Press Clippings
2013
2012
- MESA reaches for the sky (CT City Times, 12/11/12)
- MESA team takes home top prize (Sac City Express, 11/13/12)
- Southwestern College MESA Student Attends Leadership Conference (Southwestern College, 11/9/12)
- SPAWAR hosts Shadow Day for San Diego MESA Alliance Students (DVIDS News, 11/8/12)
- BCOE Students Participate in Leadership Conference in Sacramento (UC Riverside website, 11/6/12)
- College Access Center opens doors in Calexico (Imperial Valley Press, 11/2/12)
- MESA Advisor featured on Univision segment (Univision, 10/31/12)
- 8 Cal State Long Beach MESA Student Attend Invitation-Only Leadership Conference for Math-Based Majors in Sacramento (The Beach, 10/29/12)
- Free laptops given away to students majoring in math or science (Skyline View, 10/25/12)
- Impacting community through digital literacy (College of the Sequoias, 10/16/12)
- Sponsors needed for Mendocino College Foundation's 2013 Gala, Vine and Dine event (Lake County News, 10/9/12)
- MESA student awarded grant (Solano College Tempest, 10/3/12)
- Los Banos teacher's work on program honored (Merced Sun-Star, 10/2/12)
- Science, Engineering, Technology and Math (STEM) programs take root in Inland Empire (San Bernardino Sun, 9/30/12)
- Students tap expertise of NASA competitors for their own rocket launches (Glendale News Press, 9/28/12)
- Producing STEM Professionals through MESA (CSU Leader, 9/13/12)
- MESA buliding equals 'Green Geek' to the eighth power (College of the Desert Chaparral, 9/11/12)
- UCSB Ranks Among the Nation's Top 25 Colleges and Universities in Degrees Awarded to Latinos in STEM Fields (UCSB press release, 8/22/12)
- Mendocino College students complete solar oven project (Ukiah Daily Journal, 8/19/12)
- (Corona) School gets honors from UC Riverside program (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 8/11/12)
- Science of Success (Stockton Record, 8/8/12)
- Student-Vet earns Buick Scholarship (San Diego State University newsletter, 8/7/12)
- Research paper on MESA Schools Program (ASEE)
- California Lt. Governor Newsom welcomes MESA teachers to first virtual academy (YouTube)
- Manufacturing Awards 2012: Partner in Education: Agilent Technologies (North Bay Business Journal, 7/19/12)
- AICCU recognizes MESA win (Facebook posting, 7/2/12)
- Middle school students in UCSB's MESA program take first place in national engineering competition (UC Santa Barbara Office of Public Affairs, 6/27/12)
- Isbell students are national engineering champs (Ventura County Star, 6/27/12)
- Stagg students named engineering national champs (University of the Pacific Newsroom, 6/26/12)
- Stagg H.S. students win engineering competition (KCRA-3, 6/26/12)
- World's largest salmon BBQ celebrates park restoration efforts (Ukiah Daily Journal, 6/21/12)
- Fresno regional foundation supports college readiness program (Fresno State News, 6/21/12)
- Stagg High students become MESA National Engineering Design Competition state champs ( Assemblymember Bill Berryhill's Bulletin, June, 2012)
- Middle school students in UCSB's MESA program will represent California in national engineering competition (UC Santa Barbara Office of Public Affairs, 6/20/12)
- Foundation approves $120,000 in youth grants (The Business Journal, 6/14/12)
- Mission students chosen for leadership retreat (The Santa Clara Weekly,
Issue 25)
- USC MESA team nabs top ten slot in worldwide
robotics competition (USC Viterbi School of Engineering, 6/8/12)
- Chevron supports community efforts for education and jobs (Oakland Post, 6/7/12)
- SSU opens world of research to SRJC students (Sonoma State University News Center, 6/6/12)
- USC Viterbi Hosts 4th Annual MESA Robotics Challenge (Viterbi News, 6/4/12)
- Teachers + students = dozens of MESA awards (Los Banos Enterprise, 6/1/12)
- Isbell MESA team readies for national challenge (Ventura County Star, 5/28/12)
- Watsonville High valedictorian and friend win Gates Millennium Scholarships (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 5/28/12)
- Throwing caution to the wind (Stockton Record, 5/27/12)
- Winning news from Garden Grove Unified students (Orange County Register, 5/25/12)
- Stauffer accepts prestigious post at SSU (The Community Voice, 5/25/12)
- Delta College MESA students attend leadership retreat (San Joaquin Delta College News, 5/24/12)
- Four BC student chosen for MESA leadership conference (Bakersfield.com, 5/23/12)
- Engineering Leadership (SDSU Newscenter, 5/21/12)
- Uprising of the robots (The Sun, 5/21/12)
- Recruiting for free engineering summer camp (UCR Today, 5/15/12)
- Expo celebrates learning (City Times, 5/8/12)
