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| Title | SKILL NASA Honors Local Kyle |
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| Transcript | Office of University Relations SDSM& T News 501 E. St. Joseph Street • Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone: ( 605) 394- 6082/ 2554 • Fax: ( 605) 394- 6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ( July 31, 1998) KYLE STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN THE SKILL NASA HONORS PROGRAM THIS SUMMER AT SDSM& T Crystal Eagle Heart of Kyle was among the students who participated in this summer's NASA Honors Program hosted by SDSM& T's Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership ( SKILL) on the South Dakota Tech campus. SKILL's NASA Honors Program is a four- year summer residential program on the SDSM& T campus that involves 75 students annually. This was Crystal's second year in the NASA Honors Program at SDSM& T. Each summer the students return for a four- week session at SDSM& T that provides academic training in mathematics, science and engineering. Younger students in the NASA Honors Program have the opportunity to return in future summers until they have completed the four- year program. American Indian girls have comprised 70% of the students entering SKILL's NASA Honors Program. The 1998 graduating class contained 37% returning SKILL students from previous years. Three- fourths of the 1988 graduates were females. SKILL focuses on fostering interest by minority students, principally Native Americans, in pursuing careers in mathematics, science and engineering. The SKILL program is an effort by SDSM& T to help overcome an expected shortage of professionals in math and science fields. Now in its eighth year, SKILL provides a wide range of programming for students from grade school through high school, including research opportunities, tutorial assistance, classroom curriculum and academic summer programs. Beginning with an elementary program in 1989, SKILL has reached over 3, 000 American Indian students. Every student who has participated in SKILL's NASA Honors Program has remained in school! Last fall SKILL received the 1997 National Science Foundation Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Students interested in obtaining information about participating in the SKILL Honors Program in future years should call SDSM& T's SKILL Program at 394- 1828. ++ 30++ Photo: Crystal Eagle Heart of Kyle demonstrates the electric motor that she built during the SKILL NASA Honors Program this summer at SDSM& T. ( Photo courtesy of SDSM& T University & Public Relations) ( f:\ programs\ dept\ univrel\ pressrele\ 0798\ SKILL NASA Honors Local Kyle) |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | Science camps--South Dakota--South Dakota; |
| Local Subject | Scientific Knowledge for Indian Learning and Leadership
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 1998-07-31 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 1362 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1363.pdf |
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