Get Involved!
There are a number of ways for individuals, industry, parents, and alumni to Get Involved with Colorodo MESA. How you invest your free time should count and by giving some of your time to Colorado MESA, you not only give back to the community, but your involvement and support makes a real difference to our MESA students around the state. For more information about the opportunities listed below, please contact our office at 303.556.8547 or by email at ColoradoMESA@cudenver.edu.
Ways to Get Involved.....
Volunteer/Judge a
MESA Engineering Challenge
Colorado MESA’s engineering design challenges provide students, parents, advisors and supporters with a series of hands-on, engineering, science and mathematics related challenges, exhibits and presentations. At each of the design challenges, students have the opportunity to demonstrate their skill, knowledge, teamwork, communication and creativity in the fields of science, mathematics and engineering as a result of participating in the Colorado MESA Program over the past year(s).
Mentor Program
Our mentor program provides an opportunity for MESA students and advisors to interact with mentors (university students, retired engineers and engineering professionals) in the field of mathematics, engineering, science and technology. Mentors provide leadership skills and serve as a role model for students, assist MESA advisors with administering activities and developing projects for the local/statewide/national competitions.
Site Field Trips
Another opportunity for industry to participate in Colorado MESA is through hosting site field trips. One of the components to the MESA model is to expose students to the field of engineering through site field trips to local firms. Field experiences allow students to interact with engineers, mathematicians, and scientists in their professional environments and experience first hand the professional world of STEM related careers.
Internships
An internship offers students the opportunity to gain experience and insight into an area, position or engineering, mathematics and science based industry under the supervision of an experienced professional. The internship experience can be full or part time and can occur at any time of the year.
MESA Awards Banquet
Assist in sponsoring or volunteering at our annual awards banquet. The banquet is an opportunity to recognize the MESA program’s accomplishments over the past year. The banquet highlights several outstanding students, programs and advisors from around the state and awards two scholarships to graduating seniors. In addition, the awards banquet allows our sponsors an opportunity to meet the students, advisors and coordinators and view first hand the impact of their funding and support.
Financial Support
Provide funding for field trips, materials, supplies, and equipment, registration fees for design challenges.