- Stagg students heading to state MESA event (Stockton Record San Joaquin Online, 5/7/12)
- Butte College students wins national challenge in Washington D.C. (Butte News, 5/2/12)
- Allan Hancock College student wins award for number crunching (Santa Maria Sun, 5/1/12)
- SRJC Student Ties as Regional Champ in Math Competition (North Bay Voice, May 2012)
- AHC Mesa student wins regional math award (Allan Hancock College News & Information, 4/25/12)
- Local students do well at regional math, science competition (Imperial Valley Press, 4/24/12)
- SoCal MESA students compete at Chapman University (Orange County Metro, 4/17/12)
- Cañada College wins math competition
(Cañada College press release, 4/12/12)
- Natomas High MESA team wins big (Natomas Buzz, 4/11/12)
- STEMing the minority gap (Educated Guess, 4/3/12)
- MESA student selected for NASA program (College of the Sequoias Public Information Office, 3/22/12)
- Engineering Transfers Speak: Real students, Real stories (Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges, Spring 2012)
- Kudos: Natomas High MESA Team (The Natomas Buzz, 3/21/12)
- Dedicated students flourish at MESA (Wildcat, University High School, 3/21/12)
- Students engage in hands-on STEM competitions (OUSD Blog, 3/14/12)
- Increasing opportunities for low-income women and student parents in science, technology, engineering and math at community colleges (Institute for Women's Policy Research, March 2012)
- MESA program honored for launching next generation of engineers, scientists (Chapman University Happenings, 3/13/12)
- Mc Pherson Magnet School (Orange County Register, 3/13/12)
- I have a voice: Gold championship with engineering vision (Bilingual Weekly, 3/7/12)
- Science and technology take over UCSB on MESA Day (UCSB The Bottom Line, 3/6/12)
- Stem grant supports partnership between UCSB, Oxnard College (Santa Barbara Noozhawk, 3/6/12)
- Students meet the MESA challenge (Watsonville Register-Pajaronian, 3/6/12)
- Students from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties show off at engineering contest (Contra Costa Times, 3/3/12)
- High school competition previews ingenuity of future engineers, scientists (PressZoom, 2/28/12)
- Our view: Robotics is revised tale of David vs. Goliath (Imperial Valley Press, 2/22/12)
- Students show skills (Stockton Record, 2/19/12)
- Young minds to compete in MESA Day at Pacific (The Pacifican, 2/8/12)
- With long term consequences, community college students struggle to pass college level math courses (Edsource.org, 2/7/12)
- SF State program recruits minority students to math, science and engineering fields (Golden Gate Xxpress, 2/7/12)
- SBCC going after more private donors (KEYT, 1/24/12)
- Imperial Valley students show off robotic skills at annual local MESA competition (Imperial Valley Press Online, 1/21/12)
- Astronaut Jose Hernandez lands at Memorial High School to promote STEM careers (UTSA Today, 1/19/12)
- Yuba College student shoots for the stars (Appeal-Democrat, 1/12/12)
- 'Savvy' Tech Students Coming From Watsonville Schools (Watsonville Patch, 1/6/12)
2011
- A select group of Cal State LA students get leadership boost (CSULA Spotlight, 12/27/11)
- How I used NES in my classroom: Meet teacher Mary Inglish (NASA Educator Features, December 2011)
- Bridging the Gap (NBC San Diego, 11/23/11)
- White House to recognize Cañada professor
(San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/21/11)
- $30,000 grant from Boston Scientific Foundation supports SJSU STEM program for young underprivileged students (SJSU Acceleration, 11/17/11)
- Campus Clips: MESA students attend recent conference (Chico Enterprise-Record, 11/15/11)
- Students chosen for leadership conference (Sonoma State Star, 11/14/11)
- Students meet engineering mentors (San Diego University News Center, 11/8/11)
- Robots part of science challenge at UC Riverside (Southwest Riverside News, 11/5/11)
- (Chico) MESA students attend leadership conference (CSU-Chico Press Room, 11/3/11)
- Centro de estudios de LA es cuna de futuros cientificos (Univision 34, 10/22/11)
- Long Beach middle and high school students win MESA engineering competition (CSU External Relations Newsletter, October 2011)
- It's time Washington saves the American dream
(Huffington Post, 10/11/11)
- National engineering contest winners honored (Long Beach Post, 10/6/11)
- Federal grant to help Los Medanos with science, math (Inside Bay Area, 9/28/11)
- Broadening the reach of GPS (UCR News, 9/28/11)
- High hopes for MESA program this year (Cathedral City KPSP-TV, 9/15/11)
- Paramount Industries presents replica of USS United States
created with 3D printing (PR Web, 9/12/11)
