Diversity Programs
Summer 2008 Diversity Programs. List provided by Lisa LaRocque.
General
- Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/summerprograms2007-1.htm
http://www.blackexcel.org/summer-progs.htm - College Horizons
http://www.collegehorizons.org
Target: Native American students; rising sophomores & juniors
College sites change each year (2008 programs at Duke Univ. and Lawrence Univ.) - Dedicated Engineers
http://www.dedicatedengineers.org/Resources/summer_programs.htm - Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/fund/hss_summer_workshop.asp - INROADS
http://www.inroads.org/interns/internWhatItTakes.jsp - Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
http://www.qem.org/internship.htm - WECAAARE Education Foundation
http://www.wecaaare.org/pages.asp?pageid=6833
College-Specific
- California Institute of Technology
Young Engineering and Science Scholars
http://www.yess.caltech.edu/
Target: Historically under-represented students in science and engineering; rising sophomores and juniors - Carleton College
Liberal Arts Experience
http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/clae
Target: African American students; rising juniors - Cornell University
CURIE Academy
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer-programs/highschool-programs/curie-academy/index.cfm
Target: High school girls interested in engineering; rising juniors and seniors - CATALYST Academy
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer-programs/highschool-programs/catalyst/index.cfm
Target: African American/Latino or Native American students interested in science, technology, engineering and math; rising sophomores, juniors and seniors - Howard University
Summer Enrichment Program and Recruitment
http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/ctr_excellence/summer_enrichment.htm
Target: African American/Hispanic students applying for admission to health professions in the CPNAHS at Howard University - Lehigh University
Students That Are Ready (S.T.A.R.) Academies
http://www.lehigh.edu/star/
Target: Economically and academically disadvantaged and/or at-risk middle/high school aged students - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITES
http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/
Target: First-generation, historically under-represented in science & engineering; rising seniors - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
PREFACE Summer Program
http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=87
Target: Historically under-represented students in science/technology; rising sophomores & juniors interested in engineering and technology - University of Notre Dame
African American Scholars Program
http://www.nd.edu/~aasnd/
Target: Catholic African American high school students - Latino Community Leadership Seminar
http://www.nd.edu/~lclsem/
Target: Catholic Latino students; rising seniors - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
STRIVE
http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/Strive/program.html
Target: African American/Latino/American Indian students interested in engineering; rising juniors and seniors