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Youth Programs Office
Alumni House
Michigan Tech
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
906.487.2219
1.888.PRECOLLEGE (773.2655) |
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Winners to our 2008 Scholarship Drawings
We want to thank all of you for participting in our recent Scholarship Drawing Contests. Alexandria from Warren, MI was the winner of our YES! Expo Participant drawing and Madeline of Shelby Township, MI was the winner of our 2008 Youth Programs Scholarship Drawing. Congratulations to both of you! We look forward to having you this summer! Both participants receive a $625.00 scholarship to attend the Summer Youth Program exploration of their choice.
For everyone else who participated in our on-line entry contests, we'd like to thank you for helping us with the marketing test, and we do hope you will still choose to sign up for an exploration this summer. We still have room in many of our explorations and we'd love to see you this summer. We have lots of exciting offerings to add to your summer!
Congratulations to Alexandria and Madeline!For a list of open explorations, go to: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/syp/explorations.asp To contact us for more information: yp@mtu.edu
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Youth Programs Offices MOVE to Douglass Houghton Hall for Summer
Summer Youth Programs is temporarily moving to new digs—Douglass Houghton Hall. The temporary relocation is effective May 12, 2008.
Phone numbers and contact information will remain the same 906-487-2219 or 1-888-PRECOLLEGE.
Staff locations are as follows:
West Wing:
Associate Coordinators Kristi Isaacson & Rose Martell - Room 104
Deborah Maki - Secretary and Payment Processing - Room 123
Central Hallway:
Coordinators Cody Kangas & Heather Simpson - Room 148
Director Karla Korpela - Room 127
The relocation will end on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the end of the fourth week of the Summer Youth Programs when we will return to the third floor of the Alumni House.
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2008 Women In Computer Science Is Running!
We just got word from IBM that they will again fund our Women In Computer Science program, in conjunction with funding from Michigan Technological University. The program will run July 27 through August 2, 2008. Deadline for application will be June 10, 2008. Join us!
Our application will be up on the web page in a few days, at:
http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/wics/index.html
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DEADLINES EXTENDED FOR WOMEN AND EXPLORATIONS IN ENGINEERING
Hurry! We've extended the application deadline for applying to Women in Engineering and Explorations in Engineering. So you still have time. Get your applications in today! We've received some additional funding and so have more room for participants. We'd love to have you!
For the 5 page application, check here: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/docs/2008_Application_Packet.pdf
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APPLICATIONS for 2008 ARE NOW ON THE WEB! Yea!
Apply now before your career exploration is filled!
Directions for filling the application out for your program can be found under the "How to Enroll" link on each program page: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/docs/2008_Application_Packet.pdf If you cannot download the application, email us to request a hard-copy be mailed or faxed to you. Include your mailing address or fax number in the email: yp@mtu.edu
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Need-based Scholarships for Western U.P. residents from The Western U.P. Michigan Works Office
The Western U.P. Michigan Works office www.westupmwa.org <http://www.westupmwa.org> is offering need-based scholarships for Western U.P. residents to attend the Michigan Tech Summer Youth Program (www.youthprograms.mtu.edu). Celebrating its 36th year of providing quality, week-long, summer academic enrichment programs, the Michigan Tech Summer Youth Program provides precollege students the opportunity to explore careers through hands-on, discovery-based learning while experiencing a mini-version of college life. For more information, please contact Kristi Isaacson, Associate Coordinator of Youth Programs at Michigan Tech at 906-487-2219, klisaac@mtu.edu or Mr. Jim Saari, Western U.P. Michigan Works Director, at 906-932-4059, westup@chartermi.net. This is a wonderful opportunity for our U.P. students, so please take advantage of the scholarship for a full week of fun and learning!
