ANNOUNCEMENTS!
2012 Mentorship Recruitment Drive
Earn up to $500 per semester as a Reaching the Pinnacle Mentor!
Students with disabilities who are majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) are encouraged to apply!
Stop by our recruitment booth at the times and locations below, or call us at 646-6051.
Times and locations are as follows:
Monday, January 30
9am-1pm
Corbett Center at NMSU - next to Einstein Bagels, formerly Java City
Tuesday, January 31
9am-1pm
Corbett Center at NMSU
Wednesday, February 1
9am-1pm
DACC Main Campus
Commons Area
Thursday, February 2
9am-1pm
DACC, East Mesa Campus
Commons Area, DARR Building
RASSI Institute 2012
"Robot Revolution"
RASSI Institute is a program held each summer and offers high school students with disabilities the opportunity to explore the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields through hands-on activities and projects. Themes vary annually and reflect current trends of interest in the STEM education and research fields.
The RASSI Summer Institute will be held June 11-15 on the New Mexico State University Campus and will feature all new experiments and hands-on projects for participants. This year's theme is "Robot Revolution" and will focus on mechanical engineering, robotics, and electronics. Students will participate in a number of experiments before designing, programming, and testing their own robot. A number of guest speakers will discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the robotics industry. For more information on the week-long RASSI institute, please contact:
RASSI Program Coordinator
Bryan Lindenberger
bryan127@nmsu.edu
or call the RTP office
575-646-6051
RTP is now on facebook!
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Broadening participation document now availiable
Broadening participation from our sister project "DO-IT" is now available
Download your copy below.
About Reaching the Pinnacle
Reaching the Pinnacle (RTP) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program whose major objective is to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for persons with disabilities. In order to accomplish this, RTP has established a number of avenues through which funding may be used to directly impact students' and educators' STEM pursuits.
The flagship activity under RTP is the mentorship program. Mentors in this program are college students with identified disabilities majoring in STEM. The role of a mentor is to participate in projects set up by RTP at schools, assist with research projects, provide academic support/tutoring in schools, engage in other activities that RTP designates, or implement individual STEM education projects.
RTP also sponsors Summer Science Institutes (RASSI) which are designed to pique students' interests in STEM before they enter college.
RTP has educational and professional partners throughout its region (all of New Mexico and most of West Texas). Partner projects are funded through RTP and provide support for Partners to participate in STEM activities designed to meet their needs.
Improving the quality of life for students with disabilities is not just a slogan; it's a mission for RTP and its partners. RTP is striving to increase the number of persons with disabilitiies in the STEM work force.
RTP is providing the means, support and encouragement for students with disabilities to overcome the educational barriers they face in considering STEM careers.
RTP is located in the Ed & Harold Foreman Engineering Complex on the NMSU campus
"This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Continuing Grant No. HRD 0622930."
"Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."
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