2023 3D Printed Bridge Competition

YOU'RE INVITED TO COMPETE IN

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S

High School Division

Sunday, April 30, 2023

NJIT Campus Center

This competition will allow students to familiarize themselves with the process of being presented with a problem statement, determining a workable solution, and physically producing their design. Students will demonstrate teamwork, organization, analytical skills, and creativity throughout the process of the competition. Teams should include the various skill sets needed: structural, computer, and a good sense of style!  The Time Line: - Town Hall* - Friday, January 13 at 12 pm - Webex - Town Hall* - Friday, February 17 at 12 pm - Webex - Submit Bridge Design - Friday, March 10 to william.h.pennock@njit.edu - Competition Date - Sunday, April 30 | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | NJIT Campus Center *Town Halls are your opportunity to ask questions about the competition and the rules! Town halls will be recorded and posted to the competition website. What You Need: 1. Three - Five Student Team 2. One team mentor - The mentor should be able to help the students with the bridge design process (an industry mentor may be provided by the competition) 3. Submit registration form - https://forms.gle/xFTam2TSWXBH3v7p8 4. Submit team information packet - Due on or before February 17, 2022. -  click here.  Competition Rules: TBA Prizes in the form of 3D Printers: Overall 1st Place - Valued at $1,000  Overall 2nd Place - Valued at $500 Plus Plaques will be awarded for these categories (1st and 2nd): i. Least Support Material ii. Fastest Assembly Time iii. Stiffest Bridge iv. Best Aesthetics v. Best Presentation Plus All participants will receive a certificate of participation If you have any general questions, please email Valerie Batista at valerie.j.batista@njit.edu If you have any questions regarding the bridge design rules, please email Prof. William Pennock at william.h.pennock@njit.edu. Registration Fee: $150.00 (due February 17) Please make all checks payable to NJIT and the note to 3D Printed Bridge. Send checks to CEE Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Colton Hall Room 200, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102

REGISTER HERE

If you have trouble clicking or viewing the registration button - https://forms.gle/xFTam2TSWXBH3v7p8

2022 High School Poetry Contest - Still Accepting Submissions!

Accepting submissions November 1–30, 2022

Do you love to write poetry? Then here's a great opportunity for you! Submit to the 17th Annual Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers contest, presented by the Kenyon Review, one of the country’s most respected literary magazines. If you are the winner or one of the two runners-up, your poem will be published in our magazine and on our website. In addition, the winner receives a full scholarship to the 2023 Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop next summer. It’s easy to enter: Go to kenyonreview.org/groddprize. Submission button will be live November 1–30, 2022. High school sophomores and juniors only, please. Limit of one unpublished poem and one entry per person. No submission fee, it’s free! Can’t wait until summer for a writing workshop? Our Young Writers Winter Online Workshops are now accepting applications. The application deadline is December 15, so apply now! Click here for more information.

SUBMIT NOW!

Discover Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs 2023

Carnegie Mellon's Pre-College Programs offers world-class instruction on a beautiful university campus! We invite you to learn more about our programs and how they can help your students prepare for the college experience while exploring their educational and career options. Our programs vary in length and all offer scholarships. Programs begin in July 2023. 

Our application opens on December 1, but you and your students can register for our upcoming virtual Discover Sessions now! You'll have an opportunity to hear from our academic Program Directors as well as our Student Affairs staff. Please consider joining us by registering HERE!

Discover Sessions 2023

Computational Biology
Tuesday, December 13, 7:00-8:00PM EST

National High School Game Academy (includes Art and Music components)
Wednesday, December 14, 7:00-8:00PM EST

AI Scholars, Computer Science Scholars, and Summer Academy for Math and Science
Thursday, December 15, 7:00-8:30PM EST

Summer Session
Tuesday, January 17, 7:00-8:00PM EST

Writing & Culture
Wednesday, January 18, 7:00-8:00PM EST

Architecture, Art, and Design
Thursday, January 19, 7:00-8:30PM EST

Drama and Music
Wednesday, January 25, 7:00-8:00PM EST

Any questions please refer to Marjorie Dawkins, precollege@andrew.cmu.edu. 

