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Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Academy for Middle School & High School Students

Isaac Crumbly, Singli Garcia-Otero

Fort Valley State University

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Since 1993, the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP) of Fort Valley State University (FVSU) has implemented the Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Academy (MSEA). The goal of the CDEP’s MSEA program is to create a continuous pipeline of minority and female students, from eighth grade through Ph.D., majoring in mathematics, science, or engineering.

MSEA targets minority and female students during their eighth grade year – one of the most critical periods of their educational development and growth. The students selected to participate in MSEA are academically conscientious and considered the cream-of-the-crop in their respective schools. These students are recruited from across the country. During each summer (from 8th grade to 12th grade), the students are exposed to advanced mathematical concepts, and hands-on-laboratory experiments beyond what they are taught at their middle schools and high schools. Under the supervision of engineers, students completed various engineering projects. The students also visit other universities, national laboratories and private industries. All these experiences are valuable in helping the students to excel in their educational pursuits.

All the MSEA participants must maintain excellent grades to remain in the program. Each year the students are evaluated to determine eligibility for the academy. If a student fails to meet the required criteria (at any grade level) while in the program, then he or she will not be allowed to participate in the next level of the MSEA academy the following year. This motivates all the MSEA participants to do well during the rest of the academic year.

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In 1983, with the start-up funds for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Minority Economic Impact, the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program (CDEP) at Fort Valley State University (FVSU) was founded. CDEP is an innovative cooperative program between FVSU and private and governmental sectors of the nation’s energy industry that focuses on the recruitment and placement of academically talented minorities and females into professional level careers in the energy industry. The CDEP program established 3+2 dual-degrees in mathematics/engineering and mathematics/health physics with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992) and mathematics/engineering with Georgia Institute of Technology (2000). CDEP Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Garcia-Otero, S., & Crumbly, I. (2002, June), Mathematics, Science, And Engineering Academy For Middle School And High School Students Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. 10.18260/1-2--10360