Pre-College Summer Programs

Engineering Concepts Institute (E.C.I.)

(Five-week residential program)

Program Application

Dates:  June 10 -July 13, 2012

Cost:  $100.00

Grade:  High school graduate accepted and enrolled in the TSU College of Engineering for the Fall 2012 Semester.

Students will have a five-week residential program of study in basic scientific and engineering principles through projects, industry tours, coursework, and other experiential learning activities to increase their familiarity with engineering and the collegiate environment at Tennessee State University.  All participants are required to complete a Summer Project.

Academic scholarships are available to the top E.C.I. students.

Contact :  Fredia Flack-Lusk, Pre-College Program Coordinator; flusk@charter.net 

Session I—June 4-8, 2012  

Session II—July 16-20, 2012  

Cost:  $30.00

Grades:  10-12

Students may select Session I or II for an introduction to the disciplines of engineering.

The program will focus on hands-on-projects including project design, manufacturing, robotics and aeronautics.  All students will participate in refresher activities to enhance and promote learning skills and knowledge in mathematics and physics and conclude with a final project.

Contact:  Fredia Flack-Lusk, Pre-College Program Coordinator; flusk@charter.net

Dates:  June 3 –June 29, 2012

Cost:  NONE

Grades:  10-12 and completion of Algebra I

Students will have a four-week residential program to introduce them to the transportation industry.  Students will participate in enrichment and preparatory coursework in computing, mathematics and physics to introduce them to the discipline of engineering.  Each week will cover topics in a different aspect of transportation (AIR, LAND AND SEA).  Activities for Summer 2012 will include field trips, industry tours, and seminars from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) [administrator of the program], U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA), NISSAN and NASA, etc.

Contact: Kevin Williams, UG Program Coordinator; kwilliams41@tnstate.edu   

Dates: June 11 – July 13, 2012

Cost:  NONE

Eligibility Requirements:
Rising freshman students, who plan to attend TSU in the fall, will be competitively selected to participate in this program

The STEM Rising Freshman Summer Institute is a five-week residential program for high school graduates who plan to major in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline and attend TSU in the fall.  The students will participate in enrichment and preparatory coursework in physics, chemistry, computer science and mathematics. In addition, students will be exposed to basic scientific principles through projects, industry tours, coursework, and other experiential learning activities to increase their familiarity with the collegiate environment at TSU.  All selected participants must plan to attend for the entire five-week period, and complete a summer group project.

Website: www.tnstate.edu/hbcu_up 

Contact: Dee Green,  615-277-1663, dgreen10@tnstate.edu 

Location: TSU Main Campus

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