MESA Newsletter Archive

Summer/Fall 2012

• CA MESA sweeps nationals
• New online center
• First virtual conference for STEM teachers
• SFSU grad readies for life as Boeing engineer
• Keep pushing forward, Sacto senior advises
• MESA shows engineer the way to succeed
• NASA engineer finds rewards
• Future leaders learn from industry
• Grad builds mousetraps for MESA, jet fighters for Northrop
• Transfer student headed to finish line at UCLA
• Valedictorian attributes success to hard work
• Petroleum engineer recalls MESA role in career journey
• Advisor wins nat'l educator award
• MESA star continues success in college
• Advisors reach for the stars
• Balancing work and family
• Newsbriefs

Winter/Spring 2012

• Students benefit from MESA collaborations statewide
• MESA college campuses receive grants
• For alum, it's all about giving back to MESA
• Butte students to compete in national research competition
• Special showcase days for students
• Forest Service engineer credits MESA with success
• MESA bolsters student to pursue techical passion
• MESA or prom? Student goes out on a limb
• MESA prepares researcher for life among penguins
• Science expo kindles student interest
• Through perseverance and MESA, a new start in life
• Liberal arts to chemical engineering: MESA helps student hit his stride
• MESA advisor training
• USS Lincoln tour
• San Diego students walk on water
• Student's eyes on the prize
• MESA alum pays it forward
• Newsbriefs

Fall 2011/Winter 2012

• NASA/MESA Build Ties
• MESA Middle School National Champs
• Perseverance + MESA = Success
• MESA Student Blends Engineering, Philanthropy
• Tours Highlight Renewable Energy Program
• Thanks to MESA, Harvard-bound
• Visalia Student Prepares for Cal Poly
• Student Decides on College, Career Path
• Saving the World One Robot at a Time
• San Diego Alliance: Model for the Future
• NASA Opens World of Space Travel to Imperial Valley MESA Students
• Engineer Recalls Major Inspiration
• Newsbriefs

Spring/Summer 2011

• After MESA, Flying High
• MESA Credited for CSU Chico Forbes Ranking
• Oracle Offers International Competition
• Laptops Help Students Succeed
• MESA Webinars Give Students College Pointers, Information
• Jose Hernandez
• Senior Locks in Lockheed Martin Position
• Director's Corner
• From Student to Entrepreneur
• Transfer Success for Biology Major
• Microsoft Opens Web Design World to Students
• Norma Villalon Plans Career in Medicine
• Newsbriefs

Fall 2010/Winter 2011

• Legislature Honors Champs
• MESA Summer Internships
• Early MESA Alums Still Involved
• Alumnus Profile - Somporn Boonsalat
• Alumnus Profile - George Gonzalez
• Director's Corner
• Internship Profiles
• The Torres-Rangels: 50 Years of Service and Counting
• New MESA Schools Program at Dominican College
• UCLA Hosts Summer Program
• Advisors Learn New and Exciting Teaching Methods
• Newsbriefs

Spring/Summer 2010

• MESA garners private money in hard times
• College students hone skills at PG&E leadership conference
• MESA a solution to workforce crises
• Director's Corner
• STEM Careers Highlighted
• Alum Profile: Twins got help from each other and MESA
• MESA's Hammerschmitt: "Outstanding!"
• Newsbriefs

Winter/Spring 2009

• During tough times, MESA still supported
• For some MESA alums, a teaching career
• MESA wins Excelencia in Education Award
• Alum Profile: MESA Engineer succeeds, gives back
• Skill-building, networking at PG&E leadership conference
• Students take on college robotics
• Director's Corner
• Advisor honored
• Newsbriefs

Winter/Spring 2008

• MESA program featured in PBS documentary
• California MESA replicated in more than a dozen states
• Bayer names MESA among nation's top programs
• MESA Budget Update
• Sacramento State uses MESA retention model to benefit all its engineering freshmen
• MESA named exemplary program
• Partnership makes a difference for rural Modoc
• Director's Corner: MESA to Governor: We can help fill California's engineering shortage
• Motorola awards innovation grants to MESA
• Engineering education board honors CSULA for its support of MESA
• $1.9 million NSF grant to San Diego MESA Alliance
• Memorial Fund Established

Fall 2007

• California scores top honors in national engineering contest
• AT&T sponors lively statewide teacher training conference
• Industry, MESA train Southern California student leaders
• Compton fetes national engineering contest winners
• MESA budget update
• Director's Corner: On transforming communities
• MESA helps Quad Knopf serve the Central Valley
• Distinguished educators receive awards

Spring 2007

• Corporate leaders discuss MESA's importance to industry, economy
• Lesher Foundation funds new center
• MESA's state funding jeopardized
• Director's Corner: Five themes for MESA's work
• From soldier to engineer: alum finds his niche
• Industry needs MESA grads
• MESA alum gives back to young students
• Students gather for PG&E leadership development conference

Fall 2006

• AT&T awards $1.5 million to MESA
• Students get a feel for engineering
• Oscar Porter named new MESA Executive Director
• BA STAR program provides hands-on training
• Director's Corner: A grand ride
• MESA students graduate to Chevron
• Algebra Academy prepares students for success
• MESA students explore a whole new world on Catalina

Summer 2006

• California MESA captures the gold in national engineering competition
• Leadership conference draws MEA students to state capitol
• California industry hires MESA college grads
• MESA community college director honored
• Imperial Valley team snares international robotics award
• Director's Corner: Collaboration is key to success

Spring 2006

• MESA partners with Space Authority for teacher training in US Labor Dept. grant
• Students help bring water to Afghan village
• Course brings college engineering to 11th, 12th graders
• Companies rely on San Diego MESA for top engineers
• MESA helps small school become engineering powerhouse

Winter 2006

• MESA receives $1.3 million gift from utilities alliance
• MESA helps to send seven siblings to college
• MESA trains more than 300 teachers
• Viewpoint: A strong new industry/education partnership
• AT&T's Cynthia Marshall champions MESA
• PG&E sponsors student leadership conferences through 2008
• In dramatic finish, MESA team places second in JPL finals
• Learning Loop 2.0 makes web debut
• Web Exclusive: High Tech U offers glimps of microelectronics world

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