Native American Science &Engineering Program (NASEP)

June 1-June 5th, 2009

NASEP ’09 is the…

DAY 1… 8 in the morning

Everything was really quiet.

Everyone was shy.

We were all tired…but excited.

Getting to Know Each OtherWe introduced

ourselves to each other (what our names are, where we go to school, what we want to do in life.)

Think of it as “speed dating” in Movies

9:30 AM More

professional staff showed up to help

Discussed random things about ourselves…

9:31amWe begin buildingLearn about the components

of the computer and how to handle them

“Safety First”

Learning from the best

Learning how to put our computer together from our instructor, Matt.

Building the computerPretty standard not

many problems with the build

Just had to muscle in some pieces.

LunchLunch was a

time to meet everyone.

It was nothing like cafeteria food.

“This Ain’t High School”

After LunchFinished building

the last of the computers

Had some difficulty reading the “map” design that came with it.

Figured it out in the end

Finished the computer!!!

The Test…

All the parts were in, we now had to power up our computers.

Aaren told us to take cover for his.

… So we did.

The Tests

Success!! They

all started!

Uploading SoftwareWe were given

several different programs to install

Very interesting part of the process

Waited for the screen to say “finish”

Careful in handling the motherboard!

Caution: not for children 6 and under, or those with unsteady or greasy hands…

Assembly Required…

This is how it’s done

…..skills.

Preparing us for college

Four U of A students spent the afternoon with us

We met students who were earning their bachelors or masters degrees in civil engineering, biology, and visual communications.

College StudentPanel

Campus Tour

Old Main-first building of the university in 1885

Student Union-place to eat, relax, and seek resources to make college more enjoyable.

Library-public to the community & is the only building on campus that is not red brick

College Prep Scholarships

GatesFAFSA

Majors of interestEngineering, graphic design, law,

forensic science…What can we do now?

Get good grades, learn time management, & achieve in extracurricular clubs & sports.

Practice is only way to get better

Don’t forget to ask questions.

Also, multi-tasking is very important

Be creativeHAVE FUN!!!

Meredith & Ashley

Meredith & Aaren

Abra, Jalyssa & Corey

Keep practicing!

Our first project

Don’t forget to save your projects!

Personal 3-D designs

Each student had to come up with their design.

We used tools from the tutorial to create those designs.

Designing

Everyone worked very hard on their projects.

We also had time to do college and scholarship research

Our Designs

Our instructor, Corey

made this design

Ian designed a guitar pick

Morningstar built a bracelet

More Designs

Luz created a key chainJalyssa also made a key

chain

Aaren designed modern artAshley made a small pencil holder

Rapid Prototype Printer transformed our ideas into actual 3-D projects!

Now it’s time to print!

Dr. Julius Yellowhair

Dr. Marlene Platero &

Dr. Emerson Bitsuie

Guest SpeakersDifferent

Native professionals visited to share their experiences and to offer a piece of wisdom.

AZ Live- 3-D Virtual Reality Tour

We learned the concepts & hardware needed make 3-D work.

We experienced the 3-D ourselves

We had so much fun.

What’s going tohappen next?

WE AS A GROUP

WILL WALK AWAY WITH

A SENSE OF…

As a group and individually, we over came obstacles and challenges

May this experience help us later on in our college and career paths.

Accomplishment

LuzMorningStar

AshleyJalyssa

IanAarenAbra

MeredithDylanChris

Source of Networking

Between the students, staff, & guest

speakers

We have expanded

our network!

Encouragement

You Did

It!!!

YAY!

Whoo-

hoo

Way 2 Go!!

AWESOME

WOW!

HIGH !!!!!

Accomplishment

A BRAND NEW COMPUTER!!!

It was a fun week!!

There were many people who made NASEP possible and we would like to take a minute

to say thank you!

Thank you

UA Native American Student AffairsEarly Academic Outreach Program

Lori Tochihara & StaffCollege of Optical Sciences

Dr. Nasser Pegyhambarian, PI, Dr. Meredith Kupinski, CIAN

Kimberly Sierra-Cajas, STC, & Corey Christensen

Special Advisor the the President Native American Affairs

Karen Francis-BegayAlaskan Native Science & Engineering Program

Matt CalhounSUSD Native American Advisors

Connie Greenburg & Felicia EspinosaTUSD Native American Studies

Anselmo RamonUA College of Engineering

Dr. Ray Umshankar & Peter DruartRapid Prototype Printing

Brian Miller & Lars FurenlidUA Native American Student Panelist

Brandon Billy, Dylan Moriarty, Johnny Nelson, Earlphia Sells

AZ Live Virtual Reality-Marvin LandisUA Office of Admissions

Ak-Chin Community Raytheon Sandia National Laboratories

2009 NASEP Participants & their families

Thank you