NC Mathematics and Science Education Network: Pre-College Program

A group of UNC Chapel Hill NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) students participated and competed in the
National Science Decathlon Tournament which was held in El Cajon, California on May 30, 2009. The PCP
National Science Decathlon Team traveled to California on Thursday morning, May 28th and returned on Sunday,
May 31st. Several PCP students won medals and trophies. Please check out their press release (in pdf) and photos (in pdf).

Jeremy Feaster and his classmate, Dusty Watts, were getting ready to board the plane to London

Jeremy Feaster, a former UNC Charlotte NC-MSEN PCP senior and Harding University senior, who also is a modern day renaissance man
who have completed a summer internship at UNC Charlotte last year in hope of providing purify water in Third World countries. Jeremy is
currenlty enrolling in a study abroad program in Paris, France. This all-expense paid study aboard program is offered to Jeremy by
Georgia Institute of Technology. He will be gone for 11 weeks for the study aboard program and come back to the United States on August 9, 2009.
He will travel throughout Europe. His itinerary is as follows: England to Paris, Paris to Germany, Germany to Italy. He will visit several cities: Rome,
Florence, Vatican City, Prague, and Vienna. He will then travel to Belgian and from Belgian back to England. He will be studying at Worchester College
at Oxford University for the last 6 weeks of his visit.

Jeremy is also a keynote speaker for the incoming Georgia Institute of Technology freshman class of 2009.

Jeremy finished his first semester atGeorgia Institute of Technology with a 3.95 GPA and a 4.00 GPA for the second semester of his first year.
Based on the number of credits earned, he will be a raising junior this fall, which is all within one year of college. He will earn an additional
12 credits while is he is studying in Europe and at Oxford.

NCSU NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) Has Recently Been Published in the Metropolitan Universities Journal!

Two Decades of Success: North Carolina State University's NC-MSEN Pre-College Program
Kay Moore and Braska Williams, Jr.

For almost twenty-five years, North Carolina State University has helped to coordinate a state-wide Mathematics and Science
Education Network Pre-College Program that serves disadvantaged youth in grades six through twelve. The university-school
partnership includes middle school and high school academic enrichment in math, science, and communication through Saturday
and summer academies that focus on STEM activities, an annual math/science statewide competition, and an annual awards program.
The long-term results of the program are impressive: 99 percent of participating students go on to attend college, students maintain
higher grade point averages and SAT scores than their peers, and two-thirds of the participants major in STEM or education in college.

Kyhanna Mcall, a WSSU NC-MSEN PCP senior, received a scholarship given by the Winston-Salem Urban League in the
amount of $500 or her nursing education at UNCG.

UNCC NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) Student Advanced to the National Scienc Olympiad Competition!

Join us in congratulating Jerry Cui, an UNCC NC-MSEN PCP student. Jerry won three events at the State Science Olympiad
Competition. Way to go Jerry! As a result of his wins, Jerry and his team will be attending the National Science Olympiad Competition.

NC-MSEN is the Recipient of the 2009 Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education!

Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education is a prestigious award recognizes and honors
North Carolina organizations that have an innovative partnership supporting science, mathematics and technology (SMT)
education.

Creating deeper understanding by students or community members of SMT topics
Promoting active engagement by students or community members
Addressing an area of need or concern in community or state related to SMT
Being innovative
Building capacity in community or across the state

The 2009 Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education was presented to NC-MSEN at the
Celebration of Science, Mathematics, and Technology which was held at the Embassy Suites Raleigh/Durham Hotel in
Cary, North Carolina on Saturday, April 18, 2009. A video was presented at the Award Ceremony. Please visit http://ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=399&categoryid=3 (click on the combination of NC-MSEN/
UNC CSLD logo in the upper rigth to launch the video). An offical newsletter can also be found from the given Web link.

Please click here for a press release (in pdf).

To see all the pictures that were submitted to SMT for video presentation, please click this PowerPoint presentation here.

Winston-Salem State University Is the Host of the Successful 2009 NC MSEN Day

The 2009 MSEN Day was held at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, NC on Saturday, April 4, 2009. There were
over seven hundred (700) highly motivated 6th to 12th grade North Carolina students form nine of our NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP)
sites across the State participated in sixteen different math or science written test categories and ten hands-on competitions including the
new addition of this year: Robots Maze Competition. The overall 1st Place trophy went to UNC Charlotte, with NC State University coming in
second, and Elizabeth City State University finishing third. This year the gold-metal winner of the Oratorical Contest Middle School division was
Jaelyn Harvey from Fayetteville State University, and the high school gold-metal Oratorical Contest winner was Deja Williams from UNC Charlotte.
Hundreds of medals, including gold, silver, and bronze, were distributed to all other winning teams.

