What/When:
Cal State Fullerton, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, offers a June 29-July 24 college-level engineering program for high school students.
Who:
More than 60 students from Southern California and across the U.S., as well as international students, already have registered. Teaching the summer program are civil engineering faculty members Binod Tiwari and Garrett Struckhoff, as well as alumna Beena Ajmera ’11, ’12 (B.A. mathematics, B.S. and M.S. civil engineering), a doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech.
Where:
Cal State Fullerton, Engineering and Computer Science buildings
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831
Why:
Engineering Innovation is a program for motivated high school students with an aptitude in math and science, and an interest in, or curiosity about, engineering. Offered on campus since 2006, students learn to think and problem-solve like engineers and have the opportunity to earn Johns Hopkins University credit.
Photo Opp:
The program culminates with a spaghetti bridge competition from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, July 24, in the Titan Student Union’s Titan Theatre.
Registration:
Closes June 1. To register or more info, visit online. Partial student scholarships are available for CSUF faculty and staff members. For details, contact Karla Lopez or Victor Delgado or call 657-278-3813.
Media Contacts:
Victor Delgado, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Debra Cano Ramos