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Institutions of Higher Education Partner
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Several colleges within the University support programs in science, mathematics, engineering, technology, and medical education. Associated with these academic programs there are a number of projects sponsored by the colleges and the university. Additionally, there are several grant supported efforts that impact STEM education and specifically encourage STEM careers.
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Provide broad community support for STEMM education.
Collaborate with pK-12 schools to support STEMM careers.
Provide professional development resources for teachers, aligning with state goals.
Support and use the Ohio Resource Center for mathematics, science, and reading.
Recruit new science and math teachers through traditional and alternate routes.
Support pre-service mathematics and science teacher education. |
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| BEST Robotics Competition |
| BEST is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is to inspire high-school students to pursue careers in engineering, science and technology through participation in a sports-like, science- and engineering-based robotics competition spread out over two months. Junior-high and high-school teams receive their materials in a September kick-off and then have six weeks to build their robots. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
250 |
| Bridge Building Competition |
| High-school students build a wooden model bridge to be tested for strength. This year's competition held February 29, 2008! |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
300 |
| Computer Science Summer Camp 9th – 12th grades |
| June 16-June 27: Most of the activities will be in the setting of a computer laboratory. Two different skill levels, Introductory and Advanced, will be offered. Problems addressed by Computer Scientists in various application domains such as sciences, engineering, and business, as well as theoretical and technological aspects of the computing discipline, will be introduced to the students. Hands on experience in writing programs to solve these problems will be a major activity during the camp. Speakers from industry and scientific research will present problems from their domains that need solutions from computer scientists. For more information, please contact Raj Bhatnagar at 513-556-4932. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
20 |
| Engineer for a Day |
| This event is open to minority students in middle and high school. Middle-school students participate in a variety of fast-paced hands-on activities presented by corporate guests. High-school students receive a pep talk on ACT/SAT preparation, scholarship searches, and engineering topics from corporate guests. |
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| Engineering Summer Bridge Program |
| Bridge is an intensive six-week residential program conducted annually from the third week of June until the First Friday in August to prepare students for their first year of undergraduate study in engineering. This program is sponsored by UC’s Emerging Ethnic Engineers (E3) office.
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
300 |
| FIRST LEGO League Robotics Regional Tournament |
| School teams of 5th through 8th grade students will come to campus in December for the annual competition that involves analyzing a project and preparing a report along with construction a robot to perform assigned tasks on the competition board. Winners move on to the state tournament held at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. For more information contact Tom Cruse, UC associate provost, at 513-556-2985. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
470 |
| FIRST Technical Challenge State Robotics Championship Competition |
| As many as 38 high school student teams from around the state of Ohio as well as from outside the state compete for trophies and the opportunity to qualify for the national competition. The ultimate goal of FTC is to reach more young people with a lower-cost, more accessible opportunity to discover the excitement and rewards of science, technology, and engineering. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
300 |
| Health Careers Exploration Program (HCARE) |
| Health Careers Exploration Program (HCARE) is a five-week summer program for 20 high school juniors and seniors from the Cincinnati area who are interested in health-related careers. HCARE provides an introduction to health careers with an emphasis on development of critical thinking and problem solving skills through enrichment in chemistry, biology and math. Students are provided exposure to a wide variety of health-related careers through tours, speakers, shadowing, and academic enrichment in this program that meets Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. from mid-June through mid-July at the College of Medicine. The priority application deadline has been extended to February 15, 2008. The program dates are June 9 - July 11, 2008. For more information contact the PATHWAYS office at 513-558-7212. |
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Students Impacted
20 |
| Howard Hughes Excellence in Sci Ed & Learning Prg (ExSel) |
| a five-week summer, basic science enrichment program for 20 gifted and talented high school seniors from the Cincinnati area. The students spend 7 hours per day, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in structured classroom and laboratory settings with instruction and hands-on research activities directed by established researchers and their graduate student teaching assistants. The ExSEL program is divided into five one-week problem solving modules, focussing one week each on molecular genetics, cell biology, neuroscience, immunology and structural biology. Students are required to attend all five modules. Funding is provided by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The priority application deadline has been extended to February 15, 2008. The program dates are June 9 - July 11, 2008.For more information, contact the PATHWAYS office at 513-558-7212 |
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Students Impacted
20 |
| Howard Hughes Saturday Science Academy |
| a year-round hands-on science enrichment program held at the College of Medicine 13 Saturdays per year from early July through mid-May from 9:30 a.m. to noon. We have spaces for 30 7th and 8th grade students in the Cincinnati Public Schools and their parents/mentors. The emphasis is on introducing students to biomedical science and health-related careers with instruction provided by College of Medicine faculty and graduate and medical students. The Saturday Science Academy is funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The priority application deadline is April 25, 2008. The program dates are July 12, 2008 - May 16, 2009. |
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Students Impacted
30 |
| JETS TEAMS Competition |
| The JETS Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science is a unique and challenging academic program enabling teams of high-school students learn team development and problem solving skills, and then participate in an open-book, open-discussion, engineering problem
competition.For additional information please phone Kathy Johnson at 513-556-5417, fax at 513-556-0757 or e-mail at engineering.ug@uc.edu. From Website, go to TEAMS, then choose University of Cincinnati for 2008 Information!
