Connie Renda, MA, RHIA, CHDA, Program Director and Assistant Professor for Health Information Technology and Management, was recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) with the prestigious Leadership Award.
Connie Renda, MA, RHIA, CHDA, Program Director and Assistant Professor for Health Information Technology and Management, was recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) with the prestigious Leadership Award.
We are excited to share the members of Generation Hope's California Presidents Circle, the first in a new national initiative designed to equip higher education executives with tools, data, and peer support to truly champion parenting students and their families.
Women’s volleyball at Mesa College is on a spike. In the spring, the Olympians won the state beach volleyball title after winning the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference title for a fourth straight year.
August 22, 2022 | Office of Communications
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) announced today that Dr. Ashanti T. Hands of San Diego Mesa College is one of 26 leaders selected for the 2022-23 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship. This program, made possible with support from JPMorgan Chase, supports community college presidents in the early years of their tenure as they work to achieve higher and more equitable levels of student success.
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July 28, 2022 | Office of Communications
From the UCLA Samueli Newsroom: The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is proud to welcome two outstanding scholars to the Bioengineering Department — Mireille Kamariza and Jaimie Marie Stewart — who will join the school next year as assistant professors. Kamariza’s research focuses on low-cost health care diagnostics and Stewart’s research focuses on the development of programmable RNA materials.
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July 20, 2022 | Office of Communications
San Diego, CA – Each season, Bachelor Nation is introduced to a more dramatic (and attractive) cast than the last. And The Bachelorette 2022 contestants for Gabby and Rachel’s season are no exception – and includes an alumnus of San Diego Mesa College, Jacob Rapini. Jacob is currently a student at San Diego State University, where he’s been enrolled since 2020. He earned an associate’s degree in Business Administration and Management from San Diego Mesa College.
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July 13, 2022 | Office of Communications
San Diego, CA – In Fall of 2022, San Diego Mesa College will offer California's first ever community college-based Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate Program with approval by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC). The National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coaching exam is the gold standard certification in health and wellness coaching and is offered by the Board of Medical Examiners.
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June 28, 2022 | Ashley Atkinson
At the age of 19, during her senior year of high school, Lourd Yousef had to flee her home in Aleppo, Syria. She arrived in the United States and immediately started working three different retail jobs to help support her family, and create a new life from nothing. She eventually secured a higher-wage job at an insurance company call center, which allowed her to have afternoons free, so that she could enroll in college classes and complete her education.
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June 28, 2022 | Office of Communications
San Diego, CA - San Diego Mesa College announced that the Tutoring Program: Mesa Tutoring and Computing Centers (MT2C) has been awarded re-certification at all three levels of tutoring, which includes Tutor, Advanced Tutor and Master Tutor by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).
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June 23, 2022 | Beverly Fruto
Today Daniel Coronado is a proud graduate of the Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program and will soon be a community college instructor. Although his path to success was littered with a myriad of obstacles, Daniel’s perseverance and his motto, “It’s all about your attitude,” helped him face the challenges.
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June 21, 2022 | Office of Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Nonprofit Generation Hope announced today that San Diego Mesa College is included in the second cohort of higher education institutions participating in their FamilyU technical assistance program. Through FamilyU, Generation Hope partners with colleges and universities across the country to increase the number of parenting college students who complete their programs and graduate.
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