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Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad (WESO)
Contact: Dee Vayda
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The Science Olympiad is a national, non-profit, tax exempt organizationThe Olympiad has members in all 50 states, totaling more than 13,500 actively participating K-12 schools. Science competition between local elementary schools.

Various UM faculty have coached different events, e.g., Jeff Fessler has coached "circuit wizardry."

Engineering and Design
Contact: Margaret Wooldridge
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Introduction to engineering through a design contest. Middle school students build and test earthquake houses using a fixed set of materials during a fixed time limit. We use a wave table to simulate high and low amplitude waves of earthquakes.
3D Space Environment
Contact: Sue Lepri
This is a project where we plan to implement a 3D movie viewing station for space science visualizations at the Detroit Science Center. We plan to use Geowall concepts to display the space science related content.
North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
Contact: Dragomir Radev
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A competition for high school students interested computational linguistics. The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NAMCLO) is modeled after similar Linguistics Olympiads held in the United States and Europe. In these events, hundreds of high school age students have participated, challenged by interesting linguistic problems from dozens of the world's languages.
SWE - Society of Women Engineers
Contact: Director: Barbara Fordyce
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The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders.

HIGH SCHOOL VISITS

There are still lots of high school visits this semester. They are lots of fun. Just email Jennifer if you want to come. We do a presentation on engineering, play jeopardy, and answer questions. Also if you can drive, that would be wonderful! Just email Jaclyn at jlstemp@umich.edu to sign up.

SCOUT OUT ENGINEERING DAYS

Scout Out Engineering Days give local girl scouts the opportunity to visit campus and see what engineering is all about. Email Stephanie Clarke with any questions smclarke@umich.edu or send her any applications. to sign up.

FRESHMAN OUTREACH

Our Big Sib/Lil Sib program has become Freshman Outreach. Various events will be planned E-mail Diane if you are interested or have any questions.

NEUTRAL ZONE PAC DINNERS

Meet at 5:10pm at the Cube or 5:30 at Neutral Zone Neutral Zone is a teen center in AA and hosts a number of programs for them. SWE pays them frequent visits to help cook dinners for the teens. Come support the Neutral Zone's efforts by helping to cook dinner. The visits typically last anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours and are a lot of fun. You get to bond with other SWE members as well as the teens there and have a great time! Contact Laura or Catherine if interested.

SUMMER ENGINEERING EXPLORATION

Audience: High School Girls
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Status: Active

SWE offers an annual Summer Engineering Exploration (SEE) Camp, a weeklong investigation of the various fields and career possibilities in engineering at the University of Michigan.

SEE is aimed at high school girls considering the field of engineering. It allows the participants to explore the many engineering disciplines that the University of Michigan College of Engineering offers. The girls are also introduced to some of the major engineering clubs and organizations on campus. The camp also includes visits to outside locations to experience the professional world of engineering. Participants have the chance to interact with admissions and financial aid counselors, engineering students, faculty, and professional women engineers. In addition, the camp includes a variety of activities aimed at building teamwork skills and having fun in Ann Arbor including a ropes course, team design project, canoeing, pool, the Ann Arbor Art Fair, and more. Questions? Contact us at SWESEECamp@umich.edu. 


HIGH SCHOOL VISITS

Audience: High School Students / Girls
Funding Source:
Status: Active

We do a presentation on engineering, play jeopardy, and answer questions. Just email jldolan@umich.edu to sign up.

National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Contact: Stephen B. Hill
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  • A Walk for Education - an NSBE event to promote higher education in Detroit's African American community and to share information about educational opportunities in math, science, engineering and technology.
  • National Black AIDS Awareness Day - a collaboration between NSBE and other student organizations to raise public consciousness about AIDS.
  • Tutoring, coaching, campus events and visits, classroom demonsrations for local school districts / middle school and high school students.
Mathematics Literacy Project (MLP)

Mission

The mission of the Mathematics Literacy Project is to engage parents, students, schools, and the university in enhancing mathematics literacy among all students in Washtenaw County, through curriculum initiatives, professional development, parent involvement, and student engagement.

Goals

The Project will foster a spirit of collaboration among stakeholders, mobilize and empower the school community, and advance community understanding that mathematics literacy is the key to a quality education.

Activities

The Project will work on new mathematics curriculum and student learning resources, in-service professional development programs, information and opportunities for greater parent involvement in their children’s math education, and mentoring and tutoring.