NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program 2013 Major Events
NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program 2012 Major Events
WSSU
PCP Middle Schoolers Learn Crime Fighting Techniques At Summer Camp
A
cohort of rising seventh and eighth graders from NC-MSEN WSSU PCP are
learning about Crime Scene Investigations at a week-long summer camp
at Winston-Salem State University. To learn more and see a news clip
from Channel 14 News, please visit http://triad.news14.com/content/local_news
/660925/middle-schoolers-learn-crime-fighting-techniques-at-camp.
Elizabeth
City State University - Host of the 26th Annual MSEN Day
26th Annual MSEN Day
Theme: Partnering for Excellence and Innovations through STEM Education
On Saturday, April 28th, Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) hosted
approximately 750 talented
middle school and high school students in an exciting array of competitions
at the 26th Annual
MSEN Day. This event is a highlight in the NC-MSEN Pre-College Program
(PCP) calendar, which
seeks to broaden the pool of students pursuing mathematics and science-based
majors and careers.
NC-MSEN
oversees Pre-College Program sites at Elizabeth City State University
(ECSU), Fayetteville
State University (FSU), North Carolina State University (NCSU), University
of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill (UNCCH), University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), and
Winston-Salem State University
(WSSU). Middle school and high school students participate in year-round
programs at these sites,
and students from all these locations participated in MSEN Day.
Following
registration at 9:00 AM, the participants attended an opening ceremony.
Opening remarks
were provided by Dr. Willie J. Gilchrist, ECSU Chancellor. Special presentation
was provided by
Mr. Rodney Hawkins, ECSU PCP Foundation Board Chairman.
Following
the ceremony, the students broke out into specialized teams to compete
for honors in different
challenges. The afternoon award ceremony began at 1:45 PM. Opening remarks
were provided by
Mr. Milton Bond, ECSU NC-MSEN Coordinator. Special musical selection
was presented by
Ms. Jawuel Brown, freshman of ECSU Honors Program.. Mr. Bladen Gatling,
ECSU NC-MSEN senior student
from Hertford County High School. Dr. Leon Rouson, professor of Norfolk
State University and former
ECSU PCP Coordinator, was the guest speaker at the closing ceremony.
Dr. Rouson, along with
Ms. Umstead, Program Assistant of NC-MSEN PCP, also presented awards
to all student winners.
The overall winners for the daylong competition included the following:
first place - NCSU, second place -
WSSU, and third place - UNCC. The oratorical winners were Kayla Garris
from NCSU and Tabreah Tatem from
ECSU for the middle and high school competitions, respectively. Hundreds
of medals, including gold, silver and
bronze were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning students and
teams. Please
click to view the complete
winner list of 2012 MSEN Day (in pdf). Please
also visit http://www.ecsu.edu/administration/ia/urm/headline.cfm?ID=11716
for a press release.
CONGRATULATIONS
To Carl Smith As A 2012 Recipient of Park Scholarship at NCSU
Carl
Smith is one of the current seniors of NCSU PCP. He has won the Park
Scholarship at NCSU.
Carl will graduate from Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School where he
is sergeant at arms in the ACE Club of NC-MSEN NCSU PCP. He is
a member of Boy Scout Troop 208, and a co-author of a research paper
entitled Nanoparticle Antireflection Coatings on Glass. The research
paper was submitted to the Journal of Optics Letters. Carl plans to
major in nuclear engineering and intends to conduct research in nuclear
engineering. For more information about the Park Scholarship at NCSU,
please visit http://www.ncsu.edu/park_scholarships/about/index.php.
NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program 2011 Major Events
2011
P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Fall Leadership Development Program
A
group of NCSU P.E.R.S.I.S.T. students attending the 2011 P.E.R.S.I.S.T.
