San Diego, CA. — Today, the San Diego Mesa College Library and Learning Resource Center (LRC) received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries’ programs and initiatives that encourage and support DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) across their campus. These include, but are not limited to research, technology, accessibility, exhibitions, and community outreach. San Diego Mesa College will be featured, along with 55 other recipients, in the March 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine.

Hundreds of people marched down Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego on Sunday morning to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The San Diego Mesa College Allied Health Department and San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), successfully co-hosted the Healthcare Career and Annual College Symposium at UCSD Park and Market on Thursday December 7th. This event was attended by over 300 high school students from across the county, providing them with valuable insights into various healthcare career pathways.

The DSPS Alumni at Work series reconnects with former SDCCD students who utilized Disability Support Programs and Services to help them navigate their journey from college to career. Today, we are excited to shine a spotlight on San Diego Mesa College graduate Taylor Carpenter.

San Diego Mesa College professor, Dr. Waverly Ray, has recently returned from a nine-day voyage from Seattle to Honolulu on the R/V Thomas G. Thompson, an oceanographic research vessel, with STEMSEAS. Dr. Ray joined community college faculty from 13 schools and the Office of Naval Research’s Research Facilities Program Manager Robert Sparrock. Dr. Ray was chosen to participate out of hundreds of applicants.

San Diego, C.A. – An interdisciplinary collaboration of scientific expertise and artistry has resulted in a visually stunning interpretive display in the hallway of the 3rd floor of the MS Building. Led by biology professor Paul Detwiler, the production team included Jenny Armer, Museum Studies ILT in the Department of Fine Art, and Museum Studies students Gaby Espina and Sara Shah. Together, they created realistic models of marine species while also including specimens from the biology department’s teaching collections to represent a microcosm of undersea life.

The Hancock College Bulldogs will be hosting the 2023 Strawberry Bowl on Tuesday, November 21st, at Ernest Righetti High School. They will showdown against San Diego Mesa College, a team that finished third in the National Southern League while boasting an overall record of 6-4 on the season. This will be the 1st meeting on record between the two programs. https://www.ahcbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/20231114tyz608

On Thursday, November 16, the San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery will host the opening reception from 4:00-7:00pm for the newest exhibition, Cosecha: An Exhibition About Food . This exhibition was exclusively curated by San Diego Mesa College Museum Studies students. The reception will serve up a potluck of works by 40 artists, food-related performances, and edible food and drink.