The College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science at Tennessee State will offer several programs in science, math and engineering for students in grades K-12. The programs include the 2006 Summer Transportation Institute (STI), Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITE), Raytheon Engineering Science Academy (RESA), Engineering Concepts Institute (ECI) and General Motors Engineering Technology Institute (GMETI). Details about each program and contact information are as follows:
STI is a four-week residential summer academic workshop for rising ninth and tenth grade minority and female students who are interested in the transportation engineering profession. The workshop runs June 4-30.
MITE will be held June 11-24 for first-time participants and July 9-22 for returning participants. The two-week workshop is for minority and female students entering tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades who are interested in mathematics and/or science careers.
RESA - June 12-30 and July 10-21 - is a five-week program where participants in grades K-6 will study mathematics, science, computer skills and African-American history/literature.
ECI is an intensive, five-week “readiness” program from June 18-July 22 for high school graduates who have been accepted into the College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science at Tennessee State University.
GMETI, from July 16-21, is for minority and female middle school students who want to study for mathematics and science professions. For more information on any of these camps, call 615-963-5363 or 615-963-5401.
Tennessee State University’s new Pilot Center for Academic Excellence in Intelligence Studies will have a 12-day summer camp July 16-28 for rising high school juniors and seniors. Students must show superior scholarship, character and leadership skills. The camp will give participants instruction in critical thinking, logic, problem solving and ethics using case studies, short research programs and regional and cultural studies. For more information call 615-963-5510.