Fall Leadership Development
Program at The Eastern 4-H Center in Columbia, NC. The overnight program
allowed participated students to
learn about leadership and teamwork skills, as well as to bond with
one and other and create possible lifelong
friendship. The overnight program was a success based on the overwhelmingly
positive verbal comments we
have received so far. Results of official evaluation will be poster
later. Please click here
to see a PowerPoint slide
show that includes photos taken at the overnight program.
Weldon Middle School 7th Graders Students Get University Exposure by
Participating in the
NCSU
NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP)

A group of 7th graders from Weldon Middle School got university exposure
by participating in the NCSU NC-MSEN PCP.
To learn more, please click
here to read the article.
UNCCH
and NCSU NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP)
Students Received Scholarship!
We
are pleased to announce that Miss Jennifer Alexandra Brown and Miss
Paula-Ann Elizabeth Chin are the two 2011 recipients of the
NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) Scholarship, which is generously supported
by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. They were
selected as the 2011 most qualified candidates because of their exceptional
academic achievement, community service, extra-curricular activities,
and NC-MSEN PCP years of participation. Miss Brown will be entering
Harvard University this fall and majoring in biochemistry. Her career
goal is to become a university professor and a research scientist. Miss
Chin will be entering University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this
fall
and majoring in biology and psychology. Her career goal is to become
a behavioral neuroscientist. Congratulations to both Miss Brown and
Miss Chinn for their outstanding achievements. We wish them much success
in their future post secondary and career endeavors.
Fayetteville
State University - Host of the 25th Annual MSEN Day

25th Annual MSEN Day
Theme: 25 Years of Excellence in Promoting S.T.E.M. Careers and Life
Choices
On Saturday, April 30th, Fayetteville State University (FSU) hosted
over 800 talented middle school and high school students in an exciting
array of competitions to celebrate NC-MSEN’s 25th annual MSEN
Day. This event is a highlight in the NC-MSEN Pre-College Program calendar,
which seeks to broaden the pool of students pursuing mathematics and
science-based majors and careers.
NC-MSEN
oversees Pre-College Program sites at Elizabeth City State University
(ECSU), Fayetteville State University (FSU), NC Agricultural &
Technical State University (MC A&T SU), North Carolina State University
(NCSU), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNCCH),
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), and Winston-Salem
State University (WSSU). Middle school and high school students participate
in year-round programs at these sites, and students from all these locations
participated in MSEN Day.
Following
registration at 8:00 AM, the participants attended an opening ceremony.
Remarks were provided by Elijah Davis and Kristy Mitchell,
FSU PCP Alumni and former FSU Chancellor’s For A Day; Dr. James
A. Anderson, FSU Chancellor; Dr. Leontye L. Lewis, Dean of FSU School
of Education; Mr. Grayling B. Williams, Interim Director of FSU Math
and Science Education Center (MSEC); Mr. Branten Church, Admission
Counselor of FSU Office of Admission; Dr. Leo Edwards, Former Director
of FSU MSEC; and Dr. Rita L. Fuller, Director of NC-MSEN PCP.
Ms. Chenga Howard, FSU PCP Alumni also sang a beautiful song at the
opening ceremony.
Following
the ceremony, the students broke out into specialized teams to compete
for honors in different challenges. The overall winners for the
daylong competition included the following: first place - NCSU, second
place - UNCC, and third place - WSSU. The oratorical winners were
Keenen Evans from ECSU and Tabreah Tatem also from ECSU for the middle
and high school competitions, respectively. Hundreds of medals,
including gold, silver and bronze were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place winning students and teams.
Please click
to view a
video of the opening
ceremony (provide by FSU NC-MSEN PCP). Please also click to view
snapshots taken
on MSEN Day (in pdf). The complete winner list of 2011 MSEN
Day to be followed.
UNCCH
NC-MSEN PCP Tar Heel Team Competed in the NCFIRST Regional Robotics
Competition


Congratulations
to UNCCH NC-MSEN Pre-College Program Robotics team for participating
in the NCFIRST regional robotics competition
on April 7-8, 2011 in the Dorton Arena, Raleigh, NC. The team was featured
in the WRAL news. Please click
to read the news article, see the
picture and videos of their Robot (#3331).
