We all know all about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The two deal-getting days are well known. But another day—part of a newer effort to spur holiday-season donations—is lesser known, yet potentially more impactful. Since 2012, the Tuesday after...
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A Life of Service Exalted
Mary Perry Smith lived a life of service to students and the community, and her influence was apparent in the kind words said about her during a tribute last week. MESA’s co-founder and the heart of the program was remembered for her passion, commitment and...
Passion for science, nurtured by MESA
-- By James Hale Ryan Calloway’s affable nature belies a story of determination and persistence that has carried him to his current status as Electrical Engineering student in UC Santa Barbara’s prestigious College of Engineering. Ryan grew up in Pacoima, a...
Leading California in STEM diversity
As a leader in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in California, MESA has a strong presence in this year’s third annual STEM Symposium. The event brings together more than 3,000 STEM educators, influencers and industry representatives...
Success in Silicon Valley
Mix more than 200 undergraduate MESA students in Silicon Valley with dozens of industry professionals and the result is electric. During MESA's 12th Student Leadership Conference students gained the soft skills imperative to be a competitive employee in the...
Leadership, Networking in Silicon Valley
Building strong leadership skills among STEM students is a key tenant of MESA's method. MESA provides students all along the education continuum ways to benefit from the communication, networking and other soft skills that create successful STEM professionals. ...
Partner spotlight: Cisco
A key part to MESA's success lies in the program's long history of strong industry partnerships. Recently, Cisco Systems, Inc. has teamed up with MESA in a number of ways. The technology company's largest collaboration is the MESA Cisco Shadow and Mentor...
MESA hero, mother passes away
The MESA family has lost an early pioneer of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education realm with the passing of the program’s co-founder Mary Perry Smith. MESA began in 1970 with Smith and other visionaries, who wanted to develop academic...
Coding takes biomedical engineering competition to next level
Let’s face it: We all want to code. From President Obama to Will.i.am everyone is on a coding kick. MESA has held coding competitions for years, but a new partnership has expanded that effort into a new national competition. In preparation for the new...
National Engineering Competition Winners Honored
MESA's National Engineering Design Competition champions, Azucena Castro and Jennifer Barrientos, were given star treatment at the California state capital last week. The recent Dominguez High School graduates were invited to Sacramento by State Superintendent...