Today, San Diego Mesa College hosted a start-of-construction event for the future of Fine Arts Building. The event was attended by nearly100 administrators, staff, students, faculty, construction partners and others. Guests were invited to sign or draw a picture on one of two large canvases to symbolize their connection to the new facility. Once the building is open, the mementos will be put on short-term display in the building.

On Monday, Oct 9, the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Police Department invited Mesa and all SDCCD students to join them for, “Coffee with a Cop”, an event held on campus outside of the Mesa Commons building. The purpose of this event was to open a line of communication between the police officers and the student community to build positive relationships.

On Friday, October 20, San Diego State University (SDSU) will hold their annual War Memorial Ceremony to honor veterans who died while serving in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. This will be the 21 annual wreath-laying ceremony, and has been expanded to include and honor service members involved in events since World War II.

In response to President Donald Trump’s recent decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has declared October 16-20 DACA Advocacy Week. DACA Advocacy Week is intended to encourage local advocacy in support of DACA and the over 200,000 young people in California impacted by the decision to rescind the program.

The San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery kicked off the new semester with an interactive and educational exhibit, “Endangered: Exploring California’s Changing Ecosystem”.

The Mesa College Tutoring and Computing Center (MT2C) officially received their certification from the College Reading and Learning Association’s (CRLA) International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) team. Nine Mesa tutors “graduated” on July 28, 2017 as the MT2C’s first CRLA Certified class of Mentor Tutors (Level 2 Advanced).

The San Diego Mesa College Olympian Football team is off to a great start this season with an undefeated record of 3-0. On Saturday, Sept. 23, the team will take on East L.A. College for Homecoming.

On Thursday, Sept. 20, San Diego Mesa College debuted their new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Center, located on the first floor of the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The new center, which is part of the STEM Conexiones Program, will support students, particularly full-time Hispanic and low-income students, and provide them with resources to succeed in various STEM majors.