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.
April 8, 2016
The top eight teams of San Diego’s student entrepreneurs squared off against one another on Friday, April 8 for the final round of the idea2innovate (i2i) idea competition, held at Mesa College.
Mesa student Kevin Kirk took first place, which came with a $2,500 scholarship. Kirk’s business idea, Make A Wave, is a social media platform that promotes acts of kindness and tracks good deeds through the passing on of serialized coins.
Two other Mesa College teams placed. Third place and winning a $1,500 scholarship was Climate - Natalie Robertson, Joseph Dominguez and Clifford Smith. Fourth place and winning a $1,000 scholarship was The E-tox Box - Da'Neil Olsen, Chase Kopsch and Shafer Bark. Additionally three other Mesa College teams won Honorable Mention: Denis Brunstein with Smart Lamp, Surftech - Eric Hight and Matt Myron and Polonia Majas with Youth 1st Organics.
Kirk will represent Mesa, as well as the San Diego and Imperial Counties at the “Get a Taste of Success” statewide student business plan pitch competition in Sacramento, CA on May 6.
“All of the student teams were amazing and a real testament to the exceptional students we have here at Mesa,” said Business professor Howard Eskew.
Special thanks to President Pamela Luster; VP-Instruction Tim McGrath; Dean of Business and Technology Danene Brown; VP-Administration Rachelle Agatha, as well as Jennifer Nichols Kearns, Jennifer Nichols Kearns, Joel Arias and Neeko David in the Office of Communications; Anne Zacovic; Michael Fitzgerald and his culinary students; Amanda Horner; Michael Gast; Joe Benedito; Steve Manczuk; Taj Krumholz; TBD and her team in Print & Mail Services; and our facilities team. A special shout out to student volunteers Minsung Jung, Amairany Nabi, Jessie Zou, Brenda Cardenas, Fiven Eyob and Alain Melindo.
Tags: Students, i2i, 4-year degree
Jennifer Nichols Kearns
Director of Communications
jnkearns@sdccd.edu
(619) 388-2759
Workers in the field of health information looking to get higher paying jobs just got more good news. Not only can they complete a four-year degree at San Diego Mesa College at a fraction of what it costs at private institutions, but they can begin college this fall as juniors, and they can also apply for financial aid. This thanks to the Department of Education, which approved the college’s application for eligibility and certification last week.
On May 12, Navy veteran and Mesa student Robert Palmese took to Mesa College’s pool, where he swam for 12 straight hours to raise money for his upcoming attempt at being the first person to cross the Catalina Channel three times on August 11, an incredible 60+ mile swim that will take roughly 36 hours.
The 2nd annual Mesa College Research Conference took place on May 6, showcasing Mesa’s top student researchers. Like last year’s conference, this year’s event was divided into Analytical, Descriptive, and Experimental research categories. 25 students presented their original research on psychology, biology, chemistry, language, history, and more.
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.
