10/26/2009
09-10-MESA/STEP CALENDAR & WEB LINKS
Advisor Handbook p. 10.1
● Tue-11/3/09 – SLCC’s High School MESA Day, (Redwood Campus, Student Center, Oak Room), 8:00 a.m. Registration Opens: 9/7/09. Register by 10/02/09 with USOE’s Jeffrey Ojeda Jeffrey.ojeda@schools.utah.gov
● Thu-11/5/09 – SLCC’s Junior High School MESA Day, (Redwood Campus, Student Center, Oak Room), 8:00 a.m. Registration Opens: 9/7/09. Register by 10/02/09 with USOE’s Jeffrey Ojeda Jeffrey.ojeda@schools.utah.gov
● Sat 11/7/09 - Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics, Conference for girls, grades 6 to 9, , Mt. Ogden Jr. High. Possible start online registration date 9/28/09. http://www.atk.com/eyh/eyh.htm
● Sat 11/7/09 - U’s College of Science, Science Day at the U, - Students can register online beginning mid-September at www.science.utah.edu. Day runs 8am to1:30 pm. For more information, contact Lisa Batchelder, (801) 581-6958 or batchelder@science.utah.edu. http://www.science.utah.edu/cosdayedu.html
● Sat 11/7/09 – UVU Empowering Your Tomorrow – Conference for boys grades 6th – 12th, 7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.. Additional information concerning this conference, including the registration form, is available at www.uvu.edu/equitycenter, or call Jennie Briggs at 801-863-8498 or contact at Jennie.Briggs@uvu.edu.
● Sat 11/9/09 – Empowering Your Tomorrow conference for boys, UVU Campus. Contact Jennie Briggs at Jennie.Briggs@uvu.edu , or check web site http://www.uvu.edu/equitycenter
● Sun 11/15/09 - University of Utah’s Community Day and Open House. Contact Heather Heinz, hheinz@sa.utah.edu
● Tue- 11/24/09 - U’s College of Science Frontiers of Science Lectures: Aline W. Skaggs Biology Building. Free and open to public. Tickets required. RSVP for tickets with COS at 801.581.6958. “On Evolution and Geologic Time Scales”, Frank H Brown, Distinguished Professor of Geology and Geophysics, U of U. For more information contact Lisa Batchelder, (801) 581-6958 or batchelder@science.utah.edu.
● (Holly, Specific date pending) – ATK Static Firing at Promontory Point. Contact Holley Lamb Holly.Lamb@ATK.com
● Wed 12/9/09 - Intermountain Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, U of U, registration deadline.http://web.utah.edu/newstudents/IJSHS.htm
● Fri Dec ‘09 (Specific date pending) - Outstanding MESA Teacher Application.
● Fri 1/8/10 - Intermountain Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, U of U, Research Paper Deadline http://web.utah.edu/newstudents/IJSHS.htm
● Fri Jan 15, 2010 – MESA Scholarship Applications due to Jeff Ojeda. See pages of Advisor/Counselor Handbook, pp. 1-3 for information or call (801) 538-7945. An electronic copy of the application at jeffrey.ojeda@schools.utah.gov.
● Sat 2/20/10 Science Olympiad, Weber State University- OUR FIRST SOUTHERN UTAH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT CEDAR HIGH SCHOOL. More information will be posted soon. http://departments.weber.edu/sciencecenter/ScienceOlympiad/Olympiadpage.htm
● Feb 2010 (Specific date/location pending) - Utah Engineering Council Banquet for MESA Outstanding Teacher
● Feb 2010 (exact date TBA) - JETS/TEAMS Competition, University of Utah Union Building, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Annual competition. TEAMS is an annual theme-based competition giving students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to discover engineering and how they can make a difference in the world. Students work together in groups of four to eight and answer engineering questions related to the theme. The 2010 them is “Water, Water Everywhere”. Visit www.jets.org/teams/index.cfm for more information. Contact: Deidre Schoenfeld, dschoenfeld@coe.utah.edu
● (Specific date/location pending) Sun-Sat Feb 2010, National Engineering Week, -- http://www.eweek.org/index.shtml
● Sat 3/6/10 - Science Olympiad, Weber State University - OUR FIRST NORTHERN UTAH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL. More information will be posted soon
http://departments.weber.edu/sciencecenter/ScienceOlympiad/Olympiadpage.htm
● Sat 3/6/10 - Expanding Your Horizons conference for girls, UVU Campus Contact Jennie Briggs at Jennie.Briggs@uvu.edu , or check web site http://www.uvu.edu/equitycenter
● Wed-Sat 3/3-6/10 - Intermountain Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, U of U. http://web.utah.edu/newstudents/IJSHS.htm
● Tue-Wed 3/22-23/10 - Science and Engineering Fair at Weber State U. http://community.weber.edu/sciencefair
● Tue-Wed 3/22-25/10 – Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair at B.Y.U. , -- http://cusef.byu.edu
● Thu-Fri 3/25-26/10 Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair at U of U http://www.utahsciencecenter.org/sciencefair/
● Sat 3/27/10 - Science Olympiad, Weber State University http://departments.weber.edu/sciencecenter/ScienceOlympiad/Olympiadpage.htm
● March/April 2010, (Specific deadline dates pending) – Deadline for USU Engineering State; USU Campus, Logan. http://www.engineering.usu.edu/htm/engineering-news/e-state
● Mon April 12, 2010 - MESA Scholarship Awards Reception, Miller Campus, SLCC
● Mon-Fri 3/29/10 to 4/2/10 – U of U’s Elementary Engineering Week, University Union Building 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – contact Deidre Schoenfeld, dschoenfeld@coe.utah.edu. EE Week is open to 5th and 6th grade classes in elementary schools. Take part in exciting activities that explore the world of engineering. Registration will open in January 2010.
