Second-year student Zora Williams is using her voice to bring more mental health and nutrition programming to San Diego Mesa College. Williams was elected president of the college’s Associated Students (AS) for the 2024-2025 academic year and serves as the college’s student representative on the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees.
Sometimes, you hear a story that makes you want to know more. Kevin Gonzalez has such a story. The last time this story was updated, San Diego Mesa College student Kevin Gonzalez was a 15 year-old heading off to Massachusetts to complete his high school education. In the ensuing years, he has travelled to the other side of the world, built houses, but remained in close contact with his Mesa College professors and connections he made while on campus.
The San Diego Community College District has appointed four new student trustees for the upcoming academic year. Dalia Ramirez (San Diego City College), Zora Williams (San Diego Mesa College), Hailey Hua (San Diego Miramar College), and Haydee Zuniga (San Diego College of Continuing Education), will be sworn in during the June 20 SDCCD Board of Trustees meeting.
February 01, 2023 | Office of Communications
San Diego, CA, - Black History Month celebrations begin today at San Diego Mesa College, and the annual Rosa Parks Birthday Recognition & Libation is scheduled for Thursday, February 2. Community members are invited to join Mesa College administrators, faculty, staff and students at 12:00 p.m. for a silent walk from the Osani Circle at the Humanities and Cultural Studies Building (G-103) to the Rosa Parks Transit Station, on the corner of Mesa College Dr. and Mesa College Circle, for a traditional libation and remembrance. The walk is to honor those who walked instead of riding the bus after Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
Read It NowFiled Under: Civil Rights, Rosa Parks, Black History Month, Mesa College
February 04, 2021 | Office of Communications
On Thursday, February 4, San Diego Mesa College will celebrate the annual Rosa Parks Birthday Ceremony virtually, with a Rosa Park Remembrance Video Montage, The Power of One. The event is one of many that Mesa has scheduled for Black History Month this year. Community members are invited to view the video to keep her memory alive and honor those who walked instead of riding the bus after Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat.
Read It NowFiled Under: Black Lives Matter, Black History Month, Press Release, Rosa Parks
February 05, 2019 | Angela Garcia
In celebration of Black History Month, San Diego Mesa College hosted its annual Rosa Parks Birthday Recognition Ceremony on Monday, February 4th. On what would have been her 106th birthday, a group of faculty, staff and students gathered in the Humanities and Cultural Studies Auditorium (G-102) to give respect and gratitude for Mrs. Parks’ courageous act to remain seated in the face of injustice—an act that would spark a bus boycott and a continued pursuit for justice and equality for all.
Read It NowFiled Under: Rosa Parks, Black Studies, Humanities and Cultural Studies, President Pam, Black History Month
February 04, 2019 | Office of Communications
San Diego, CA, - Today, San Diego Mesa College will celebrate the annual Rosa Parks Birthday Recognition & Libation as part of Black History Month celebrations. Community members are invited to join Mesa College administrators, faculty, staff and students at 12:45 p.m. in the Auditorium of Humanities and Cultural Studies Building (G-102) to hear history, stories, and participate in a ceremonial libation honoring the late civil-rights leader.
Read It NowFiled Under: Black History Month, Press Release, Rosa Parks
February 13, 2018 | Office of Communications
On Feb. 1, Mesa College celebrated the beginning of Black History Month by honoring American civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Students, faculty, staff and administrators participated in a campus wide silent march to the Rosa Parks Transit Stop, followed by a libation – a traditional ritual in African cultures that involves the pouring of a liquid offering in honor of someone’s memory.
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February 01, 2016 | Office of Communications
Black Studies professors Thekima Mayasa and Candace Katungi led a special Libation and Appreciation Ceremony to commemorate Rosa Parks’ 103rd birthday.
Read It NowFiled Under: Black Studies, Rosa Parks, Black History Month
Second-year student Zora Williams is using her voice to bring more mental health and nutrition programming to San Diego Mesa College. Williams was elected president of the college’s Associated Students (AS) for the 2024-2025 academic year and serves as the college’s student representative on the San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees.
Sometimes, you hear a story that makes you want to know more. Kevin Gonzalez has such a story. The last time this story was updated, San Diego Mesa College student Kevin Gonzalez was a 15 year-old heading off to Massachusetts to complete his high school education. In the ensuing years, he has travelled to the other side of the world, built houses, but remained in close contact with his Mesa College professors and connections he made while on campus.
The San Diego Community College District has appointed four new student trustees for the upcoming academic year. Dalia Ramirez (San Diego City College), Zora Williams (San Diego Mesa College), Hailey Hua (San Diego Miramar College), and Haydee Zuniga (San Diego College of Continuing Education), will be sworn in during the June 20 SDCCD Board of Trustees meeting.