Northeastern’s Accelerate Pre-College 2023 Program Offerings Are Live!

We are excited to announce our Accelerate Pre-College 2023 Boston Campus Programs! 

Northeastern University’s Accelerate Pre-College Programs are designed for talented high school students in the U.S. and around the world who want to give themselves a competitive edge. Our residential Boston campus programs are taught by our internationally acclaimed faculty, allowing you to experience true collegiate learning in a world-class environment. Students gain extensive, hands-on, experiential education in subjects including engineering, health sciences, ethics & emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, and more. These programs allow students to have a true Northeastern University experience. 

While discussing options for next year with your students, we encourage you to share the following links for them to review: 

• A virtual one-pager detailing Accelerate Pre-College programming. We encourage this to be printed and shared amongst your students. 

• The Accelerate Pre-College Boston Campus Programming webpage for students to review our full list of Summer 2023 programming options.  

• Our inquiry form for students to express their interest in Accelerate: Pre-College programs and receive emails about additional Accelerate: Pre-College programming options and virtual events. 

Our application is set to open in early December. The program application includes a financial aid section for consideration for our need-based aid awards. The application deadline is March 14, 2023 or until programs reach capacity. Students that apply by the early deadline of February 28, 2023 will receive a $500 discount on tuition.  

For additional information about programs, application requirements, global campus offerings, and important deadlines, visit our website. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email us at precollegeprograms.northeastern.edu or call 617.373.2200. 

Stevens Business - High School Virtual Summer Research Program

The School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology is offering a paid virtual summer research program for high school students. In this six-week program, students will have the opportunity to work alongside a faculty member from the School of Business and assist them with research in their area of study such as management, leadership or finance.  The final assignment will include a PowerPoint presentation detailing their research findings. The program will run from July 1, 2023, through August 12, 2023, and students will receive a $500 stipend after completing the program. 

Eligibility: Applicants must currently be in their junior year of high school (no exceptions).

Deadline: Applications are due by March 1, 2023.

Notification: Applicants will be notified by April 1, 2023. 

The application packet will include all of the following:

• 1-page essay in which you describe yourself and detail what you hope to gain from this experience 
• a copy of your current resume 
• a copy of your unofficial high school transcript 
• one letter of recommendation from a teacher, a guidance counselor, or a work supervisor. These letters can also be emailed directly to Lindsay Hartelius at lharteli@stevens.edu.  

Stevens Trading Day 2023 - Registration Information

The School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology invites all students in their sophomore or junior year of high school to participate in Stevens Trading Day 2023 - a virtual and live trading competition event. 

In the first phase of this trading competition which will launch on February 1, 2023, students will create a portfolio using Dow Jones MarketWatch Virtual Stock Exchange an easy-to-use trading simulator which provides real time market data, news, and historical pricing information on indexes, listed and OTC securities. 

In the second phase of this competition, the 25 students with the top performing portfolios as of February 28, 2023, will be invited to our campus in Hoboken, NJ on Friday, March 24th, 2023, for an exciting live trading competition event in our Hanlon Financial Systems Center laboratories. 

The agenda of the day will include the following:

• Bloomberg 101 - Introductory workshop on the key functions of the Bloomberg terminal 
• Live Trading Event - Compete against the best of the best high school traders for prizes 
• Market Insight Discussion - Professor George Calhoun, contributor for Forbes magazine, will provide color on the state of the financial markets
• Campus Tour and Lunch 

If you are a high school student interested in the stock market, please register HERE for Stevens Trading Day 2023. The complete rules of the trading game and instructions on how to use the simulator will be provided to all students that register for the competition. 

Please feel free to reach out to Lindsay Hartelius at lharteli@stevens.edu should you have any questions.