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Union College EDGE Workshop: Summer Program for High School Girls Interested in Engineering

The Union College EDGE Workshop is a residential summer program for high school girls in grades 10-12 interested in engineering. This program, led by Professor Cherrice Traver, offers classroom modules, engineering design studio, industry tours, and social activities to explore the field of engineering.

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Union College EDGE Workshop: Summer Program for High School Girls Interested in Engineering

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  1. Union College EDGE Workshop Residential Summer Program for High School Girls Interested in Engineering CherriceTraver Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

  2. Program Overview First offering: 2002 Eligibility: Girls in grades 10-12 Enrollment: 14-22 Usually offered the last two weeks in July Tuition – has varied depending on grant funding, currently $2000 with opportunity for 50% scholarships

  3. Objectives What is Engineering? What do Engineers do? Can I do Engineering? Would I like Engineering? What are the Engineering options?

  4. Main Program Components • Classroom Modules • Engineering Design Studio • Embedded Systems • Communications • Field Trips • Center for Disability Services (project customers) • Dinner/speed mentoring with women engineers • Industry tours (GE Wind Power and GE Global Research Center in 2017) • Design Project • Social Activities

  5. Engineering Design Studio Professor Bill Keat Design process  project

  6. Embedded Systems Professor Cherrice Traver Microcontroller programming Interfacing sensors and motors

  7. Communications Gail Keraga Team collaboration Presentations Technical writing

  8. Project with Center for Disability Services

  9. Engineering Workplace

  10. Networking with Women Engineers

  11. Social Activities

  12. Having Fun…. “This camp was definitely the highlight of my summer and one of the best experiences I have ever had.”

  13. Typical Past Feedback "It has given me the confidence to know that the issues and problems that I encounter in my engineering courses I can overcome. It showed me that engineering is not as difficult of a field as I had originally thought. I also loved talking to the current female engineers.“ "It is a great time to make new lasting friends. It is just a great experience that anyone should be willing to take to help others and learn at the same time.""It was a really good experience and preview into what college and engineering is like."

  14. Questions? For more information and application: http://engineering.union.edu/edge CherriceTraver EDGE Program Director traverc@union.edu Probable 2018 dates: July 15-27

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