Session Format
Presentation Session (20 minutes)
Location
Room 2901
Abstract for the conference program
Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) and Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) have established the Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) Program since Fall-2007 academic year. The program was initially jointly funded by the MESA California Consortium and after the first year operation, completely funded by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The MESA model was established to assist in increasing the retention of educationally disadvantaged students (minorities, female, low-income, first generation college students) majoring in STEM areas and helping them transfer to four-year institutions in Georgia and across the nation. This presentation describes the components of the MESA model (Academic Excellence Workshops, tutoring schemes, leadership training counseling/advising sessions, field trips, competitions) and its implementation in the context of a multi-campus institution of commuter students. Facts and statistics from both GPC and AMC will be exhibited as evidence of the success of the MESA Program, providing a strong argument in support of its continuation and expansion at the state and national levels.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Start Date
3-9-2012 10:25 AM
End Date
3-9-2012 10:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Ojo, Abe and Law, Kouok, "The GPC & AMC MESA Program" (2012). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 53.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2012/2012/53
Included in
Community College Leadership Commons, Higher Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
The GPC & AMC MESA Program
Room 2901
Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) and Atlanta Metropolitan College (AMC) have established the Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) Program since Fall-2007 academic year. The program was initially jointly funded by the MESA California Consortium and after the first year operation, completely funded by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The MESA model was established to assist in increasing the retention of educationally disadvantaged students (minorities, female, low-income, first generation college students) majoring in STEM areas and helping them transfer to four-year institutions in Georgia and across the nation. This presentation describes the components of the MESA model (Academic Excellence Workshops, tutoring schemes, leadership training counseling/advising sessions, field trips, competitions) and its implementation in the context of a multi-campus institution of commuter students. Facts and statistics from both GPC and AMC will be exhibited as evidence of the success of the MESA Program, providing a strong argument in support of its continuation and expansion at the state and national levels.
