Krysten Audibert Named Director of 海角直播 Hill鈥檚 College鈥檚 New MESA Program
Publish Date: Aug. 30, 2023
Photo: CHC Director Krysten Audibert.
海角直播 recently initiated an exciting new program, launching the long-awaited Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Program and hiring Krysten Audibert to lead it.
The program 鈥� better known by its acronym MESA 鈥� provides student-based resources to educationally disadvantaged students seeking degrees in math-based subject areas . MESA will be a component of the 海角直播 STEM Center, an on-campus science, technology, engineering, and mathematics student support resource with a mission to help Roadrunners 鈥渢hrive academically, encourage curiosity and build community.鈥�
Said Audibert, 鈥淢y hope is that the MESA program truly integrates into the culture and infrastructure here at 海角直播. We already have such wonderful support services on campus, but this is an opportunity to advance equity and success for students in STEM.鈥�
Audibert鈥檚 passion for STEM education and the community college system made for a great pairing when 海角直播 officials were seeking a director for MESA, which is funded through the California Community College Chancellor鈥檚 Office. The 31-year-old Rancho Cucamonga resident spent years in STEM-based classrooms during her time as a student at Alta Loma High School and Cal Poly Pomona, where she obtained a bachelor鈥檚 in integrated education with a concentration in biological sciences and a master鈥檚 in biological sciences. In the fall, she plans to begin a doctorate in a Leadership for Educational Justice program at the University of Redlands.
Audibert comes to 海角直播 from the Chaffey College Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to raising money for students to successfully obtain a college degree. Audibert said 海角直播鈥檚 mission and values resonated with her, calling her new post at CHC an ideal fit.
鈥淚 was ready to take on something in a larger capacity,鈥� she explained. 鈥淪TEM education has been something I have been really passionate about and [becoming director of MESA] is an ideal position for me to transition into something new and start fresh in a new community, with new students, new colleagues, and a new opportunity.鈥�
Audibert has a list of goals she wishes to accomplish in the program鈥檚 first years, including building upon undergraduate research opportunities, growing and developing relationships with local businesses to allow for student-based hands-on work and research experience, and helping to guide students to develop or discover a passion for higher education in whichever capacity they choose.
鈥淧rograms like MESA are vital to the 海角直播 Hills community because they provide support and opportunity to students who need it the most,鈥� she said. 鈥淯ltimately, we want our students to be successful in their pathway beyond 海角直播, whether that be transferring to a four-year institution or entering the workforce.
鈥淧rograms like MESA expose students to resources that can help transform dreams into reality and combat the disproportionate racial and ethnic representation in STEM, which does not currently reflect that of the national population,鈥� Audibert continued. 鈥淭his is how we make steps to closing equity gaps, improving outcomes, and providing students with a transformative experience here at 海角直播 and beyond.鈥�
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