The Power of Support

A record-breaking eight African-American women earned doctorates in education simultaneously this year at Indiana University. Dubbed, the “Great Eight” the women credit their success in part to the “sister circle” support group they...

New web site features

We’ve recently launched some important additions to our website. Check it out:  MESA now has a section dedicated to its premier statewide events. You can find details about MESA’s marquis events including the Student Leadership Conference, a virtual...

MESA transfer students meet UC president

Hartnell MESA students hosted a special guest this week to show off their transfer success. University of California President Janet Napolitano met with more than 30 MESA students and other Hartnell UC-bound students Thursday. Streamlining the transfer...

Google Grant Bolsters MESA’s CS Work

  Google named MESA a 2016 RISE Award recipient for providing STEM education access to underserved populations.   Each year, the tech giant awards organizations around the world that successfully increase diversity in computer science education.   ...

Competition Season Kicks Off

While Americans across the nation are contributing to lower productivity, office bracket pools and business-hours basketball viewing, MESA has a little March Madness of its own going on. This month marks the time of year when MESA students also get their...

It’s time to reinvest in degree completion

Each year during National Engineers Week we celebrate how engineers make a difference, but California is increasingly strapped for highly educated professionals to fill those jobs. California will need a total of 1.1 million STEM jobs by 2018, which is a 19...