Hispanic Serving Institution
CONTACT
current team members
(updated Fall 2021)
Brian MackusSTEM Instructional Support Supervisor
(619) 388-2257
STEM Outreach and Student Support Coordinator Catherine CannockSTEM Center
Instructional Assistant
(619) 388-5660
Irena Stojimirovic
STEM Peer Mentor Coordinator
(619) 388-5885
Nancy Cortes
Research Analyst
(619) 388-2459
Patricia Rodriguez
STEM Counselor
(619) 388-2513
Pavel Consuegra
STEM Core Internship Coordinator
(619) 388-5072
program management
TBD
HSI Grants Acting Program Manager
LRC-461
Ikuko Nemoto McAnally
HSI Grants
Administrative Technician
(619) 388-5974, LRC-462
Gloria Gonzalez
Project Assistant
(619) 388-5034, LRC-463

Title III Grant
STEM Conexiones
Background
The U.S Department of Education awarded Mesa College a 5-year, $5 million HSI (Hispanic
Serving Institution) Title III STEM Grant to fund “STEM Conexiones” (STEM Connections),
and support Hispanic and low-income students. The grant aims to increase student connections
in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) through enhanced counseling services,
workshops, peer mentoring and outreach, faculty connections through cultural professional
learning and STEM curriculum redesign, and pathway connections working directly with
high schools and adult learners to prepare them for STEM majors. This grant will establish
a STEM Center and a STEM Research Incubator for students, and furthers Mesa College’s
commitment as a Hispanic Serving Institution.
Grant Reporting Structure (2020-2021)
objectives
Through the institutionalization of programs and practices at San Diego Mesa College, we will increase the percentage of full-time, Hispanic, and low-income students that:
- Seek a STEM degree
- Complete a STEM degree
- Transfer in a STEM major
components
- Student Connections – Examples include: Development of a STEM Center and Research Incubator with a cultural focus; STEM faculty mentoring; Structured Learning Assistance
- Faculty Connections – Examples include: Implement a comprehensive professional development program for STEM faculty that includes training in culturally-inclusive pedagogy, mentoring, and use of technology; Course and lab redesign opportunities; STEM Faculty Mentoring
- Pathways – Examples include: Provide outreach regarding STEM education and STEM careers to students in K-12 with a focus on high school students; Provide undecided Mesa students with info on STEM programs and careers; Review existing articulation agreements; Develop smooth pathways for students transferring to four-year institutions
program outcomes
- STEM Center Tutoring Dashboard
- STEM Peer Mentoring Dashboard
- Peer Mentoring Program Outcomes Report: Spring 2019
- Peer Mentoring Program Feedback Survey: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
- Innovation Resarch Lab (IRL) Usage & Outcomes Report: Fall 2018 through Spring 2019
- STEM Core Cohort Profile and Fall Outcomes Data Adhoc Report: 2020/21
- STEM Core Mid-Term Feedback Survey: Fall 2020
- STEM Core Three-Year Program Report: 2017/18 - 2019/20