FREE BUS TRIP TO THE 2013 VA TECH ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE If you are a High School Junior in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater VA area, the Virginia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED*)<http://www.eng.vt.edu/ceed> would like to sponsor your attendance at the upcoming 2013 VT Engineering Open House on April 8, 2013. The open house will give prospective engineering and computer science students a special opportunity to discover the tremendous academic offerings available from the VA Tech College of Engineering<http://www.eng.vt.edu/>. The Engineering Open House includes a free bus trip to VA Tech from the Hampton Roads area (Virginia), an overnight stay, and a day exploring VA Tech's undergraduate programs in engineering and computer science. In addition to touring the campus, participants will explore the VT College of Engineering, its laboratories and research facilities, dining facilities, and meet with VT engineering professors, faculty, staff, and current engineering students. Only students who are currently High School Juniors are eligible to participate. Students who are members of CHROME (Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering), girls, and students of color traditionally underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are especially encouraged to apply! You do not have to be a member of CHROME to register - you only need to be a good student (grades) interested in discovering engineering or computer science at VA Tech. Transportation, meals, and overnight lodging are all provided at no-cost to you; however, students should bring some money for snacks (bus ride to/from Blacksburg, VA), souvenirs, or miscellaneous expenses on the trip. The bus will depart Sunday morning, 4/7/2013, and return Monday evening, 4/8/2013. Adult chaperones will be provided. This trip has been confirmed. Detailed information regarding trip logistics will be announced via email to students who 1) register and 2) are selected to attend. Registration (sign-up) is competitive, and the only way to register for this bus trip is via the attached forms (registration & photo release forms). Adobe PDF and MS Word versions are attached. For general information about the Engineering Open House, visit: http://www.eng.vt.edu/students/open_house. Note that the Engineering Open House is a public event, and registering to attend on the VT website has no relationship to this special CEED-sponsored overnight bus trip. The only way to go on this special CEED-sponsored overnight bus trip is to send in the attached registration form and be selected !!! The registration deadline is March 25, 2013 (postmark) !!! If you have already signed up, thank you for your interest in the trip. If you are a teacher, guidance counselor, student, or other interested party, please pass along this information to worthy high school juniors you know who might have an interest in pursuing engineering or computer science. For more information, please contact the VT CEED Office at ceed@xxxxxx<mailto:ceed@xxxxxx?subject=2012%20CHROME%20Bus%20Trip%20to%20the%20VT%20Engineering%20Open%20House> -or- visit CEED on the web at http://www.eng.vt.edu/ceed *CEED is dedicated to enriching the engineering profession through increased diversity of students applying to, entering, and graduating in engineering fields. CEED is headed by Dr. Bevlee A. Watford, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, VT College of Engineering. [cid:image001.gif@01CE1B43.D76F56C0] VTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVT Michael A. Chapman, P.E. Head, Technologies Application Branch - RD NASA Langley Research Center Michael.A.Chapman@xxxxxxxx<mailto:Michael.A.Chapman@xxxxxxxx> 757-864-4687 (w) 757-864-4799 (f) 757-827-9971 (h) VTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVT "The Secret Of Your Future Is Hidden In Your Daily Routine" P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
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photo release form.pdf
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2013 VT Engineering Open House Reg + Photo Release Forms.pdf
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2013 VT Engineering Open House Reg + Photo Release Forms.doc
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