Month: October 2007

A five-year $1.9 million National Science Foundation grant has been awarded to the San Diego MESA Alliance, comprised of MESA programs at San Diego City College, San Diego State University and Southwestern College.

The Alliance has received an NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant to increase the number of undergraduates who earn baccalaureates in science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) majors. Each campus will receive $370,000 as its portion of the grant.

Continue reading San Diego MESA Alliance awarded $1.9 million NSF grant

Congressman Bob Filner today announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $1.9 million to fund the STEP (STEM Talent Expansion Program) Partnership of San Diego. The STEP Partnership seeks to improve cooperation and success within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields, and it encompasses Southwestern College (SWC), San Diego City College and San Diego State University.

Continue reading Congressman Filner Applauds SWC and the STEP Partnership