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.
October 24, 2017
On Oct 4, 2017, a group of advanced students from San Diego Mesa College’s Fashion Design Program displayed their garments at the Design and Discovery Fashion Showcase hosted by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as part of the “Women in Science” program at Salk.
This event was to showcase the connections that can be drawn between art and science and to communicate the visual splendor of research through Fashion Design.
“We are extremely proud of what the students have achieved. Their vision and translation of the scientific images include a variety of textile mediums, technology for some, and a lot of creativity,” stated Susan Lazear, professor of fashion at Mesa.
Jenivive Bernbeck, Humberto Buisan , Jessica Holland, Lauren Jackson, Rachel Merrill, Lina Mills, Christiann Moore, Marty Ornish, Tammie Pontsler, Kara Riekstins, Juliet Sailo, Anna Walden, and Nada Zein were the 13 fashion designers from Mesa’s program who were matched with 13 scientists from Salk. The students used imagery from the scientists’ research as inspiration for their evening gowns. The research focused on topics such as the study of cancer cells, helix structures of DNA fibers, and more.
“Mesa College is proud to have our fashion students partnering with Salk scientists for the Design and Discovery Fashion Showcase. This is truly two of San Diego’s top institutions coming together to demonstrate that science is art and art is science,” stated President of Mesa College, Dr. Pamela T. Luster.
Mesa College is planning an on-campus event on November 30th campus to display the designs (more info coming soon).
For more information on the Design and Discovery Showcase, go to http://designdiscovery.salk.edu
Tags: Fashion Showcase, Fashion Design Program, Mesa Fashion Students, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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.
