UA to Host Technology Leadership Conference for Students

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama will host the 32^nd Annual Alabama Technology Student Association State Leadership Conference involving competition for middle and high-school students Thursday and Friday, March 10-11, at the Bryant Conference Center.

More than 500 students from schools throughout the state are expected to participate in more than 50 events held at the Bryant Conference Center. A sample of scheduled events includes computer-aided design, carbon-dioxide-powered dragsters, inventions and innovations, flight endurance, structural engineering and a Jeopardy-style technology bowl.

Participating schools include: Athens High School, Baldwin County High School, Bay Minette Middle School, Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School, Calera High School, Calera Middle School, Central Baldwin Middle School, Columbiana Middle School, Decatur High School, Eastwood Middle School, Fairhope Middle School, Florence Middle School, Floyd Middle School, Foley High School, Greenville High School, Hewitt-Trussville High School, Hewitt-Trussville Middle School, Homewood Middle School, Mountain Brook Junior High School, Oxford High School, Piedmont High School, Piedmont Middle School, Pizitz Middle School, Pleasant Grove High School, Spanish Fort High School, Thompson Middle School, and Tuscaloosa Magnet Middle School.

UA’s College of Engineering is hosting and assisting with overall event coordination.

The Technology Student Association is a national, non-profit organization for middle and high-school students with a strong interest in technology and engineering. Since TSA was chartered in 1978, more than 2 million students have participated throughout the country. Alabama’s membership stands at nearly 2,900 student members.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s fully accredited College of Engineering has more than 2,700 students and more than 100 faculty. In the last eight years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater scholars, Hollings scholars and Portz scholars.