Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 26, 2015Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Senior level executives in Silicon Valley will join education leaders to explore smart solutions to the workforce diversity gap during an upcoming summit in Mountain View, CA....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   A select group of almost 200 community college and university students will hone their leadership skills at a special invitation-only conference for math-based majors.   The 11th Annual Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Student Leadership Conference is fully sponsored by industry donations. Southern California […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 7, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   The Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program presented best practices on a successful science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline from community college transfer to four-year universities during a conference.   The 28th Annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Conference was held […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 22, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230  Press Release   Note to media: teachers will be engaged in photo-friendly, hands-on projects at sites throughout California listed below.   More than 200 California educators who work with students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds will gather virtually to gain in-depth training of hands-on activities and explore ways […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 24, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230  Press Release   Four Stagg Senior High students put their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to the test and emerged national champions in the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) National Engineering Design Competition.   After months of designing, creating and testing a prosthetic arm, they […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 24, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230  Press Release   Four Mendota Junior High students used science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to become national engineering champions.   The team of eighth graders took first place in the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) National Engineering Design Competition.   After months of designing, creating […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 24, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   California MESA emerges victorious for both the middle school and high school teams in the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement National Engineering Design Competition.   The Stagg High School and Mendota Junior High School teams used science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills through months […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 4, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   California MESA students claimed 5 of the 85 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships nationwide.   The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is the largest private scholarship for community college transfer students in the country. The Foundation provides up to $30,000 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 18, 2011 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Larry Lim, longtime MESA director at University of Southern California, was honored with the USC President’s Award for Staff Achievement.   Lim was recognized at a luncheon...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 14, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Harold Garrett, a teacher at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School in Santa Ana, received the Middle School Advisor of the Year Award from a statewide math and science program.   Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) honored Garrett for his outstanding work in assisting educationally disadvantaged […]