Support Computer Science Literacy

Computer Science Education Week has come to an end, but this topic is much too important to embrace for just seven days. Everyone from President Obama to will.i.am knows the importance of coding and other computer science literacy, particularly for historically...

Thank You, Volunteers

“It’s easy to make a buck.  It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”  ~Tom Brokaw Recently, STEM professionals exemplified this aphorism wholeheartedly by making a difference in the lives of more than 200 first-generation college students. The...

MESA’s Future Engineers: the New Face of STEM

MESA students showed Silicon Valley why they are the new and needed faces of STEM. Last weekend’s 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference gave 200 MESA students from across the state the chance to show off their leadership chops and hone new skills with...

MESA and the New Face of STEM

Diversity in STEM and the Silicon Valley is a hot topic these days.  Top companies released the ethnic breakdown of their employees and the results left room for a ton of improvement, especially in a state that’s demographics are becoming more and more...

POTUS Names MESA CompSci Champ

MESA’s commitment to bolster computer science education just got the presidential seal of approval. The White House Office of Science and Technology selected MESA USA to be part of President Obama’s Computer Science for All Initiative. During the last...

Smithsonian Field Work Boosts Passion for STEM

Summer is winding down and back to school season is upon us.  Students are wrapping up internships, doing last minute prep for the upcoming semester and finishing summer research projects. And we know how critical those research gigs are for STEM...