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Gifted & Talented Scholarships Available to Copper Country Intermediate School District Students
The Copper Country Intermediate School District has funding available for high-ability middle school students to attend summer programs in the form of up to $350 scholarships. All application forms and supporting material can be found on the CCISD website at: http://www.copperisd.org/gifted.html. This program is aimed at high-ability middle
school students, therefore the age requirements will be waived for students wishing to attend the Summer Youth Program explorations geared for high school students. All forms and supporting material need to be submitted to the CCISD via mail or fax (906-482-1931.) Any questions can also be directed to Carla Strome at 482-4250 ext. 233 or Loret Roberts at 482-0331. http://www.copperisd.org/gifted.html You can contact us for additional help in getting the application packet at: yp@mtu.edu
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Scholarship to Keweenaw Student for Aquatic Ecology Field Study at Gratiot Lake
One scholarship will be awarded to a Keweenaw or Upper Peninsula student for Aquatic Ecology: Field Study at Gratiot Lake, by the Gratiot Lake Conservancy. Study the ecology of Gratiot Lake, the largest inland lake on the Keweenaw Peninsula. This exploration is designed to be a hands-on, field-based learning experience, offered in conjunction with the Gratiot Lake Conservancy. You will live in a rustic log cabin at Gratiot Lake.
Do the work of a field biologist. Explore such topics as biome borderlands, watershed ecology, biodiversity, food and medicine in the forest, and animal behavior and habitat. Learn about "green living" techniques. You and your group will produce a variety of works throughout the week that will be assembled into a portfolio that you can use to demonstrate the quality and breadth of your experience to friends, family, and teachers.
Be prepared to work outdoors in all kinds of weather and to spend the week living in a rustic cabin. Visit www.mlswa.org/Gratiot-Lake-1508/ for information about Gratiot Lake Conservancy.
For more information about the exploration, http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/syp/display_exp.asp?exp=1338 To get an application, contact Kristi Isaacson at 906-487-2219, or klisaac@mtu.edu
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Check out our new 2008 SYP Poster and Program Overview on our Multi-Media link!
Coming out in the mail shortly (cut and paste these links in to your browser, or use the link below):
http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/docs/SYPPoster2008Pg2.pdf
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http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/docs/SYPPoster2008.pdf.
Find them at the top of the page on our Multimedia tab, under Print Materials: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/multimedia.asp Contact us at: yp@mtu.edu
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2008 Catalogs Are Here
Our web site is now current with the 2008 calendar of programs and our new Summer 2008 course offerings and dates. Applications can also be printed out on our web page. Printed catalogs will be available by early March. And thanks for checking us out! We'd love to have you/your child with us this summer!To view our catalog: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/docs/SYP_Catalog.pdf For a hard copy of our catalog, available in February 2008, e-mail us your mailing address to get on our mailing list. yp@mtu.edu
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35th Anniversary Celebration for Youth Programs
Check out our news item about our Youth Programs 35th Anniversary Celebration August 3, 2007! http://www.doe.mtu.edu/news/2007_SYP_Anniversary.html
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2007 Flash Animation Student Projects
Try these out and see what our students did this year during their Flash Animation course. http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~rsharris/flash/Welcome.html
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Our 2007 Youth Programs Parent Survey Raffle winner!
Jimmy K of Grand Haven, MI is our 2007 Youth Programs Parent Survey Raffle winner! Jimmy received a one-of-a-kind Summer Youth Programs 35th Anniversary gift bag!
Even though the raffle is over, we encourage parents to continue to fill out the survey. We'll continue to use and value the feedback.
Thank you for taking the time to respond to our online survey, for those of you who already completed it. Your opinions are greatly appreciated. We’re glad your child had fun this past summer, and hope they will attend one of our programs again; information for next summer will be available online in December 2007 and our print catalog will be available in March 2008.
We hope to see you next summer!
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Summer 2006 Youth Programs Videos: view on-line now!
Check out our Summer 2006 videos for Women in Engineering, American Indian Workshop, and Summer Youth Programs, and see if you can find yourself, or your child, or someone you know! You may access them through our Multi Media page (link on left in yellow sidebar), or by cut-&-pasting these web addresses in to your browser window. Enjoy!
