Acoff leads UA team at ANSEP Dissemination Conference
By Alana Norris
On the first day, all conference attendees were paired with one of the middle school students participating in the ANSEP sponsored Middle School Academy. The MSA students, who built their own computer the day before, taught the adult conference attendees how to build a computer. The middle school students came from throughout the state of Alaska.
Dr. Viola Acoff led a 10-member team from The University of Alabama at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) 2018 Dissemination Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 17-20.
Conference attendees were paired with one of the middle school students participating in the ANSEP sponsored Middle School Academy. The MSA students taught the adult conference attendees how to build a computer. The finished product worked!
Alabama LSAMP ANSEP Team (from left to right): Mr. Fred H. Stewart III, Principal, Hudson K-8 School, Birmingham City School System; Dr. Viola L. Acoff, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Programs The University of Alabama College of Engineering; Mr. Wade Smith, Group Leader/HR, Mercedes- Benz U.S. International, Inc.; Ms. Ashley Jeter, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Student, The University of Alabama; Dr. Mary Jane Krotzer, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Stillman College; Ms. Kwaishawn Albritton, Civil Engineering Student, Alabama A&M University (kneeling in front of sign); Mrs. Rosemary Robinson, Diversity Initiatives Coordinator, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Dr. Jermall Wright, Chief Academic and Accountability Officer, Birmingham City School System; Ms. Desalyn Johnson, Biology Student, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,200 students and more than 170 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.
