Higher Ed Utah

The UofU College of Engineering is working diligently to find and educate more great engineering students. Spend a half-day at the U and discover whether a career in engineering is in your future. Meet engineering students and ask them about their experience at the U. Talk with undergraduate advisors about various engineering programs.Visit with faculty and find out how to make the most of youreducation. Get information on scholarships and admissions.Learn more about the following engineering disciplines through lab tours, presentations and demonstrations:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Geological Engineering
• Material Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Mining Engineering 
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  Lab Tours and Demonstrations/Presentations 
   An RSVP is required for this event! Go to: http://www.coe.utah.edu/k12/coeday  to RSVP.

   

  INTRO TO ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AND ENGINEERING
   
   
   
   
  • June (three weeks available—specific dates to be announced)
  • 9AM to 5PM
  • Cost: $200 per Week
  For 9th – 12th Grade StudentsStudents Design and Build a Digital Character of their choice for games, animations or machinima. The Entertainment Arts and Engineering Summer Program (EAESP) in computer graphics for high school students combines theory with practical projects, enabling students to understand computer graphics at a high level. The EAESP will introduce high school students to the concepts of 3D modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, and rendering, using some of the most advanced software in the industry such as Autodesk Maya and Adobe Photoshop.
   
   
   
   
  Register online: 

  http://www.cs.utah.edu/camps/eaeprogram/ 

  HI-GEAR  

  •  June 13-17, 9:00 am – 4:30 pmCost: Day Campers $75During the last generation we have gained a better understanding of the link between th eenvironment and our health. Changes to our environment can affect the quality of our air, water and food supply. Engineers have developed new, environmentally-friendly technologies to reduce human impact and environmental change. Learn more about how this impacts society and leads to many of the innovations that we enjoy in our daily lives.
  •  Residential Campers $150 (Scholarships available—based on financial need)
  •   For 9th – 12th
  Grade GirlsHi-GEAR is designed to expose students to a variety of engineering and computer science careers with hands-on experiential learning and collaborative team projects. Past activities include building structures to withstand over 10,000 lbs, making perfume using distillation, programming and racing robots, extracting DNA, building rockets, building radios and engineering tours of Lagoon. Participants interact daily with female engineering college students who guide them through the program.
   
   
   
   
  Registration online:

   

  4th Annual Utah Youth Summit: Engineering For a Greener

  Planet

   
   
   
   
  • June 22-24, 2011
  • Cost: $25 (fee waivers available to the first 10 students to register and those in need)
  • For High School Students
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

  Great CAMP
   
   
   
  • Dates: Six one-week camps in June and July (specific dates to be announced)
  • Cost: varies

  The GREAT summer camps are aimed at kids who want to unleash their creativity while learning about computer graphics, robotics and programming by making games, animations, and robots.

  GREAT-Elementary: A week-long camp for entering 4th, 5th, and 6th graders which uses a fun programming environment called Scratch to make animations and games. No prior experience is necessary. This camp runs from 9AM-noon, M-F. A snack is provided.
  GREAT-Middle school: A week-long camp for entering 7th, 8th, and 9th graders which uses a 3D programming world called Alice for 3D animations and games, followed by building and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots to compete in various challenges. This camp runs from 9AM-3PM, M-F. Lunch is provided.
  GREAT-Advanced Robotics: A week-long camp for entering 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Campers will build wacky or useful machines that react to the world and to people using embedded computers, sensors, and motors. This camp runs from 9AM-3PM, M-F. Lunch is provided.
  GREAT-Advanced Programming: A two-week-long camp for entering 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Campers will learn the popular Python programming language and use it to write games by themselves and in groups. This camp runs from 9AM-3PM, M-F. This camp is aimed at students who show some interest in or aptitude for computers, programming, or math. Lunch is provided. For More Information: http://www.cs.utah.edu/camps

   

  Other Events:

  Feb 24 Girl Scout Engineering Night (register through the Girl Scout Council)

  Feb 28 Meet an Inventor Night (Family Engineering Night, all ages welcome)  6-8:30, Warnock Engineering Building

  More details will be posted on our K12 site: http://www.coe.utah.edu/k12

  Even more information:

  www.EngineerYourLife.org

  www.TryEngineering.org

   Students to request additional information here:

  http://www.coe.utah.edu/prospective-undergrad

  www.coe.utah.edu/k12/programs