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Board Members
Younes Ataiiyan
Engineering & Physics Department, Instructor & Academic Advisor
Santa Rosa Junior College
Vince Bertsch
Engineering & Physics Department, Instructor & Academic Advisor
Santa Rosa Junior College
Sam Brannen
Mathematics & AMP Coordinator
Sonoma State University
Roberta Delgado
Transfer Center
Santa Rosa Junior College
Bess Eiermann
MESA Schools Program Coordinator
Santa Rosa Field Station
Rhonda Findling
Extended Opportunity Programs & Services
Santa Rosa Junior College
Carlos Gonzalez
Symmetricom Inc.
Manufacturing Engineering
Nikki Larson
Recruiter and Trainer
Winzler & Kelly Consulting Engineers
Kimberlee Messina
Dean, STEM Departments
Santa Rosa Junior College
Sandra Nieto-Navarro
Mathematics Department, MESA Faculty Sponsor
Santa Rosa Junior College
Eve Nighswonger
School Initiatives & Career Pathways Development
Santa Rosa Junior College
Darci Rosales
MESA CCCP Coordinator
Santa Rosa Junior College
Margaret Sanchez
MESA CCCP Coordinator
Mendocino Community College
Jeff Weber
Public Affairs Manager
Agilent Technologies
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For more than 30 years, MESA has partnered with education and industry to meet California's need for qualified engineers, scientists, and computer scientists. MESA relies on industry and education professionals to provide career guidance to students, to act as career role models and mentors, and to advance MESA's overall objective - to increase the number of graduates earning a bachelor of science degree in a STEM discipline.
The partnership of MESA, industry, and education has led to impressive outcomes. For example:
- Of the MESA community college students in California who transferred to four-year institutions in 2006-2007
42% transferred to a University of California site
44% transferred to a California State University site
2% transferred to an independent California college
- Of MESA community college students in California who transferred in 2006-2007
98% persisted in STEM major and of these
39% transferred with a declared engineering major
41% transferred with a biological science major
10% transferred with a mathematics major
4% transferred with a physical science or chemistry major
3% transferred with a computer science major.
Industry Welcomes MESA Grads
The California Council on Science and Technology, the U.S. Department of Labor, and other organizations have raised urgent concerns about the shortage of engineers and scientists throughout California and the nation. The following 2004-2005 statistics quantify the challenge and illustrate how MESA contributes to a solution.
- In 2001, 14,000 California jobs requiring science and engineering degrees were unfilled, threatening California’s ability to compete in the global economy.
- Jobs requiring science, engineering, and technical training will increase 51% nationally through 2008, leading to 6 million potential job openings in these fields.
- Fewer than 20,000 science and engineering graduates are produced annually in the U.S. To make up for the shortfall, the number of science and engineering graduates produced in the California would need to increase by nearly 70%.
- In 2005, SRJC ranked second among the California MESA Community Colleges for transferring the highest number of students to four-year institutions. Of that cohort, 92% persisted as math, engineering, and science majors.
- MESA has been recognized by the White House, the Ford Foundations, and Harvard University for its innovation and mentoring success in engineering, science, and mathematics.
*Reference: http://www.mesa.ucop.edu/
The MESA Community College Program at Santa Rosa Junior College seeks the expertise in these vital fields from local industry representatives. If you are interested in serving on the MESA Local Industry and Education Advisory Board, contact:
Darci Rosales
MESA Community College Program Coordinator
Santa Rosa Junior College
1501 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 524-1859
drosales@santarosa.edu |
