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.
November 2, 2017
On Thursday, Oct 26, San Diego Mesa College hosted a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Lecture with Wild Wonders Managing Director and Programs Manager Kimberly Wright. Accompanying Kim were organization volunteers, and some of their “furry, feathered, four-legged, and no-legged” animal ambassadors such as Frodo the Fennec Fox, Archie the Great Horned Owl, Holly Jolly the Hairy Armadillo, Brownie the Boa Constrictor, Kima the Kinkajou, and Dolce the American Alligator.
This event was organized by Don Barrie, professor of geology at Mesa College and STEM Lecture Series coordinator, to educate and inspire the student and campus community. Supporting faculty include Irena Stojimirovich, professor of astronomy and Kevin Krown, professor of biology. Over 60 people attended, and many spoke afterwards with Kimberly.
Barrie’s goal with this STEM program is to, “expand the thinking of career opportunities that students typically have,” and to, “let students know when you get out of college, there are other ways to find your career than the formal process, and that sometimes getting involved with different organizations as a volunteer or intern can be how you find these career opportunities.”
The STEM Lecture Series program originated in 2014 as a Physical Sciences Lecture series made possible with a mini-grant from the San Diego Mesa College Foundation. Since then, it has expanded to include topics of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and has been supported through funding from the Dean of Student Equity, Larry Maxey, and internal department funding. For information on upcoming STEM Lectures, please visit STEM Lecture Series Event Schedule.
Wild Wonders is a 10 acre facility that is home to over 120 confiscated, rescued, surrendered, and non-releasable animals from every continent except Antarctica. This organization is accredited by the Zoological Association of America and is internationally recognized for its efforts in conservation education. For more information on Wild Wonders and how you can support their efforts, visit Wild Wonders.
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San Diego Mesa College’s Fall 2018 STEM Lecture Series returns with Campus Astronomy Night on Monday, September 10, 2018, from 7:30-9:30pm. Join us for a tour of the night sky, see several planets and stars, and hear from our very own Dr. Irena Stojimirovic as she leads a discussion of new findings that Mars may have once hosted life.
On Thursday, Oct 26, San Diego Mesa College hosted a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Lecture with Wild Wonders Managing Director and Programs Manager Kimberly Wright. Accompanying Kim were organization volunteers, and some of their “furry, feathered, four-legged, and no-legged” animal ambassadors such as Frodo the Fennec Fox, Archie the Great Horned Owl, Holly Jolly the Hairy Armadillo, Brownie the Boa Constrictor, Kima the Kinkajou, and Dolce the American Alligator.
San Diego Mesa College’s School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences’ welcomes students, staff, faculty and the community to attend the STEM lecture series this fall semester.
Originally created as a Physical Sciences Lecture series in 2014, the wider categorization of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics allows for a greater range of subjects to be featured during the lecture series.
