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Calexico Unified teacher receives California Adviser of the Year award from MESA

Published August 23, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

Mr Mario Magallanes previously from William Moreno Jr High and now at De Anza 9th Grade Academy as the recipient of the Mary Perry Smith High School Advisor of the Year Award for the entire state of CA MESA Programs.

He was presented his award on Friday, July 29th in San Ramon CA in front of 300 of his MESA Colleagues. Jack O Conell, CA Superintendent was the keynote speaker and presented Mr Magallanes with his award.

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2010-2011 San Diego Region Joint Planning Conference for Engineering and Science Chapters

Published August 19, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

On Thursday, August 12, 2010, Raytheon Expeditionary Warfare Center and Rick Engineering Company hosted more than 50 student leaders and industry professionals for the 2010-2011 San Diego Region Joint Planning Conference for Engineering and Science Student Chapters.

The purpose of the annual event was to provide a forum for the leaders of various student and professional organizations.

Representing the 53rd district of California, Congresswoman Susan Davis presented advice for current college students, updated attendees on project’s she and her staff are currently working on in support of education in light of the current California and nation economy, shared thoughts about where the future of high education lies in regard to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields, the status of state and federal aid in the educational field, and lastly, touched upon the value of engaging in community service.

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2010 NSF/MESA Summer Team Internship Reception

Published August 5, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

The National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to the San Diego MESA Alliance (SDMA) provided stipends for 36 student interns (12 students in MESA/MEP program at each campus – San Diego City College, San Diego State University, and Southwestern Community College) this summer at various projects in science and engineering firms.

This is a unique paid internship that incorporates a team component into the student internship experience. Hired student interns were placed in teams of 2-4 students to work on projects in engineering and science firms or for faculty. Summer internships occurred between May through August of 2010, at a minimum of 100 hours. In some cases, employers and/or faculty may extend internships or create other internship opportunities for students (beyond summer 2010).

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UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering Graduate School Preview Day

Published August 2, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

This event is supported by the National Science Foundation/Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) and is designed to increase the number of underrepresented minorities our in Ph.D. programs in engineering and computer science. The Graduate School Preview Day will provide scholars with a broader understanding of the opportunities available through a graduate education in engineering at UC Santa Barbara; the agenda will include application and funding workshops, facilities tours, graduate student panels and significant interaction with UC Santa Barbara faculty and researchers from different engineering research areas.

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SDSU MEP Tutoring Position

Published July 29, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

SDSU MEP/MSP/SPSD students…

Looking for an on campus job? We need tutors. You can make a few dollars while helping fellow classmates.

See the attached job announcement for details. If interested, submit application to the MEP Office E208.

Classes maybe expanded to include CivE160, CompE 160 and others based on student need.

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WOW! Outreach Event

Published July 26, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

Do you want to share your engineering skills with aspiring young women ?

Here’s your chance to interact with 200 middle school students from
all over San Diego at a one day only event by helping them learn about engineering with fun interactive experiments!

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