Prospective Student Activities
The Office of Undergraduate Student Enrollment supports UC's Office of Admission by providing several prospective student events per year for junior high and high school students. The events vary in format, from an Open House to showcase our faculty, departments, and laboratories, to Math/Science competitions, or an Engineering Summer Camp experience. The Office of Undergraduate Student Enrollment also travels to several College Fairs and high school class rooms each year to talk to prospective students and parents.
College of Engineering 2008-2009 Events Calendar
Women in Engineering Open House - October 22, 2008 8:00am - 2:30pm
- Learn how you will benefit from Co-op
- Talk to current Engineering Students and Professors
- Interact with Engineering Professionals
- Tour Engineering Laboratories
- Meet other high school students interested in Engineering
Women in Engineering Discovery Day - October 22,2008 Event is open to junior and senior high school women. Students will meet with female faculty and student organizations. Students will visit labs and participate in hands-on activities.
MathCounts - February 28, 2009 Event is open to 7th and 8th grade students and is corporate sponsored. MathCounts promotes math, making it challenging, exciting and a prestigious school sport. MathCounts is one of the largest and most successful education programs in the country. The College of Engineering awards two Engineering Camp Scholarships (worth $200 each) to the winners.
BRIDGE Competition - February 27, 2009 Competition is open to high school students and is sponsored by the Civil Engineering department. Students build a wooden model bridge to be tested for strength. Winners receive $20 to $50 awards.
JETS TEAMS Competition - March 4, 2009 Event is open to high school students. There are 100 testing sites across the U.S., hosting approximately 14,000 students. UC College of Engineering has sponsored this competition for several years and is always one of the largest testing sites, if not the largest, in the nation. Students compete in teams on a two-part science and math exam. The College of Engineering gives a $5,000 scholarship to each of the seven divisions for a total of $35,000.
Engineer for a Day - 2009 (Date to be Determined) Event is open to minority students from middle school through high school. The National Society of Black Engineers and Toyota Motor Company will be hosting the event. Middle school students have a variety of fast-paced hands-on activities presented by corporate guests. High school students receive a 'pep talk' on ACT/SAT test preparation, scholarship search, and various engineering topics from corporate guests.
Men in Engineering and Women in Engineering Summer Camps - MIE July 13-17, 2009, WIE July 27-31, 2009 Camps are open to high school students and are one week in length. (Mon.-Fri.) Students learn about the various engineering disciplines visiting labs, hands-on activities, and department presentations. Three corporate visits are planned including site tours and presentation from engineers. The students also compete in a team Impromptu Design, winning gift certificates. The College of Engineering gives each student a $200 scholarship to offset the cost of the camp.
Emerging Ethic Engineers (E3) Summer Events (dates to be determined)
Family Science - serves 4th - 7th grade students - June - July
Summer Institute - serves 8th - 12th grade students - June - July
Summer Bridge - serves incoming freshman - June - August
Glenn Stokes Alliance Research serves incoming freshman and undergraduate students. Sponsored by E3 & College of Applied Science.
National Science Foundation Sponsored Events with Civil Engineering Department
REU for undergraduate students - June - August
RET for middle-high school teachers - June - July
STEP for teachers & graduate students - All year