Archive for the 'Outreach' Category

Alcott Elementary School Visit

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
May 12, 2009

Alcott Elementary School is coming for its annual visit in about a month! We’ll be doing fun experiments like strawberry DNA extraction and taking the students on campus tours. You don’t need to stay the whole time. If interested, please contact Peyton (ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu) AND Andrew (alwong[at]ucsd[dot]edu) with your name, phone number, and when you are available!

ThinkGreen Outreach (W 5/20 8am-3pm)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honors society needs help! On Wednesday 5/20 from 8:30am to 2pm, they will host their outreach event “ThinkGREEN!” to high school students with emphasis on engineering and sustainability. They will host a windmill design/building competition and tours of research laboratories, as well as a mini fair introducing the sponsor companies and student organization on campus. To sign up or for more information, please email Brandon (breynant[at]ucsd[dot]edu).

Engineering Explorations

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Want to help high school students explore science and engineering? Help out TESC with Engineering Explorations! Take the students on lab tours, answer questions about college, and do fun experiments. For more information or to sign up, email Stevie (msharson[at]ucsd[dot[edu]).

Spring Week 1

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Hope everyone’s spring break was awesome! Please see below for all the awesome events happening this week!

1. General Body Meeting (T 3/31 7pm Fung Auditorium)
2. Rock Climbing (T 3/31 8pm Rock Climbing Gym)
3. Student Input Wanted for Department Review (Th 4/2 2pm Location TBA)
4. Bioengineering Day - Register and Volunteer! (F 4/3 1-7:30pm
Cal(IT)2)
5. Operation Balboa/San Diego Science Festival (Sa 4/4 7:30am-7pm
shifts Balboa Park)
6. Greater San Diego Science Fair (Su 4/5 Balboa Park)
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Patrick Henry High School Career Fair

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
March 4, 2009
8:00 amto11:00 am

Talk about your experiences as a bioengineer at the Patrick Henry High School Career Fair! Rides will be provided. If interested, please contact Peyton at ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu.

Lincoln High School Engineering Fair

Monday, February 9th, 2009
February 20, 2009

The fair is in celebration of National Engineers Week. Lincoln HS would like to have engineers from all levels of their career, to discuss a little bit about what they are doing in the field. They have asked us to talk about what it is like being an engineering student at UCSD for a 2-hour commitment. For information and to sign up, contact Peyton at ppaulick[at]ucsd[dot]edu.

Operation Balboa Outreach - Mentoring Students

Monday, February 9th, 2009
February 11, 2009
3:00 pmto6:00 pm
February 25, 2009
3:00 pmto6:00 pm
February 27, 2009
9:30 amto3:30 pm

**We need volunteers to mentor middle and high school students during three upcoming school visits!!!**

We are currently in the process of visiting local schools to help students create their projects and talk to them about bioengineering. Please e-mail Melanie at mdas[at]ucsd[dot]edu if interested in helping out! Click here for more information on Operation Balboa.