Slideshow: ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Summer Engineering Academies

by Jess  |   

The 2019 Summer Engineering Academies are keeping campus abuzz with activity as elementary, middle and high school students get hands on with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). With ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ faculty teaching courses like "LEGO Robotics" and "Structure Destruction," students are learning important concepts while quite literally having a blast.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Summer Engineering Academy students build wood bridges to be tested to failure during the Structure Destruction Academy in ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s Engineering and Industry Building. (Photo by James Evans / ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½)

  • The impact of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Summer Engineering Academies is growing. In 2018, the number of applications for the academies more than doubled.
  • Thanks to BP's sponsorship, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Summer Engineering Academies are able to offer families affordable tuition.
  • ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½'s Summer Engineering Academies work to be inclusive and reach groups that are underrepresented in the field of engineering.
  • What do parents have to say? 98% of parents would recommend this program to a friend.
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