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| Transcript | South Dakota Tech News Report – May 2003 Join Tech For Earth Day Celebration The Tech Environmental Club and the Sierra Club will host a daylong Earth Day celebration Friday, April 25, at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The schedule of events includes presentations about Black Hills water resources, bird life in the Jasper Fire area, a two-month Arizona Trail hike, the Missouri River, views of the Earth's environment from space and South Dakota's wild places. Local groups will staff more than a dozen booths. Visitors also can test drive a gas-electric hybrid car. The Tech Environmental Club and the Sierra Club – the event organizers – chose "Engineering the Future for the Environment" as the event theme. "We want to bring awareness to the community about environmental issues" Tech Environmental Club co-chair Ericka Oberembt said. Oberembt is a Civil Engineering major at Tech. "We also want to allow professors, local organizations and local student groups to share what they do pertaining to environmental issues. "It's focused toward engineering and the environment, but there are plenty of things to interest the non-engineer, too" she said. "It's a fun event that will bring students, faculty and the community together for a good cause. Hopefully, it will make an impression on people and convince them to conserve, recycle, eat organic foods and be informed." Heather Morijah, conservation organizer for the Sierra Club's West River Office, sees the event as a chance to revive the Earth Day movement in Rapid City. "This is what being green is all about – creating and maintaining positive, productive relationships with campus and community groups to protect our beautiful planet" she said. Tech and the Sierra Club invite the public to attend any part of the day. "We want people to learn that there are a lot of people who care about conservation, recycling, water resources and other issues, and that each person contributes to preserving the environment" Oberembt said. "We also want people to learn that the future of this planet depends on how well we take care of it now and that Engineering the Future for the Environment is really a possibility." The schedule: 1 p.m.: The Missouri River – Then and Now, presenter: Dr. Perry Rahn, Tech professor emeritus, Geology and Geological Engineering 2 p.m.: Black Hills Water Resources, presenter: United States Geological Survey 3 p.m.: Jasper Fire Area Bird Surveys, presenter: Dr. Kerri Vierling, Tech associate biology professor 4 p.m.: Arizona Trail Two-Month Hike, presenter: Angie Boleta, Tech research assistant, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences 4:45 p.m.: Protect South Dakota's Wild Places, presenters: Heather Morijah and Chas Jewett, Sierra Club 5:30 p.m.: Our Environment Viewed From Space, presenter: Sylvio Mannel, Tech doctoral candidate in Atmospheric Sciences All presentations are scheduled for the Surbeck Student Center P.D. McKeel Conference Room. Vendors and information booths will be set up in the Surbeck Center AB Room. The gas-electric car test drives begin outside the Surbeck Center. #30# Spirit Rock Promotes Campus Life The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will dedicate a Spirit Rock at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, between the Classroom Building and residence halls on campus. Students and groups will paint slogans, invitations and other messages on the rock to promote campus events, sports teams and life at Tech. Tech's Student Association raised the money for the rock. Tech invites the media to attend the dedication. #30# Tech Hosts Remarking Event For the past 12 years, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has created and offered innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics programming for American Indian students from across South Dakota and surrounding states. For some programs, students stay on campus and work with faculty on current research and other activities. In other programs, students work on those same projects at their high schools. "There is an immediate need to address the educational obstacles faced by American Indian students" Jacquelyn Bolman, Tech's director of Multicultural Affairs, said. "We are proud of their dreams and accomplishments, and want to offer more students these opportunities." Tech will sell prints of the Don Montileaux painting, "Looking Beyond One's Self" to support those programs. Tech invites the public to attend a "remarking" event scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in Tech's Apex Gallery. The gallery is located on the main floor of the Classroom Building. During the event, Montileaux will sign and remark prints of the painting. Tech commissioned Montileaux in 1994 to create a work of art that depicted three American Indians looking beyond the immediate horizon and toward a vision of the future. The image symbolizes Tech's desire for young American Indians to reach beyond themselves and toward the stars and their visions. The original painting flew aboard the March 1995 NASA mission of the space shuttle Endeavor. During a different mission, the Endeavor took Commander John Herrington, the first American Indian astronaut, into space. Montileaux and a group of Tech