Skip RochefortSkip Rochefort School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental

EngineeringEngineering

Ellen FordEllen Ford OSU Saturday AcademyOSU Saturday Academy

Ellen MomsenEllen Momsen OSU COE Women and Minorities ProgramOSU COE Women and Minorities Program

………….and many College of Engineering and High School .and many College of Engineering and High School StudentsStudents

Connections between Connections between K-12 K-12 OutreachOutreach and and Higher EducationHigher Education

Connections between Connections between K-12 K-12 OutreachOutreach and and Higher EducationHigher Education

Funded by the Funded by the William and Flora Hewlett FoundationWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation

RecruitingRecruiting and and RetainingRetaining under-represented under-represented

groups in groups in Science and Science and EngineeringEngineering through through

K-12 OutreachK-12 Outreach Programs Programs

Oregon State UniversityOregon State University

College of Engineering ModelCollege of Engineering Model

COE Model - COE Model - The Mentoring The Mentoring PathwayPathway

Hewlett Foundation Sponsored Programs

Skip RochefortEllen Ford

Ellen Momsen

GraduatesUndergraduates

High School Students

Camp Coordinators

High School Programs

Elementary Programs

Middle School Programs

SESEYASE

E-CampSKIES

LEGO CampAWSEM

SKIESFSEN

EngineeringFaculty

Outreach ActivitiesOutreach Activities KindercareKindercare SKIES (Spirited Kids in Science and Engineering) SKIES (Spirited Kids in Science and Engineering) Lego Robotics Camp for Middle School StudentsLego Robotics Camp for Middle School Students E-Camp (Engineering Camp for Middle School Students)E-Camp (Engineering Camp for Middle School Students) Adventures in Learning (Talented and Gifted Students)Adventures in Learning (Talented and Gifted Students) Latino Middle School CampLatino Middle School Camp AWSEM (Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics)AWSEM (Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics) SESEY (Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth)SESEY (Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth) ASE Program Summer Student Support at OSUASE Program Summer Student Support at OSU Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Mid-Summer ConferenceApprenticeships in Science & Engineering Mid-Summer Conference Corvallis Community EventsCorvallis Community Events SEPS (Science Education Partnerships) K-12 Teacher WorkshopSEPS (Science Education Partnerships) K-12 Teacher Workshop School VisitsSchool Visits OtherOther

KindercareKindercare

K-2 Thematic Science K-2 Thematic Science ActivitiesActivities

Skip Rochefort and Skip Rochefort and Julie MeloyJulie Meloy

25 students/day for 10 25 students/day for 10 FridaysFridays

SKIESSKIESSpirited Kids in Engineering and ScienceSpirited Kids in Engineering and Science

Sessions for K-2, 3-5Sessions for K-2, 3-5

Kids explore Kids explore

chemistrychemistry

physicsphysics

mathmath

life sciences life sciences

ecology ecology engineering engineering

in a fun, interactive andin a fun, interactive and

learning environment.learning environment.

Lego Robotics Camp Lego Robotics Camp

Middle school girls and Middle school girls and boysboys

One-week, non-One-week, non-residential on OSU residential on OSU campuscampus

Saturday Academy Saturday Academy ProgramProgram

Instructor: Dr. Keith Instructor: Dr. Keith Levien (ChE)Levien (ChE)

110 students/3 years110 students/3 years

Engineering Camp (E-Camp)Engineering Camp (E-Camp)

Saturday Academy ProgramSaturday Academy Program• Middle school boys and Middle school boys and

girlsgirls• 1 week, non-residential 1 week, non-residential

camp on OSU campuscamp on OSU campus• 23 instructors (faculty, 23 instructors (faculty,

graduate and undergraduate graduate and undergraduate students, high school students, high school students, plus the business students, plus the business community) community)

Adventures in LearningAdventures in Learning

Talented, Gifted and Creative Talented, Gifted and Creative Learners Participate inLearners Participate in

two-week summer day campstwo-week summer day camps

• ExpeditionsExpeditions Grades 3-4Grades 3-4

• Adventures in LearningAdventures in Learning Grades 5-6Grades 5-6

• Outside the BoxOutside the Box Grades 7-8Grades 7-8

Latino Middle School CampLatino Middle School Camp

• Hosted in the Salem Hosted in the Salem area by OSU Extensionarea by OSU Extension

and Mario Maganaand Mario Magana• Residential 1-week Residential 1-week

camp camp • Skip Rochefort and Skip Rochefort and

undergraduates provide undergraduates provide instructioninstruction

• 80 students80 students

AWSEMAWSEMAdvocates for Women in Science, Engineering Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering

