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Student Paper Competition

Published May 15, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society sponsors a paper competition for EMBS Student Members (Graduates and Undergraduates). Students should submit their entry to the Conference as a Contributed Paper by 29th March 2012. Each student’s Faculty Advisor will be required to endorse their student’s submission by submitting a Nomination Form between 27th March and 25th May, 2012. Failure to submit the accompanying Nomination Form within the submission window will invalidate the respective student paper submission for the student paper competition.

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Change a Life – Become a Literacy Tutor

Published May 14, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Are you looking for a way to make a difference in your community and are struggling to find an opportunity that works with your schedule? Volunteer to help someone learn English as a Second Language. If you can speak English, then you can make a difference in someone’s life. The Laubach Literacy Council and San Diego County Library’s LEARN Adult Literacy Program are partnering to offer a two-day training for potential literacy tutors. The training is taking place on Saturday, June 9 and Saturday, June 16 from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the 4S Ranch Library, 10433 Reserve Dr.

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Pazzaz volunteerism

Published May 14, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Pazzaz is a nonprofit 501c(3) that provides tutoring, homework assistance and enrichment programs, year round, to low income at-risk youth grades 1-12. With 16 years of experience we have been able to improve the future life-prospects of youth through our Total Child Model which stipulates that a child’s success is dependent on the continuous, intense interaction of highest quality innovative academic, personal and emotional development programs aimed at family support and stability.

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19th Annual Olympics & Robotics Competition

Published May 4, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The 19th Annual MESA Olympics & Robotics Competition took place on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 8:30 – 2:00 pm at San Diego City College.

108 MESA students, staff, and volunteers across the MESA programs at San Diego State University, San Diego City College, Southwestern College, and from Roosevelt and Mann middle schools in San Diego and Southwest and Imperial high schools in Imperial Valley who are part of the MESA Schools Programs in their counties, participated in the competition.
The competition segmented in problem-solving sessions, prosthetic arm and/or robotics competition designed to promote teamwork, engineering and problem solving skill development.

The OLYMPICS competition has teams of 4 students solve technical problems in mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering. The competition is broken down in 3 academic levels.

The ROBOTICS competition uses the LEGO Mind storm NXT 2.0 robotics kits for teams of 4 students to build robots to complete 2 challenges-an obstacle course, and a head-to-head competition.

This year, for the first time, a Prosthetic Arm competition for middle school students was included in the event. Two groups created a prosthetic arm using materials provided to them. The projects were judged on dexterity and design.

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Upcoming – 19th Annual Olympics & Robotics Competition

Published April 22, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Competition for all MESA programs segments in problem-solving sessions and/or robotics competition designed to promote teamwork, engineering and problem solving skill development.
The OLYMPICS competition has teams of 4 students solve technical problems in mathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering. The competition is broken down in 3 academic levels.
The ROBOTICS competition uses the LEGO Mind storm NXT 2.0 robotics kits for teams of 4 students to build robots to complete 2 challenges-an obstacle course, and a head-to-head competition. The exact nature of the obstacle course and battle will be distributed with the Robotics kits after teams are formulated around Spring Break.

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CATAPULT INTO ENGINEERING

Published March 6, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Join us for a fun filled day of hands-on engineering for middle school students, their parents and educators. Students will work directly with engineers while they complete hands-on activities and compete in a catapult competition.

Date: Saturday, April 14
Time: 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Raytheon, 8680 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92123

Register by Wed, April 4: http://raytheon.cvent.com/survey/catapult
There is no fee, but space is limited, so register early.

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Want a free GRE Prep Course AND Community Service Hours?

Published February 24, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The California Forums for Diversity in Graduate Education, planned by a consortium of public and private colleges and universities from throughout California, have been designed particularly to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and master’s candidates who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in doctoral-level programs. The groups include low-income and first-generation college students and especially African Americans, American Indians, Chicanos/Latinos, Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, Asian American women, and Asian American men in the arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences.

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Volunteers Needed! Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair

Published February 13, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The Science Fair provides opportunities for achievement in science and technology for all 7th -12th grade students from San Diego and Imperial Counties. We strive to encourage and reward professional excellence by promoting literacy and educational enrichment in the sciences benefiting students, teachers and schools.

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