Coordinator
- Leticia P. Lopez
- Phone:
(619) 388-2353 - Office: G-238
Dr. Leticia P. Lopez has offered a Spanish honors course with a focus on film for various years at Mesa College, and has extensive experience working with her own students on crafting their honors contracts. As the new honors coordinator, she encourages students and faculty to look for new ways to weave global awareness and service-learning into their standard curriculum. A native from Los Angeles, Dr. Lopez holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Mount Saint Mary's College, a TESL credential from UCSB Extension, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from UC Santa Barbara. She has been at Mesa College since 2002. When not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, watching classic films, playing sports, and traveling.
- Denise Rogers
- Phone:
(619) 388-2371 - Office: G-248
Dr. Denise Rogers has served as an Honors Coordinator at a sister campus and enthusiastically returns to her role as a Mesa College Coordinator. She offers honors contracts in Art History courses in a variety of classes that challenge students through intensive research and projects that better enable them to critically analyze works of art at an honors level. Dr. Rogers began her academic career at Mesa College and ultimately received a B.A. in Visual Art/Criticism from U.C.S.D., and M.A. in Art History from S.D.S.U, and a Ph.D. in Visual Studies From U.C. Irvine. Denise has been a professor at Mesa since 2002. When she is not visiting art museums or attending cultural events she is looking after her two small children and enjoying the Southern California sunshine.
Transfer Officer
- Dr. Alison Primoza
- Phone:
(619) 388-2351 - Office: G-239
Dr. Alison Primoza works with honors students on everything related to transfer - from scholarship and internship opportunities, resume building activities like presentation and publication opportunities, to facilitating pre-transfer experiences, such as pre-transfer mentoring, symposia, conferences, and summer internships. She is advisor of the Honors Club and one of the PTK advisors. She works to build and maintain honors transfer agreements and opportunities with partner schools. Dr. Primoza earned her BA and MA, in Spanish, and PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught Spanish at Mesa College since 1996. She aspires to have free time to enjoy film, surfing, hiking, and travel.
