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Congressman Filner Applauds SWC and the STEP Partnership

Published October 2, 2007 by Eric Pamintuan

Congressman Bob Filner today announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $1.9 million to fund the STEP (STEM Talent Expansion Program) Partnership of San Diego. The STEP Partnership seeks to improve cooperation and success within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and it encompasses Southwestern College (SWC), San Diego City College and San Diego State University.

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2007 Walk on Water Competition Photo Gallery

Published September 29, 2007 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2007 Walk on Water competition was held on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at the Southwestern Community College swimming pool, from 9:00 – 1:00 PM. The competition had over 40 attendees, with teams from Southwestern College, San Diego State University, San Diego City College, and local high schools.

Teams of MESA students designed “buoyancy shoes”, and student “shoe pilots” race across the length of the pool. The competition allows students to gain experience at applying applying the engineering design process; solving open-ended problems.

Some of the campuses respective MESA programs’ refunded costs to build the buoyancy shoes that teams created to ‘walk on water’, up to $100. Southwestern College student organizations such as AMSA (American Medical Student Association), the Culinary Grilling Club (CGC), and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) sold refreshments as part of their fundraising efforts.

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6th Annual Leadership Summit

Published March 2, 2007 by Eric Pamintuan

The 2007 San Diego MESA Alliance Leadership Summit was held on March 2-4, 2007 at Indian Hills Camp in Jamul, California. It bring leaders and emerging leaders from all participating programs together for joint training and networking opportunities. StrengthsQuest was incorporated into this year’s summit to enhance the leadership development experience. Students were engaged to understand, develop and apply their strengths as individuals and within teams.

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