More than 200 MESA teachers and 1,000 students across the state will boost their coding know-how through a $25,000 NVIDIA grant. The Santa Clara-based technology company will fund ongoing teacher professional development in coding as well as hardware purchasing for...
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After twenty years with MESA, the last nine as Executive Director, I am retiring. At such a time one cannot help but become retrospective. Day-to-day you focus on the MESA students and you worry about their futures and you try to measure their progress and success....
The Importance of Digital Literacy
Last week, California lawmakers and business leaders called for computer science in high schools to be upgraded from an elective to a core math class for college admissions. This week, which is designated Computer Science Education Week, educators and...
Make an Impact on Future Engineers
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 Thanksgiving...
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 town...
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 at...
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...
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...