[ghrrbac-vtaa] Deadlines Approaching: VA Tech Engineering Diversity Pre-College Programs !!!
- From: "Michael A. Chapman" <machapman757@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Michael A. Chapman" <machapman757@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 13:27:10 -0500
*** DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING ***
The Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia
Tech's College of Engineering is seeking to increase the numbers of students
from under-represented groups who pursue and earn engineering degrees. I am
writing to you in hopes that you will help get the word out to your students
about some of the pre-college engineering programs for middle to high school
students offered at Virginia Tech.
School Year Events:
<https://www.eng.vt.edu/rise> RISE (Recruiting Initiative for Student
Engineering) has two events this spring for high school students interested
in engineering:
* High School Sophomores are invited to attend a tailgate picnic and
the spring football game on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The visit includes an
engineering lab tour and a hands on activity at the
<https://www.eng.vt.edu/residentialprograms/invents> InVenTs studio. The
deadline for application is March 24, 2017.
* High School Juniors are invited to the VT campus on Sunday, April
2 where they will take part in an evening orientation program and then
attend the <https://www.eng.vt.edu/students/open_house> College of
Engineering Open House on Monday, April 3. The visitors and their chaperones
will be provided with meals and lodging at a local hotel. The deadline for
application is March 10, 2017.
* Free Bus transportation is provided from the following locations
for both events:
* ODU Peninsula Center, Hampton, Virginia
* James River Bus lines, Richmond, Virginia
* Northern Virginia Center, Falls Church, Virginia
* More information and the on-line application can be found at
<https://www.eng.vt.edu/rise> https://www.eng.vt.edu/rise.
<http://adancy24.wixsite.com/nsbe/pci> PCI
<http://adancy24.wixsite.com/nsbe/pci> (Pre-College Initiative)
PCI is co-sponsored by Virginia Tech's National Society of Black Engineers
(NSBE) and the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED),
with the goal of increasing the number of African American students who are
prepared to enter college, ideally majoring in engineering, math, science,
and other technical disciplines. The program consists of a series of five
daylong events held on Saturdays over the course of the academic year.
Activities include lab tours, demonstrations, hands on activities and
presentations designed to help students prepare for the college application
process. Dates for the spring semester are February 25, March 18 and April
22, 2017. There is a one-time $10 registration fee when students
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Summer Camps:
<https://www.eng.vt.edu/imagination> Imagination
Imagination, a one-week science and math camp for rising seventh and eighth
graders, introduces participants to the exciting and fun world of
technology, engineering, and science ... not by watching, but by doing!
There will be two sessions of this day camp - July 10 - 14 and July 17 - 21.
Free bus transportation is provided to and from Roanoke for the first
session and to and from Martinsville for the second session. Cost is $150,
but scholarships are available. While this is a day camp, we have students
who stay with friends and family, rent/share hotel rooms or Airbnb, stay in
RV's and even camp!
<http://www.blast.spacegrant.org/> BLAST (
<http://www.blast.spacegrant.org/> Building Leaders for Advancing Science
and Technology)
A dynamic three-day residential summer experience on the campuses of
Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University, and the University of Virginia for
rising 9th and 10th graders. Through innovative hands-on experiences taught
by faculty members and staff, students will explore the fun and excitement
of STEM while residing on a college campus. BLAST is geared to students who
may have an interest in or an underlying aptitude for STEM academics, but
have not yet discovered the excitement of STEM. Virginia Tech sessions run
from July 16 - 19 and July 23 - 26, 2017. There is no cost to attend, but
participants must supply their own transportation to and from Blacksburg .
Online application deadline is February 6, 2017.
<http://www.eng.vt.edu/ctech2> C-Tech2 (Computers and Technology at
Virginia Tech) is a two week residential program held June 25 - July 8,
2017. It is designed to develop and sustain the interests of women in
engineering. Students spend the majority of their time involved in hands-on
activities designed to increase their interest in and knowledge of
applications of engineering to real world situations. The target population
for the program is rising junior and senior high school girls. More
information and the on-line application can be found at
<http://www.eng.vt.edu/ctech2> http://www.eng.vt.edu/ctech2. The deadline
for application is March 27, 2017. Full and partial scholarships are
available based on financial need. Potential applicants should not allow
program costs to affect their decision to apply.
You can access a printable flyer to share for these programs at
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B92myMKCzZGFbFhFMFZaZ0NZOEE&usp=shar
ing. Please let me know if you would be willing, and if there is any other
information you would need to send this out. Thank you in advance for your
consideration of this request!
Best Regards,
Kim Lester
Dr. Kim Lester
Coordinator for Pre-College Outreach
Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity
College of Engineering / Virginia Tech
(540) 231-7337
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