K-12 Opportunities

Project:

Summer STEM Academy Program

Funded by:

The Tennessee Board of Regents

Contact:

Ms. Shirley Cowley at (901) 678-2345

Type of Event:

STEM Camp (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

Program Description:

This program helps high school students envision themselves attending college and encourages them to explore opportunities in STEM. As part of the two-week residential program, students engage in project-based instruction that integrates the STEM disciplines.  Please see news release for more details about the program at http://www.memphis.edu/mediaroom/releases/mar13/stem.htm

For More Information:

The application can be downloaded at http://www.memphis.edu/pdfs/mathacademy13.pdf information for submitting the application is on the application form.

Applications Due:

April 10, 2013.  Deadline is coming soon!

Project:

SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged)

Funded by:

The American Chemical Society

Contact:

Dr. Ted Burkey

Type of Event:

Research Assistant

Program Description:

This program enables economically disadvantaged high school students to receive a $2,000 stipend to work 8 weeks on a research project alongside undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and faculty

For More Information:

http://www.chem.memphis.edu/SEED/

Applications Due:

April, 2013. Check website.

Project:

MemphisCRESH: College Research Experience for Students in High School

Funded by:

Fee required for internship; sponsorships are also available. 

Contact:

Dr. Firouzeh Sabri

Type of Event:

Summer Science internship

Program Description:

This program is designed to provide the opportunity for rising high-school juniors and seniors to acquire first-hand experience of life as a scientist beyond a lecture hall setting.

For More Information:

http://www.memphis.edu/cresh/

Applications Due:

*Applications for summer 2013 will be accepted beginning January 20, 2013.

Project:

Computational Thinking Camp (CTC)

Funded by:

Contact:

Dr. Linda Sherrell

Type of Event:

Computer Science Camp

Program Description:

This program is a one-week summer camp for girls in grades 7-11 organized by the Computer Science Department to expose girls to computational thinking/basic programming concepts as well as career opportunities in the Computer Sciences.

For More Information:

The camp dates are July 15th -19th from 9:00am-1:00pm.  To register for the camp; please send an email to Dr. Sherrell at lbshrrll@memphis.edu.  Please include your daughter's name and grade that she will be in next year. 

Applications Due:

 Please send information via email.  Space is limited.

Project:

Girls Experiencing Engineering (GEE)

Funded by:

The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis

Contact:

Dr. Stephanie Ivey

Type of Event:

Engineering Camp

Program Description:

This program is composed of a series of one-week summer programs for middle and high school girls designed to familiarize them with various engineering disciplines through both general and focused week hands-on activities and interaction with practicing female engineers.

For More Information:

http://www.memphis.edu/herff/gee/index.php

Applications Due:

*Applications for summer 2013 are now available on the GEE website

Project:

TRansportation Engineering Careers (TREC)

Funded by:

Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute (IFTI)

Contact:

 Dr. Stephanie Ivey

Type of Event:

Transportation Engineering Camp

Program Description:

This program is a week-long summer program for high school boys designed to introduce them to transportation engineering career opportunities through hands-on active learning strategies and dynamic speakers from the local transportation engineering community.

For More Information:

http://memphis.edu/herff/trec/

Applications Due:

*Applications for summer 2013 are now available on the TREC website.

Project:

Canstruction

Funded by:

American Society of Civil Engineers and Herff College of Engineering

Contact:

Dr. Stephanie Ivey

Type of Event:

Student Competition

Program Description:

This is a competition jointly hosted with the American Institute of Architects that involves teams constructing a design from canned foods, which are donated to the local food bank at the conclusion of the competition. Participating teams are sponsored by local engineering firms with practicing civil engineers and ASCE student chapter members serving as mentors to assist student teams in design participation.

Date Held:

March 22, 2013

For More Information:

Applications Due:

Project:

Expanding Your Horizons

Funded by:

Herff College of Engineering. AAUW-Memphis Branch, U of M College of Communications, Center for Research on Women

Contact:

Ms. Sheila Moses

Type of Event:

Campus Day

Program Description:

This is a 1-day conference targeting girls in grades 6-9 and their parents. Consisting of hands-on workshops in science, healthcare, engineering, computers, as well as talks with female professionals in these areas, the program is designed to encourage more girls to consider study and careers in STEM fields.

Date Held:

September 15, 2012

For More Information:

http://www.memphis.edu/herff/eyh/index.php

Applications Due:

September 9, 2012. Be watching for updates for 2013.

Project:

Herff Engineering Day (E-Day)

Funded by:

Herff College of Engineering

Contact:

Dr. Stephanie Ivey

Type of Event:

Open House and Student Competition

Program Description:

E-day is a day-long event for middle and high school students to engage in lab tours/demonstrations, hear presentations on career opportunities, and compete in a variety of team-based engineering competitions hosted by each of the engineering departments.

Date Held:

Nov. 16, 2012. Be watching for updates for 2013.

For More Information:

http://www.memphis.edu/herff/eday/index.php

Application Due:

Project:

Memphis Programming Challenge

Funded by:

Contact:

Professor Vinhthuy Phan

Type of Event:

Student Competition

Program Description:

This is a computer programming contest for high school students in the Mid-South area.  The University of Memphis Computer Science Department is a co-organizer.

Date Held:

April 27, 2013

For More Information:

http://www.cs.memphis.edu/programming_challenge/

Applications Due:

March 22, 2013

Project:

North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO)

Funded by:

Computer Science Department and Institute for Intelligent Systems

Contact:

Dr. Vasile Rus

Type of Event:

Student Competition

Program Description:

NACLO is an annual education competition in linguistics – the science of language. It challenges high school students to develop their own strategies for solving problems in fascinating real languages and formal symbolic systems.  Activities may include deciphering ancient scripts and deducing the logical patterns of languages such as Swahili, Hawaiian or Finite State Transducers. 

Date Held:

Jan. 31, 2013. Be watching for 2014 updates

For More Information:

http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~vrus/naclo/NACLO-13.pdf

Applications Due:

Up to the date of the event.

Project:

Physics Awareness Day

Funded by:

Contact:

Dr. Don Franceschetti

Type of Event:

Campus Day

Program Description:

Physics Awareness Day is held each April targeting middle school and high school students. The day consists of speakers, hands-on lab activities and lab tours, and information on career opportunities in Physics.