Mizzou Engineering Outreach Events

Mizzou Engineering is gearing up for their Fall 2014 outreach events. There are many great opportunities for students K-12 to learn about engineering. You can find more information by visiting this link. 

High School Weekend (October 17-18, 2014)

Hosted by the Mizzou Engineering Student Council, High School Weekend gives high school sophomores, juniors and seniors a taste of various engineering disciplines and a flavor of campus life. Groups will meet with faculty and current engineering students, work in groups on design challenges and dine in the MU residence and dining halls.

Lego Camp Weekends (2nd-9th grades): 

LEGO Robotics Camps are designed to foster an understanding of the engineering design process through individual and small team challenges to build and program robots using LEGOs and LEGO NTX software. Activities are both educational and fun, and camps feature a low staff to camper ratio ensuring individualized attention.

Mother & Daughter Engineering Day (April 2015)

Mother & Daughter Engineering Day demonstrates the fun and excitement of engineering and computer technology to middle school-age young women and their mothers through hands-on activities. Led by the college’s student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers and women faculty members, participants will share lunch with current female students, hear special alumni speakers and guests, and finish the day with activities at the Mizzou Rec Center and a field trip to the campus bookstore. Lunch is provided.

Engineering Summer Camp (July 2015)

Mizzou Engineering’s Summer Camps demonstrate the variety of things that engineers do and the tools of their trades to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Mornings are dedicated to learning about MU’s engineering disciplines from leaders in their fields. Afternoons offer practical experience in labs and through industry visits, and evenings are spent testing student skills in friendly competitions. Besides trying their hands at solving engineering challenges, campers will experience life as college students and will have the opportunity to make new friends and have fun along the way. 

If you are interested in Mizzou Engineering and would like to set up a visit or need more information you may contact:  

Darius M. Whitaker 

Recruitment and Diversity Coordinator

University of Missouri 

College of Engineering 

W1025 Lafferre Hall

Columbia, MO 65211

Phone: 573-884-3404

Fax: 573-882-2490

whitakerdm@missouri.edu

In the Spotlight...Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University is located in Pittsburg, KS a town with a population of around 20,360.  Pittsburg is about 2hours and 45 minutes from Dearborn. 

One thing that you should know about Pittsburg State is that by graduating from North Platte High School you are eligible to apply for the Gorilla Advantage In-State Tuition Plan.  That is a significant savings.  For more information you can go HERE. 

Here's a tuition comparison taken from the PSU website:

A sample of tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 Academic Year

Tuition and Fees	Gorilla Advantage	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees (based on 10 hours or more)	$2,953	$7,893
Total Each Semester	$2,953	$7,893
Total Each Year	$5,906	$15,786

     Gorilla Advantage students save about $9,800 each year compared to out-of-state rates!

This is the equivalent of a $9,800 scholarship!

PSU has degrees in traditional areas such as nursing and education, yet hey also have majors in areas such as: 

• Plastics Engineering
• Construction Engineering 
• Graphics & Imaging Technology 

 Entrance requirements at PSU are: 

• 21 or higher on the ACT
• Rank in the top 1/3 of graduating class or complete the pre-college curriculum with at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. 

Career Cafe...Engineering

In October we were fortunate to have Michael Kelly, a retired Power Engineer from Black and Veatch as our guest speaker for Career Cafe. Michael has had some fascinating experiences as an engineer.  For instance, he helped with the privatization of Istanbul's electric system. He's also had clients such as Exxon Mobile, St. Joseph Power and Light, Peabody Coal, and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.   He has traveled extensively in his career as an engineer.  Mr. Kelly was fascinating to listen to and many students benefited from his knowledge and expertise.  Currently, Mr. Kelly teaches graduate level classes at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas.