As Computer Science Education Week winds down and more than 480 million people have participated in the Hour of Code, we still know this topic is much too important to embrace for just seven days. We know that coding and other computer science literacy, particularly for historically underserved students can make a huge difference in… Continue Reading Computer Science Education Week Continue Reading Computer Science Education Week
Watering the Future – A MESA Story
Sonia Bustos Barocio takes first place at National STEM Diversity Conference (LMC Experience)
Connecting Students with Industry to Launch STEM Careers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2017 Danielle McNamara 510.987.0230 This month, more than 200 diverse and driven undergrads descend on downtown Los Angeles in a step towards becoming the diverse leaders of tomorrow’s tech and engineering workforce. MESA’s Student Leadership Conference brings together hand-picked engineering and computer science students with industry professionals to develop… Continue Reading Connecting Students with Industry to Launch STEM Careers Continue Reading Connecting Students with Industry to Launch STEM Careers
Lick Observatory hosts Latino students and parents for night of astronomy (UCSC Newscenter)
MESA Fuels Tech Talent
Solving the diversity problem in the tech world is a complicated problem. Many tech companies have committed to improving their hiring practices but there’s still much progress to be made. In fact, most companies have yet to move the needle by any meaningful degree. Next month, more than 200 diverse and driven undergrads descend… Continue Reading MESA Fuels Tech Talent Continue Reading MESA Fuels Tech Talent
$70K grant grows STEM program (Pasadena City College Courier)
Stagg teacher a finalist for presidential award (Recordnet)
Researcher speaks for MESA (LMC Experience)
Oracle Summer Programming Camps Were A Hit
Thanks to funding from Oracle, MESA recently concluded 6 JAVA summer programming camps for middle and high school students throughout California. Over 250 MESA students participated in the summer camps where they received hands-on experience about the various ways computer science can be applied, from building websites, to coding applications, to creating video games, to writing code… Continue Reading Oracle Summer Programming Camps Were A Hit Continue Reading Oracle Summer Programming Camps Were A Hit