Press Clippings
2012
- AHC Mesa student wins regional math award (Allan Hancock College News & Information, 4/25/12)
- Local students do well at regional math, science competition (Imperial Valley Press, 4/24/12)
- SoCal MESA students compete at Chapman University (Orange County Metro, 4/17/12)
- Cañada College wins math competition
(Cañada College press release, 4/12/12)
- Natomas High MESA team wins big (Natomas Buzz, 4/11/12)
- STEMing the minority gap (Educated Guess, 4/3/12)
- MESA student selected for NASA program (College of the Sequoias Public Information Office, 3/22/12)
- Engineering Transfers Speak: Real students, Real stories (Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges, Spring 2012)
- Kudos: Natomas High MESA Team (The Natomas Buzz, 3/21/12)
- Dedicated students flourish at MESA (Wildcat, University High School, 3/21/12)
- Students engage in hands-on STEM competitions (OUSD Blog, 3/14/12)
- Increasing opportunities for low-income women and student parents in science, technology, engineering and math at community colleges (Institute for Women's Policy Research, March 2012)
- MESA program honored for launching next generation of engineers, scientists (Chapman University Happenings, 3/13/12)
- Mc Pherson Magnet School (Orange County Register, 3/13/12)
- I have a voice: Gold championship with engineering vision (Bilingual Weekly, 3/7/12)
- Science and technology take over UCSB on MESA Day (UCSB The Bottom Line, 3/6/12)
- Stem grant supports partnership between UCSB, Oxnard College (Santa Barbara Noozhawk, 3/6/12)
- Students meet the MESA challenge (Watsonville Register-Pajaronian, 3/6/12)
- Students from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties show off at engineering contest (Contra Costa Times, 3/3/12)
- High school competition previews ingenuity of future engineers, scientists (PressZoom, 2/28/12)
- Our view: Robotics is revised tale of David vs. Goliath (Imperial Valley Press, 2/22/12)
- Students show skills (Stockton Record, 2/19/12)
- Young minds to compete in MESA Day at Pacific (The Pacifican, 2/8/12)
- With long term consequences, community college students struggle to pass college level math courses (Edsource.org, 2/7/12)
- SF State program recruits minority students to math, science and engineering fields (Golden Gate Xxpress, 2/7/12)
- SBCC going after more private donors (KEYT, 1/24/12)
- Imperial Valley students show off robotic skills at annual local MESA competition (Imperial Valley Press Online, 1/21/12)
- Astronaut Jose Hernandez lands at Memorial High School to promote STEM careers (UTSA Today, 1/19/12)
- Yuba College student shoots for the stars (Appeal-Democrat, 1/12/12)
- 'Savvy' Tech Students Coming From Watsonville Schools (Watsonville Patch, 1/6/12)
2011
- A select group of Cal State LA students get leadership boost (CSULA Spotlight, 12/27/11)
- How I used NES in my classroom: Meet teacher Mary Inglish (NASA Educator Features, December 2011)
- Bridging the Gap (NBC San Diego, 11/23/11)
- White House to recognize Cañada professor
(San Mateo Daily Journal, 11/21/11)
- $30,000 grant from Boston Scientific Foundation supports SJSU STEM program for young underprivileged students (SJSU Acceleration, 11/17/11)
- Campus Clips: MESA students attend recent conference (Chico Enterprise-Record, 11/15/11)
- Students chosen for leadership conference (Sonoma State Star, 11/14/11)
- Students meet engineering mentors (San Diego University News Center, 11/8/11)
- Robots part of science challenge at UC Riverside (Southwest Riverside News, 11/5/11)
- (Chico) MESA students attend leadership conference (CSU-Chico Press Room, 11/3/11)
- Centro de estudios de LA es cuna de futuros cientificos (Univision 34, 10/22/11)
- Long Beach middle and high school students win MESA engineering competition (CSU External Relations Newsletter, October 2011)
- It's time Washington saves the American dream
(Huffington Post, 10/11/11)
- National engineering contest winners honored (Long Beach Post, 10/6/11)
- Federal grant to help Los Medanos with science, math (Inside Bay Area, 9/28/11)
- Broadening the reach of GPS (UCR News, 9/28/11)
- High hopes for MESA program this year (Cathedral City KPSP-TV, 9/15/11)
- Paramount Industries presents replica of USS United States
created with 3D printing (PR Web, 9/12/11)
- AHC named a Top 100 College that awards degrees to Hispanic students (KCOY-TV12, 8/30/11)
