San Diego Mesa College has announced a new partnership with California LAW that will create a pathway for Mesa College students to complete their education and enter the legal profession. Cal LAW collaborates with community colleges to encourage diverse students enter the legal profession in order to represent the diverse population of the state of California. Mesa College will begin accepting interested students into its Pathway to Law School program in Spring 2021. Community colleges such as mesa partnering in the program were chosen due to their high commitment to equity, demonstrated by college leadership and resources that provide transformative educational experiences and support for students on a pathway to a law career.
Add writing a book to Professor Michael Harrison’s impressive list of activities and interests. Most people at Mesa College know him as a Spanish Professor, a member of the LGBTQ+ Task Force, the Co-Advisor for the Mesa Gender-Sexuality Alliance and even as a tenor with the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus. In his “spare time” though, he is a comic book fan. Really. Since forever. And, he loves superheroes in comics. And Comic-Con. Just ask him. His face will light up.
Due to continuity of instruction and rigorous adherence to guidelines and safety practices, 100% of Mesa College’s 2020 graduating Dental students who were seeking employment, were able to get hired this past summer, despite the global pandemic. Even though Mesa’s Dental Assisting students were not allowed to return to campus until June 22, 2020, during that time frame, the Dental Assisting faculty continued to engage and instruct students in their laboratory courses, remotely, through videos, virtual simulations, case studies role playing and discussions.
July 8, 2020
San Diego, CA. — On Friday, June 19th, the Chief Executive Officers of California Community Colleges (CEOCCC) Board elected the 2020-21 Board Officers, which included naming Dr. Pamela Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College, as President of the Board.
“I am honored to be elected as President of the CEOCCC Board,” said Pamela Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College. “I look forward to working with these progressive leaders as we focus on advocacy and action for racial equity, increasing resources for colleges and students, and recovery from COVID-19. Our students are depending on us to lead the way.”
The Community College League of California (League) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose voluntary membership consists of the 73 local public community college districts in California. The League supports locally elected trustees and community college CEOs serve their students and communities by advocating on their behalf at the state and federal levels.
“Dr. Luster is a respected leader within the California Community Colleges and she will do an excellent job as the Chair of the Chief Executive Officers Board of Directors, stated Dr. Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor of the San Diego Community College District. “She has already begun the process of putting forth an impressive agenda for the year. I can think of no better person to be in this position during such a challenging period of time.”
The Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges (CEOCCC) Board consists of 15 members who serve as chancellors, superintendent/presidents, and presidents of colleges and districts representing particular regions in the state and who are elected by the CEOs in each region. The CEOCCC Board also takes positions on and formulates education policy issues that come before the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, the State Legislature, and other relevant state-level boards and commissions. This policy board provides input to the League Board to advance the mission and effectively serve the organization's member colleges.
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San Diego, CA. — On Friday, June 19th, the Chief Executive Officers of California Community Colleges (CEOCCC) Board elected the 2020-21 Board Officers, which included naming Dr. Pamela Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College, as President of the Board.
