I hope you all have had a great summer and are looking forward to the upcoming semester.  Mostafa Ghous has taken on a great opportunity at Berkeley City College and we wish him the best in his future endeavors.  I will be serving as the Interim MESA Director at Solano Community College and look forward to working and building relationships with all of you, so please feel free to drop by and say hello.

The open door policy will remain, so feel free to come in and introduce yourself, chat and discuss any way that we enhance your MESA and Solano Community College experience.  My schedule is a bit erratic at the moment as I will also be serving as the Interim Director of Student Development, but I will usually be in the MESA office in the morning.

Please keep a look out for e-mails from Dena Hudson and I as we prepare for the upcoming semester.  There will be several e-mails regarding volunteer opportunities, tutoring, MESA announcements…etc. that everyone should read to stay current with events at the MESA center.  We will all function as a MESA Family, and if we have each others support and guidance, we will be able to accomplish great things.

Take care and I look forward to seeing you all during the next few weeks.

Jose M. Ballesteros

Interim MESA Director

Solano Community College