AHETEMS Summer Camp at the University of Texas at Arlington
June 23 - June 26, 2010
The AHETEMS Summer Camp, is a four-day residential program intended to motivate, encourage and inform thirty (30) incoming 10th grade Hispanic high school students about the educational and career opportunities in math, science, and engineering.
Summer camp participants will reside in the university residence halls to fully partake in the living-learning experience. Female students stay in separate quarters from male students, with adult residential advisors assigned to each group. Participants will attend college prep and career workshops, tour the university, engineering facilities and science labs conducting state-of-the-art research, conduct some exciting engineering and science activities and experiments, and participate in some mind-challenging mini-competitions for prizes and awards presented at the Awards Luncheon. On the last day of the camp, parents will be invited to attend workshops in Spanish and English, the awards luncheon and closing ceremony.
COST
The cost per student to attend the summer camp is $10.00. Students who are selected will be sent additional information along with the deadline to mail payment.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Hispanic descent
- Incoming 10th grade student (i.e. will be a high school sophomore in fall of 2010)
- Minimum 2.5 GPA (unweighted, on a 4.0 scale)
- Resident of Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex or surrounding 50-mile radius.
APPLICATION:
Click Here to Download the Application. Students who are selected to attend the camp will be notified approxmately within two (2) weeks after the application deadline.
DEADLINE:
The complete application must be RECEIVED By May 14, 2010
AGENDA:
Click Here to view the latest agenda.
