…Rebekah and Team A.I. are among the groups that will head to San Diego after placing in the Top Three at the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement robotics competition held Saturday at Imperial High School. Imperial Valley Press Online, 1/21/12

Through the San Diego MESA Alliance, college students will have a unique experience to witness the “real world” of work in an engineering or scientific environment. Your involvement will provide a great opportunity for our up and coming students to “test the waters” in a field of their interest and see first-hand how classroom skills relate to the workplace.

What better way to do that, than observe and work with a professional in action! You the employer, get to make a positive impact on the lives of students; future engineers and scientists!

More information can be found at http://mep.sdsu.edu/ShadowDay.htm

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 2011, 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 2011).

San Diego City College MESA Program Director Rafael Alvarez was interviewed on November 22, 2011 by NBC 7 reporter Rory Devine, in response to a Forbes Magazine article on Hispanics in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Below are links to the NBC 7 video and Forbes article. Also included in the video is a San Diego State University (SDSU) MESA student and President of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) – SDSU Chapter.

On October 20, 2011, MESA Program students participated in a Diversity and Inclusion conference hosted by industry partner Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). In partnership with industry and academia, SPAWAR hosted the forum to encourage employees to develop communication skills and enhance collaboration among a growing multi-generational workforce.

Brings junior/middle and senior high school MESA students to SDSU campus to ‘shadow’ an engineering or science student. This exposes the younger student to the life of a university student in hopes of recruiting to engineering/science field and to SDSU.

This unique conference is expected to enhance the professional development of tomorrow’s leaders. The purpose of the conference was to improve chapter effectiveness, improve communication between stakeholders – students, industry and MESA staff, and promote leadership development. The conference addressed chapter basics, joint planning, community college-university-industry relationships, ethics, and leadership training. See the conference agenda for specific sessions.

The Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Student Leadership Conference held in Oakland last month offered extensive professional and leadership development through direct interaction with industry mentors and speakers. The hand-picked students, all majoring in engineering or computer science, were from 25 universities and community colleges across the state.

Join us for a half-day’s exploration of the power of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Engineers, educators and STEM experts will share their knowledge and experience with eighth graders, parents and teachers.

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