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.
December 14, 2017
On Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 Mesa College hosted the Fashion Design and Discovery Showcase – Meet the Designers. The group of advanced fashion students initially presented their finished garments at the Fashion Showcase hosted by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies on Oct. 4, 2017.
Hosting the event on campus gave students and faculty an opportunity to see the gowns in person and to spark interest in learning about collaborative projects between disciplines and industries.
Tammie Pontsler, designer of “Sweet Lizzie” gown, shared about the process of ice dyeing; it’s similar to tie dyeing because of how the dye delivers the pattern onto the fabric due to the presence of the ice during the process – each panel of fabric resulted as a uniquely patterned piece for the garment’s skirt. Where some designers had large concepts for the overall garment, some students focused on the smaller details. Lina Mills, designer of “Precious Germs” gown, stated, “Each strand of beads on the bodice took over 10 minutes to make.”
This project required a great deal of preparation because of the decision making process about which materials to use, how to construct the fabrics to acquire the desired look, and the troubleshooting involved to make the garment look the way it had originally been envisioned. Christiann Moore, designer of “Midnight Stars” gown, disclosed it took almost two months to decide on the right material because of the texture she wanted, but also to figure out how to bring the different components of the garment together.
To learn more about the Fashion Program please contact Professor of Fashion, Susan Lazear at slazear@sdccd.edu or visit Mesa’s Fashion Program page.
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Jennifer Nichols Kearns
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San Diego, CA – On Friday, May 12, the San Diego Mesa College Fashion Program will host the 42nd Annual Golden Scissors Fashion Show from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the beautiful new on-campus Quad. The event will feature a live in-person runway show, a design showcase, awards and a VIP reception including music performed by students from the music department.
Best Universities’ latest publication includes new rankings of the top fashion design schools in California, which includes San Diego Mesa College in the top five. Designed for students looking to complete or further their education, the rankings evaluate fashion design programs in California. In order to create the list of the best fashion design schools in California, Best Universities has collected college data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics survey.
Spring 2022 has been a busy season for students and alumni of the San Diego Mesa Fashion Program. From being named as finalists in the Aquarium of the Pacific’s annual Trashin’ Fashion Contest, to being selected to present a garment at the Costume Society of America’s Design Symposium, and landing a job with an international premium fashion company, Mesa Fashion students are making their mark.
