UA College of Engineering Offers Summer Program for High School Students

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host three weeklong Student Introduction to Engineering 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 14, and participants are selected on a first-come, first-served basis. The first session is scheduled for July 11-16, the second will be July 18-23, and the third is July 25-30. 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, they 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 the 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 14. For additional registration information, contact Miranda Carlisle, UA’s Southern Company Multicultural Engineering Program Coordinator, at 205/348-4267, mcarlisle@coe.eng.ua.edu; or Alicia King, coordinator of student recruitment, at 205/348-2547, aking@coe.eng.ua.edu.

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.