Union College EDGE Workshop Residential Summer Program for

Union College EDGE Workshop Residential Summer Program for High School Girls Interested in Engineering Cherrice Traver Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Program Overview • • • First offering: 2002 Eligibility: Girls in grades 10 -12 Enrollment: 14 -22 Usually offered the last two weeks in July Tuition – has varied depending on grant funding, currently $2000 with opportunity for 50% scholarships NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Objectives What do Engineers do? What is Engineering? Can I do Engineering? Would I like Engineering? What are the Engineering options? NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Main Program Components • Classroom Modules – Engineering Design Studio – Embedded Systems – Communications • Field Trips – Center for Disability Services (project customers) – Dinner/speed mentoring with women engineers – Industry tours (GE Wind Power and GE Global Research Center in 2017) • Design Project • Social Activities NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Engineering Design Studio • Professor Bill Keat • Design process project NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Embedded Systems • Professor Cherrice Traver • Microcontroller programming • Interfacing sensors and motors NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Communications • • Gail Keraga Team collaboration Presentations Technical writing NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Project with Center for Disability Services NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Engineering Workplace NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Networking with Women Engineers NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Social Activities NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Having Fun…. “This camp was definitely the highlight of my summer and one of the best experiences I have ever had. ” NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Typical Past Feedback "It has given me the confidence to know that the issues and problems that I encounter in my engineering courses I can overcome. It showed me that engineering is not as difficult of a field as I had originally thought. I also loved talking to the current female engineers. “ "It is a great time to make new lasting friends. It is just a great experience that anyone should be willing to take to help others and learn at the same time. " "It was a really good experience and preview into what college and engineering is like. " NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop

Questions? For more information and application: http: //engineering. union. edu/edge Cherrice Traver EDGE Program Director traverc@union. edu • Probable 2018 dates: July 15 -27 NYGEAR UP 2017 Technical Workshop