Editors: Construction of the electric/rocket-powered land vehicle is still in progress. Contact Janet DeGrazia, (303) 735-4763, to arrange photos or for information.
With two new scholarships and several new partnerships, the Pre-Collegiate Development Programs at the University of Colorado at Boulder are continuing to expand their services.
In the past, high school seniors participating in the Pre-Collegiate programs at any one of the CU campuses who enrolled at CU-Boulder were provided a LEAD (Leadership, Excellence, Achievement, and Development) scholarship for $1,000 a year.
At the end of this summer, Pre-Collegiate will have two $10,000 LEAD scholarships earmarked for its seniors. The Pre-Collegiate summer program began June 18th and runs through July 20th.
Each scholarship will be awarded to one student and will be distributed over four years. One of the scholarships is being funded by the Parents Association and represents the first time the group has given scholarship money specifically for Pre-Collegiate seniors.
Â鶹ÒùÔº participating in this year's summer program also have benefited from several new partnerships. Pre-Collegiate has expanded on its already successful relationship with the journalism school by teaming up with both the business and engineering colleges.
In addition to working on a summer newsletter, students had the option of taking an introductory business class or helping build an electric/rocket-powered land vehicle through the engineering college's integrated teaching and learning lab.
One of the students participating in the engineering class is Michael Monsalve. "The class has been very informative and gives a good view of what college is like," said Monsalve. "Because you only have one chance to work on the car, you really want to do a good job and devote yourself to it. I believe it's been a good addition to Pre-Collegiate and has definitely been of value to me."
CU-Boulder's admissions office also will offer early admission for the first time to seniors participating in Pre-Collegiate at any one of the CU campuses.
According to program director Johanna B. Maes, "These new initiatives will give our students more opportunities to prepare for college and will make CU a more attractive option for these highly sought-after seniors. And even with all the options they have for attending school, 42 Pre-Collegiate seniors from across the University of Colorado system will be coming to Boulder in the fall. That's our largest incoming class ever."