PACIFIC
MESA Day 2026
Information, Schedule, & Program
MESA Day Goals and Code of Conduct
MESA Day is a fun day for students to test the STEM projects they've been working on all year. Students get to practice applying STEM principles to individual and team competitions, developing and mastering these skills through their time in MESA.
Students are encouraged and motivated to excel, problem solve, think critically, and persevere through rigorous academic competitions that foster creativity, collaboration, and communication skills.
MESA Code of Conduct
The University of the Pacific has been a home for the Pacific MESA Program for over 30 years. As a part of the Pacific MESA Program, students, teachers, and staff should always conduct themselves in a respectful and courteous manner.
Students are encouraged and motivated to excel, problem solve, think critically, and persevere through rigorous academic competitions that foster creativity, collaboration, and communication skills.
MESA Code of Conduct
The University of the Pacific has been a home for the Pacific MESA Program for over 30 years. As a part of the Pacific MESA Program, students, teachers, and staff should always conduct themselves in a respectful and courteous manner.
- Keep our campus clean! There are trash cans all over campus, please help us to keep the campus clean. Dispose of your trash appropriately. If you see trash, pick it up and bring it to a trash can.
- Respect others! MESA Day is a competition, but like all competitions competitors are expected to conduct themselves with good sportsmanship. We are here to lift each other up, even if it is your competitor! MESA is a community and our overall goal is for everyone who participates to have a great day and be empowered to continue to explore their passions, even if that is not in STEM.
- If you are heard putting someone down or acting inappropriately, your teacher will be notified.
- Students must stay on campus, in MESA Day areas. Students should not be wandering around campus without a teacher unless on their way to an activity locaiton.
- Students should only be entering buildings that are associated with the MESA Day competitions.
- Most of all, have fun today!!!!
Drop Off and Pick Up
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DROP-OFF LOCATION
Students should be dropped off on the corner of Stagg Way and Dave Brubeck Way. Volunteers and Staff will help direct students where to check-in. MIDDLE SCHOOL DROP OFF TIME: 8:00am HIGH SCHOOL DROP OFF TIME: 12:30pm |
PICK-UP LOCATION
Students will be picked up at the DeRosa University Center. Parents/Guardians can park in Parking Lot 7. MIDDLE SCHOOL PICK UP TIME: 12:30pm HIGH SCHOOL PICK UP TIME: 4:00pm *note: Parents/Guardians, please stay in touch with your children in case the ceremony ends earlier |
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Schedule
Middle school students will be provided with a light breakfast and a bagged sandwich lunch.
High school students will be provided with a bagged sandwich lunch and desserts.
*your schedule will be on the back of your namebadge!
If your teacher has already given you your t-shirt and namebadge, you can go straight to your competition location to check in your project, then grab a breakfast snack at the DUC lawn then go to the Welcome Ceremony at 8:45 in the DUC Ballroom
High school students will be provided with a bagged sandwich lunch and desserts.
*your schedule will be on the back of your namebadge!
If your teacher has already given you your t-shirt and namebadge, you can go straight to your competition location to check in your project, then grab a breakfast snack at the DUC lawn then go to the Welcome Ceremony at 8:45 in the DUC Ballroom
Middle School Detailed Schedule for Students: 8-8:45am: Go to DeRosa University Center (DUC) Lawn to get your namebadge and t-shirt. Then go to the competition locations to check-in your project(s). 8:45am: Go to DUC Ballroom for the Welcome Ceremony 9:00am: Go to your Session 1 location (see your namebadge for your schedule) 9:10-9:55am: Session 1 competitions and activities 9:55am: Go to your Session 2 location. 10-10:45am: Session 2 competitions and activities 10:45-11:30am: Go to lunch at DUC Lawn. You can eat anywhere on the lawn or inside of the DUC Ballroom. Make sure to vote for your favorite College Poster during lunch! Your voting ballot is your raffle ticket! Go to the College Poster table to vote. 11:30am: Return to the DUC Ballroom for the Award Ceremony |
High School Detailed Schedule for Students: 12:30-1:15pm: Go to DeRosa University Center (DUC) Lawn to get your namebadge and t-shirt. Then go to the competition locations to check-in your project(s). 1:15pm: Go to DUC Ballroom for the Welcome Ceremony 1:30pm: Go to your Session 1 location (see your namebadge for your schedule) 1:35-2:15pm: Session 1 competitions and activities 2:15pm: Go to your Session 2 location. 2:20-3pm: Session 2 competitions and activities 3-3:30pm: Go to desserts at DUC Lawn. You can eat anywhere on the lawn or inside of the DUC Ballroom. Make sure to vote for your favorite College Poster during lunch! Your voting ballot is your raffle ticket! Go to the College Poster table to vote. 3:30pm: Return to the DUC Ballroom for the Award Ceremony |
MESA Day Locations
Competition/Activity |
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Map Link |
Cargo Glider |
Wendell Phillips Center (WPC) Lawn |
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College Poster |
DeRosa University Center (DUC) Ballroom |
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Engineering Design Challenge |
WPC 140 |
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Impromptu Speech (High school only) Prepared Speech (Middle school only) |
WPC 202 |
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Lunch (MS) Dessert (HS) |
DUC Lawn |
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MESA Machine |
Raymond Great Hall |
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Moon Base |
DUC Ballroom |
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Sponge Activities |
Presidents Room Regents Room |