WIE
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/breaking/2006/Videos/Womeninengineering.mov
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/breaking/2006/Videos/Womeninengineering.wmv
AIW
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/breaking/2006/Videos/AIW.mov
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/breaking/2006/Videos/AIW.wmv
SYP
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/breaking/2006/Videos/SYPWeb.mov
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/urel/breaking/2006/Videos/SYPWeb.wmv
http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/multimedia.asp
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Take a Closer Look at : Upper Michigan Wolf Ecology
Come study wolf ecology through field observation! You'll track wolves on foot using radio telemetry, prints, and other signs in some of the most scenic, rugged terrain of upper Michigan. The wolves of this area can be very elusive, but we will get an idea of what this top carnivore's life is like by hiking off the trail, locating old wolf dens, and possibly locating the remains of past prey. We'll see how the recently re-established wolf fits into the area's ecological system by learning about Michigan Tech's ongoing winter wolf predation study. We'll analyze bones from deer that wolves have killed to gain insight on deer conditions in this area. In addition, we'll make track casts of different species and learn other observational skills that apply to all wildlife field research. In the field, you'll learn orienteering skills by navigating with only a map, compass, and GPS!
Be prepared for long hikes (up to 8 miles per day) and possibly very buggy conditions.
For more information, please visit the following web site: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/syp/display_exp.asp?exp=1344 For more information information or to sign up for this course, contact our office at 888.773.2655 or email: yp@mtu.edu
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DO-IT-YOURSELF SCHOLARSHIP KIT Now Available ON-LINE!
Trying to find money on your own to attend a Summer Youth Program isn't always easy. We have created a do-it-yourself scholarship kit that will aid you in approaching community businesses and organizations for financial assistance to attend a Summer Youth Program. The kit includes a Power Point presentation you can customize as well as video clips you can show during your presentation. You will also find sample letters, tips, and advice on quality presentations and much more. While you will need to find the organization to approach, and make the presentation yourself, we can provide the tools to help you be successful.
About half of our Summer Youth Program students do come to our programs on scholarships they have gotten locally, so there is funding out there for you, if you look! Good Luck! We want to see you this summer!Check out our web page for assistance in finding your own scholarships locally: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/financial.html If you do not have web access, you can request a scholarship packet by phone at 1-888-PRECOLLEGE or by email at: yp@mtu.edu
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SPACE SCIENCE ROCKETRY at MICHIGAN TECH
Michigan Tech is excited to offer two courses in Space Science Rocketry for summer 2007.
The human race would not have been able to land on the moon or orbit the Earth had it not been for the launching power of rockets. Using tons of fuel for combustion, rockets form an essential part of every manned or unmanned space trip. How high does a rocket travel? What is its trajectory? What should its initial speed be? -These are only a few of the most important questions that engineers have to figure out very accurately before launch. In this exploration you will get a chance to build your own rockets using engines instead of fuel, modifying and improving the traditional rocket kit, and do some of the very same calculations that a control center does. In the end, you'll launch your rockets and compare their results to actual calculations by measuring speed and altitude using a stop watch, clinometer, and rocket math.
It IS rocket science--so come join us!!
For more information, visit: http://www.youthprograms.mtu.edu/syp/display_exp.asp?exp=2256 Contact us at 888-precollege, or at: yp@mtu.edu
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT: Michigan Tech MotorSports
Welcome to the world of automotive engineering! Michigan Tech uses our Advanced Motor Sports competitions to help educate the engineers of the future. These projects will be the basis of your introduction to vehicle design, testing, and development of new technologies for the vehicles of the future.
Undergraduate and graduate students who have participated in these projects will guide you through your introduction to this exciting field, using classroom discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises with the actual vehicles.
For course dates and more information, visit http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/syp/display_exp.asp?exp=4217 For any other information about Youth Programs at Michigan Tech, please contact us at yp@mtu.edu
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SYP video clips now available
Video clips from SYP exploration sessions are now available on the Youth Programs website. In addition, all video clips are available on our newly released DVD. Contact the Youth Programs office if you wish to receive a copy of the DVD. Call 906.487.2219 for more information.To view the video clips, visit the multimedia link on the left navigation bar or click: http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/multimedia.asp
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