UA College of Engineering Offers Summer Program for High School Students

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Student Introduction to Engineering Program in The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host three weeklong residential programs this summer for high school juniors and seniors who have an interest in science, mathematics and engineering.

SITE program registration applications are due May 9; participants are selected on a first-come, first-served basis.

The first session is scheduled for July 6-11, the second will be July 13-18, and the third is July 20-25. About 40 students will be selected to participate in each session.

SITE students live in residence halls, tour a plant to see engineers at work, and engage in teaming and communication exercises. They attend mini-courses in mathematics, engineering, computer science and English, and participate in panel discussions involving professional engineers, engineering students, Cooperative Education administrators and other University staff. At the end of the session, the students take part in a design competition.

In addition to being exposed to various perspectives of engineering, the students get a glimpse of life outside of the classroom. They enjoy activities such as pizza parties, bowling and free time to explore opportunities that the campus and community have to offer.

A completed application, along with a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or counselor, is due May 9.

For additional registration information, contact Miranda Carlisle, UA’s Southern Co. Multicultural Engineering Program Coordinator, at 205/348-4267, mcarlisle@coe.eng.ua.edu; or Alicia Flowers, coordinator of student recruitment, at 205/348-2547, aflowers@coe.eng.ua.edu; or write to: The University of Alabama College of Engineering, SITE Summer Program, Box 870200, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487.

In 1837, UA became the first university in the state to offer engineering classes and was one of the first five in the nation to do so. Today, the College of Engineering, with about 1,900 students and more than 90 faculty, is one of the three oldest continuously operating engineering programs in the country and has been fully accredited since accreditation standards were implemented in the 1930s.