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  • San Diego Mesa College's Third Annual Sustainability Summit

    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.”

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    Filed Under: Student Research, Urban Agriculture, SEEDS Scholar Program, SEEDS, Sustainability Summit

  • Mesa College Hosts High School Students for Sustainability Summit

    October 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.

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    Filed Under: Sustainability Week, Sustainability Summit, SEEDS