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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Gabriela Maria Morales, University of South Carolina Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina; William Rigoberto Mercado, University of South Carolina

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of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) studying Computer Science, soon to graduate in December of 2021. I am a first generation college student within my family in the United States. I take an interest in learning how technological solutions are utilized and the effectiveness of these solu- tions. Additionally, I want to be able to understand real-world problems and potential solutions to assess these issues. During the summer of 2021, I took the opportunity to work with an early learning organization, The Children’s Center (TCC), in South Carolina. Continuing the project started by a peer at USCB and working with another peer the summer of 2021, I learned the importance of working with real world problems and

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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

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Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University

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lectureseries by STEM faculty and researchers across all partner institutions and collaborating industrypartners. At the end of the summer, students write a project report while teachers complete theirlesson plans and associated activities. The REU/RET teams present their work at a virtual researchsymposium coordinated by the lead institution. They also create a video ‘elevator pitch’ on theirexperience that is made available on the program website. All students are encouraged to continuetheir research at their home institution. The top 9 students across the whole program are selectedto receive stipends during the academic year specifically for this purpose.High school teachers are often tasked with providing quality education with very few resources