San Diego, CA ---- On Friday, June 1, 2018, San Diego Mesa College will host the San Diego Community College District’s first hackathon, entitled “MesaHacks”. The event will take place the Mesa Commons from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. The hackathon theme is sustainable living – over 100 students, faculty, staff and community members are expected to participate.

San Diego Mesa College, Sacramento City College and Butte College are the latest community colleges to launch a student support program geared toward foster youth in higher education.

On May 11, 2018, the annual Mesa College Research Conference showcased student research across diverse discipline areas. The event celebrated student excellence and provided students with high impact learning experiences that help make them competitive for future opportunities.

San Diego, CA. — On Saturday, May 19, San Diego Mesa College will make history by awarding the College’s first Bachelor of Science degrees in Health Information Management (HIM) to sixteen students. The HIM Program is a continuation of the College’s Health Information Technology (HEIT) Associates Degree program, and provides accessible, high-quality, industry-approved instruction designed to prepare students to work at a management level in a health care setting.

Each year at the STAR (STudent Athlete Recognition) Awards Ceremony, a special award is reserved for a student-athlete who embodies the Olympian experience by demonstrating scholastic and athletic excellence, leadership, community involvement, inspiration, and team spirit. Samantha Schmidt, a sophomore and swimmer at Mesa College, was awarded the 2018 Super Star Award for her dedication to - and passion for - her academics and sports lifestyle.

This May, Navy Veteran and Mesa College student Nicholas William Case was selected by the National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (GeoTech Center) as a winner in the 2018 GeoTech Center’s Geospatial Technology Student Competition. This summer on June 4 to 6, the GeoTech Center will host Case and other selected students at the GeoEd ’18 Workshops to be held in Louisville, KY on the Southwest Campus of Jefferson Community and Technical College.

Natchel Bello Luna is the Lead Peer Navigator for Mesa’s CRUISE Program, and recently received the California State Assembly’s 80th District 2018 Woman of the Year award in March, and has continued on a path of success towards graduating from San Diego Mesa College on May 19, 2018. Ms. Bello is a Business major at Mesa with an emphasis in Marketing and holds a cumulative GPA of 3.54. She was awarded this honor due to her “exemplary leadership, service, and tenacity” in her community and school.

San Diego, CA ---- On Saturday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m., San Diego Mesa College Dramatic Arts presents, “You Will Be Found”, a musical revue featuring hit songs from Chicago, Rent, Coco, LaLaLand, The Greatest Showman and many more. The benefit performance serves as a fundraiser for scholarships for Drama students.