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.
February 07, 2025 | Saisha Banks
On February 5, 2025, San Diego Mesa College commemorated the birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks with its annual celebration and libation ceremony. The event served as the college’s official kickoff for Black History Month, contributing to this year’s theme of Transit Justice. A large gathering of students, faculty, and community members came together to honor Parks’ quiet act of defiance—one that changed the course of history.
Read It NowFiled Under: Rosa Parks Transit Stop, Rosa Parks, Black History Month
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: Press Release, Black Lives Matter, Rosa Parks, Black History Month
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 History Month, President Pam, Black Studies, Humanities and Cultural Studies
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.
Read It NowFiled Under: Civil Rights, African Culture, Cultural Events, Rosa Parks, Black History Month
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, Black History Month, Rosa Parks
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.
