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.
June 25, 2025 | Anabell Pulido
When Angel René walked across the stage at San Diego Mesa College in spring 2025, he celebrated far more than academic achievement. He celebrated the emergence of identity, resilience, and authentic self-belief. Born in Long Beach and raised between Orange County and the Inland Empire, Angel’s journey to Mesa was far from traditional. After being forced out of his home and church at age 18 for being gay, Angel endured over five years of housing instability, emotional trauma, and personal upheaval. “I tried staying in college,” he said, “but it was too difficult to balance academics with figuring out how to survive.”
Read It NowFiled Under: Phi Theta Kappa, Black Student Success, Umoja, Associated Student Government, Angel René Wilson, Pride Scholar
May 15, 2024 | Emma Rodriguez
Since March, Mesa students have won prestigious scholarship awards to fund their educational endeavors for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. Mesa student Husna Ayoubi was chosen to be one 60 community college students selected to receive the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, a highly competitive award that can reach as much as $55,000 each year by financing all or a portion of educational costs, including tuition, room and board, books and required fees. Additionally, students won awards from organizations including the California Law Pathways program, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, and the Coco-Cola Foundation.
Read It NowFiled Under: Vet Tech, Phi Theta Kappa, Cal Law Pathway, LatestNews, Scholarships, Jack Kent Cook Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
June 11, 2017 | Lauren J. Mapp
Two honors students from San Diego Mesa College – Restileon “Resty” Asuncion and Victoria Green – have been named to the Phi Theta Kappa, All-California Academic Team, First Team.
Read It NowFiled Under: All-California Academic Team, Honors, Phi Theta Kappa, Honors Program
June 06, 2017 | Lauren J. Mapp
More than 20 San Diego Mesa College students were inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during a ceremony at the college on May 4.
Read It NowFiled Under: Phi Theta Kappa, Honors Program, Honors
November 14, 2016 | Lauren J. Mapp
Three days of fun activities will take place as part of the International Education Week at San Diego Mesa College on Nov. 15-17.
“International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide,” said Spanish Professor Dora Schoenbrun-Fernandez. “This is also a prime opportunity for the International Education Committee at Mesa College to showcase the college’s and the Humanities Institute’s ‘global awareness’ learning outcome.”
Filed Under: Mesa Italian Club, International Education Week, Phi Theta Kappa, Mesa Spanish Club, Mesa Chinese Club, Mesa Global Awareness Committee, Associated Student Government, ASG
March 11, 2016 | Office of Communications
Two of Mesa’s top students have once again been selected as members of the 2016 Phi Theta Kappa All-California academic team.
Read It NowFiled Under: Students, All-California Academic Team, Phi Theta Kappa
April 01, 2015 | Office of Communications
Sarah Taha, an Iraqi immigrant and honors student at San Diego Mesa College, was named earlier this week as one of the top community college students in America.
Read It NowFiled Under: Students, All-USA, Sarah Taha, Phi Theta Kappa, All-California Academic Team