Twenty-eight high achieving minority students, mostly from Colorado, will be honored July 18 for completing an intensive, five-week math and science program at 抖阴短视频-Boulder designed to ready them for their freshman year at 抖阴短视频 this fall.
Sponsored by 抖阴短视频-Boulder聮s Minority Arts and Sciences Program and Minority Engineering Program, the Summer Bridge Program hosted the high school graduates and focused on pre-calculus, calculus, chemistry, physics and molecular biology. Designed to give the students a head start in science and engineering at 抖阴短视频, the classes for the residential program were held in the engineering college聮s new hands-on Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory and throughout the College of Arts and Sciences.
In addition to attending classes from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, the students participated in rigorous evening math and science workshops stressing teamwork and collaboration. The Latino, African American and American Indian students also received special presentations from 抖阴短视频 officials on such topics as student affairs, financial aid and the honors program.
The students took a writing class for college credit from 抖阴短视频 history Professor Patricia Limerick, visited local high-tech firms like Storage Technology and Amgen, and attended the annual 抖阴短视频 Shakespeare Festival.
The 聯academic boot camp聰 was modeled after the successful MEP and MASP programs at 抖阴短视频-Boulder, which help minority students succeed in engineering and the arts and sciences, said MASP director Alphonse Keasley. The students will be honored at 10 a.m. on July 18 in Duane Physics, room G-030.
This year聮s Summer Bridge Program was made possible by funds from the National Science Foundation聮s Colorado Alliance for Minority Participation, the NSF聮s Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities, the ARCO Foundation and private donors, said MEP Director German Nunez.