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 18, 2018
Mesa Fashion students recently visited the Coronado Public Library for an exclusive tour of the Edith Head Exhibition. The exhibit, displayed in conjunction with the Coronado Film Festival’s “Focus on Fashion,” showed design renderings and sketches by Fashion Icon, Edith Head.
As students toured the exhibit, Library Director Christian Esquevin shared the history of Edith Head’s design career, along with some background of the sketches on display from his private collection. Esquevin’s impressive collection of costume sketches includes many gems from the Golden Age of Hollywood, including an Edith Head original sketch designed for A
cademy Award-winning actress, Sophia Loren.
Fashion Professor Jordyn Smiley shared students’ excitement for the tour.
“We had just finished a lesson on rendering design sketches, so my students really loved being able to see what they learned in class being put to use in the real world,” shared Smiley.
With the ever-evolving industry of fashion, it is important that students stay engaged with the latest trends and industry standards.
Professor Smiley emphasized, “What sets Mesa apart is that our faculty are currently working in the industry, so students are given the most current information and assignments that correspond to industry-level topics and techniques.”
The San Diego Mesa College Fashion Program is one of few degree programs at the community college level within Southern California. Fashion design, fashion merchandising and computer
fashion technology are currently considered high-demand careers and the Program is part of the College’s Career Education Program. For more information on this exciting program, visit the Fashion Program, or contact Professor Jordyn Smiley at jsmiley@sdccd.edu.
Upcoming events to look out for next semester are the Fashion Redux on March 8, 2019, and the Golden Scissors Fashion Show on May 3, 2019.
Tags: San Diego Mesa College Fashion Program, Career Education Programs, Mesa Fashion Students, Edith Head, Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Design Program
Jennifer Nichols Kearns
Director of Communications
jnkearns@sdccd.edu
(619) 388-2759
San Diego, CA – On Friday, May 17th, 2024, San Diego Mesa College is thrilled to announce the 43rd annual Golden Scissors Fashion Show, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on the Mesa College Campus. Organized and promoted by Mesa’s Fashion Program students, attendees will experience a meet-and-greet with designers, people’s choice polls, a design showcase, awards and more.
San Diego, CA -- FASHION REDUX 2024: Cross-Border Flows finale party and fashion show with this year’s designer challenge focuses on historic garments. Relive it – or experience it anew. Fashion Redux is an annual design competition for students in the Fashion Program at San Diego Mesa College. This year’s exhibit is based on the idea that San Diego’s geographical location has fostered a unique cultural exchange seen through a variety of examples from the History Center’s Historic Textile Collection.
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.
