UT Austin Women in Engineering Program (WEP) Camps for Rising HS Juniors & Seniors
Berry, Tricia S
Applications for UT Austin’s CREATEatUT virtual summer camp for rising high school juniors (current sophomores) and WEatUT virtual summer camp for rising high school seniors (current juniors) are open and due by April 30th. Apply Now - Application Deadline April 30th
Students going into their junior or senior year of high school who have an interest in math, technology, science, or engineering are invited to apply. CREATEatUT and WEatUT are hosted by the Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin (UTWEP). Direct questions to w...@engr.utexas.edu.
Program Goals
The goal of both CREATEatUT and WEatUT to support students in their exploration of engineering as a career path with a focus on narrowing and solidifying their choice of engineering major for college. The programs will cover the following topics:
· Introduction to Engineering and Its Possibilities: Immerse in the engineering design process through discipline-specific, hands-on activities and challenges and deepen your understanding of the diverse areas in engineering.
· Engineering Applications in the Real World: Learn how engineers shape our world through virtual experiences with women industry professionals, Texas Engineering women faculty, and women engineering student mentors.
· College and University Exploration: Explore the UT Austin campus through virtual field trips, learn more about UT Austin and the Cockrell School of Engineering, and, gain tips to navigate the UT Austin admissions process.
Program Details
2021 Dates: Tuesday, June 1, through Friday, July 31 - All programming is virtual
Program content will be shared weekly on Wednesdays via a WEP on Wednesday (WOW) camp eNewsletter sent to camp participants and family members, guardians, or coordinating educators. The newsletter content can be explored at any time for your convenience. Newsletters typically take 30-45 minutes to read, watch all the videos, and complete the WOW eNewsletter poll.
Participants will be invited to join in on FabFems Fridays webinars hosted each Friday from 12 – 12:45 p.m. CT throughout June and July. Webinars include STEM role model panelists from campus (engineering students and faculty) and our community (engineering professionals). Webinars include a panel discussion and time for questions and answers.
Participants will engage with current engineering students using the web collaboration tool Padlet to ask questions and learn more about engineering at UT Austin.
Participants will participate in 2 hands-on engineering design challenges and showcases. The engineering design challenges can be completed using materials found at home. Each challenge will take approximately 1-3 hours to complete.
Participants who complete the camp pre-survey, weekly WOW eNewsletter polls, both engineering design challenges, and the camp post-survey will receive a certificate of completion and camp SWAG (t-shirt, notebook, etc.), and will be considered for future WEP scholarships if admitted to the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Program Cost
CREATEatUT 2021 is offered for free thanks to our generous corporate partners the Applied Materials Foundation and Samsung Austin Semiconductor. WEatUT 2021 is offered for free thanks to our generous corporate partners Shell and Texas Instruments along with the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Application Process and Timeline
CREATEatUT and WEatUT participants will be selected based on their completed applications and reviewed holistically.
· Final Application Deadline: April 30, 2021
· Final Admission Decision Notification: May 7, 2021
· Deadline to accept offer and complete pre-survey: May 14, 2021
Program Timeline
· Wednesday, June 2, 2021, and each Wednesday through July 28, 2021 - WEP on Wednesday (WOW) eNewsletter
· Wednesday, June 2, 2021, through Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - Engineering Design Challenge #1
· Friday, June 4, 2021, and each Friday through July 30, 2021, 12 - 12:45 p.m. CT - FabFems Friday Webinars
· Wednesday, July 7, 2021, through Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - Engineering Design Challenge #2
Apply Now - Application Deadline April 30th
All students welcome to apply.
All WEP staff members are working remotely for the foreseeable future. We are working collaboratively to respond to messages and serve current and future students and our campus and community partners throughout this uncertain time.
Tricia Berry
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Director,
Women* in Engineering Program
· Collaboration Lead, Texas Girls Collaborative Project
· Broadening Participation / Diversity and Inclusion Director, NAnomanufacturing Systems CENTer (NASCENT) and Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials (CDCM) – an NSF MRSEC
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*The Women in Engineering Program (WEP) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin recruits, retains and graduates women to advance gender equity in engineering. There is more to WEP than the gender binary and all who are interested in supporting students in working toward an inclusive and equitable community are welcome. A climate conducive to learning and creating knowledge is the right of every person in our community.
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