The momentum is building for the first ever USA Science & Engineering Festival. The culmination of the festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall (Oct. 23-24).
The White House recently mentioned the Festival in a press release. Tau Beta Pi will be hosting a booth at the Expo. Volunteers from DC Alpha, Maryland Beta, and Maryland Delta chapters of Tau Beta Pi will interact with attendees.
The booth activity, entitled Expanding Your MindSET, will teach how to make a lie detector and test truth statements with a circuit board.
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Tau Beta Pi has been made aware of several opportunities for alumni, chapters, and members:
EcoCAR2: Plugging In to the Future – Fall 2011 competition series to begin soon. For more information click here.
NGOabroad International Careers & Volunteering
Teach for America‘s third application deadline is October 27th
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Finally, to highlight just a few of the many initiatives aimed at improving K-12 math and science involvement, participation, and interest in the United States.
The MindSET Program – Tau Beta Pi’s initiative through hands-on activities to increase the number of 8th graders who complete Algebra I and 12 graders who successfully complete calculus.
‘Inspiration Corps’ led by former astronaut Leland Melvin who is now NASA’s teacher-in chief. Melvin is a materials science engineer and former NFL football player. Read the article here
Iridescent, a nonprofit science and discovery center near downtown Los Angeles, recently held their grand opening.
Read more about the event and new organization
Also, at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology a series of youth science classes are being offered throughout the year to help K-12 students go to college and choose STEM disciplines as their major.
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