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!

SWE San Diego has been sponsored by SWE National to hold a once in a lifetime experience for students, parents and educators.

Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Time: 8 am – 4pm (Lunch will be served)
Location: University of San Diego (USD)

If interested please sign up to volunteer by visiting our website

http://swesandiego.org/wow

If you have any questions, please contact either:

Jodi Senger, president@swesandiego.org, 858-522-2625
Katie Urbas, treasurer@swesandiego.org, 619-279-9523

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR WOW! OUTREACH EVENT SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS – SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCEMENT

Register at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/personal_statement_summer2010

All students welcome!
Recommended for students majoring in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors.

A separate workshop for behavioral science majors will be hosted in fall 2010, but students are still welcome to attend.

Mandatory for all biology and chemistry MBRS scholars.

Michelle Lopez
mlopez@mail.sdsu.edu

MBRS/IMSD Program
GMCS 322C
College of Sciences

http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/mbrs/events.html

Phone: 619-594-3744/594-3590
Fax: 619-594-7934

University Honors Program
Division of Undergraduate Studies

http://www.sdsu.edu/honors

5500 Campanile Drive – Admin 201d
San Diego, CA 92182-1623
Phone: 619-594-8071/594-3744
Fax: 619-594-7934

Questions About the Honors Study Abroad Requirement? – Start Here

http://www.isc.sdsu.edu/study_abroad/prosp.html

If this will be your first time participating in Shadow Day, the way it works is simple. Students typically shadow a math, science or engineering professional from your company from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. During this time, we ask that you provide the best experience possible; this is after all a potential employee. Should you choose to participate, you have the flexibility to structure your Shadow Day agenda to best match your company’s environment.

Shadow Day is a wonderful opportunity to engage, educate
and inspire future Engineers and Scientists.  Specifically:

• Host Engineering & Physical Science Majors
• Showcase Your Firm
• Mentor Potential Employees

Shadow Day 2010 is on Thursday, November 18, from ~9:00 – 2:00 pm.

Please contact Angeline Yang at 619-594-2680 or via e-mail, ayang@projects.sdsu.edu for any inquiries.

Shadow Day 2010 information can also be found at:
http://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/mep/ShadowDay.htm

Thursday, July 8th
12:00 – 1:30 pm
GMCS 314

The purpose of this workshop is to teach students how to develop an on-line portfolio to showcase their research and scholarly achievements. Students will learn the following:

- the purpose of an e-portfolio
- the benefits of creating an e-portfolio
- how to create a free e-portfolio using a google site or other on-line tool(s)
- how to post their research abstracts, curriculum vitae, and other scholarly work on their personal site

OPEN TO ALL, ATTENDANCE IS FREE
(MANDATORY FOR MBRS SCHOLARS)

ATTENDANCE WILL ALSO COUNT AS PARTICIPATION ON YOUR MESADVANTAGE STUDENT REPORT CARD:

http://engineering.sdsu.edu/mep/CurrentStudents.htm

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE RSVP AT:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V329796

This workshop is sponsored by the SDSU MBRS IMSD Program
ARRA Supplemental Grant Funding
2R25GM058906-09A2
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Interested in free summer 2010 or fall 2010 tutoring? Students can register by completing the tutor form at:

http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/MBRS/

Please direct inquiries to:

Michelle Lopez
MBRS/IMSD Program
GMCS 322C
College of Sciences
www.sci.sdsu.edu/mbrs

University Honors Program
Division of Undergraduate Studies
www.sdsu.edu/honors
5500 Campanile Drive – Admin 201d
San Diego, CA 92182-1623
Phone: 619.594.8071/594-3744
Fax: 619.594.7934

Email: mlopez@mail.sdsu.edu

A LEGO Mindstorm races to return LEGOs back to its homebase.

The 17th Annual MESA Olympics and Robotics Challenge event was held on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 at San Diego City College.

Teams consisting of MESA students at San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego City College (SDCC), Southwestern Community College (SWC), Morse High School, Imperial Valley High School, Southwest High School, and William Moreno Jr. High School competed against each other in exams that spanned Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, and some Engineering material.

Each campus was also allowed up to 3 teams who would program a LEGO MindStorm NXT robotics kit to compete in 2 missions. The first mission required speed and intelligence to maneuver from a home area through a slalom course. The second mission was a combination control and head-to-head event where robots raced to collect the most LEGO pieces and return them back to their home base under a constrained area and time limit.

