UNITE Program

About UNITE

UNITE is a four-to-six week, pre-collegiate summer program for talented high school students from groups historically underrepresented and underserved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas.

Coordinated by the Technology Student Association (TSA) and funded by the US Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP), the UNITE program encourages and helps prepare high school students to pursue a college education in engineering. UNITE provides academic and social support to participants so that they have the ability and confidence to become successful engineers. More information about the AEOP can be found at www.usaeop.com.

UNITE sites are selected through a competitive process. Institutions seeking more information about the UNITE program should contact Hillary Lee, toll free at 888/860-9010 or by email at hlee@tsaweb.org.

The nine sites for the 2013 summer program are:

Alabama State University (AL), UNITE program contact: Dr. Carl S. Pettis

City College of New York (NY), UNITE program contact: Dr. Yuying Gosser

Jackson State University (MS), UNITE program contact: Dr. Francis Tuluri

Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus (FL), UNITE program contact: Mr. Maxime Desse

Michigan Technological University (MI), UNITE program contact: Cody Kangas

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJ), UNITE program contact: Suzanne Berliner-Heyman

South Dakota School of Mines (SD), UNITE program contact: Travis Kowalski, PhD

Texas Southern University (TX), UNITE program contact: Marcia Robin

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (CO), UNITE program contact: David Khaliqi

The nine sites will serve a total of approximately 210 students, recruited through outreach efforts determined by each site.  For more information about a particular site, please e-mail the program contact listed above.

About the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)

The AEOP features Army-sponsored research, education, competitions, internships and practical experiences designed to engage and guide students and teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. From elementary school through graduate school, students of all proficiency levels, interests, and ethnic, economic and academic backgrounds are encouraged to participate in real-world experiences involving these important disciplines.