San Diego, CA - San Diego Mesa College announced that the Tutoring Program: Mesa Tutoring and Computing Centers (MT2C) has been awarded re-certification at all three levels of tutoring, which includes Tutor, Advanced Tutor and Master Tutor by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nonprofit Generation Hope announced today that San Diego Mesa College is included in the second cohort of higher education institutions participating in their FamilyU technical assistance program. Through FamilyU, Generation Hope partners with colleges and universities across the country to increase the number of parenting college students who complete their programs and graduate.
“Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” This quote by Roy Bennett has been a guiding principle for San Diego Mesa College student Johar Zuber. He will be graduating from Mesa in May 2022, but his path to college was far from conventional.
March 10, 2017
San Diego, CA ---- Today, San Diego Mesa College announced two celebrity guest chefs who will be participating in “Taste of Mesa,” a cooking-show style fundraiser celebrating the grand opening of the newest state-of-the-art kitchen and on-campus restaurant, Culinary Outlook. Celebrity chefs will be able to experience Culinary Outlook firsthand, alongside students, during this exhilarating hands-on event.
The fundraiser, scheduled for the evening of Thursday April 6, will feature Maeve, founder and owner of Sugar and Scribe, Food Network Champion 2015 and winner of Best Bakery, Best New Restaurant La Jolla, along with Executive Chef, Kevin Templeton of Barleymash, San Diego Celebrity Chef 2014-15 and recently featured on Food Network’s ‘Beat Bobby Flay’.
“If you have been to any restaurant in San Diego, chances are good that a portion
your meal may have been prepared by a Mesa College Culinary Arts student,” stated
Dr. Pamela Luster, President. “Our goal is to prepare our students to contribute to
San Diego’s amazing culinary scene, and with this event and the support of our celebrity
chefs, we can do that.”
“Taste of Mesa” will showcase Culinary Outlook, and feature internationally-inspired cuisine and three cook-off competitions between alumni, students and an advanced baking team. Guests will be able to bid on food-themed silent auction items such as restaurant gift cards, liquors, wine and culinary tools. VIP ticketholders are invited to judge the culinary competitions, watch the celebrity chef competition, and receive a culinary gift bag. Culinary Outlook, hosted in the new Mesa Commons, was funded by voters via Propositions S and N.
The proceeds from “Taste of Mesa” will be used to purchase ingredients and supplies that will help train students for the farm to table style restaurants that are becoming more common in today’s market and prepare them to become valued employees in the service industry.
“The students need to learn what is changing in the industry, and we need to teach them more before they leave,” Culinary Arts/Management Professor Tonya Whitfield said. “With this fundraiser, we can do more for them.”
Tickets
for the Taste of Mesa are $25 for students, $50 for the general public and $125 for
VIP. For tickets, visit www.sdmesa.edu/tasteofmesa. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Anne Zacovic at azacovic@sdccd.edu. For alumni involvement, contact Professor Tonya Whitfield at twhitfie@sdccd.edu.
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Jennifer Nichols Kearns
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San Diego, CA - San Diego Mesa College announced that the Tutoring Program: Mesa Tutoring and Computing Centers (MT2C) has been awarded re-certification at all three levels of tutoring, which includes Tutor, Advanced Tutor and Master Tutor by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nonprofit Generation Hope announced today that San Diego Mesa College is included in the second cohort of higher education institutions participating in their FamilyU technical assistance program. Through FamilyU, Generation Hope partners with colleges and universities across the country to increase the number of parenting college students who complete their programs and graduate.
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