UA Engineering Offers Summer Programs for High School Students

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama College of Engineering will host two programs this summer for students who have an interest in science, mathematics and engineering. The SITE program is designed specifically for rising juniors and seniors in high school, and the E-MAP program targets recent high school graduates that have been admitted to engineering for the fall semester.

UA’s College of Engineering, with the National Science Foundation, is offering the Engineering Math Advancement Program, known as E-MAP. This summer session to build math skills for students entering engineering will be June 12 through July 21.

E-MAP students live in residence halls, attend mini-courses in mathematics and engineering, engage in laboratory exercises, and tour multiple engineering facilities. They also complete an engineering design project to help apply the skills they learn through the classes and labs.

UA’s College of Engineering will also offer two weeklong sessions of the Student Introduction to Engineering program, known as SITE. The first session is scheduled for July 9-14, and the second will be July 16-21. About 40 students will be selected to participate in each session.

SITE students live in residence halls, engage in teaming exercises, and will tour the construction at Bryant-Denny Stadium to see engineers at work. They attend mini-courses in mathematics, engineering, computer science and English, and take part in a design competition.

Both programs also expose the students to campus life outside of the classroom as they enjoy activities such as pizza parties, bowling, and free time to explore the opportunities that the campus has to offer.

For additional SITE information, contact Bethany Forrest, coordinator of student recruitment, at 205/348-2547, bforrest@coe.eng.ua.edu. For additional E-MAP information, contact Dr. Karen Boykin at 205/348-4008 or kboykin@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.