This is an early heads-up for CHROME teachers, students, parents, and others
who are involved with students who are exploring or want to explore STEM
careers fields !!!
Registration is now open for the annual bus trips to VA Tech to explore
engineering and computer science!
Students who are currently High School Sophomores & Juniors (Grades 10 &11)
have until March 9, 2020 to apply for participation in the Recruiting
Initiative for Student Engineers (RISE)
<https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise.html> series of
free bus trips to the campus of VA Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Sophomores who
register and are accepted for RISE will attend the Spring Football Game and
College of Engineering (COE) tailgate on the campus of VA Tech in
Blacksburg, VA. Juniors who register and are accepted for RISE will attend
the Engineering Open House
<https://eng.vt.edu/admissions/visit/engineering-open-house.html> on the
campus of VA Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Both sophomores and juniors will be
invited back to a series of career awareness events and activities sponsored
by the VT COE up through their senior year of high school. Food and lodging,
as well as transportation for students traveling from Tidewater, Richmond,
and Northern Virginia are provided free of charge.
RISE <https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise.html> is
sponsored by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED)
<https://eng.vt.edu/ceed.html> Office in the VT College of Engineering
(COE). CEED has historically provided encouragement and support to
engineering students, focusing on attracting and supporting
under-represented populations (especially minorities and girls) pursuing
engineering and computer science career fields.
RISE - High School Sophomores
One-day trip to the VA Tech College of Engineering and the Spring Football
Game (COE tailgate & football game)
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Application deadline is March 9, 2020
Apply here:
https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise/sophomores.html
RISE - High School Juniors
Overnight trip to the VA Tech College of Engineering Open House
<https://eng.vt.edu/admissions/visit/engineering-open-house.html>
Sunday, March 29 - Monday 30, 2020
Application deadline is March 9, 2020
Apply here:
https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise/juniors.html
For more information about VA Tech CEED Office Pre-College RISE Programs
<https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise.html> , visit:
https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise.html
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