Way
to Go Dianne, Rebecca and the participating UNC PCP students. You made
us all proud!
Congratulations
to NC-MSEN PCP NCSU Robotics 'Dream Team' for Bringing Home the Gold
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Hosted by UNC Pembroke Robotic Olympic Games on April 2, 2011
The
2011 Robotic Olympic Games hosted by Jose D’Arruda at UNC Pembroke
on Saturday, April 2nd was outstanding!
S tudents of our NC-MSEN PCP NCSU Robotics 'Dream Team' represented
their team very well. They were scheduled to
compete in four robotic challenges; however, the team quickly worked
together and designed more robotics to complete
seven total challenges. As a result, the team brought home four first
place awards and two seven place awards. Below are the
team results; however, everyone was a winner!
First
Place Award - 4 Winning Teams:
1.
Alex Chen for the “Over the Wall Bucket Toss”
Please check out his winning design by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/robo/Over%20the%20Wall%20Bucket%20Toss-1.pdf
2.
Daniel Nguyen and Jared Weathersby for the “Dizzy Drills”
Please check out their winning design by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/robo/dizzy.pdf
3. Naila Segule, Caity Caggia, Sorena Dadgar, and Katie Hutchinson
for the “Collect the Cans”
Please check out their winning design by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/robo/collect%20the%20cans-1.pdf
4. Naila Segule, Caity Caggia, Sorena Dadgar, and Katie Hutchinson
for the "Following Lines"
Please check out their winning design by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/robo/LineFollowingchallenges2008-4.pdf
Seven Place Award - Two Winning Teams:
1.
Naila Segule, Caity Caggia, Sorena Dadgar, and Katie Hutchinson for
the "Slalom"
Please check out their winning design by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/robo/roboslalom.pdf
2. Denise Gersch and Amber Raiford for the “Maze”
Please check out their winning design by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/robo/mazerun.pdf
Everyone
was a winner and a team player!!! Congratulations!!
To
learn more about the 2011 Robotic Olympic Games, please click
to read the article (in pdf).
NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program (PCP) Opens Doors of Opportunity for Students
The
UNC Chapel Hill NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) sent three teams (one
middle and two high school) to participate
in the National and East Coast Regional Science Decathlon Tournament
held at Chewning Middle School on March 26, 2011.
Due to budget and traveling constraints from the West Coast teams, the
National and East Coast Regional Science Decathlon
were combined for 2011. The students will earn both National and Regional
recognition at this tournament. The National Science
Decathlon was scheduled for April 23rd in Atlanta, GA.
The Science Decathlon tournament is made up of ten Team Events and four
Pilot Events. The Science Decathlon divides students
between two divisions ‘A’ (9-12th grades) and ‘B’
(6-9th grades). A Science Decathlon team consists of up to six students
and up
to two alternates. This year the UNC CH NC-MSEN PCP teams consisted
of five (5) students and no alternates. Students received
National and East Coast medals for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in a given
Team or Pilot Event. The top three teams with the most overall
points received trophies. The UNCCH NC-MSEN PCP high school teams won
1st and 2nd place overall trophies.
There
is an article in the Herald Sun (See link below) written about the National
Science Decathlon and several UNCCH NC-MSEN
PCP students were featured. The pictures in the article are some of
the UNCCH NC-MSEN PCP students. Please check out the article.
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story_news_durham/12515070/article-For-National-Science-Decathlon-students---it-s-just-fun-?instance=main_article
Geard
Fossett, an UNCC NC-MSEN PCP student was a 3rd Place poster winner at
the North Carolina Junior Science and
Humanities Symposium (NCJSHS) that was held on March 20-21, 2011 at
the UNC Charlotte Center for Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. The title of his research
was “Developing a Solar Energy Harvesting System
for Wireless Sensors.” For six weeks in summer 2010, Geard worked
with Dr. Robert Cox in the Department of Electrical &
Computer Engineering on the campus of UNC Charlotte.