Please click for a press release (in pdf format) which also contains a list of winners (by PCP site) of each competition category. Please click here to
view all the pictures. Please click here to see a movie containing all pictures and video clips if you are interested.

Western Carolina University NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) Draw a Scientist Research Project Program

The NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) 7th grade science teacher at Western Carolina University (WCU), Ms. Liddell Shannon, recently
collected data on WCU PCP student perceptions of “scientists” by having the students at a recent Saturday Academy draw a scientist. She
then interviewed the students about their drawings and compared these data to several historical “Draw a Scientist” studies. Ms. Shannon
recently presented her findings at the Western Carolina University Graduate School Symposium and placed second in the Educational Research
category. A summary of her findings can be found through this link: http://precollege.wcu.edu/23043.asp. This important research sheds light on
the work that NC-MSEN PCP has done and that we have yet to do in changing student perceptions of who can grow up to become a “scientist”.

Please join WCU NC-MSEN PCP on congratulating Ms. Shannon and their students on this recognition!

CONGRATULATIONS to the UNC CH NC-MSEN Pre-College Program students for their 1st (high school) and 3rd Place (middle school)
wins at the East Coast Science Decathlon. They are currently preparing for their May national competition in California.

NC-MSEN Pre-College Program Hosted 2009 North Carolina Junior Science and
Humanities Symposium (NC JSHS)

The 2009 North Carolina Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (NC JSHS) was held on March 15 and 16 at the
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill, NC. The event was a huge success. To learn more about
National JSHS and NC JSHS, please click http://www.jshs.org/ and http://education.uncc.edu/cmste/ncjshs/index.html respectively.
To view the pictures that were taken at the event, please click here for a powerpoint presentation. Please also click here
for our press release.

CONGRATULATIONS to three UNCC NC-MSEN Pre-College Program students, Bria Lindsey, Cherise Hardiman and Ciara Gaither. These three
young ladies were recognized at the CIAA High School Day as 4.0 students. We are very proud of them. Way to go ladies.

A Great Read for Pre-College Students, Parents And Educators:
Yes You Can - A Book Created to Motivate

Yes You Can… is a book about possibility. At its best, it seeks to motivate, inspire and empower young
people to achieve their goal of going to college. This book will be helpful to any student, but it will be
especially useful to those students who have what it takes to finish high school and go to college but who
may be experiencing doubts and negative peer pressure.

Arthur G. Affleck, MEd, JD is the author of Yes You Can. He is an educator, attorney, fund raising consultant,
and writer who has spent most of his career in the education arena. He is also the spouse of Mrs. Dianne Affleck,
UNC Chapel Hill NC-MSEN PCP site coordinator.

To learn more about the author and the book Yes You Can, as well as where you can purchase one, please
check out the media kit, press release (in pdf) and his Web site.

Congratulations to Three Outstanding UNCC NC-MSEN PCP Students:
Victoria Logan, Nashira Blackmon and Tayulor McLendon

Victoria Logan, an UNCC NC-MSEN PCP student and senior at Hardings University High School, has been selected to serve as
a student staff photographer for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, DC. That is an all expense paid trip.
Way to go Victoria!

Nashira Blackmon, an UNCC NC-MSEN PCP student and 11th grade student at Harding University High School, has already been
accepted to Paine College in Augusta, Ga. Way to go Nashira!!!!

2008 NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Fall Leadership Program

There were over 50 people attending the 2008 NC-MSEN PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Fall Leadership Program at Eastern 4-H Center in Columbia, NC. This year besides all the
challenging yet fun activities that help our P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Scholars build leadership, teamwork,
teambuilding, listening, creativity skills, as well as perseverance ability, we also had our first
P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Idol Talent Show. The entire event was a total success. From the evaluation
we received after the event, every student indicated that he/she had not only learned
a lot by participating in all activities but also a wonderful time making friends and enjoying the
nature. The survey responses were overwhelmingly positive. To take a visual tour of the
event over the weekend, please click here to see a PowerPoint slide show (from the top choose
"slide show" and then "view show").

WHO: Middle and high school students, undergraduate and graduate level students who are
building careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC

Eight of our nine NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) sites (ECSU, FSU, NCSU, UNCC, UNCCH, WCU, WSSU) attended the
Alliance Day and participated in poster and oral presentations. Please click to see all pictures at the Alliance Day (in PowerPoint).

Welcome Mr. Milton Bond as Our New Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)
Pre-College Program Site Coordinator!

An NC-MSEN PCP alum from NCSU, Tamara Clegg, is currently a graduate school at Georgia Tech. She recently has a blurb on CNN
about her Kitchen Science Investigators. Please click to view the video clip.