● Sat 4/17/2010 – Jordan School District’s MESA RAMA, 10:00 a.m. to !:00 p.m., South Towne Mall, Sandy, Utah. Attendance open to all schools and the public. Features exhibits and hands on activities by Jordan’s MESA middle schools and high schools in science and math as well as exhibits from several outside organizations.
● Sat 4/24/10 - University of Utah’s Open House. Contact Heather Heinz, hheinz@sa.utah.edu
● Fri 4/30/10 - U’s Mechanical Engineering Design Day, U of U Union. Time TBA. Design Day is open to all high school students. Senior ME students will showcase their senior design projects. Contact Cameron Graham, cameron.graham@utah.edu .
● Sat May 1st –Application deadline for Academy at Boise State University- e-Camp - Grades 8-9; and Engineering Academy at Boise State University- e-Girls - Grades 9-10;
●Fri, May 2010 (Specific dates pending) - Physics Day at Lagoon,- http://129.123.12.38/
● June 6-8, 2010 Engineering Academy at Boise State University- e-Camp - Grades 8-9;
Students who are currently in 8th or 9th grade can use hands-on activities and projects involving self discovery, cooperative learning, critical thinking, and problem solving while living on campus in a college dormitory. All food, housing and recreational activities are provided. Cost - $200 (scholarships available). Application deadline is May 1st.
coen.boisestate.edu/K-12connection/SummerPrograms.html
● June 11-12, 2010 Engineering Academy at Boise State University- e-Girls - Grades 9-10;
e-Girls is a free overnight program for girls currently in 9th and 10th grade. Enrollment is limited to 40 girls. Workshops led by Society of Women Engineers professionals and college students may include: Biomechanics of Footwear, Packaging and the Environment, Virtual Worlds with Alice, Solving Forensic Mysteries, Physics of Rock Climbing/Rope Walking, A World of Career Choices, and more! Cost – free. Application deadline is May 1st.
coen.boisestate.edu/K-12connection/SummerPrograms.html
● June 2010 (Specific dates pending) - USU Engineering State; USU Campus, Logan.
http://www.engineering.usu.edu/htm/engineering-news/e-state
● (Deidre, Specific date pending) Mon-Fri June 2010, Hi-GEAR Commuter Engineering Camp, U of U College of Engineering – Contact Deidre Schoenfeld at dschoenfeld@coe.utah.edu
● (Dave, Specific date pending) Mon-Wed June/July 2010, High School Energy Summit, U of U College of Engineering – Contact Dave Richerson at dave.richerson@utah.edu
● All year - Book a “FIELD TRIP TO THE U” or “VISIT TO YOUR CLUB”, your school or the U.
Contact: Deidre Schoenfeld, dschoenfeld@coe.utah.edu . Do you want a guest speaker at your club? Are you interested in the College of Engineering hosting an activity during your club meeting time (at your
school)? Do you want to schedule a field trip to campus with other MESA clubs? Send an email and we will be happy to arrange a field trip or visit to your school
● All Year – Book “Discover Engineering” Display at your School, Contact Jeff Bates, jeff.bates@utah.edu **Please inform Jeff you are a MESA School**. Discover Engineering is a traveling engineering display. Invite your MESA club, science and math classes to take a tour through this exhibit. Hands-on exhibits, demos will accompany this display. This display will come to your school for the entire day. The display is large and will typically need to be set-up on an auditorium stage, library or gym.
