<pre><code>As some of you know, I'm a mechanical engineering professor and I teach at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. This summer we are hosting an engineering camp for high school students going into their junior or senior year. The camp runs from July 24-29th and is totally free to students!
At the camp students will do various engineering projects, including one for a local company. There will be some competitions and a lot of fun stuff too. Students will also tour several large manufacturers and get a chance to meet some CEOs in our area. Each camp attendee gets everything free, housing, food, everything. Each student also gets a jacket and a graphing calculator.
We are looking for some excellent students. If you have an ACT of 29 (or comparable SAT) or higher, you could be one of chosen few. I've already got some students but I have a few more slots open. If you are not too far away from Fort Smith you might be interested in this opportunity. Email me at mreynold@uafortsmith.edu if you would like more information.
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<p>I'm interested but not sure if I could actually arrange it, because I would have to contend with getting kosher food and whatnot.</p>
<p>You are giving out graphing calculators?!
Well, if you aren't well known, then I guess you can only use free status to lure good students.</p>
<p>Do you have a formal website, ie something I could show my parents?</p>
<p>My SAT is 800M 790W 740 V and 760 Math IIC. I actually trust you enough to give you my username and pw for my CB account, but I'm not sure I can/want to go.</p>
<pre><code>We got some extra money from local industries to start this camp and they wanted to really treat the kids well. We are excited to run this camp and we think it will be a lot of fun for students. Given your travel distance and needs, this may not be a good fit for you.
Amrik - I have my PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue. I do not have the P.E. yet, though I am planning to sit for that exam this fall. Most engineering professors do not have a P.E. At Purdue only a couple of the M.E. professors have it.
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<p>P.E. = Professional Engineer. It's a license given out by your state for the practice of engineering. While many occupations require a license for all people who work in that job, a P.E. license is required for only a small percentage of engineers. Civil engineers are the one who typically need it the most since work for the government (which many civils are involved with) must be signed off by a P.E. Most other engineers will do fine without a P.E.</p>
<p>It would be fun to have someone so excited about this but I've already got some of my own students here! How about transfering here and I'll let you help out? :)</p>