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Math + Science + Leadership =
The MSL Program

University of Washington Tacoma
Institute of Technology

July 19 - August 13, 2010

Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Mission

The mission of The MSL Program is to encourage, motivate, and inspire students to pursue and succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by accessing higher education.

Goals

• Help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, as well as recognize and develop their innate leadership qualities.
• Ease the transition from middle school to high school and high school to college.
• Encourage the pursuit of math and science electives at the high school level.
• Encourage students to enter college academic programs that focus on these fields (i.e., computer science, computer engineering, software systems, information technology, etc.).

Objective

• 4-week Summer Session
• Monthly Themed Connections

Expected Impacts

• Provide opportunities for students to tackle subjects in math and science outside of the traditional school curriculum by offering a different style and pace of learning.
• Students will be in a peer environment that reflects their own diversity and culture, allowing them to build a supportive cohort.
• The cumulative nature of the program allows students to develop academic skills over time, as well as leadership skills.
• Each year's focused activities allow the student a chance to apply the skills learned, and to have a real-life grounding in how math, science, and technology can be used in jobs and academic careers.

Outcomes

• Students will pass the WASL test on no later than the second attempt.
• At least 10% of graduating MSLers, who have been in the program at least two years, will enter STEM-based college programs.

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