Olympics Level 1 winners:

3rd place:  San Diego City College
1 Troast Nick
2 Deleon Mario
3 Suarez Fredy
4 Gonzalez Bretzner

2nd place:  San Diego City College
1 Taylor Kiedra
2 Spencer Ted
3 Ridgell Latina
4 Baldati-rice Yvette

1st place: Southwestern College
1 Sanchez Frank
2 Osuga Takesi
3 Ordonez Jorge
4 Martinez Andrea

Olympics Level 2 winners:

3rd place:  San Diego State University
1 Duenas Brianna
2 Garcia Matthew
3 Alonzo David

2nd place:  Southwestern College
1 Guerrero Hector
2 Viva David
3 Hernandez Gustavo
4 Godinez Edmundo

1st place:  Southwestern College
1 Ascenico Ana
2 Imran Yasmin
3 Svoroski Yari
4 Cacillas Enrique

Olympics Level 3 winners:

3rd place:  San Diego State University
1 Hale Irene
2 Gomez Roberto

2nd place:  San Diego City College
1 Yepiz Frank
2 Huynh Hung
3 Davidson Jessie
4 Nichol Misty

1st place:  Southwestern College
1 Herath Chatura
2 Gianino Mark
3 Bureaud Eric
4 Huang Lihua

Robotics Challenge winners:

3rd place:  San Diego City College
1 Gomez Jorge
2 Long Dana

2nd place:  San Diego City College
1 Troast Nick
2 Gonzalez Bretzner
3 Deleon Mario
4 Suarez Fredy

1st place:  Southwest High School
1 Rodriguez Daniela
2 Martinez Andrew
3 Ramos Frederick

Special thanks:

Prize sponsors:

• The National Science Foundation
• LG Electronics

San Diego MESA Alliance Industry Advisory Board volunteers, MESA Schools Program advisers, San Diego City College faculty, MESA staff, family and friends:

• Brianna Lutes of Infrastructure Engineering Corporation
• Daisy Galeana of Solar Turbines
• Dr. Douglas Fenner of SPAWAR
• Maria Victoria Charles of Hamilton Sundstrand
• Southwest High School MESA Advisor Ms. Sullivan
• William Moreno Jr High School MESA Advisor Mr. Magallanes

Additional photo coverage can be found at the San Diego MESA Alliance Facebook Page.

August 29 – September 1, 2010 in beautiful Keystone, Colorado, the Construction Institute (CI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will present its signature Student Days to create, for engineering students and faculty, a unique real-world engineering experience that will give a practical perspective to the pipeline industry through educational sessions and networking with a variety of industry professionals.

Students will join an international audience representing all sectors of the engineering industry at the ASCE Pipelines Conference 2010. There will be opportunities to attend a workshop and hear expert panelists cover topics including pipeline issues in water, wastewater, oil and gas industries from a variety of perspectives. Attendees will hear from speakers representing areas of infrastructure assessment and monitoring, construction, design, and planning, in addition to learning about new and emerging technologies. Top it all off with a technical tour at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

CI has developed the CI Student Day’s program which is specially designed to introduce Civil Engineering students to the wide variety of professional career options after graduation and provide opportunities to experience some of those first-hand. In the past two years, CI has worked closely with ASCE local sections and industry leaders in California, Texas and New York to bring students a program rich with interactive presentations on technical advancements in the field. A key feature of the program is that students are provided with job search advice as they network throughout the program with corporate sponsors and recruiters.

Planned Student Agenda:

Sunday 8/29: Arrival, Registration and evening orientation with CI staff and Younger Members

Sunday 8/29: Icebreaker with all conference attendees

Monday 8/30: Technical presentations and Speed Networking! the ultimate

Experience in information gathering and interviewing with corporate sponsors/recruiters.

Tuesday 8/31: Technical presentations and job fair

Wednesday 9/1: Technical Tour of the Bureau of Reclamation

Funding is available for travel assistance. Hotel rooms will be subsidized by CI. Students are encouraged to travel in car pools and will be place in multi-person rooms.

Please check the website for updated registration and program information as well as contact information for questions.

Links include:

www.constructioninst.org

http://content.constructioninst.org/SFCEStudentDays.html

http://content.asce.org/conferences/texasstudentdays/index.html

http://content.asce.org/conferences/NY_studentsDay/index.html

http://content.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2010/student_information.html

Please check the box on the registration form if you are participating in “Student Days” events.

Flyer

San Diego *MESA* Alliance End of Year Celebration & Awards
Friday, May 14th (1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
(Pick up parking permit at ranger booth, be sure to put on your dash)

WHO?
MESA IAB (Industry Advisory Board) members and their families
MESA Students from schools, colleges and universities in the San Diego MESA Alliance (and families)
Faculty from schools, colleges and universities in the San Diego MESA Alliance (and families)
SHPE – SWE –AMSA – BIOLOGY CLUB – CHEM CLUB – NSBE – SDS – PASE – others

WHAT?
An End-Of-Year Celebration!!
o Kayaking / Sailing / Volleyball / Swimming / AWARDS / Relaxing / Fun / Food!
o An opportunity for MESA students, college faculty, and local industry (and their families) to get to know one another.

