On November 1, 2025, four San Diego Mesa College Fashion Design students — Tiara Daring, Edwin Alba, Liliia Derkach, and Vanessa Felix — were selected to participate in the Laguna Art Museum’s (LAM) Upcycled Couture Fashion Show.
Connie Renda, MA, RHIA, CHDA, Program Director and Assistant Professor for Health Information Technology and Management, was recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) with the prestigious Leadership Award.
We are excited to share the members of Generation Hope's California Presidents Circle, the first in a new national initiative designed to equip higher education executives with tools, data, and peer support to truly champion parenting students and their families.
Women’s volleyball at Mesa College is on a spike. In the spring, the Olympians won the state beach volleyball title after winning the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference title for a fourth straight year.
February 26, 2019
On Saturday, March 2, Mesa College will host multiple interactive booths on EXPO Day at Petco Park, via the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering. EXPO Day, now in its 11th year, is a FREE day-long celebration of STEM in San Diego, where non-profits, educational institutions and corporations hold exhibits and provide activities for children K-12. The Science Festival’s mission is to engage and encourage kids in science and engineering and work with parents and teachers to inspire today’s students to become tomorrow’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) innovators.
“Mesa College – via our STEM Conexiones Program - is a proud Sponsor of EXPO Day,” stated Dr. Leticia P. López, Hispanic Serving Institution and STEM Grants Program
Manager. “Highlighting our programs helps us build community by deepening our outreach
efforts and connecting with underrepresented students in STEM, women, low-income,
and historically underrepresented students.”
Mesa College will host three booths on Expo Day - STEM Conexiones, Fashion in STEM, and Psychology/PsiBeta – with faculty, staff and students at each booth offering interactive, hands-on science and technology activities for budding K-12 science lovers.
The Biocom Institute Festival of Science and Engineering is a ten-day educational
experience including interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities and dynamic speakers
to engage kids and families in all that encompasses STEM (science, technology, engineering
and math). The week kicks off with its largest event EXPO Day, on March 2, 2019, at
PETCO Park. EXPO Day is free and open to the public. Hundreds of community businesses and organizations will participate in EXPO Day in
addition to over 60 programs and events that will follow throughout the week all throughout
the county of San Diego. More than 75,000 kids, parents, teachers, industry leaders
and community members are anticipated to attend during Festival Week. Over 65,000
kids, parents, scientists, educators and community members participate throughout
the weeklong San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering countywide events, and more
than 23,000 children, parents, and STEM enthusiasts attend EXPO Day at Petco Park.
Tags: Biocom Institute Festival of Science and Engineering, Psychology, Expo Day, San Diego Mesa College Fashion Program, Hispanic Serving Institutions, San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, STEM Conexiones
Jennifer Nichols Kearns
Director of Communications
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(619) 388-2759
On November 1, 2025, four San Diego Mesa College Fashion Design students — Tiara Daring, Edwin Alba, Liliia Derkach, and Vanessa Felix — were selected to participate in the Laguna Art Museum’s (LAM) Upcycled Couture Fashion Show.
San Diego, CA – The students of San Diego Mesa College’s Fashion program are thrilled to present the 44th Annual Golden Scissors Fashion Show, a highly anticipated, student-led event that showcases the creativity and talent of the next generation of fashion professionals. The show will take place on May 16, 2025, at San Diego Mesa College, welcoming students, faculty, industry professionals, and the local community to experience this extraordinary evening of fashion.
SAN DIEGO, CA (MAY 16, 2024) — National University (NU), — a distinguished nonprofit Minority Serving Institution that serves more than 130,000 learners annually through its degree and professional training programs and San Diego Mesa College (Mesa) — one of the largest community colleges in California, serving 20,000 students per year and offering over 200 associate degree and certificate programs today announce a renewed educational partnership to further advance a higher educational commitment to increase educational attainment opportunities for nontraditional, working and military students in San Diego.