officials gave former President Bill Clinton a print of the painting in 1996. The prints are available for purchase for $150. Montileaux will sign prints for an additional $25. Prints can be purchased online atwww.hpcnet.org/SKILL_print. For information, call Jacquelyn Bolman at (605) 394-1828 or send her an email at jacquelyn.bolman@sdsmt.edu. #30# South Dakota Honors Dr. Richard Gowen More than 400 friends, colleagues, and family members will gather this week to honor South Dakota School of Mines and Technology President Dr. Richard Gowen for his many contributions to education, Rapid City, the Black Hills, and the state of South Dakota. Dr. Gowen retires June 30, 2003, after 16 years at Tech's helm. Dr. Gowen's retirement event is scheduled for Thursday, May 8, at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn in Rapid City. A reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The program, with its presentations about Gowen's many contributions, begins at 6:30 p.m. The event is by invitation only, but Tech invites the media to attend. Dr. Gowen became the 16th president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1987. He also served as Vice President for Tech from 1977 to 1984, and as President of Dakota State University in Madison from 1984 to1987. Prior to joining the higher education system in South Dakota, Dr. Gowen served as an officer in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1977. His service to the Air Force included 15 years as a member of the permanent faculty of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He also served as the Director of the joint NASA-Air Force Space Medical Instrumentation Project, and as a member of the NASA Astronaut Medical Research launch and Recovery Team. Dr. Gowen earned an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University in 1957. He earned a master's in 1960 and a Ph.D. in 1962, both in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. At Tech, Dr. Gowen has been instrumental in making sure the university offers programs that appeal to prospective students and that meet the needs of industry. He helped design and implement programs such as the Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production that not only prepare students with the technical skills they need, but that teach the teaming and interpersonal skills necessary in today's workforce. Dr. Gowen has testified before the state Legislature and before Congress to lobby for legislation that would benefit students and higher education in South Dakota. He has been an innovator, making sure students at Tech have access to emerging technology. He has been aggressive in encouraging faculty and staff to pursue research funding that allows the university to perform investigations that can positively impact education, industry, the military, and other government agencies. Most recently, he was instrumental in securing millions from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to create the Advanced Materials Processing Center, a laboratory that will use 21st Century laser and welding technology to advance the production and use of materials for military and industrial applications. Dr. Gowen's impact will be felt at South Dakota Tech and in South Dakota long after he retires. His retirement event is one way that those who have experienced that impact will thank him. #30# AMP Center Open Doors To New Technology The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will host a dedication and public open house for the Advanced Materials Processing Center on Friday, May 9, on campus. The Advanced Materials Processing (AMP) Center is a unique research laboratory that combines cutting edge equipment and scientific expertise to develop and use 21st Century laser and welding technology to assist the U.S. Army and Department of Defense meet the needs of the military while benefiting the local, regional and national economy. "The Advanced Materials Processing Center has two unique technologies, found together, nowhere else in this country or the world" Bill Arbegast, center director, said. AMP Center researchers focus on two emerging technologies – Laser Powder Deposition and Friction Stir Processing. Both technologies represent revolutionary changes in the way materials and parts are designed and built. The Laser Powder Deposition technology builds metal parts for virtually any use directly from computer aided drafting files. The equipment sprays powdered aluminum, titanium or other metal onto a work surface while a laser melts the powder along a robotically controlled path into whatever three dimensional form is needed. The Friction Stir Processing joins metal pieces and parts together in full penetration joints more than one inch thick in a single pass without melting them. Friction Stir Processing produces stronger welds more quickly than conventional welding methods. Potential applications of the technology include airplanes with no rivets. Tech invites the media to attend all the events. Tech invites the public to attend the AMP Center tour. The schedule: Noon: Luncheon and dedication program, Surbeck Student Center Ballroom. Speakers include Tech President Dr. Richard Gowen, Gov. Mike Rounds, a representative from the Army Research Laboratory, and others. 