What does MESA do for students?

The MESA model for success includes a variety of services that results in a high rate of academic achievement.  Elements of the MESA model include:
 

• Individual Academic Plans
• Academic Excellence Workshops
• Academic and career counseling
• Collaborative learning techniques and study skills
• Clustering of students in classes to enhance collaborative study
• Field trips to industry sites and university campuses
• Leadership development and conference

               The main components of the MESA CCCP include:

• Student Study Center, a dedicated multipurpose space for study, workshops, and information sharing.
• Academic Excellence Workshops where students are scheduled in math and science core classes and taught how to maintain high academic outcomes through group study.
• Orientation courses that teach college survival skills to incoming students majoring in math, engineering an science.
• Assistance in the transfer process including field trips to universities, workshops on applications and counseling.
• Career advising to introduce work options to students.  Field trips, job fair information, job shadowing excercises and industry mentors are available to students.

Opportunities
Professional Development And Career Awareness

MESA sponsors tours to many four-year universities and their Math, Engineering and Science departments such as UC Davis, UCOP, UCSC, UCSF, schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, etc. Students can visit industry facilities such as Genentech, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Hewlett Packard, etc. MESA also provides resume/interviewing, fiancé, stress, time management, and math anxiety workshops.

Internships/Research

Qualified MESA Students participate in summer research and internships with the McNair Scholars Program, MORE, MURPPS, CAMP and many other programs offered at UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz and universities nationwide. Most internship are available to MESA Students only. Companies like Hewlett Packard, Genentech and CalTrans also provide internships for MESA students.

Conferences

MESA fully sponsors national and regional science and mathematical conferences. Students can interact and network with employers, university representatives and other students in the similar academic fields.

Scholarships

A current listing of scholarships are posted on the MESA Study Center Bulletin Board. Scholarships are available for all Math, Engineering, and Science majors from national to regional sources. They come up quick and get filled fast, so check the board periodically.

Does MESA only serve those students who already are on the college track?

MESA students are interested in math and science and are willing to work hard to improve their overall grade point average.
 

What must students do to stay in MESA?

Students must participate in MESA activities; including enrolling in college prerequisite classes.
 

Who are some of the companies involved with MESA?

Over 200 companies are partners with MESA throughout the state, including Pacific Bell, Lucent Technologies, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, and Pacific Bell.