Skip Rochefort School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering Ellen Ford OSU Saturday Academy Ellen Momsen OSU COE Women and Minorities Program …….and many College of Engineering and High School Students Connections between K-12 Outreach and Higher Education Funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Recruiting and Retaining under-represented groups in Science and Engineering through K-12 Outreach Programs Oregon State University College of Engineering Model

COE Model - The Mentoring Pathway

Outreach Activities Kindercare Kindercare SKIES (Spirited Kids in Science and Engineering) SKIES (Spirited Kids in Science and Engineering) Lego Robotics Camp for Middle School Students Lego 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 Camp Latino 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 OSU ASE Program Summer Student Support at OSU Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Mid-Summer Conference Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Mid-Summer Conference Corvallis Community Events Corvallis Community Events SEPS (Science Education Partnerships) K-12 Teacher Workshop SEPS (Science Education Partnerships) K-12 Teacher Workshop School Visits School Visits Other Other

Kindercare K-2 Thematic Science Activities K-2 Thematic Science Activities Skip Rochefort and Julie Meloy Skip Rochefort and Julie Meloy 25 students/day for 10 Fridays 25 students/day for 10 Fridays

SKIES Spirited Kids in Engineering and Science Sessions for K-2, 3-5 Sessions for K-2, 3-5 Kids explore chemistryphysics math math life sciences ecology engineering in a fun, interactive and learning environment.

Lego Robotics Camp Middle school girls and boys Middle school girls and boys One-week, non- residential on OSU campus One-week, non- residential on OSU campus Saturday Academy Program Saturday Academy Program Instructor: Dr. Keith Levien (ChE) Instructor: Dr. Keith Levien (ChE) 110 students/3 years 110 students/3 years

Engineering Camp (E-Camp) Saturday Academy Program Middle school boys and girls Middle school boys and girls 1 week, non-residential camp on OSU campus 1 week, non-residential camp on OSU campus 23 instructors (faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, high school students, plus the business community) 23 instructors (faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, high school students, plus the business community)

Adventures in Learning Talented, Gifted and Creative Learners Participate in two-week summer day camps Expeditions Expeditions Grades 3-4 Grades 3-4 Adventures in Learning Adventures in Learning Grades 5-6 Grades 5-6 Outside the Box Outside the Box Grades 7-8 Grades 7-8

Latino Middle School Camp Hosted in the Salem area by OSU Extension Hosted in the Salem area by OSU Extension and Mario Magana and Mario Magana Residential 1-week camp Residential 1-week camp Skip Rochefort and undergraduates provide instruction Skip Rochefort and undergraduates provide instruction 80 students 80 students

AWSEM Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering & Math An after-school club for middle school girls An after-school club for middle school girls Members meet every other Saturday to explore science and engineering through hands-on activities and visits to research labs Members meet every other Saturday to explore science and engineering through hands-on activities and visits to research labs A Saturday Academy Program A Saturday Academy Program Instructors: OSU undergraduate women Instructors: OSU undergraduate women 12 girls from 5 middle schools each year 12 girls from 5 middle schools each year

SESEY Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth 9-11 th graders 9-11 th graders One week residential camp on OSU campus One week residential camp on OSU campus Especially serves women and minorities Especially serves women and minorities Directed by Skip Rochefort (CBEE) Directed by Skip Rochefort (CBEE) 130 students/3 years 130 students/3 years

Corvallis Community Events da Vinci Days in Corvallis brings thousands of families to the OSU campus da Vinci Days in Corvallis brings thousands of families to the OSU campus Activities for youngsters of all ages and their parents Activities for youngsters of all ages and their parents /3 years /3 years

Mid-Summer Conference Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Program Saturday Academy’s Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering Program 2-day conference at OSU for 150 high school students from OR and southern WA 2-day conference at OSU for 150 high school students from OR and southern WA Workshops Workshops Undergraduate Engineering Student Panel College Choices Chemical Engineering

Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering CBEE Saturday Academy Program H-F supported 15 students over three years H-F supported 15 students over three years High School students spent 8 weeks full-time in research labs in CBEE High School students spent 8 weeks full-time in research labs in CBEE Students join 150 ASE students at the Mid-Summer Conference and end-of-the- summer Symposium Students join 150 ASE students at the Mid-Summer Conference and end-of-the- summer Symposium

Science-Education Partnerships K-12 Teacher Workshop K-12 Teacher Workshop Skip Rochefort and OSU students participate Skip Rochefort and OSU students participate 25 teachers 25 teachers

K-12 School Visits Family Science and Engineering Nights Skip Rochefort (CBEE), Margie Haak (Chemistry) and OSU undergraduate and graduate students take Science and Engineering into the community through hands-on activities in classrooms Skip Rochefort (CBEE), Margie Haak (Chemistry) and OSU undergraduate and graduate students take Science and Engineering into the community through hands-on activities in classrooms Elementary Schools Elementary Schools Middle Schools Middle Schools High Schools High Schools Family Science and Engineering Nights Family Science and Engineering Nights

Hewlett Foundation 7 new outreach programs designed with sustainability in mind 7 new outreach programs designed with sustainability in mind Assistance to on-going programs to help them expand outreach Assistance to on-going programs to help them expand outreach School visits School visits Community events Community events Outreach to programs for minority students Outreach to programs for minority students

Four 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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*Flora and William Hewlett Foundation *Toni Doolen, OSU Hewlett PI *OSU Enrollment Management for Precollege K-12 Program Support *ALL OSU K-12 Program Directors *ALL our dedicated outreach colleagues …..….and all the kids! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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