{"181421":{"#nid":"181421","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mission Possible STEM Summer Enrichment Program Opens for Summer 2013 Registration","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter a tremendously successful first year, the Stewart School of Industrial \u0026amp; Systems Engineering (ISyE) will be hosting the second annual Mission Possible STEM Summer Enrichment Program designed to introduce rising 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E and 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E grade high school students to the fascinating world of industrial engineering. \u0026nbsp;This year, to accommodate a larger number of students, the program will be offered in two separate week-long summer sessions from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day.\u0026nbsp; Students will have the opportunity to attend either the June 24-28 session, or the July 15-19 session.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter last year\u2019s exciting response to the program, we are looking forward to offering an additional weeklong session, accommodating a larger number of students than we were able to accept last year.\u201d said Valarie DuRant-Modeste, academic advising manager in ISyE and program director for Mission Possible. \u201cWe look forward to hosting another exceptional and diverse group of students eager to learn about industrial engineering.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMission Possible is open to students who excel in math and science, with a focus on recruiting under-represented minority students. \u0026nbsp;Last year, twenty-four high school students, from schools across the country, participated in the weeklong program where they interacted with industry representatives from companies such as Coca-Cola, Proctor \u0026amp; Gamble, and Caterpillar Inc., and gained insight from ISyE students, faculty, and academic advisors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents can apply through the Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ceismc.gatech.edu\/studentprograms\/high\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E beginning February 2013. For more information about the program or to learn about scholarship opportunities available for students, contact Valarie DuRant Modeste, academic advising manager and undergraduate recruiter in ISyE, at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:vrd@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Evrd@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or 404.894.8405. If you would like to help sponsor this program, contact Nancy Sandlin, ISyE director of Development, at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nsandlin@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ensandlin@isye.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, ISyE will be hosting the second annual Mission Possible STEM Summer Enrichment Program designed to introduce rising 10\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E and 12\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E grade high school students to the fascinating world of industrial engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2013-01-08 11:54:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:26","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"181431":{"id":"181431","type":"image","title":"Twenty-four high school students from across the country participated in the first annual Mission Possible STEM Summer Program.","body":null,"created":"1449179053","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:44:13","changed":"1475894828","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:08","alt":"Twenty-four high school students from across the country participated in the first annual Mission Possible STEM Summer Program.","file":{"fid":"196042","name":"12c3061-p1-003.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12c3061-p1-003_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/12c3061-p1-003_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3430966,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/12c3061-p1-003_0.jpg?itok=mWZvMuMj"}},"181441":{"id":"181441","type":"image","title":"Mission Possible: An introduction to the fascinating world of industrial engineering","body":null,"created":"1449179053","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:44:13","changed":"1475894828","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:08","alt":"Mission Possible: An introduction to the fascinating world of industrial engineering","file":{"fid":"196043","name":"dsc_3906.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_3906_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dsc_3906_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":369012,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dsc_3906_0.jpg?itok=KssoEsJe"}}},"media_ids":["181431","181441"],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"54471","name":"and Computing"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"14836","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"1191","name":"industrial engineering"},{"id":"2748","name":"mathematics"},{"id":"54481","name":"Mission Possible STEM Summer Enrichment Program"},{"id":"169545","name":"Stewart School of Industrial \u0026 Systems Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:vrd@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EValarie DuRant Modeste\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcademic Advising Manager and Undergraduate Recruiter\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-8405\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}