Michigan Tech NSBE students Family Engineering session
at classroom in Detroit
in 2012: The NSBE student group will visit classrooms to talk about engineering as a career and going to college. Their presentation is designed to be interactive and for a classroom size group. There will be 5 teams of 2 NSBE students available to visit classrooms. The presentation is geared toward middle/high school students.
Students:
Reggie Hicks |
Engineering Management |
Taylor Driscoll |
Mechanical Engineering |
Niekeiya Williams |
Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Osy Onyegbula (Nigeria)
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Chemical Engineering. |
Charles Sallie |
Math |
Ellesse Bess |
Chemical Engineering |
Clarence Hardwick |
Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Darlene Eppes
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Electrical & Computer Engineering
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Wilbel Brewer (Liberia)
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Chemical Engineering |
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Donte Gillom
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Software Engineering |
More about Alternative Spring Break |
From a Tech Today article by by Travis Gendron, student intern
Ten members of the Michigan Tech chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will spend their spring break in Detroit, working to inspire younger students to explore engineering as a career option. For eight of them, it’s a trip home, since they attended Detroit schools. The other two students are from Africa.
These engineering advocates will visit middle and high schools to talk about their experiences and to encourage students to check out the world of engineering.
“The goal is to show these kids that college is attainable by having them talk with students who share some of their experiences and have done it,” said Joan Chadde, education program coordinator for the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach at Michigan Tech.
But the Tech students will do much more than talk—they’ll bring hands-on activities to Family Engineering Night events at some of the schools, as well as share inspiring personal experiences. Activities include “Mining for Chocolate,” “Brainsaver” and “Launcher,” enabling the whole family to participate and get inspired by engineering.
“This is a great way to increase diversity on our campus, but more importantly, to have students who can relate to these kids and show them that a college education and a career in STEM is possible for them,” said Chadde.
www.familyengineering.org
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