San Diego, CA - San Diego Mesa College announced that the Tutoring Program: Mesa Tutoring and Computing Centers (MT2C) has been awarded re-certification at all three levels of tutoring, which includes Tutor, Advanced Tutor and Master Tutor by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nonprofit Generation Hope announced today that San Diego Mesa College is included in the second cohort of higher education institutions participating in their FamilyU technical assistance program. Through FamilyU, Generation Hope partners with colleges and universities across the country to increase the number of parenting college students who complete their programs and graduate.
“Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” This quote by Roy Bennett has been a guiding principle for San Diego Mesa College student Johar Zuber. He will be graduating from Mesa in May 2022, but his path to college was far from conventional.
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
Mesa College Culinary Arts alum Inno Pamaran was recently gifted funds by the San Diego Mesa College Foundation. Each year, the Foundation provides funding for departments at Mesa College to use how they see fit. Tonya Whitfield, Professor of Culinary Arts at Mesa College, had kept in touch with Inno, and was aware that he was facing challenges in scaling his businesses.
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.