Congratulations
to Geard!
To
learn more about NC JSHS, please visit http://education.uncc.edu/cmste/jshs/.
UNCC
NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) Student Won State Award
at the 2011 NC Regional INTEL International Science and Engineering
Fair
UNC
Charlotte NC-MSEN PCP student, Gabrielle Nortey, won 2nd place for the
NA American Water Works Award at the
2011 NC Regional INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair. She
was recognized in the Charlotte Observer for her
award and being part of the State Science Fair. Please click
to see the newspaper clip. (in pdf format)
NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program (PCP) Opens Doors of Opportunity for Students
The
NC MSEN NCSU PCP was featured on Time Warner’s Connect a Million
Minds (CAMM) segment. It was a 5 minute segment.
Please click here
to see the clip or the Weblink provided below.
http://triangle.news14.com/content/connect_a_million_minds/635745/students-give-up-their-weekend-to-learn-science-and-math
NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program 2010 Major Events
NC-MSEN
Pre-College Program (PCP) Opens Doors of Opportunity for Students
ECSU
NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) students are featured on the ECSU
website during the week of November 22, 2010.
Please visit ECSU main web page under the
heading NEWS ROOM and they are featured under "MSEN Opens Doors
of Opportunity
for Students." It details the NASA
Grant and NC-MSEN PCP in general. Direct Web link to the press release
is as follows.
http://www.ecsu.edu/administration/ia/urm/headline.cfm?ID=11480
UNC
Charlotte (UNCC) NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP) Student on Fox News
Rising
On
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, nine of UNCC NC-MSEN Pre-College Program (PCP)
students participated in the GIS Day 2010
at Sprit Square in Charlotte, NC. Please take a moment to look at the
interview of one of the participating UNCC PCPstudents,
Mallory Finch, on Fox News Rising.
http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/top-stories/Where-in-the-World-is-Wilson-108678319.htm
To
learn more about the GIS Day, please visit
http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/GeospatialInformationServices/gisday/Pages/default.aspx.
NC-MSEN
PCP P.E.R.S.I.S.T. First Fall Leadership Conference was featured in
the
The Public School Forum's Friday Report on October 8, 2010
Forum
News…
Teaching Fellows Program Collaborates with NC MSEN to Encourage Students
to Pursue Science and
Mathematics Teaching Careers
For the past three years, the Public School Forum’s Project Teach
initiative has sought to broaden its outreach efforts
beyond identifying and preparing prospective minority Teaching Fellows
candidates within its 24 school system target
zone. Danny Bland, the Forum’s Director of Teacher Recruitment
and Coordinator for Project Teach, has reached out to
and worked with various college preparatory programs and institutional
initiatives statewide. Partnerships have been
forged with programs such as GEAR-UP, AVID, FTA, the Teacher Cadet Program,
and the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC).
The latest collaborative effort culminated on Saturday October 2nd with
the NC MSEN PERSIST Scholars Fall Leadership Conference
themed, “Pathways to Teaching”. Mr. Bland assisted Dr. Rita
Fuller, NC MSEN Director and Mr. Braska Williams, NC State University
MSEN Site Coordinator in planning the conference for 55 high school
students from across the state participating in the PERSIST
Scholars Program. The conference was held at the Friday Institute on
NC State University’s Centennial Campus from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00
p.m.
Pre-College Experiences to Recruit Students Into Science Teaching is
a science and mathematics teacher recruitment program for high
school students with high potential, but who may not have been encouraged
to pursue mathematics or science teaching as a career. It is
sponsored by a Burroughs Welcome Fund grant to the North Carolina Mathematics
and Science Education Network (NC MSEN) Pre-College
Program. Funding for 70 participants was established four years ago.
