Who We Are
Engineering Student Services (ESS) is dedicated to the recruitment of students to the academic disciplines within the School of Engineering. We are committed to academic excellence and to the success of students by providing academic resources, leadership, and community building; increasing retention and graduation rates for our
UNM School of Engineering students.
What is ESS?
The ESS office is
comprised of several different forms of engineering student support.
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Internships
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Tutoring
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K-12 Programs
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Advising
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Engineering Ambassadors Program
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Scholarships
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Outreach (high schools, college days)
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Workshops
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Minority Engineering Programs
Student Organizations
Industry Sponsors
The
AEOP UNITE Program is a four-to-six week, pre-collegiate summer
experience for talented high school students from groups historically
underrepresented and underserved in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM). Held at higher education institutions across
the country, UNITE encourages students to pursue college majors and
careers in engineering and other STEM-related fields through a program
of focused hands-on rigorous academics, enrichment, and career
exploration. Operating on a two-year cycle (2016-2017), UNITE
targets rising 9th through 12th grade students.
The
University of New Mexico - National Summer Transportation Institute
(NSTI) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation
(USDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a
three week summer high school program. The purpose of the
NSTI program is to promote awareness of Science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM). Participation in the NSTI is
free for students who have an interest in learning more about the
transportation industry, its various modes (e.g., highways, aviation,
transit and maritime) and how they might pursue post-secondary
education concentrating on some aspect of transportation, and the
numerous career opportunities available.
In
the fall, The University of New Mexico partners with Raytheon, New
Mexico MESA (Math, Engineering and Science Achievement) and the School
of Engineering Student Organizations for Math Moves U (Grades 5th
throough 9th).
Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp sponsors many UNM Multicultural
Engineering Program's K-12 outreach activities in cooperation with the
student organizations.
NASA Murep, others -
A vast majority of our minority engineering programs began offering their services to engineering and science students since the 1970's, each in an effort to seek funding to establish a retention and recruitment program for minority students. The primary focus was, and continues to be, to emphasize community building among students by implementing the following:
Cluster minority students into common courses
Create structured study groups for clustered minority students
Provide students with a comprehensive engineering orientation course
Develop a student study center
Develop leadership skills that will lead to successful internships or
employment
Want to be an ESS Sponsor?
There are a number of ways to become an ESS sponsor.
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Summer Programs
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Scholarships
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Internships
