Challenge X 2006

Outreach Program Report # 3

Team:University of Michigan

Name of Outreach Coordinator: Jennifer Kott

Dedicated Outreach Coordinator (Y/N): Y

If no, please list other role the O.C. has on your team:

Date posted:03/29/2006

Participating in the following special Outreach Award(s):

I.Outreach Plan

  • No Changes

II.Outreach Activity Summary

Please fill in the following chart to summarize your team’s outreach activities since your last outreach report. Please be brief; you will provide detail for each activity in the next section

Category / Activity / Event Date/Time / Location / Participants and Audience
Website Development / Brand new website / March 2006 / Jennifer Kott
K-12 Outreach / Southeaster Michigan Junior Science and Humanities Symposium / March 10, 2006 / WayneStateUniversity / Team Radar: Steve Scott
K-12 Outreach / Engineering Experience / March 18, 2006 / ProfessionalEducationBuilding / Outreach Coordinator: Jennifer Kott. Students and parents from all over metro-Detroit, local companies, and engineering students from the University of Michigan
  1. Outreach Activity Detail
  1. K-12 Outreach

Please provide a written description with additional details for eachK-12 outreach activitylisted in Section II. Please number your events below.

1.K-12 Activity name: Engineering Experience Date/Time: March 18, 2006

Location:ProfessionalEducationBuilding

Team participants: Jennifer Kott

Audience: metro Detroit high school students and parents

Activity description/details: Questioned by parents about how to get children

involved in the computer sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Key Messages Covered:The half-day program was designed to help high

school juniors and seniors explore the fields of engineering and computer sciences.

  1. K-12 Activity name: Southeastern Michigan Junior Science and

Humanities SymposiumDate/Time:March 10, 2006

Location: ProfessionalEducationBuilding

Team participants: Steve Scott

Audience: high school students involved in advanced mathematics and sciences

Activity description/details: presentation to all of the students regarding the

University of Michigan’s ChallengeX team

  1. Website

Brand new website (

  • Page for recruiting new members
  • Page with sponsors logos with links to their websites
  • Team member information with students and faculty (will eventually be updated with resumes)
  • Up-to-date pictures of the current vehicles status
  • Calendar of events
  • Requests have also been sent to the University of Michigan to include the new website on the lists of engineering organizations on campus

Reported by:Jennifer KottDate:03/29/2006

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