“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 2016 MESA Student Leadership Conference provided students a unique opportunity to engage with professionals from… Continue Reading Thank You, Volunteers Continue Reading Thank You, Volunteers

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 industry representatives.    All students attend workshops to bolster their interview… Continue Reading MESA’s Future Engineers: the New Face of STEM Continue Reading MESA’s Future Engineers: 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 diverse overall.   That need to change the face of STEM… Continue Reading MESA and the New Face of STEM Continue Reading MESA and the New Face of STEM

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 State of the Union,  the President encouraged organizations to commit time and resources to increasing… Continue Reading POTUS Names MESA CompSci Champ Continue Reading POTUS Names MESA CompSci Champ