Twenty eight High school sophomores and juniors were served from July 13-31. Students resided in the Fenn Tower residence hall. The camp was funded by the Ohio Board of Regents and focused on sustainable and renewable energy. Most students were eligible to receive college and high school credits and all students participated in interesting field trips, recreational activities and community service.

During the 2008/09 academic year more than 2,000 students at thirty-four member high schools were served through Fenn Academy outreach activities. Ten area corporations contributed funds for FA operations or scholarships, and fourteen FA offices enabled staff to provide advising, meet with high school teachers and create a visible presence of engineering in a five county region. Events included Engineering Activity Days at CSU, job shadowing, engineering competitions like VEX Robotics and engineering off campus lectures by engineering faculty. Fenn Academy staff also worked with the UTC to assist with the summer program for teachers.

Ten undergraduate and graduate students representing the engineering disciplines at Fenn are actively involved in promoting the engineering profession throughout the Greater Cleveland area. Ambassadors attend college fairs, conduct personal tours of Fenn and the CSU campus, assist with Engineering Activity Day events, and make phone calls to Fenn Academy students to encourage their pursuit of an engineering career. The Fenn Ambassadors for 2009/10 include John Beard, Katia Dean, Maria Baker, Aimee McConnell, Amrita Samaroo, Bharat Vyakaranam, Maria Hatzigeorgiu, David Raschar, Paul Vinci and Krishna Aditya Kotaprolu.

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VEX Robotics Competition

 

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FENN ACADEMY WELCOMES NEW SCHOOLS AND CORPORATE SPONSORS

The following new schools and companies are a part of a growing partnership to encourage students to become engineers:
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Shaker Heights High School
Lorain County Joint Vocational High School
Richmond Heights High School

 

GOODYEAR PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS YOUNG WOMEN

The Fenn Academy’s recent partnership with Goodyear in Akron led to Fenn’s participation in the Engineering Day for Young Women on April 18, 2009. More than 300 girls from throughout NE Ohio and the Greater Akron area took part in interesting career seminars, met Goodyear’s engineers and heard from guest speakers who encouraged the girls to pursue their engineering career goals.

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FENN WORKS WITH CSU ADMISSIONS TO PROVIDE SENIOR DAY EVENT

The Fenn College of Engineering worked closely with the CSU Admissions office to hold “Senior Day” at CSU on October 14, 2009. The event enabled students from throughout NE Ohio to spend the day on campus, attend program specific events and sit in on a class related to their respective field of interest. About thirty students received an overview of all available engineering programs at Fenn and received a presentation from Dr. Majid Rashidi about sutainable and renewable enenergy. Dr. Rashidi explained his Wind Amplification system, a patented new device designed to capture the power of wind.

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HISPANIC AWARENESS WEEK PROVIDES FOCUS ON ENGINEERING CAREERS

 

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