*2008
Major Events *2007 Major Events*
*P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Brochure
The Burroughs Wellcome-funded
Pre-College Experiences for Reaching Students
Interested in Science Teaching
(P.E.R.S.I.S.T.) Project
The
P.E.R.S.I.S.T. PLEDGE
(Written and Presented By Dr. Leon Rouson)
I pledge
to become competent, compassionate, cooperative, and committed
science or mathematics teacher.
I promise to promote diversity, truth, and opportunity for all students.
I will uphold
all of these standards and principles as I prepare to enter a career
in
teaching science or mathematics.
To
learn more about the NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Program
To learn more
about the NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Program, please click here for
the P.E.R.S.I.S.T. brochure in pdf
format.
First
Annual P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Banquet - Celebrating the Success of P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Scholars
On Saturday, June 28, 2008, NC-MSEN PCP hosted their First Annual P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Banquet at The William And Ida
Friday Center For Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. There were
approximately 100 guests including P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Scholars, P.E.R.S.I.S.T. teacher advisors, P.E.R.S.I.S.T. PCP Coordinators,
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund representative,
The UNC General Administration, and NC-MSEN staff. Please click
here and check out a PowerPoint slide show filled with
pictures taken at the Banquet and a
press release.
UNC
Charlotte (UNCC) NC-MSEN PCP and P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Student was Featured
in the Charlotte Observer
"Teen Advocates, Future Politicians"
David
McKee, one of the UNCC NC-MSEN PCP students who also participates in
the
P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Program expressed his interest in becoming a U.S. Senator.
To view his
video blog, please visit http://videos.charlotte.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1763848.
David is the one at the end of the video.
Congratulations
to Several UNC Charlotte (UNCC) NC-MSEN PCP and P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Students
for Participating
and Winning at the Regional Science Fair
Several UNC Charlotte NC-MSEN PCP and P.E.R.S.I.S.T. students participated
and won in the Regional Science Fair held at UNCC
on February 23, 2008. Amber Roberts, Laura Lee, Avis Hall, and Matthew
Moore, all are UNCC PCP students who participate in the
Research Experience (formerly PREP) for 11th and 12th grade, were placed
in the Regional Science Fair. Amid the four students, both
Amber Roberts and Laura Lee will move onto the INTEL Competition in
Atlanta. Amber will compete individually while Laura will
compete with a partner. In addition, two of UNCC P.E.R.S.I.S.T. students,
Brandon Scott and Bobby Lee were also placed in the
Regional Science Fair. All of the students aforementioned will participate
in the State Science Fair on March 15, 2008. Please click
the following link to read about their press release.
2007
NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Fall Leadership Program
Seven of Winston-Salem
State University (WSSU) P.E.R.S.I.S.T. students attended the "Future
Teachers Conference" held at
UNC Charlotte (UNCC) on Saturday, November 17, 2007. Students not only
had a wonderful opportunity touring the College
of Education at UNCC but also gained a wealth of "inside"
information about being a teacher. Below are some of the snapshots
provided by WSSU PCP taken at the conference.
2007
NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Fall Leadership Program
There
were approximately 50 people attending the 2007 NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Fall Leadership Program at Penn 4-H Center in Reidsville, NC. The event
was a total success.
From the evaluation we received after the event, we did not have a single
student indicated anything
negative about the event activities. The survey responses were overwhelmingly
positive. To take a
visual tour back to the event on that day, please click here
to see a PowerPoint slide show by
clicking "slide show" and then "view show" at the
top of the screen.