- New program expands STEM education throughout Pa. (Temple News, 8/30/11)
- CNO attends ribbon-cutting for Pennsylvania MESA program (navy.mil, 8/29/11)
- 'Week Zero' gives students a jumpstart on college (Bakersfield Californian, 8/19/11)
- Students explore career opportunities at Green Jobs Summit at Ventura College (Ventura County Star, 8/15/11)
- Chapman's MESA program extended with three-year grant (Chapman University Happenings, 7/7/11)
- Hudson National Engineering Champs (Gazettes, 6/29/11)
- Hudson Magnet Middle School students earn national engineering championship (Everything Long Beach, 6/28/11)
- Westmorland MESA students have fun with NASA rockets (Imperial Valley Press, 6/24/11)
- MESA director honored with USC President's Achievement Award (USC Administrative Operations)
- First generation graduates find path to success (KPBS.org, 6/3/11)
- Math and science mesh as students walk on water (Imperial Valley Press Online, 5/26/11)
- Changing Course (Stockton Record, 5/26/11)
- Long Beach students win statewide engineering competition, advance to national contest in June (Long Beach Post, 5/19/11)
- Comcast interview about Pacific MESA Program (Comcast/YouTube, 5/18/11)
- Picture-perfect memories: Gomez copes with unstable lifestyle (Stagg On-Line, 5/12/11)
- Cañada student places first in bay area math competition (Cañada College News, 5/11/11)
- MESA students teach digital literacy in California (Converge, 5/5/11)
- Napan turns education career around after discovering architecture (Napa Valley Register, 5/4/11)
- Hoover High students go for gold (San Diego State University News, 5/1/11)
- Students compete for science at SSU (Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, 4/30/11)
- Delta College MESA nurtures student sucess with scholarships and summer research programs (San Joaquin Delta College, Public Information Office, 4/23/11)
- Students win big at MESA competition (Tri-City Voice, 4/22/11)
- High school students go head to head in math and science contests at USC MESA (USC Viterbi School of Engineering News, 4/19/11)
- Larry Lim Receives President's Award for Staff Achievement (Daily Trojan, 4/18/11)
- HENAAC Award Winners, Emir Jose Macari, Ph.D. (Great Minds in STEM)
- SSU to host MESA Day on April 30 (The Community Voice, 4/18/11)
- AT&T commits to community college broadband, donations (Sacramento Business Journal, 4/15/11)
- Seven Cañada
students receive $10,500 MESA scholarships (Cañada College Newsroom, 4/14/11)
- Hundreds of students take part in MESA days at Cal Poly (KSBY-TV, 4/9/11)
- NVC students receive computers (Napa Valley College Newsroom, April 2011)
- COC student tackle digital literacy with new
computers (KHTS-AM 1220, 3/28/11)
- Veterans learning to be a civilian again (SF Examiner, 3/27/11)
- Cal Poly to host 600 teens for math, science engineering competition on April 9th (Cal Poly News, 3/24/11)
- California Connects launches effort to close state's digital divide at ARC (Carmichael Patch, 3/23/11)
- State community college leaders to rally Wednesday at ARC (Carmichael Patch, 3/22/11)
- Isbell Middle School students advance in MESA contest (Ventura County Star, 3/22/11)
- Cali Calmecac students qualify for academic competition (The Windsor Times, 3/20/11)
- Students awarded free laptops (Santa Maria Times, 3/19/11)
- CCMS students earn honors in math, science, engineering competition (Culver City Unified School District News, 3/17/11)
- Students refine engineering, math skills (Register Pajaronian, 3/08/11)
- Teen engineers build bridges, set sights on college (Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3/06/11)
- Bayer foundation gives $540,000 for STEM center at Cal State East Bay (SF Business Times, 3/02/11)
- Science competition to be hosted at Chapman...watch out for falling eggs (Chapman University News Happenings, 2/23/11)
- Latino Leadership award winners announced (Ventura County Star, 2/19/11)
- Board of Education honors students for accomplishments (Baynet.com, 2/19/11)
- Volunteers and "sponge" activities sought for MESA Day (Sonoma State University Newscenter, 2/15/11)
- Middle and high schoolers compete for MESA (SDSU NewsCenter, 2/15/11)
- Hill Middle School teacher awarded fellowship with NASA (Novato Patch, 2/13/11)
- Professors and undergraduate students to teach solar energy to middle school students (UC Riverside Newsroom, 2/10/11)
