IIT OFFERS FREE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Summer is almost here. School will be out soon. And if your kids face another summer vacation with nothing to do, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) may have the answer!
This summer, IIT’s Digital Media Center will again offer free science, technology, engineering, and mathematics summer institutes for high school students across Chicagoland, thru the Discovery Approach to Science Enhancement or DASH program.
DASH addresses a national need to encourage urban high school students to consider science, technology, engineering and math subjects as part of their high school program and to consider university programs as they continue their education. DASH also aims to motivate and prepare students for careers in these areas.
The program includes exciting “hands on” laboratory experiences, led by IIT engineering/science faculty and experienced high school teachers. Field trips and presentations are also included. Ultimately, the DASH program can provide an advanced view for both students and their parents into the world of collegiate students in engineering and science.
The DASH program recently received a significant grant from the Frankel Foundation and the four-week program is free to high school students and open to all college-bound students who have completed the 9th, 10th or 11th grades. The DASH program will run from July 7-August 2, 2003, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. on IIT’s main campus.
Students can visit this website at http://dmc.iit.edu and obtain more detailed information on the program. They can also download the program applications in Adobe PDF format (http://dmc.iit.edu/dash/). Applications must be received by June 25, 2003.
For more information, contact Chris Pinto at IIT’s Digital Media Center at 312.567.8839 or via e-mail at dmc@iit.edu
Founded in 1890, IIT is a Ph.D.-granting technological university awarding degrees in the sciences, mathematics and engineering, as well as architecture, psychology, design, business and law. IIT’s interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum prepares the university’s 6,200 students for leadership roles in an increasingly complex and culturally diverse global workplace.
