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Clemson Outreach Programs
SAT Workshop—Helping the Underserved Make the GradeEach year, students across the nation take an exam that will help determine the course of their future. The SAT exam plays a pivotal role in admission to the college or university of their choice. It can be a crossroad in a young person's life. But a number of factors have contributed to a disturbing reality—many students are scoring significantly lower than their peers. Clemson University will host the Sixth Annual SAT Workshop (June 11-23) to reverse this trend by targeting the underserved and underrepresented minorities and helping them be better prepared to take this important test. The workshop consists of two weeks of rigorous coaching, and students are housed on the Clemson campus. This exposure to life on campus is a positive reinforcement that they, too, can be a college student one day. To learn more, go to www.clemson.edu/precollege/SAT. 
Call Me MISTER® ProgramCall Me MISTER® is a nationally acclaimed program aimed at putting more African American men in teaching positions in South Carolina's elementary schools. It's based at Clemson University, and the participants attend Benedict College, Claflin University or Morris College. Students have the option of first attending one of the program's two-year partner colleges before transferring to one of the four-year institutions to complete their baccalaureate degree. The Call Me MISTER program is an effort to address the critical shortage of African American male teachers particularly among South Carolina's lowest performing schools. Less than 1 percent of elementary school teachers in South Carolina are black men, a statistic consistent with national figures. Through the program, graduates not only teach but also serve as positive role models for children of all races. For more information, go to www.callmemister.clemson.edu. Clemson Emerging Scholars Program Sees Impact The Emerging Scholars Partnership Program began in 2002 to encourage high school students in economically challenged counties of South Carolina to give college serious consideration. It works to enhance the participants' knowledge of and motivation for a college education by equipping them with the skills they need to succeed in college. By the end of the program, participants will be reading and writing at a college level and their math skills will be enhanced. They will have spent six weeks over three summers in a college residential program taking mini courses in math, English, social science, laboratory science and art. The program focuses primarily on students from three counties that rank near the bottom of the list in per capita income: Hampton, which ranks 31st among the state's 46 counties; Bamberg at 40th; and Allendale at 46th. "There is a dramatic correlation between pursuing higher education and the economic climate of a town or county," says Wiley. "In South Carolina, many of the counties suffering economically also have the highest minority population." 
Summer Science, Engineering and Architecture Enrichment Programsfor 7th to 12th Graders For the past 25 years, Clemson University has offered a summer enrichment program for gifted middle and high school students. This year's program has even more to offer with new classes for all students and college-credit courses for 11th and 12th graders. The Summer Science, Engineering and Architecture Enrichment Programs offers rising 7th through 12th graders one- to three-week residential camps to focus on a particular interest such as architecture design, robotics, computer science, communications and bioengineering. Clemson faculty conduct these classes in University facilities. The campers stay on the Clemson campus and get a taste of college life. Evening and weekend activities include nature-study hikes, small group discussions with Clemson faculty, and career and educational guidance. To learn more, go to www.clemson.edu/summerscience/course.htm. |
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