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.
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: Student Research, Urban Agriculture, SEEDS Scholar Program, SEEDS, Sustainability Summit
March 27, 2017 | Office of Communications
Today, San Diego Mesa College announced that three SEEDS Scholars have been awarded highly competitive summer internships with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and UCSD’s Summer Training Academy for Research Success (STARS).
Read It NowFiled Under: Press Release, HSI Grant, SEEDS
March 06, 2017 | Lauren J. Mapp
Four San Diego Mesa College SEEDS (STEM Engagement for the Enrichment of Diverse Students program) students presented their research projects at the 2017 Principal Investigator’s Meeting Feb. 16-18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Read It NowOctober 10, 2016 | Lauren J. Mapp
Local high school students were welcomed to join students from San Diego Mesa College as part of the school’s SEEDS (STEM Engagement for Enrichment of Diverse Students) Scholars Program’s second annual Sustainability Summit on Sept. 30.
A total of 94 students attended the event – a combination of 49 students from Kearny High School, Mission Bay Senior High School and James Madison High School, with 45 students from Mesa College. Some Mesa students participated in the Sustainability Summit by facilitating various sessions throughout the day, the Mesa College Ambassadors gave campus tours for the high school students throughout the day and other students were attendees learning about sustainability.
Filed Under: Sustainability Week, Sustainability Summit, SEEDS
April 22, 2016 | Office of Communications
Over $180,000 in scholarships were awarded to San Diego Mesa College students on Friday, April 22, at the 23rd Annual Scholarship Banquet, held at the DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego - Mission Valley hotel. 154 Mesa College students received awards, with 42 receiving multiple awards. In total, there were 99 scholarship opportunities, making it one of the biggest scholarship awards ceremonies for Mesa.
Read It NowFiled Under: SEEDS, Scholarships, Students
November 06, 2015 | Office of Communications
The first-ever Sustainability Week – a series of events focusing on the contribution of the arts, sciences, and humanities to our understanding of the planet – brought local high school students together with Mesa College students, faculty, and staff.
Read It NowFiled Under: Leticia Lopez, Sustainability Week, SEEDS, Organic Garden, Sustainability
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.