- CSUS/UCD educational program receives big grant (Sacramento Bee, 2/3/11)
- Grant will create computer program designers (Sacramento State News and Information, 2/2/11)
- Math Class: What's the Right Order? (Washington Post, 1/14/11)
2010
- Forbes Magazine lists CSU Chico in Top 20 schools that help minorities succeed in science and math (CSU Chico, 12/17/10)
- MESA Students Visit National Lab (The Collegian, 12/03/10)
- Campus Clips: MESA Schools Program wins honors (Oroville Mercury-Register, 11/30/10)
- MESA named a stand out program for next-gen scientists (Chapman University Happenings, 11/23/10)
- MESA Schools Program Receives National Recognition (CSU Chico News, 11/22/10)
- BCoE Students Participate in MESA Leadership Conference (UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering News)
- Robotics Competition Combined Bioengineering, Military Drones, and Sumo Wrestling (UC Riverside Newsroom, 11/15/10)
- Group helps motivate, support math and science students (Napa Valley Register, 11/12/10)
- NASA program accepts three MESA Students (El Camino Union, 11/11/10)
- (Caiifornia Community College) Board of Governors visits campus (El Camino Union, 11/11/10)
- Cal State L.A.'s MESA garners $6,000 Sempra grant (CSULA News Release, 11/04/10)
- Four Chosen for MESA Science Leadership Conference in October (City College Currents, 11/01/10)
- Hudson International Students Magnet School Students State Champs (CSU Long Beach, November 2010)
- MESA Program Scores 100 Laptops for Students (Inside Los Medanos College, November 2010)
- Sonoma Students Chosen for Leadership Conference (Sonoma State University Newsletter, 10/28/10)
- Imperial Valley MESA students receive visit and help from San Diego Gas & Electric engineers (Imperial Valley Press, 10/28/10)
- Sempra Supports SDSU Program (San Diego State University Newscenter, 10/26/10)
- Rio Hondo College student named aerospace scholar (Whittier Daily News, 10/19/10)
- The Today Show, at a school served by Maryland MESA, interviewed a MESA student who participated in the windmill competition (Today Show, 9/29/10)
- Sonoma appoints new liaison for Roseland University Prep (Sonoma State Star, 9/29/10)
- Former students earn top awards at MESA math challenge (El Camino College Union, 9/23/10)
- CSULB MESA Students Honored for Winning National Engineering Design Contest (Inside CSULB, 9/15/10)
- PBS&J Presents Grant to SDSU MESA Engineering Program (PBS&J Corporation Press Release, 9/15/10)
- SSU appoints new MESA director to prepare students in math and science (Sonoma State Star, 9/15/10)
- Local teachers strive to improve their craft (Santa Maria Times, 9/13/10)
- OC math, science teacher wins state award (Orange County Register, 8/11/10)
- Our Opinion: Science Teacher Praised (Imperial Valley Press, 8/9/10)
- Dominican program aids kids who are first in family headed to college (Marin Independent Journal, 8/6/10)
- Butte College Set to Become First Grid-Positive College in the U.S. (Sacramento Bee, 8/4/10)
- Conference in San Ramon helps educators make math and science fun (Contra Costa Times, 7/30/10)
- Exxon Mobile Donates to Hancock's MESA Program (Santa Maria Central Coast News, 7/28/10)
- Edison grad carries on in winning style (Stockton Record, 7/11/10)
- Hudson School Math, Engineering and Science Achievement Team Crowned National Champs (Everything Long Beach, 6/30/10)
- School engineering program credited for student's dramatic turnaround (Ventura County Star, 6/24/10)
- MESA Schools Program, California State University, Chico (Center for Student Opportunity's Opportunity Knocks e-newsletter, 6/18/10)
- Mann Robotics Team Stands-out in Statewide Competition (San Diego Unified School District, 6/10)
- Middle Schools Shine at Science, Engineering, Math Competition (San Diego Unified School District, 6/10)
- Rick Engineering's Rick Rap e-newsletter (6/10)
- Pals defying the odds (Ventura County Star, 5/24/10)
- MESA students nab $10,500 scholarships (Student Voice, 5/11/10)
- S. Paula schools do well at state science bout (Ventura County Star, 5/9/10)
- Moreno Valley twins take on rival team in state competition (Riverside Press-Enterprise, 5/7/10)
- A new Spotlight on Less Selective and Open Access Institutions (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 5/7/10)
- MHS Student Places 2nd at MESA Math Competition (Inglewood Unified School District, 5/1/10)