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
450 |
| JFLL/FLL Robotics Tournament with iSpace |
| This is a two day event that combines the efforts of the Junior FIRST LEGO League (JFLL) and FIRST LEGO League (FLL). The JFLL is geared to children aged 6 to 9 years old and utilizes a modified FIRST LEGO League (FLL) framework. Teams of up to 6 children and an adult mentor receive a mini challenge, based on the annual FLL research project. Using an open-ended LEGO building set, they will design a model depicting an aspect of each year’s theme challenge. The FLL is an exciting and fun international robotics program that ignites an enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology in kids ages 9 to 14 (16 outside of the U.S. and Canada). The FLL teams embark on an adventurous Challenge based on current, real-world issues. Students are guided by a team coach and assisted by mentors.For information on the iSPACE FLL Robotics Tournament, contact Linda Neenan at 513-720-4772. For more information about the hosting site, contact Tom Cruse, UC associate provost, at 513-556-2985.
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| Materials Camp |
| The ASM Materials Education Foundation sponsors this week-long camp which includes free meals, tuition, entertainment and knowledge and is open to 30 high-school students entering their junior or senior year. Materials Camp is a team-based, problem solving science experience exploring materials science and engineering principles. Contact engn-equad@listserv.uc.edu or call the Office of College (Engineering) Relations-Tom Curtis (513) 513-556-1169 or Kathy Johnson at 513-556-5417
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| Math Bowl 2008 |
| The University of Cincinnati Department of Mathematical Sciences will sponsor the 23rd Annual Academic Competition in Mathematics - Math Bowl 2008. More than 80 teams from 27 schools in the Cincinnati area will gather at U.C.'s Clifton campus on Saturday, March 1, 2008. Students (7-12) will have the opportunity to work collaboratively in teams and explore interesting and challenging math problems. The contest is designed with three levels, from pre-algebra to Calculus.
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Students Impacted
400 |
| MathCounts |
| 7th and 8th grade students to compete individually or as part of a team in written and oral competitions. MATHCOUNTS challenges students' math skills, develops their self-confidence and rewards them for their achievements. MATHCOUNTS 2008 competition will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. For more information, please contact John Molander at 513-626-1680 or Kathy Johnson at 513-556-5417. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
300 |
| Men in Engineering and Women in Engineering Summer Camps |
| High-school students learn about the various engineering disciplines, visit labs, participate in hands-on activities, and observe department presentations. Please call Kathy Johnson at 513-556-5417 |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
70 |
| Mini Medical College |
| This four-week course gives you a sample of what it's like to be in medical school, but is designed to be entertaining and educational. Join our distinguished faculty from the College of Medicine as they share their time and expertise. Students and lifelong learners of all ages are invited to attend. Dawn Perrin, Director of Alumni and External Affairs, at 513-558-2304. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
175 |
| Project STEP |
| Project STEP involves five graduate Fellows who teach part-time in the schools and twenty secondary science and mathematics teachers (from five high schools located in urban high schools in the Cincinnati area), ten UC faculty from the College of Engineering and College of Education, and a dedicated graphics/web developer. The teachers and Fellows work in teams to design, develop, and implement hands-on activities and technology-driven inquiry-based projects, which relate to the students’ community issues, as vehicles to authentically teach STEMM skills. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
1000 |
| Research Experiences for Teachers |
| Science and mathematics teachers in 7th-12th grades are prepared to address issues of civil
engineering. The engineering research projects in which the teachers are engaged for six weeks during the summer provide an opportunity to learn how they can engage the interests and abilities of their students by allowing them to see how STEM concepts are used to discover the physical world and solve society’s pressing needs. This RET site provides the teachers with experience in using state-of-the-art testing, data recording equipment, and simulation tools and a "total" experience of learning through research, report writing, and presentation. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
3000 |
| Science Olympiad Cincinnati Regional Tournament |
| The Raymond Walters Campus hosts the Cincinnati Regional qualifying event that is comprised of academic interscholastic competitions. The event consists of a series of twenty-three individual and team events students prepare for during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows, and athletic games. These challenging and motivational events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers, and technology. There is also a balance between events requiring knowledge of science facts, concepts, processes, skills and application. For more information, contact Steve Schrantz at 513-777-0781 |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
760 |
| Southwestern Ohio District Science and Engineering Expo (SEE) |
| This exciting event is open to students in grades 7–12 who have received a “superior” rating at their schools’ science fairs. The school must be located in the southwestern Ohio district, which is composed of the following counties: Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Preble and Warren. For more information, please call 513-556-4433 |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
350 |
| Women in Engineering |
| Junior and senior high-school women meet with women faculty and student organizations to visit labs and participate in hands-on activities. Please call Kathy Johnson at 513-556-5417. |
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Teachers Impacted:Students Impacted
20 |
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