By Associated Engineering Press
Mechanical engineering major James Orr expected mentoring to be rewarding, but he didn’t count on being so inspired by high schoolers involved in the summer program designed to prepare them for college-level Advanced Placement courses.
“They are very driven to succeed,” Orr said of high school students who give up three weeks of summer vacation in exchange for an intensive crash course in
calculus, English, chemistry or biology.
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.
Author: Associated Engineering Press / Posted on: October 2, 2014 / Posted in: In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students
