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

The Southwestern Community College (SWC) MESA Program, in collaboration with Southwestern College Associated Students Organization (ASO), hosted a Science Opportunity Day on March 23, 2001, from 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. at the SWC Math, Science, and Engineering (MSE) Quad.

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.

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.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON May 1st, 2010 for the Latina Health Fair in National City!!!

The Health Fair offers FREE:
– Clinical Breast Exams and Mammograms
(For women who qualify 40 years and older, low income,
and uninsured or under-insured).
– Other Health Screenings such as Cholesterol, blood glucose, HIV/AIDS,
and more!!!
– Children’s Activities

SDSU Juniors & Seniors with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics majors are invited to attend the Federal Agency & Defense Careers Symposium

Thursday, April 22, 2010
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center
San Diego State University

Are you an enthusiastic volunteer?

Then volunteer on San Diego’s BIG DAY, the Science EXPO on March 27th, to help support the team with logistics and the donation booth.

Northrop Grumman representatives Desiree Galenti and Beilee Tracey facilitated a presentation on ‘Interviewing for a Job’ on Monday, March 15, 2010 at San Diego State University Career Services from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

Representatives from Infrastructure Engineering Corporation, Northrop Grumman, and San Diego Gas & Electric/Sempra Energy also hosted appointments for one-on-one mock interviews (at 30 minutes), and resume critiques/cover letter critiques (at 30 minutes).

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
10:00AM– 4:00 PM
SDSU Aztec Center
Free Speech Steps (Aztec Center Steps)

SDSU colleagues and friends of Special Education Professor Gene Valles will be holding a bone marrow registry drive on Tuesday March 23, 2010 and we would like to request you take 15 minutes to stop by and volunteer to be a potential donor.

The California Forums for Diversity in Graduate Education, planned by a consortium of public and private colleges and universities from throughout California, have been designed particularly to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and master’s candidates who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in doctoral-level programs. The groups include low-income and first-generation college students and especially African Americans, American Indians, Chicanos/Latinos, Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, Asian American women, and Asian American men in the arts, humanities and letters, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, engineering, education, and health-related fields.