Five UNC campus sites (Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville
State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, and Winston-Salem
State University) started at that time with high school freshmen,
now seniors. North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities
have identified high school freshmen to begin later this month.
From the beginning, one of the goals of PERSIST was to not only encourage
the participants to become teachers, but to also prepare them
to take advantage of available scholarship opportunities as seniors.
The decision to have a leadership conference was made when Dr. Fuller,
Mr. Williams, and Mr. Bland were discussing ways to best prepare the
PERSIST seniors for applying for available teaching scholarships this
fall. The group decided that to simply provide information on scholarships
and necessary application steps would not fully accomplish the
goals of the program. Instead, the idea was hatched to pull all of the
students together in order to provide a more full-service approach.
“Pathways
to Teaching” was about giving the students all of the necessary
information to make the transition from high school student, to
college student, to teacher preparation program participants. The day
started with words of wisdom and encouragement delivered by 2010-11
NC Teacher of the Year, Ms. Jennifer Facciolini, a 1998 Meredith College
Teaching Fellows graduate. The students then rotated through
break-out sessions entitled “Thinking about Teaching” and
“College Matriculation: Requirements for Teaching”. These
sessions were
presented by Ms. Tamica Stubbs, a recent Burroughs Welcome Fund Science
Teacher Award winner, and a panel of freshmen through senior
Teaching Fellows from NC State and North Carolina Central universities.
During lunch, the students had the opportunity to visit display booths
featuring Recruitment and Outreach Coordinators from UNC system colleges
and schools of education.
Immediately after lunch, break-out sessions gave the students the opportunity
to hear short presentations from each of the education recruiters
in attendance regarding requirements for admission and available program
offerings. Afternoon sessions focused on “Professional Teaching
Requirements” and “College Affordability”. Dr. Vincent
Snipes, Winston-Salem State University, and Dr. Elaine Franklin, Western
Carolina
University led the sessions on professional standards and teaching as
a profession. The college affordability sessions were co-presented by
the Forum’s Danny Bland and Mrs. Sarita Broadway of the College
Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC).
The PERSIST students, their advisors, and a few parents who attended
the sessions, left with a wealth of information and the charge to have
group discussions at their campus MSEN sites during their next regularly
scheduled Saturday Academy sessions to debrief the conference.
Evaluations were collected and are now being analyzed to determine participant
satisfaction. Dr. Fuller, Mr. Williams, Mr. Bland and other
conference contributors will meet soon to debrief.
To
check out some of the pictures taken at the Conference, please visit
http://picasaweb.google.com/ced.ncsu/PersistScholars?authkey=Gv1sRgCKeZr73mxKjJdw&feat=directlink#.
To
read a press release, please visit http://ced.ncsu.edu/news/PERSISTScholars.php.
To
download the Conference's program booklet, please click
here. (pdf)
Eden
Tackett, WSSU NC-MSEN PCP and P.E.R.S.I.S.T. Student Participated in
a Summer Fellowship Program in China
Eden Tackett was one of 14 students that was selected from across the
state to participate in a 2- week summer fellowship program in China
in 2010.



University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Host of the 2010 NC MSEN Day
On Saturday, April 24, the 2010 MSEN Day was held at University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Approximately six hundred
(600) highly motivated middle and high school students from seven NC-MSEN
PCP sites participated in sixteen mathematics, science and
engineering events including robotics competition. The overall winners
for the daylong competition included the following: First Place –
UNC Charlotte, Second Place – NC State University, and Third Place
– Elizabeth City State University. The oratorical winners were
Tabreah Tatum (Elizabeth City State University) and Kiana Rivers (Elizabeth
City State University) for the middle and high school
competitions, respectively. Hundreds of medals, including gold, silver
and bronze were awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winning students
and teams.
Please click to view a
movie filled with pictures of the event (provide by UNC Chapel Hill
NC-MSEN Pre-College Program). Please also click to
view the complete
winner list of 2010 MSEN Day.