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Mesa students show off garments at annual Golden Scissors fashion awards

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Jessie Stancliff
May 29, 2007

Mesa College had its 26th Annual Golden Scissors Fashion Show and Awards on May 18. The fashion show was held in the Harbor Island Ballroom at the Sheraton. About 400 people attended, filling in the ballroom to a full house. At least 150 people were involved in putting this production together under... Read more »

Psychology Professor retiring after 32 years at Mesa

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Shayla Durrett
May 29, 2007

Mesa Psychology Professor, Yoshito Kawahara has survived life in an internment camp, received two national honors and has dedicated much of his time to the community, but he’s most proud of his 32 years of teaching at Mesa College. Kawahara was chosen by his alma mater, Indiana University, to receive... Read more »

Girl Power meets GIS in Mesa pilot project

Andrea Kerry
May 29, 2007

Mesa College will be starting a new project aimed at increasing participation by female students in technology classes and facilitate their transition into technology careers. The 5-year program, known as CalWomenTech, will be funded by a $2 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)... Read more »

How to respond to rape and agression

William Felix
May 29, 2007

Punching, kicking and grappling are just some of the defense techniques taught during the Rape Aggression Defense program or R.A.D. The program is offered to all Mesa women students and staff at no charge. This nationwide program consists of four sessions or 12 hours, where the basic defense techniques... Read more »

Turnitin helps Mesa teachers prevent plagiarism

Shayla Durrett
May 29, 2007

Mesa has been taking measures to prevent plagiarism for the past two years with a subscription to Turnitin.com, the online plagiarism prevention site. Mesa spends about $5,000 each year for the service that includes Peer Review, GradeMark and GradeBook as well as plagiarism prevention features. “I... Read more »

2007 Commencement Ceremony

William Felix
May 29, 2007

The 2007 Commencement Ceremony, honoring Mesa graduates will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2007 beginning at 4:00 pm, at the Jenny Craig Pavilion located inside the University of San Diego (USD). The deadline to register for the ceremony is May, 26th. Students need make sure that current mailing addresses... Read more »