Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) has awarded Alexander Szeto of Northrop Grumman and a Mesa College Foundation Board Member, a 2021 Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) Award for Community Service at the GMiS 33rd Annual Conference held on October 18-20.
On Thursday, August 26, for the first time in over 18 months, the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery will host a Reception and Open House featuring four international artists. The Reception and Open House will be held from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm., and feature outdoor refreshments. From 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., artist Gloria Muriel will be on-site at the gallery creating small drawings, which will be available for purchase for under $100.
The Advancing San Diego (ASD) Internship Program, launched in Spring 2020aims to provide up to 100 fully subsidized internships at San Diego-based companies. This program supports companies with 100 employees or less, which comprise 98 percent of all businesses in San Diego, employ nearly two-thirds of San Diegans, and account for 70 percent of job growth. A vital issue for these companies has been a lack of time and resources to recruit the skilled talent necessary to continue their growth.
March 7, 2017
San Diego Mesa College’s Culinary Arts/Management students, faculty and alumni will celebrate their new home in the Culinary Outlook at Mesa Commons with a an exciting fundraiser on Thursday, April 6 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Taste of Mesa will feature internationally-inspired cuisine and three cook-off competitions between alumni, students and an advanced baking team. Those in attendance will be able to bid on a selection of food-themed silent auction of items such as restaurant gift cards, liquors, wine and culinary tools.
VIP ticketholders will get to judge the culinary competitions, watch a celebrity chef competition, and receive culinary swag along with reserved parking.
“All proceeds benefit the Culinary Arts/Management Program, one of the premier Culinary Arts programs in San Diego County,” said Anne Zacovic, Director of Resource Development for the Mesa Foundation. “Many of the graduates of this rigorous program have gone on to be successful chefs, managers, and caterers.”
Culinary Arts/Management Professor Tonya Whitfield said that funds raised will allow the program to purchase ingredients that can help train students for the farm to table style restaurants that are becoming more common in today’s market.
“The students need to learn what is changing in the industry, and we need to teach them more before they leave,” Whitfield said. “With this fundraiser, we can do more for them.”
The department is starting to gravitate toward the local food movement by incorporating a new rooftop garden that will be folded into the current curriculum once the potting system is completed. Students will tend to the garden as part of their weekly assignments and the produce will be used in dishes in the M Fusion Café and gourmet dining classes.
Tickets for the Taste of Mesa are $25 for students, $50 for the general public and $125 for VIP.
To purchase tickets for the event, visit www.sdmesa.edu/tasteofmesa. For information regarding sponsorship opportunities for the event, contact Anne Zacovic at azacovic@sdccd.edu and for information on getting involved as an alumnus from Mesa’s Culinary Arts/Culinary Management program, contact Professor Tonya Whitfield at twhitfie@sdccd.edu.
Tags: Taste of Mesa, Culinary Arts
Jennifer Nichols Kearns
Director of Communications
jnkearns@sdccd.edu
(619) 388-2759
Tonya Whitfield
Professor - Culinary Arts/Culinary Management
twhitfie@sdccd.edu
On Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. San Diego Mesa College will host the annual “Taste of Mesa”, the premier cooking-show style fundraiser benefiting the Culinary Arts Management Program. Taste of Mesa features internationally-inspired cuisine and two cook-off competitions between alumni, students and advanced baking teams. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the family-friendly event.
Associated Students (AS) of San Diego Mesa College kicked off the holiday season with the 5th Annual AS Thanksgiving Feast. This event, hosted by students for students, provided the Mesa community with a warm, welcoming environment to break bread together in the true spirit of Thanksgiving. This event started five years ago with a small group of students and has grown to serving over 250 students.
On Saturday, October 27, San Diego Mesa College Culinary Arts students took 3rd place in the People's Choice category at this year's San Diego Mac n' Cheese Fest. Mesa's Gourmet class entered the 4th annual competition, being the only school to accept the challenge.