& Math& Math

• An after-school club for middle An after-school club for middle school girlsschool girls

• Members meet every other Members meet every other Saturday to explore science and Saturday to explore science and engineering through hands-on engineering through hands-on activities and visits to research activities and visits to research labslabs

• A Saturday Academy ProgramA Saturday Academy Program• Instructors: OSU undergraduate Instructors: OSU undergraduate

womenwomen• 12 girls from 5 middle schools 12 girls from 5 middle schools

each yeareach year

SESEYSESEY Summer Experience in Science & EngineeringSummer Experience in Science & Engineering

for Youth for Youth

9-119-11thth graders graders One week residential One week residential

camp on OSU campuscamp on OSU campus Especially serves Especially serves

women and minoritieswomen and minorities Directed by Skip Directed by Skip

Rochefort (CBEE)Rochefort (CBEE) 130 students/3 years130 students/3 years

Corvallis Community EventsCorvallis Community Events

da Vinci Days in da Vinci Days in Corvallis brings Corvallis brings thousands of families to thousands of families to the OSU campusthe OSU campus

Activities for Activities for youngsters of all ages youngsters of all ages and their parentsand their parents

1200+ /3 years1200+ /3 years

Mid-Summer ConferenceMid-Summer Conference

Saturday Academy’s Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science & Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering ProgramEngineering Program

2-day conference at OSU for 2-day conference at OSU for 150 high school students 150 high school students from OR and southern WAfrom OR and southern WA

WorkshopsWorkshops

Undergraduate Undergraduate Engineering Student PanelEngineering Student Panel

College ChoicesCollege Choices

Chemical Chemical EngineeringEngineering

Apprenticeships Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering in Science and Engineering

CBEE 2003 - 2006CBEE 2003 - 2006

Saturday Academy ProgramSaturday Academy Program• H-F supported 15 students H-F supported 15 students

over three yearsover three years• High School students spent High School students spent

8 weeks full-time in 8 weeks full-time in research labs in CBEE research labs in CBEE

• Students join 150 ASE Students join 150 ASE students at the Mid-Summer students at the Mid-Summer Conference and end-of-the-Conference and end-of-the-summer Symposiumsummer Symposium

Science-Education PartnershipsScience-Education Partnerships

• K-12 Teacher K-12 Teacher WorkshopWorkshop

• Skip Rochefort and Skip Rochefort and OSU students OSU students participateparticipate

• 25 teachers25 teachers

K-12 School VisitsK-12 School VisitsFamily Science and Engineering NightsFamily Science and Engineering Nights

• Skip Rochefort (CBEE), Margie Skip Rochefort (CBEE), Margie Haak (Chemistry) and OSU Haak (Chemistry) and OSU undergraduate and graduate undergraduate and graduate students take Science and students take Science and Engineering into the community Engineering into the community through hands-on activities in through hands-on activities in classrooms classrooms

• Elementary SchoolsElementary Schools• Middle SchoolsMiddle Schools• High SchoolsHigh Schools• Family Science and Engineering Family Science and Engineering

NightsNights

Hewlett FoundationHewlett Foundation

• 7 new outreach 7 new outreach programs designed with programs designed with sustainability in mindsustainability in mind

• Assistance to on-going Assistance to on-going programs to help them programs to help them expand outreachexpand outreach

• School visitsSchool visits• Community eventsCommunity events• Outreach to programs Outreach to programs

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Students

Faculty

OSU Students

Four Generations of Four Generations of ASEASE

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

The Love an Engineer Button(*over 10,000 in circulation!)

*Flora and William Hewlett Foundation*Flora and William Hewlett Foundation

*Toni Doolen, OSU Hewlett PI*Toni Doolen, OSU Hewlett PI

*OSU Enrollment Management for Precollege *OSU Enrollment Management for Precollege K-12 Program SupportK-12 Program Support

*ALL OSU K-12 Program Directors*ALL OSU K-12 Program Directors

*ALL our dedicated outreach colleagues *ALL our dedicated outreach colleagues

……..….and all the kids!..….and all the kids!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTS

….and my favorite kid (Zoey) and her Mom (Jackie)