2008 Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Sciences (SCIBLS) Poster Symposium and Luncheon

The 2008 NCSU Summer College in Biotechnology and Life Sciences (SCIBLS) Poster Symposium and Luncheon were held Friday,
August 1, 2008. The closing event was conducted at the McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC. The NC-MSEN Pre-College Program had
six rising high school juniors and seniors to participate in the project. Each student completed a 4-week course and laboratory training that
allowed them to receive three hours of undergraduate credit in one of the following courses: Introduction to Molecular Biology,
Introduction to Microbiology/Introduction to Biochemistry, and Principles of Applied Biotechnology. The students' posters were exhibited
at the symposium. Please enjoy some of the pictures taken at the event.

Affleck, Barbara (UNCCH)
McCall, Kyhanna (WSSU)
Sanders, Ashlyn (NCSU)
Sanders, Robyn (NCSU)
Scott, Ninecia (NCSU)
Shaw, Briana (WSSU)

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 for a PowerPoint slide show filled with pictures taken at the Banquet and a press release.

Congratulations To Two of Our East Carolina University (ECU) NC-MSEN Pre-College Program Students for Earning
Of The 2nd Place in the Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) Competition

Essence Wagstaff (Wayne County) and Erin Sawyer (Washington County), two of our ECU NC-MSEN Pre-College
Program students, won the 2nd place in Technical Merit for their Solar Car in the Junior Solar Sprint (JSS) competition.

NC A&T State University Plays Host To A Mathematics and Science Competition For Over 700 Students: MSEN Day 2008

The 2008 MSEN Day was held at The North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC on Saturday, April 26, 2008. There were
over seven hundred (700) highly motivated 6th to 12th grade North Carolina students form nine of our NC-MSEN Pre-College Program
sites across the State participated in sixteen different written tests and nine hands-on competitions. The overall 1st Place trophy went to
NC State, with Fayetteville State coming in second, and UNC Charlotte finishing third. This year the gold-metal winner of the Oratorical
Contest Middle School division was Justin Williams from East Carolina University, and the high school gold-metal Oratorical Contest winner
was Brittaney Baker from ECSU. Hundreds of medals, including gold, silver, and bronze, were distributed to all other winning teams.

Please click here to view a PowerPoint presentation containing pictures taken at the event. Please also click to review a press release and
a list of all winners (in pdf format).

We are pleased to announce that our 2008 recipient of the William Randolph Hearst Scholarship, which is provided through the
NC Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program (NC-MSEN PCP). With the assistance of a committee of
outstanding individuals, Miss Camille Ruth McGirt from UNC Chapel Hill Pre-College Program site was chosen as this year’s most
qualified candidate because of her exceptional academic achievement, community service, extra-curricular activities, and NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program participation. We are extremely elated that Miss McGirt chosen to major in Chemistry at NC State University
with plans of becoming a university professor.

UNC Charlotte (UNCC) NC-MSEN PCP Student was Selected as a Morehead-Cain Scholar Congratulations
to Ms. Amber Koonce!

Amber Koonce, one of the UNCC NC-MSEN PCP students who has been in the UNCC
NC-MSEN PCP since 7th grade, was selected as a Morehead-Cain Scholar! Amber is the
daughter of Donnie and Masherrill Koonce. She is an 18 year old senior at Providence
High School in Charlotte, NC where she is the senior class president. She is also the 2007
Carolinas Carrousel Pageant Princess and a Girl Scout Gold Award winner. Amber is a National
Achievement Scholar and has been blessed with over $500,000 in scholarship offers including the
$80,000 Morehead-Cain Scholarship. Amber is planning to attend The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill this fall.

There are a total of seventy-nine high school seniors from across the country were named
Morehead-Cain Scholars. Out of the 27, there are five from the Charlotte-MecklenbugSchools
students were named. Amber is one of the 5 students.

Morehead-Cain scholarship pays for all expenses for four years of undergraduate study, including
four summer enrichment programs and the cost of a laptop computer. The value of the scholarship is
about $80,000 for each in-state student.

This year there were more than 1,500 high school seniors were nominated by their schools or applied
for the Morehead-Cain. The foundation and regional committees chose 140 finalists from those nominees
and interviewed each student in Chapel Hill. Students were selected by merit and accomplishments, including leadership skills, academic achievement,
moral character and physical vigor. Financial need is not considered.

John Motley Morehead graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1891 and later founded Union Carbide Corporation. He created the Morehead
Foundation in 1945. The Morehead Scholarship was established in 1951 as the first non-athletic merit scholarship program in the United States.
In 2007, the Cain Foundation gave a $100 million gift to the Morehead Foundation to support and expand the scholarship program. The
foundation and scholarship program were then renamed as Morehead-Cain to honor the Cain investment.

Nearly 3,000 Morehead alumni live and work in the United States and 24 other countries, including Wachovia Chief Executive Officer
Ken Thompson, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and award-winning filmmaker and television producer James Dean.

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.

UNC Charlotte NC-MSEN PCP Senior was Featured in the December Issue of The University City Magazine