Greetings!
This is a great opportunity that our students may wish to apply for.  Please spread the word!
This is an early heads-up for CHROME teachers, students, parents, and others who are involved with students who are exploring or want to explore STEM careers fields !!!
Registration is now open for the annual bus trips to VA Tech to explore engineering and computer science!
Students who are currently High School Sophomores & Juniors (Grades 10 &11) have until March 9, 2020, to apply for participation in the Recruiting Initiative for Student Engineers (RISE) series of free bus trips to the campus of VA Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Sophomores who register and are accepted for RISE will attend the Spring Football Game and College of Engineering (COE) tailgate on the campus of VA Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Juniors who register and are accepted for RISE will attend the Engineering Open House on the campus of VA Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Both sophomores and juniors will be invited back to a series of career awareness events and activities sponsored by the VT COE up through their senior year of high school. Food and lodging, as well as transportation for students traveling from Tidewater, Richmond, and Northern Virginia,  are provided free of charge.
RISE is sponsored by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) Office in the VT College of Engineering (COE). CEED has historically provided encouragement and support to engineering students, focusing on attracting and supporting under-represented populations (especially minorities and girls) pursuing engineering and computer science career fields.
RISE – High School Sophomores
One-day trip to the VA Tech College of Engineering and the Spring Football Game (COE tailgate & football game)
Saturday, April 18, 2020
The application deadline is March 9, 2020
Apply here: https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise/sophomores.html
 
RISE – High School Juniors
Overnight trip to the VA Tech College of Engineering Open House
Sunday, March 29 – Monday 30, 2020
The application deadline is March 9, 2020
 
Apply here: https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise/juniors.html
For more information about VA Tech CEED Office Pre-College RISE Programs, visit: https://eng.vt.edu/ceed/ceed-pre-college-programs/rise.html