WHEN?
Friday, May 14th (tentative schedule below)
1-3pm food, socializing/networking, kayaking, sailing, fun
3-4pm Student Award Presentations
4-5pm Students vs Faculty/Staff/Industry – Volleyball Game

WHERE?
Southwestern College’s Crown Cove Aquatic Center – Silver Strand State Beach (SSSB)
DIRECTIONS
o Interstate 5 to Palm Ave (Highway 75) West
o Palm Ave (75) West to Highway 75 Silver Strand Highway
o Hwy 75 North to Coronado Cays Blvd/Silver Strand State Beach exit
o Turn left (West) enter Silver Strand State Beach
o Frontage road North to parking lot # 3
o Park in the North East corner of the lot # 3 (must RSVP to invite to obtain parking pass)
o Walk through pedestrian tunnel (East) to CCAC on the Bayside of SSSB

WHY?
WE ALL DESERVE IT!
QUESTIONS? Contact Dr. Raga Bakhiet: 619.482.6381; rbakhiet@swccd.edu

Science Opportunity Day attracted over 168 attendees, which included staff, industry, students, and community members.

The following were on hand behind their respective booths/tables to provide information about their respective enrichment programs, job opportunities, research and development, summer internships, and other opportunities in the science and engineering fields:

• CalTrans
• Goodrich
• IEC
• Raytheon
• Rick Engineering
• San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Lab
• STEP Partnership of San Diego
• Southwestern College MESA program
• Southwestern College Associated Student Organizations

Participation and popcorn were free of charge, with live musical performances.

SPAWAR PEO C41 logos

The 3rd Annual Team SPAWAR MESA Training Academy took place at the SPAWAR Old Town facility in San Diego, California, on Friday, March 19, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The purpose of the training academy was to expose a diverse group of college level engineering, math, and science students to the world of Civil Service employment and the skills needed to succeed in the workplace as an acquisition professional or engineer.

SPAWAR facilitated discussions and training regarding Employment Programs and Benefits, The New Professional Program, Life as a New Professional, and Director of Organizational Development and Training Management, Dr. Douglas Fenner, presented Leadership/Workforce Development: A Global Literacy Perspective.  Dr. Fenner also recommended several readings to increase students’ self-leadership skills.

A total of 18 MESA students attended the training academy – 6 MESA students from San Diego City College, 6 MESA students from  Southwestern Community College, and 6 MESA Engineering Program/Maximizing Science Potential students from San Diego State University.

The San Diego MESA Alliance would like to thank SPAWAR (especially the efforts of Ms. Pam Field, Dr. Douglas Fenner, Mr. Gary Wang, Mr. Roger Copeland, Mr. Ayax Ramirez, Ms. Sarah Lauff, Mr. Alan Philpott, and their respective colleagues) for their time and incredible work put forth into creating professional development and career relevant learning opportunities for our future – the students.

For more information – Team SPAWAR – PEO C41.

For Immediate Release Danielle McNamara (510)987-0230
April 13, 2010 danielle.mcnamara@ucop.edu

Students Compete in Calculator, Robotics Competition

Bragging rights, prizes and some extra math practice are on the line for more than 100 students during the 17th Annual MESA Olympics this Saturday, April 17.

The event, held by Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) programs in the San Diego and Imperial Valley area, allows students to work in teams on multi-level calculator contests and a robotics challenge.

“This event helps students review material in a fun method just before midterms and finals,” said San Diego State MESA Engineering Program Director Theresa Garcia. San Diego State, San Diego City College, Southwestern College and Imperial Valley all host MESA programs and make up the San Diego MESA Alliance which sponsors the Olympics.

MESA students from middle school, high school, community college and four-year colleges will compete in subjects such as algebra, chemistry, calculus, physics, and circuits. The robotics teams will have to make the robot zigzag between obstacles or compete in a head to head competition to collect objects.

Industry partners and MESA alumni will judge the events.

MESA, an academic preparation program that serves 20,249 California pre-college, community college and university students who are educationally disadvantaged, is an awarding winning model with a high success rate. Eighty-one percent of MESA high school graduates statewide went directly to college after graduation compared to 47 percent of all California graduates. Fifty-seven percent of MESA students go on as math, science or engineering majors. In the San Diego area, MESA serves about 1,700 students from elementary school to community college and four-year college at five centers.

Considering that 17 of the top 20 fastest growing jobs in the country are in STEM fields and in 2001, more than 14,000 California jobs requiring science or engineering degrees went unfulfilled, successful programs such as MESA are an imperative.

Who: More than 100 middle school, high school, community college and four year college students interested in math, science and engineering

http://mesa.ucop.edu/news/pressreleases/competition_0410.html

When: Saturday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: San Diego City College, 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego.

For more information about the San Diego Alliance visit http://alliance.sdccmesa.com.
For more information about MESA visit http://mesa.ucop.edu/home.html.
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