- AHC named a Top 100 College that awards degrees to Hispanic students (KCOY-TV12, 8/30/11)
- New program expands STEM education throughout Pa. (Temple News, 8/30/11)
- CNO attends ribbon-cutting for Pennsylvania MESA program (navy.mil, 8/29/11)
- 'Week Zero' gives students a jumpstart on college (Bakersfield Californian, 8/19/11)
- Students explore career opportunities at Green Jobs Summit at Ventura College (Ventura County Star, 8/15/11)
- Chapman's MESA program extended with three-year grant (Chapman University Happenings, 7/7/11)
- Hudson National Engineering Champs (Gazettes, 6/29/11)
- Hudson Magnet Middle School students earn national engineering championship (Everything Long Beach, 6/28/11)
- Westmorland MESA students have fun with NASA rockets (Imperial Valley Press, 6/24/11)
- MESA director honored with USC President's Achievement Award (USC Administrative Operations)
- First generation graduates find path to success (KPBS.org, 6/3/11)
- Math and science mesh as students walk on water (Imperial Valley Press Online, 5/26/11)
- Changing Course (Stockton Record, 5/26/11)
- Long Beach students win statewide engineering competition, advance to national contest in June (Long Beach Post, 5/19/11)
- Comcast interview about Pacific MESA Program (Comcast/YouTube, 5/18/11)
- Picture-perfect memories: Gomez copes with unstable lifestyle (Stagg On-Line, 5/12/11)
- Cañada student places first in bay area math competition (Cañada College News, 5/11/11)
- MESA students teach digital literacy in California (Converge, 5/5/11)
- Napan turns education career around after discovering architecture (Napa Valley Register, 5/4/11)
- Hoover High students go for gold (San Diego State University News, 5/1/11)
- Students compete for science at SSU (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, 4/30/11)
- Delta College MESA nurtures student sucess with scholarships and summer research programs (San Joaquin Delta College, Public Information Office, 4/23/11)
- Students win big at MESA competition (Tri-City Voice, 4/22/11)
- High school students go head to head in math and science contests at USC MESA (USC Viterbi School of Engineering News, 4/19/11)
- Larry Lim Receives President's Award for Staff Achievement (Daily Trojan, 4/18/11)
- HENAAC Award Winners, Emir Jose Macari, Ph.D. (Great Minds in STEM)
- SSU to host MESA Day on April 30 (The Community Voice, 4/18/11)
- AT&T commits to community college broadband, donations (Sacramento Business Journal, 4/15/11)
- Seven Cañada
students receive $10,500 MESA scholarships (Cañada College Newsroom, 4/14/11)
- Hundreds of students take part in MESA days at Cal Poly (KSBY-TV, 4/9/11)
- NVC students receive computers (Napa Valley College Newsroom, April 2011)
- COC student tackle digital literacy with new
computers (KHTS-AM 1220, 3/28/11)
- Veterans learning to be a civilian again (SF Examiner, 3/27/11)
- Cal Poly to host 600 teens for math, science engineering competition on April 9th (Cal Poly News, 3/24/11)
- California Connects launches effort to close state's digital divide at ARC (Carmichael Patch, 3/23/11)
- State community college leaders to rally Wednesday at ARC (Carmichael Patch, 3/22/11)
- Isbell Middle School students advance in MESA contest (Ventura County Star, 3/22/11)
- Cali Calmecac students qualify for academic competition (The Windsor Times, 3/20/11)
- Students awarded free laptops (Santa Maria Times, 3/19/11)
- CCMS students earn honors in math, science, engineering competition (Culver City Unified School District News, 3/17/11)
- Students refine engineering, math skills (Register Pajaronian, 3/08/11)
- Teen engineers build bridges, set sights on college (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/06/11)
- Bayer foundation gives $540,000 for STEM center at Cal State East Bay (SF Business Times, 3/02/11)
- Science competition to be hosted at Chapman...watch out for falling eggs (Chapman University News Happenings, 2/23/11)
- Latino Leadership award winners announced (Ventura County Star, 2/19/11)
- Board of Education honors students for accomplishments (Baynet.com, 2/19/11)
- Volunteers and "sponge" activities sought for MESA Day (Sonoma State University Newscenter, 2/15/11)
- Middle and high schoolers compete for MESA (SDSU NewsCenter, 2/15/11)
- Hill Middle School teacher awarded fellowship with NASA (Novato Patch, 2/13/11)
- Professors and undergraduate students to teach solar energy to middle school students (UC Riverside Newsroom, 2/10/11)
- CSUS/UCD educational program receives big grant (Sacramento Bee, 2/3/11)
- Grant will create computer program designers (Sacramento State News and Information, 2/2/11)
- Math Class: What's the Right Order? (Washington Post, 1/14/11)
