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Everything I know I learned in Everything I know I learned in Kindergarten -- Connections Kindergarten -- Connections between between K-12 OutreachK-12 Outreach and and
and and Recruitment and Retention Recruitment and Retention in Engineeringin Engineering
Everything I know I learned in Everything I know I learned in Kindergarten -- Connections Kindergarten -- Connections between between K-12 OutreachK-12 Outreach and and
and and Recruitment and Retention Recruitment and Retention in Engineeringin Engineering
Skip RochefortSkip Rochefort
Chemical Engineering DepartmentChemical Engineering DepartmentOregon Sate UniversityOregon Sate University
K-12 Outreach Activities with K-12 Outreach Activities with the Hewlett Foundation at the Hewlett Foundation at Oregon State UniversityOregon State University
K-12 Outreach Activities with K-12 Outreach Activities with the Hewlett Foundation at the Hewlett Foundation at Oregon State UniversityOregon State UniversitySkip Rochefort, Jason Hower, Keith Levien Skip Rochefort, Jason Hower, Keith Levien
OSU Chemical EngineeringOSU Chemical EngineeringEllen Ford, Saturday AcademyEllen Ford, Saturday Academy
Ellen Momsen, OSU COE Women and Minorities ProgramEllen Momsen, OSU COE Women and Minorities ProgramAnd many College of Engineering and High School StudentsAnd many College of Engineering and High School Students
OSU Hewlett Foundation Grant
• Recruitment and Retention of Engineering Students
• PI – Toni Doolen, IME• $1.1 million - 3 years• $85,000/year for K-12 Outreach
OSU K-12 Outreach Programs
• Dr. Skip Rochefort• Chemical Engineering
Department• Director, OSU Precollege
Programs• Email: skip@engr.orst.edu • Phone: 737-2408
OSU K-12 Outreach Programs
K-8 (OSU based programs)– Saturday Academy (Corvallis and Portland)
• *E-Camp* – middle school girls and boys (summer)• LEGO RoboLab Camp – MS girls and boys (summer)• *AWSEM *- middle school girls (school year)
– SMILE - Science Math Investigative Learning Experiences (rural communities)
– Hydroville Project (SMILE associated program)– Science Education PartnershipS (SEPS – Corvallis)– Adventures in Learning (grades 5-7 summer
programs)– Expeditions (grades 3-4 summer program) – Winter Wanderings (grades 3-7 school year) – KidSpirit (sports/arts summer camps)– *SKIES* – Spirited Kids in Engineering and Science
(summer camp)– Wood Magic – College of Forestry
OSU K-12 Outreach Programs
HIGH SCHOOL (OSU based programs)– Saturday Academy ASE -
Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (statewide)
– SESEY - Summer Experience in Science and Engineering for Youth (nationwide)
– Science Connections (Portland)
Oregon K-12 Outreach Programs
COMMUNITY – K-12 and Public Outreach (Lifelong Learning)– OMSI – Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry ( statewide connections)– MESA – Mathematics, Engineering, and
Science Achievement (PSU based) – 4-H of Oregon (statewide)– Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of Oregon
(and associated programs)– daVinci Days (Corvallis celebration of the
arts and sciences)
Mentoring* • Multiple levels of Mentoring exist
in all activities and programs• Every individual from Program
Directors to the K-12 students interact with all levels
* Key to Recruitment and Retention in Engineering
Mentoring PyramidSkip Rochefort
Ellen FordJason Hower
GraduatesUndergraduates
High School Students
CampCoordinators
High SchoolPrograms
ElementaryPrograms
Middle SchoolPrograms
SESEYASE
E-CampSKIES
LEGO CampAWSEM
SKIES
Hewlett Foundation Sponsored Programs
EngineeringFaculty
Hewlett Foundation Sponsored Summer 2003 Outreach Log
Program Who Number What When
ASEHigh School Students 8 8 wk. research project All Summer
SKIES* K-8 students 360Half-day, week long science and engineering camp
All Summer
E-Camp* Middle School Students
26 1wk. Engineering day camp
mid. July
SESEYHigh School Students 28
1wk. Residential engineering research camp
mid. July
Lego Camp Middle School Students
31 1 wk. Half-day lego robotics Camp
mid. July
AIL Middle School Students
120 2 wks. 2hr. Polymer science activities
early July
Physics Teachers Program
High School Science Teachers 30
half-day sessions on polymer science in high school science cirriculum
Late June
BESTHawaiian High School students 15
Half-day session on polymer science activities Early August
ASE Midsummer Conference
High School Students 150
2 day conference on technology and work related skills
Early July
AWSEM* Middle School Girls 11 2 hrs. Twice a month for Four months
Fall - Winter
TOTAL 779
SKIES• Spirited Kids in Engineering and Science• 11 week-long K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 grade level
camps• Content areas include
– Engineering: chemical, material science, environmental
– Science: chemistry, physics, biology
• Inquiry-based with hands-on emphasis
E-Camp• 1 wk. Engineering day camp for middle
school students (15 boys and 11 girls)• Inquiry-based learning with Chemical,
Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Environmental Engineering Themes
• Lessons taught by Engineering faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students
• Use of wireless PDAs for data analysis
AWSEM• Advocates for Women in Science,
Engineering, and Mathematics• Served 11 Middle School Females• 8 Sessions on weekends (2 hrs.)• Activities designed to interest
middle school girls in the sciences– Chemistry, Anatomy, Math,
Engineering, Physics, Biology
SESEY
• Summer Experience in Science and Engineering for Youth (High School)
• Week-long research projects in ChE, BioE, and Chemistry
• Projects created by Faculty, daily work guided by ChE/BioE students
• 19 HS girls, 9 HS boys from 5 states
ASE• Saturday Academy Apprenticeships in
Science and Engineering• 8 week summer internship in ChE or BioE
research laboratories• Faculty Advisor with
graduate/undergraduate mentors • Culminates in research symposium with
poster and PowerPoint presentations
ASE PhotosFour Generations
of ASE
Jason Hower: ASE ‘97, Corvallis High, Sophomore Oregon State Univ. Chemical Engineering
Adam Welander: ASE ‘98, Central High, Freshman Carnegie Mellon Chemical Engineering
Annie Gai: ASE ‘99, Sheldon High, Freshman Stanford University Chemical Engineering
Hai Le: ASE ‘00, McKay High, Senior (will be Oregon State Univ. Chemical Engineering fall ‘01)
Dr. Skip Rochefort: ASE Superstar, Faculty Mentor (kind of), likes to eat peanuts
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