About this camp…
Learn about the world of engineering through this impactful, one-week camp! This week-long residential camp, designed for students from underrepresented and underserved populations, uses the B.L.A.C.K. – Building Leaders through Analysis, Conceptualization, and Knowledge experience to explore engineering through the following lenses:
Building – students will learn and practice the engineering design process through hands-on projects
Leaders – students will develop and practice oral and written communication skills to prepare them as future leaders
Analysis – students will understand how to analyze information and data relevant to solving engineering problems
Conceptualization – students will create and design ethical engineering solutions
Knowledge – students will build upon their current math, physics, and science courses to expand their understanding of these concepts in relation to engineering
Scholarship
Camp applicants will hear back by April 12 at the latest on the status of their application.
The College of Engineering is offering full scholarships (day camp + overnight costs) to 25 select campers. If your student would like to be considered for this camp and the associated scholarship, please complete this brief SURVEY (Opens in a new window).
Prerequisites
Some basic knowledge of math and physics may be helpful, but this course is designed for high school students with little to no experience in engineering.
Instructor
Dr. Racheida S. Lewis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering. She has been recognized as a Gates Millennium Scholar, GEM Associate Fellow, New Horizon Scholar, and a 2019 inductee into the Bouchet Honor Society. She completed her doctoral work at Virginia Tech where she focused on the impact matriculation structures have on self-efficacy development in electrical and computer engineering students. As well, she received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia respectively. Racheida believes in creating a diverse engineering field and strives to do so through connecting with teaching, and mentoring future engineers. She has devoted her life to this mission through her leadership and lifetime membership in the National Society of Black Engineers. Ultimately, Racheida aspires to bridge together research and pedagogy within the academy to improve engineering education within the field and across disciplines. This is Racheida’s fourth year as a Summer Academy Instructor.
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