Outreach Programs

UW-Madison College of Engineering

Presentation at Polygon student engineering society, Spring 2003

Young Scientists of America (YSA)

This program is designed to send undergraduate students to area schools to talk about careers and training in technology, science and engineering.

Engineering Summer Program (ESP)

ESP is a seven-week residential summer program for high school students of color and women. The program explores career opportunities and prepares students for college.

Engineering Saturday for Tomorrow's Engineers at Madison (ESTEAM)

This invitation-only program is designed to allow high-ability high school students to spend a Saturday on the College of Engineering campus. [ESTEAM Links][ESTEAM Web Hunt]

Camp Badger Exploring Engineering Program

One-week residential program for Wisconsin teenagers who will be entering 8th grade in the fall. An opportunity to survey many types of engineering fields and begin to see the study of science and math as a path that can lead to great careers.

Engineering Student Services

Engineering Student Services contains information about academic services, career services, scholarships, housing, classes, and much, much more. This information is available for engineering students from Engineering Student Services staff.

Engineering Tomorrow's Careers (ETC)

A program to stimulate the interest of women the fields of engineering and the sciences.

Graduate Engineering Research Scholars (GERS)

The GERS Committee and the College of Engineering strive to give graduate students every opportunity to challenge the boundaries of the familiar to reach new heights in the exploration of both personal and professional goals.

Opportunities in Engineering (OPPS)

The Opportunities in engineering conference creates an opportunity for outstanding undergraduate juniors and seniors to visit the UW-Madison campus and explore graduate programs in engineering.

Student Leadership Center

Our staff is here to provide engineering students with answers to their questions regarding the many student organizations and programs designed to turn CoE students into effective future leaders. We invite you to stop in the SLC and say hello. Come learn how to get the most out of your experience here at UW-Madison.

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) & Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

The program provides students with opportunities that build on their interest in science and engineering careers. Participants conduct a research project under the direction of faculty mentors and work as members of laboratory research teams investigating problems in engineering and the physical sciences in an academic environment.

Junior Science, Engineering and Humanities Symposium (JSEHS)

JSEHS invites high school students to conduct an original research investigation in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics, and to participate in a regional or state symposium sponsored by universities or other academic institutions.

UW-Madison College of Engineering Distance Education: Office of Engineering Outreach

The Office of Engineering Outreach videotapes selected technical courses on campus and mails the videos to "distance learners" around the world in addition to offering internet-based courses.

Nano All Around Us

Nano All Around Us is an exposition that was held May 29-31, 2003, to host a technical conference and give the general public an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in nanotechnology, discuss its emerging role in key industries today and tomorrow, share methods for teaching about the nanoscale, and experience nanotechnology firsthand through tours, demonstrations and presentations.

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (MRSEC)

MRSEC works to enhance public appreciation of science and engineering through a central theme of "Exploring the Nanoworld" by distributing information to novice learners over the web, making presentations to the public, and contributing to popular publications and media.

UW-Madison Campus

K-12 Outreach Programs

K-12 at UW-Madison features a keyword search by title, subject, or grade level for any resource listed in its extensive database. K-12 Outreach Programs is a gateway to university resources that are useful for teachers, students, parents, and anybody else involved or interested in K-12 education. K-12 at UW-Madison has links to information on outreach programs, partnership programs, events, activities, information on a specific topic, lesson plans, courses, professional development, and much more.

Badger State Science and Engineering Fair

The Badger State Science and Engineering Fair will be held March 15, 2008, at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. Future dates are March 28, 2009; March 27, 2010; and March 26, 2011. The Capital Science and Engineering Fair, a regional fair connected with the Badger State Science and Engineering Fair, will be held on February 23, 2008, in Madison.

Continuing Studies at UW-Madison: Youth Program Directory

Expanding Your Horizons

Middle school girls come to Expanding Your Horizons conferences to learn about the wide range of career options for women in science, engineering and math. Through hands-on workshops and visits to work places, they find out what it's like to work in different careers. Student participants have a chance to interact with professional women who work in a variety of fields. They also have a chance to meet other girls who share their interests.

College for Kids

Students are recommended by school districts to participate in this exciting and diverse three-week learning experience, which develops and challenges the talents of highly motivated students. You interact with peers in creative thinking, team building and problem solving; and gain exposure to campus life, resources, and UW-staff and faculty.

Lilith Computer Group

The mission of the LCG (includes the Lilith computer fair and lilith computer clubs), a grass roots, community based partnership, is to provide fun and supportive environments in which school-aged girls can explore the creative possibilities of computer technology.

K-Through-Infinity (KTI)

KTI, funded by the National Science Foundation, is a program that provides graduate students with fellowships to work in partnership with teachers to enhance math and science instruction in the classroom.

Institute for Chemical Education

Science Alliance: Forum on the Future of Science Outreach

The Why? Files: Science behind the News

UW-Madison Geology Museum

UW-Madison Science Alliance

Wisconsin Center for Education Research: Modeling for Understanding in Science Education (MUSE)

Wisconsin Center for Education Research: National Institute for Science Education

Wisconsin Science Education Foundation, Inc.: Badger State Science and Engineering Fair

State of Wisconsin Links

Wisconsin Department of Public Instructions: Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

This website describes statewide mathematics and science standards.

Other Interesting Links

A to Z Teacher Stuff

actden (Digital Education Network)

AllMath.com - Math site for kids

American Society for Engineering Education: Engineering Your Future

Ask Jeeves

Blue Web'N

ClassBrain

Classroom Connect

Club Girl Tech

Discovery Channel

EarthLab

EdGate Corporate Website

Free Translation

FIRST — For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Full Option Science System (FOSS)

How Stuff Works

The Infinity Project

KidsCom

Madison Metropolitan School District

The Math Forum

mySimon

NASA Quest

National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science (NCISLA)

National Science Teachers Association

Puzzlemaker

Rhinoceros, NURBS modeling for Windows

Science News for Kids

Smithsonian

Time for Kids

WeatherNet

Yahooligans!