K-12 Programming
Recognizing that an undergraduate support program cannot operate in a vacuum, but must build upon the pre-college experience. Women in Science and Engineering Program has developed an active outreach program to secondary schools. Our pre-college programs include the following:
Girls in Science and Engineering (GISE) - summer program - No longer accepting applications for 2009 GISE camp
Dates: June 22-26, 2009
Applications available February 1, 2009
Girls in Science and Engineering is a program that brings seventh- and eighth-grade students to campus for one week during the summer. The students participate in hands-on projects in engineering, the human genome project, chemistry, physics, and space science as well as sessions on computers, careers, and ethics in science. More information…
ENGAGE - ENGineering for HumAnity and ServinG SociEty - summer program
Dates: June 22-26, 2009
ENGAGE is an exciting non-residential one-week program for students who will complete the
10th or 11th grade by June 2009.
Are you interested in learning how women engineers have contributed to the health and
well-being of people? Have you wondered how engineers work to improve the
environment? Are you interested in learning how engineers develop software to predict
earthquakes? Would it be fun to create devices that improves wheelchair function or
design a hospital gown that glows when a patient needs help?
During the program you’ll learn about women engineers and the contributions they make to society, the engineering process and engineering problem-solving. Each day will feature hands-on lessons during which you will apply what you have learned.
Several field trips are planned throughout the week; some are related directly to the camp, and some are just plain fun. Students will tour various research facilities and engage in discussions with experts who use engineering to solve real problems in medicine, transportation, the environment, entertainment, communications and more. This program is designed to encourage young women to consider careers in science and engineering. All students are welcome to apply.
Download Application: http://www.engin.umich.edu/wie/EngageSummerCamp.pdf
Health and Biomedical Engineering Camp- summer program
Dates: TBD
Applications:
UM Health and Biomedical Engineering Camp is an exciting one-week, day program for students who will complete the 9th-11th grades in June, 2010. UM Health & Biomedical Engineering Camp will include hands-on projects that connect the health sciences with biomedical engineering. The camp will include sheep heart dissection, circuit building, LabView, campus tours, student and professional panels. In addition to hands-on activities, students will meet women scientists and engineers and other students, like themselves, with interests in science, math and engineering. Campers will have fun exploring the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. More information…
RobotC for Girls and RobotC for Girls II - summer program
Dates: July 6-10, 2009
Applications: Availabe March 20, 2009
RobotC is a one-week, day program for students who will complete grades 8 - 12 in June 2009. The camp introduces students to computer programming in a fun and supportive environment. The number of campers is limited to 30. Campers will program Lego Mindstorm robots using C programming language. High school Robotics Competition teams and UM's Engineering 101, a required course for engineering students, use C++ which is quite similar to C. More information…
Southeastern Michigan Science Fair
http://www.wccnet.edu/events/sciencefair/
The WISE Program, in collaboration with Washtenaw Community College, coordinates the Southeastern Michigan Science Fair. Area students in grades 7-12 are eligible to participate.
