<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969</id><updated>2012-02-09T11:26:38.311-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Maricopa Skill Center</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-6708680317532271044</id><published>2012-02-09T11:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-09T11:26:38.329-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>
Making Solid Changes: Countdown to Conversions at MSC


By: Tony Grandlienard

--DAY 232--


It's almost time. Within the next few weeks, many staff departments will make their move to the West building.




Sun shines through the new steel beams


Although there aren't many major updates, there are still a few I'd like to share with you.



West Building Updates: 

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Making Solid Changes: Countdown to Conversions at MSC 



By: Tony Grandlienard

 

--DAY 218--


Wow. That's all I can say after my latest visit to the West building and I'm very excited to share the updates with you.

It's amazing how fast the building has been constructed and how fast progress has occurred. Over the past two weeks, most of the visible changes have been in the West building.

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Making Solid Changes: Countdown to Conversions at MSC



By: Tony Grandlienard



--DAY 202--





It's a new year with new opportunities. As we welcome in 2012, the year the West building opens, we await the official completion of MSC's anticipated campus expansion. With it being a new year, we also decided to change to a sleeker and cleaner look for our blog, which you've probably noticed. The</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/1392655170737865820/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2012/01/m-aking-s-olid-c-hanges-countdown-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/1392655170737865820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/1392655170737865820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2012/01/m-aking-s-olid-c-hanges-countdown-to.html' title=''/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TFVLN3HDh1M/Tw8cWArgSlI/AAAAAAAAADs/fow0mQshjbM/s72-c/IMG_6746.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-2775567344214888060</id><published>2011-12-05T08:07:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-07T10:49:35.886-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>
Making Solid Changes: Countdown to Conversions at MSC


By: Tony Grandlienard



--DAY 164--



Rain collects on the West side of MSC, except this time it's not in a pile of dirt. This time, the water has something to trickle down upon, a concrete structure with transparent glass walls. Soil also collects the rain, supporting the newly-planted trees and shrubs that surround it. New life has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/2775567344214888060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/12/m-aking-s-olid-c-hanges-countdown-to.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/2775567344214888060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/2775567344214888060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/12/m-aking-s-olid-c-hanges-countdown-to.html' title=''/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODQvYNj2i4Q/Tt6ogJqe3II/AAAAAAAAADg/Us8XTdDsGA8/s72-c/IMG_6508.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-6886890535657897097</id><published>2011-10-21T08:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T12:07:29.504-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Making Solid Changes: Countdown to Conversions at MSCBy: Tony Grandlienard--DAY 119--Let's face it, it has been a long time since we last updated you on the progress of MSC's construction. But have no fear, updates are here.Little by little, it seems that change surrounds MSC more and more each day. With the West building continuing to progress, the inside of the existing building gets new </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/6886890535657897097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/10/m-aking-s-olid-c-hanges-countdown-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/6886890535657897097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/6886890535657897097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/10/m-aking-s-olid-c-hanges-countdown-to.html' title=''/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-129945372382956417</id><published>2011-08-12T13:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-12T13:40:16.719-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/129945372382956417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/08/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/129945372382956417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/129945372382956417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/08/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html' title=''/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-103647541252834801</id><published>2011-07-18T16:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-19T08:57:49.736-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Solid Changes: the countdown to conversions at MSC</title><summary type='text'>By Mia D. Parrett--DAY TWENTY-SIX--What’s happening now?Above It AllIf you’ve been on campus recently, you might notice that there’s something missing above you- the ceiling! For a few weeks now, the ceiling inside of our building has been stripped only revealing the building’s skeleton to look at, which includes pipes, wires and some insulation all hanging loosely. Why is this happening?The </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/103647541252834801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/07/making-solid-changesthe-countdown-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/103647541252834801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/103647541252834801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/07/making-solid-changesthe-countdown-to.html' title='Making Solid Changes: the countdown to conversions at MSC'/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-6287133679251342605</id><published>2011-07-08T16:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-08T16:36:29.204-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Attend our Campus Public Tours!</title><summary type='text'>Every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. we invite you to explore our campus with us on a guided tour. No appointments necessary!Tours are a great way to learn about the Skill Center programs and to get an idea of what it's like to be an MSC student. You'll be able to meet with instructors and have all your questions personally answered. After the tour, our Student Services staff will help you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/feeds/6287133679251342605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/07/attend-our-campus-public-tours.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/6287133679251342605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8201688576241658969/posts/default/6287133679251342605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://maricopaskillcenter.blogspot.com/2011/07/attend-our-campus-public-tours.html' title='Attend our Campus Public Tours!'/><author><name>ABOUT THE MSC BLOG</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17645575410788781150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8201688576241658969.post-2470128175574845813</id><published>2011-07-08T15:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-08T16:20:20.294-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Making Solid Changes: the countdown to big conversions at MSC</title><summary type='text'>By Mia D. Parrett--DAY SIXTEEN--MSC is Growing!Due to the constantly evolving workforce, student population, and job skill requirements, MSC has decided to create a new 20,000 sq. ft. facility to accommodate the needs of students and instructors. In addition, renovations to the existing building will take place. 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