Connie Renda, MA, RHIA, CHDA, Program Director and Assistant Professor for Health Information Technology and Management, was recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) with the prestigious Leadership Award.
Connie Renda, MA, RHIA, CHDA, Program Director and Assistant Professor for Health Information Technology and Management, was recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) with the prestigious Leadership Award.
We are excited to share the members of Generation Hope's California Presidents Circle, the first in a new national initiative designed to equip higher education executives with tools, data, and peer support to truly champion parenting students and their families.
Women’s volleyball at Mesa College is on a spike. In the spring, the Olympians won the state beach volleyball title after winning the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference title for a fourth straight year.
October 26, 2017 | Office of Communications
On Friday, Oct. 13 San Diego Mesa College held its third annual Sustainability Summit event. Various organizations and speakers were present, including representatives from the Environmental Health Coalition, an environmental justice non-profit, and Closing the Loop SD, a recycling and composting company. Co-Coordinator of SEEDS Scholar Program and Assistant Professor of Geography, Waverly Ray, summarized the event, “The third annual Sustainability Summit exposed students to educational pathways and careers related to sustainability, hunger, and food security.”
Read It NowFiled Under: Urban Agriculture, SEEDS Scholar Program, Sustainability Summit, SEEDS, Student Research
October 24, 2017 | Office of Communications
On Oct 4, 2017, a group of advanced students from San Diego Mesa College’s Fashion Design Program displayed their garments at the Design and Discovery Fashion Showcase hosted by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as part of the “Women in Science” program at Salk.
Read It NowFiled Under: Fashion Showcase, Fashion Design Program, Mesa Fashion Students, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
October 23, 2017 | Office of Communications
Between September 20th and October 12th San Diego Mesa College - a designated Hispanic Serving Institution - presented over a dozen Hispanic Heritage month events. Hundreds of students attended a variety of the events, both on and off campus.
Read It NowFiled Under: Hispanic Serving Institutions, STEM Center, Hispanic Heritage Month, Campus Conexiones
October 19, 2017 | Office of Communications
Today, San Diego Mesa College hosted a start-of-construction event for the future of Fine Arts Building. The event was attended by nearly100 administrators, staff, students, faculty, construction partners and others. Guests were invited to sign or draw a picture on one of two large canvases to symbolize their connection to the new facility. Once the building is open, the mementos will be put on short-term display in the building.
Read It NowFiled Under: San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, Prop S+N, Proposition S and N, Fine Arts Building Project, LEED
October 19, 2017 | Office of Communications
On Monday, Oct 9, the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Police Department invited Mesa and all SDCCD students to join them for, “Coffee with a Cop”, an event held on campus outside of the Mesa Commons building. The purpose of this event was to open a line of communication between the police officers and the student community to build positive relationships.
Read It NowFiled Under: Coffee with a Cop, SDCCD Police, Mesa College
October 17, 2017 | Office of Communications
On Friday, October 20, San Diego State University (SDSU) will hold their annual War Memorial Ceremony to honor veterans who died while serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. This will be the 21 annual wreath-laying ceremony, and has been expanded to include and honor service members involved in events since World War II.
Read It NowFiled Under: Mesa Professors, Lisa Shapiro, WWII, #SDMesaCollege, Honoring Veterans
October 11, 2017 | SDCCD
In response to President Donald Trump’s recent decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has declared October 16-20 DACA Advocacy Week. DACA Advocacy Week is intended to encourage local advocacy in support of DACA and the over 200,000 young people in California impacted by the decision to rescind the program.
Read It NowFiled Under: Press Release, DACA
October 10, 2017 | Office of Communications
The San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery kicked off the new semester with an interactive and educational exhibit, “Endangered: Exploring California’s Changing Ecosystem”.
Read It NowFiled Under: Endangered Art Exhibit, Exploring California's Changing Ecosystems, San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery