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Mock Interview, Cover Letter, and Resume Critique

Published March 7, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

The Mock Interview, and Resume and Cover Letter Critique took place on Friday, February 4, 2011 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at San Diego State University Career Services (Student Services East Building, Room 1200)

The event had limited reserved seating for MESA/NSF/MEP/MSP students only. Northrop Grumman representatives hosted a presentation on “The Art of Interviewing” from 1:00 – 1:45 pm whilst students had the opportunity to participate in 30 minute one-on-one Mock Interviews and Resume/Cover Letter Critiques between 2:00 – 4:00 pm.

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10th Annual Leadership Summit

Published February 14, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

The 10th Annual Leadership Summit took place at the Indian Hills Camp in Jamul on the weekend of February 11 – February 13, 2011.

49 MESA/MESA Engineering Program (MEP)/Maximizing Science Potential (MSP) students from San Diego City College, San Diego State University, Southwestern College, Crawford High, Morse High, Lincoln High, Mark Twain High, San Pasqual High, Southwest High, and Calexico High Schools participated in various competitions that promoted the use of their leadership skills and various strengths attributes.

Another very special thanks goes to PBS&J for allowing the Leadership Summit to take place with its grant award to SDSU MEP. Without this grant award, the 2011 Leadership Summit would not have taken place.

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SDSU MESA Days Preliminaries

Published February 1, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunity:
Pre-College students in the MESA Schools Program will be competing in the SDSU MESA Day Preliminaries with several projects, i.e. Windmill, Egg Drop, Popsicle Stick Bridges, Manila Folder Bridges, Mousetrap cars, and MUCH MORE, to determine who will represent the SDSU MSP at the MESA Day Regionals.

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Upcoming: 2011 Leadership Summit

Published January 11, 2011 by Eric Pamintuan

The 10th Annual Leadership Summit will take place at the Indian Hills Camp in Jamul on the weekend of February 11 – February 13, 2011. 50 MESA/MESA Engineering Program (MEP)/Maximizing Science Potential (MSP) students from San Diego City College, San Diego State University, Southwestern College, and the MESA Schools Programs in San Diego and Imperial Valley will participate in various competitions that will promote the use of their leadership skills and various strengths attributes.

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Robots score in MESA competition

Published December 17, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

Teams of high schoolers cheered as their robots rolled forward, pushing golf balls toward a net in a miniaturized version of soccer.

Mathematic Engineering Science Achievement held its third high school robotics competition Wednesday evening at Southwest High School with 35 teams participating. The middle school competition was Tuesday with 41 teams, said local MESA director Jeanette Ramos-Espino.

Students were sent kits to build their soccer-playing robots, she said. They got to design, program and build their robots to push a golf ball into a net.

The competition is to inspire students to go into engineering careers, she said. The top three finishers will move on to a competition in April in San Diego.

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Imperial Valley MESA students receive visit and help from San Diego Gas & Electric engineers

Published October 28, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

All it takes to build a windmill is construction paper, rubber bands and batteries.

At least that’s what 40 Imperial Valley students in the Math Engineering Science and Achievement program in three middle schools and two high schools attempted to do at the San Diego Gas & Electric Windmill presentation at the SDG&E Resource Center on Wednesday in El Centro.

Five SDG&E engineers were on hand to give students an outlook on their career choice.

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MESA Student Leadership Conference hosted by PG&E

Published October 28, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

A select group of four San Diego State students were among 150 college students across California chosen to participate in a special leadership conference.

The Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Student Leadership Conference offered extensive professional and leadership development through direct interaction with industry mentors and speakers. The hand-picked MESA students, all science, engineering, or math majors, were from 24 universities and community colleges across the state, including San Diego State University.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) sponsored the event and more than 25 PG&E employees volunteered their time to work closely with the students during the 2-day conference in October.

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2010 Shadow Day

Published October 26, 2010 by Eric Pamintuan

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://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/mep/ShadowDay.htm

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