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News and press releases regarding MESA and the San Diego MESA Alliance.

Raytheon Sponsors 2012-2013 San Diego Region Joint Planning Conference for Engineering and Science Chapters

Published October 2, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Raytheon Company, along with the San Diego Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) Alliance staff, hosted a unique event that brought student leaders and professionals together to network, collaborate and exchange ideas for improving math and science education. Their goal is to increase the number of students to pursue academic and career paths in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries, increase retention in these disciplines and promote opportunities in post graduate studies.

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STUDENTS DAZZLE ENGINEERS

Published October 1, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

NATIONAL CITY — The students at Granger Junior High School had so impressed a group of professional engineers over the years that they wanted to include the students in a project.

“It was a very good experience for the students,” said Mary Rose Peralta, principal of the school.

The project was the Flex Your Power Loteria (Bingo) event, organized by members of the San Diego professional chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. The organization received a grant from SDG&E to educate the community about conserving energy and lowering consumption from August to October.

At the junior high school early last month, the game doubled as an opportunity for KPBS to film one of its selected Local Heroes, Mike Cruz, who is also a member of the Hispanic engineers organization. More than 20 Granger students, school faculty, members of SHPE, and Southwestern College student mentors participated.

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Producing STEM Professionals through MESA

Published September 25, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The CSU is committed to helping California fill the urgent need for qualified technical professionals in the science, mathematics and engineering fields. Working with academic development programs such as Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), the CSU is able to successfully support students by providing hands-on education. CSU Leader, 9/13, http://www.calstate.edu/csuleader/2012/september13.shtml

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The Community College Pipeline

Published September 25, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

…The (Student Clearinghouse) study…reveals that 45 percent of all students who finished a four-year degree in 2010-11 had previously enrolled at a two-year college. Inside Higher Education, 9/10, http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/09/10/data-show-key-role-community-colleges-4-year-degree-production#ixzz2656i1t00
The study may be viewed at http://www.studentclearinghouse.info/snapshot/docs/SnapshotReport6-TwoYearContributions.pdf

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