UCSB pilot program sends female engineering students to mentor female middle-schoolers to interest them in STEM fields and grow their sense of possibilities.
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- When the University of California, Santa Barbara, announced last month that it had been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution, it made a small bit of history.
- UC Santa Barbara has been designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), a recognition given to colleges and universities where Latinos comprise at least a quarter of the student body. The designation symbolizes UC Santa Barbara’s change from its old stereotype of three decades ago as a campus where some Latinos said they did not feel welcome.
- UCSB is officially recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities.
- UCSB Faculty in Education, Engineering, and Physics receive NSF grant to fund teacher credential candidates in the physical sciences.
- UCSB ranks among top 25 colleges and universities nationwide awarding STEM degrees to Latino/as.
- UCSB ranks among the nation's Top 25 colleges and universities in degrees awarded to Latinos in STEM fields.
- Former San Francisco Mayor and current Lt. Governor, Gavin Newsome welcomed math and science teachers to the inaugural Virtual MESA Academy for Science and Math Educators (MASME) event and underscored the importance of the STEM education pipeline and MESA Programs. This MESA supported event took place on July 27-28, 2012.
- UC Santa Barbara receives grant that opens up opportunities for STEM transfer students.
- Brought together through their love of baseball and science, Nathan, Carson, Carlos and Tobin (Isbell Middle School students) advanced from regionals, preliminary and state MESA competitions to win a MESA National Engineering Design Competition title this June.