SMCC students will reap the rewards of your efforts! 
Does the media present limiting and disparaging portrayals of women and girls, making it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions….and for the average woman to feel POWERFUL herself? 
Nobody had the questionable taste to use that headline to describe the strange meteorological happenings in the Valley of the Sun this month, so we will. On not one but two separate occasions, we witnessed pea-sized chunks of ice pelting our otherwise sunny locale, and even South, which, nestled in the foothills of our namesake mountain, frequently misses such strange occurrences, caught a little bit of the white stuff a couple of weeks ago. We caught a few shots of the "Blizzard of ’13", for you to save and show the grandkids someday…
Week 9 Baseball Wrap-Up
The Cougars posted their second straight 2-2 week of ACCAC play. Early in the week, South Mountain dropped both games of a two-game series against Central Arizona College, 10-5 and 8-3. The two losses dropped the Cougars back into a tie for 2nd place with Cochise College. South Mountain rebounded at the end of the week with two come-from-behind victories over Glendale CC on Friday and Saturday, overcoming a 6-run deficit on Friday and a 3-run deficit on Saturday. On the week, sophomore Jordan Frabasilio led the Cougars with 8 hits, while freshman Garrett Gandolfo was the key run-producer, driving in 8 runs on the week. The Cougars received solid relief outings on the mound from freshman Daniel Akmon on Friday (6 innings and no earned runs) and sophomore Matt Loeffler on Saturday (6 2/3 innings and no runs allowed) to allow the Cougar offense the ability to come back. Next week, the Cougars will take on Scottsdale CC on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by Gateway CC on Friday and Saturday.
Week 8 Baseball Wrap-Up
The Cougars hosted the 4th annual Phoenix Area Spring Break Tournament last week. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, 6 from Arizona and 6 out-of-state teams. South Mountain went 5-1 in the tournament, finishing in a tie for 2nd place, but 4th overall due to tie-breakers. Yavapai College won the tournament for the 2nd straight year with a 5-0 record. During the week, the Cougar offense was led by freshman Justin Behnke’s 11 hits and freshman Eddie Villa’s 7 hits. Freshman Jared Mattera pitched 7 scoreless innings in a win over Indian Hills CC on Tuesday. On Wednesday, freshman Daniel Akmon pitched 6 innings, allowing just one run in a win over Northeastern JC. Next week, the Cougars return to ACCAC play with a matchup against 2nd place Central Arizona College on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a two-game series with Glendale CC on Friday and Saturday.
South Mountain CC Baseball moves up 3 spots in the NJCAA rankings by winning six of eight games over the last two weeks. The Cougars climbed from #17 to #14 in the most current NJCAA Division 1Poll. Central Arizona College also represents the ACCAC with a #18 ranking.
