Student Handbook - San Diego Mesa College

BRIDGES TO THE
BACCALAUREATE
B-107; 619-388-2895
Website: www.sdmesa.edu/bridges
The Bridges to the Baccalaureate
Program at San Diego Mesa College is a
science education program designed to
support the success of community college
students from underrepresented groups or
populations affected by health disparities,
who plan to transfer and earn a bachelor’s
degree in biomedical, behavioral or related
sciences.
The program is funded by National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and National
Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS).
The goals of the program are to:
• increase the overall transfer admission
rate of underrepresented minorities
majoring in the biomedical or behavioral
sciences by ten percent per year, and
• transfer at least seventy percent of the
Bridges students to a four-year university,
and
• ensure that seventy-five percent of
Bridges students will earn a bachelor’s
degree in the biomedical or behavioral
sciences.
Several activities have been designed to
support these goals.
The primary component of the program is
an eight-week, fulltime summer internship
at our partner institution, University of
California, San Diego (UCSD). Please
visit our website to review eligibility
requirements.
Program Director: Edward Alexander, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Chemistry
Program Coordinator: Jodi Corliss, M.S.
Counselor and Faculty Emeritus
CAREER CENTER
MV-20; 619-388-2777
The Career Center provides on-site and
online resources and services for job
searching and career exploration for Mesa
College students. These include:
• career assessments,
• interview assistance
• resume critiques
• industry exploration
COLLEGE PROGRAMS & SERVICES
• job postings
• career links
• workshops, in person and online
• career counseling
• Free online job board for students:
http://jobconnect.sdccd.edu
• Online service at
www.sdmesa.edu/career-center
Office hours: M-TH 8 am-5 pm; F 8 am - 12
noon; Closed on Fridays June/July
Supervisor: Monica Romero
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
R; 619-388-2812
The Child Development Center and
Neighborhood House Association Head
Start join in providing a developmentally
appropriate program for preschool children.
The center is the lab school for the campus
child development program. The teachers
and staff meet California credentialing
requirements.
• Child care for day-time students with
preschoolers ages 2 to 5
• Hours: M-Th 7:30 am–4:00 pm,
F 8 am–12:00 noon
• Educational programs for each age group
• Students with children are required to
enroll in a specific child development
course series that supports the operation
of the children’s program
Office hours: M-F 9:00 am–4 pm
Directors: Ida Cross
Facility license number: 372005155
COMPUTER AIDED
DRAFTING (CAD) LAB
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IBM and Macintosh systems
Z-301 and Z-302
Mesa College Design Center
The Department of Architecture and
Environmental Design houses the
following programs: architecture,
landscape architecture, interior design,
and building construction. There are
numerous certificate and degree options
within each program.
The training of architecture and
environmental design students is supported
with two Windows-based CADD labs, each
equipped with 25 manual and computer
drafting stations. The labs provide realworld
training in design, detailing, and
drafting by integrating the most current
versions of Autocadd, ArchiCad, Sketchup,
Photoshop, and Illustrator into a variety of
courses.
Lab hours: M-F 7 am–10 pm,
Sat 8 am–4 pm, hours may vary
Chair of Architecture: Ian Kay
COMPUTER LAB
K-300, K-400; 619-388-2880
The Academic Computing Center provides
instructional and technological support for
students.
• 9 labs with 250 IBM PC compatible computers
running Microsoft Windows.
• Lab tech on duty at all times.
• Computer Business Technology (CBTE)
“Open-Entry, Open-Exit” program in
K-402, K404, and K-405 (Please note
regularly scheduled lecture classes may
be held in K-404 at different times during
the week).
• Windows, Microsoft Office, Keyboarding
(in CBTE only).
• Regularly scheduled classes in computer
programming in C, C++, C#, Java, and
Visual Basic in Windows and/or Linuxbased
environments in K-301, K-401,
and K-406.
• Regularly scheduled classes in
Multimedia and GIS applications in
K-303 and K-403.
• Regularly scheduled classes in English
and Journalism in K-302.