Press Releases

Oxnard Teacher Wins Outstanding Educator Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 14, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Sarah Mutuku, a teacher at Channel Islands High School in Oxnard, received the High School Advisor of the Year Award from a statewide math and science program.   Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) honored Mutuku for her outstanding work in assisting educationally disadvantaged students […]

Mendota students win California engineering competition, move on to nationals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2014 Danielle McNamara(510) 987-0230   Press Release   Four Mendota Junior High eighth graders are now state champions in the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Statewide Prosthetic Arm Engineering Design Challenge.   After months of designing, creating and competing, they beat out hundreds of other students throughout California. Fifteen-year-old Mario Ruiz […]

Stockton students win California engineering competition, move on to nationals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Four Stagg Senior High students are now high school state champions in the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Statewide Prosthetic Arm Engineering Design Challenge.   After months of designing, creating and competing, they beat out hundreds of other students throughout California. Seniors Dellanira Alcauter, […]

Math Contest Brings Out Competitive Edge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   MESA student-teams across the state vied for bragging rights in the program’s fifth annual Math Challenge.   Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) conducted the 60-minute test that is modeled after the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ Student Math League test. More than 164 […]

MESA to Participate in Largest STEM Event in U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 17, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   As a top science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program in the country, MESA will participate in the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C.   More than 350,000 attendees are expected to visit the festival and expo at the Walter E. Washington […]

Students Chosen for STEM Leadership Retreat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 3, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) community college students from throughout California will explore where leadership meets science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) during a three-day conference.   More than 150 MESA students will meet in the Santa Cruz area for the MESA Student Leadership […]

Edison International Helps Future Engineers

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release     Hundreds of high school students from Southern California  will vie for top bragging rights in hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) events at  Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Day.   A generous donation by Edison International, parent company of Southern California […]

Future Engineers Tackle Hands-On STEM Projects -CSULB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230     Future Engineers Tackle Hands-On STEM Projects   Event date: Saturday April 12, 2014Highly visual event! Photo opportunities 10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.   EVENT DAY CONTACT: Saba Yohannes-RedaCSULB MESA Director 562-481-5182 (c)     Hundreds of middle school students from the LA Metro area will […]

Future Engineers Tackle Hands-On STEM Projects – UCSC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 27, 2014 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   Event date: Saturday April 5, 2014Highly visual event!Photo opportunities 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EVENT DAY CONTACT: Alexandria LeckliterUCSC MESA Director (c) 831-212-1575   More than 500 middle school and high school students from the more than 50 central […]

MESA to Participate in First State STEM Symposium

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 14, 2013 Danielle McNamara (510) 987-0230 Press Release   MESA is involved on many levels with the 1st Annual California STEM Symposium, November 18-19 at the Sacramento Convention Center.   In a continued effort to advance...