1:30 p.m.: Public tours begin, AMP Center, second floor of the Civil/Mechanical Building. MEDIA NOTE: Tech will have available video footage and still photographs of the equipment operating. The video news release also will contain interviews with AMP Center researchers. #30# Tech Honors Yankton Resident During Commencement As bona fide boosters of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Jim and the late Jean Bauer of Yankton are in a league of their own. During the past three decades, this husband and wife team sent three sons to South Dakota Tech, held recruitment meetings in their home for hundreds of prospective Tech students, hosted the university's track and cross country teams in their home on several occasions, and provided generous financial support for the university's track and other programs. On top of all that, the Bauers' Hardrocker hospitality has a kitchen connection - chocolate chip cookies. During the quarter century before her passing in 1997, Jean Bauer baked an estimated 10,000 chocolate chip cookies for Tech students. For their support, Tech will award an honorary doctorate to Jim Bauer during Tech's 147th Commencement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City. Jean's cookie-baking endeavors for Tech began in 1973 when she and Jim were making plans to attend their first cross country meet to watch their son, Jeff, compete. When Jean asked her son if there was anything he needed them to bring to Rapid City, Jeff requested a batch of his mother's homemade chocolate chip cookies. The cookies were a hit with Jeff's team members. That began a chocolate chip cookie tradition that endeared Jean Bauer to hundreds students. The Bauers' success in recruiting students for Tech is phenomenal. An estimated 180 to 200 students came to Tech because of the Bauers. Every January for many years, Tech would send the Bauers a list of prospective southeastern South Dakota students. Inviting both students and parents into their home, the Bauers described college life at Tech based on their sons' experiences. Remembering what it was like when their oldest child went away to college, they answered questions from parents about linen, laundry, and other aspects of dorm life. Forty to 50 people often attended these living room gatherings. The Bauers also have strong ties to the Hardrocker cross country and track teams. All three of their sons made the Tech varsity track and cross-country teams as freshmen and competed in track events during their years at Tech. For more than 22 years, the Bauers attended cross-country and track meets, both at Tech and at East River competitions. Even after their sons had hung up their college track shoes, Jim and Jean continued to faithfully attend meets to cheer on the Hardrockers. In recognition of the Bauer family's support for the Hardrocker track program, Tech renamed the annual Tech Invitational meet as the Bauer Invitational Track & Field Meet. Jim Bauer established one of the first licensed electrical companies in South Dakota and has been heavily involved in long range planning for Tech. In addition to three children graduating from the university, he also has business ties to the campus. Bauer Electric wired the Electrical Engineering/Physics building built in the early 1970s. In addition to their many types of assistance to Tech over the years, the Bauers also have provided scholarship support. The Jeff L. Bauer Memorial Scholarship is earmarked for sophomores, juniors, or seniors who are majoring in geology or geological engineering and who are active in campus activities. "We appreciate everything the Bauers have done for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology" Tech President Dr. Richard Gowen said. #30# Tech Holds 147th Commencement The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will hold its 147th Commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center arena. More than 250 undergraduate and graduate students are candidates for degrees. Tech expects 19 alumni who graduated 50 years ago to attend the ceremony. The 50-year graduates will receive certificates commemorating their graduation. Commencement highlights include: • U.S. Navy Commander John Herrington, a NASA astronaut, is the commencement speaker. Herrington became the first Native American to fly into space when he served as a Mission Specialist during a 2002 Space Shuttle mission. Herrington also has been selected to serve as part of the investigative team looking into the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. • Matt Goeden (Computer Engineering, Yankton) and Abe Kean (Computer Engineering, Pierre) are the student speakers. • Dr. Larry Simonson, a professor in Tech's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will receive the March Medal. • Keith Zell, a South Dakota native and retired executive vice president of MTS Systems Corporation, will receive an honorary doctorate. • Jim Bauer, who, along with his late wife, has been a long-time Tech supporter, will receive an honorary doctorate. #30# ROTC Commissioning At Mount Rushmore May 10 Students in the Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Black Hills State University and National American University will be commissioned at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Mount Rushmore. The Mount Rushmore Battalion will commission seven cadets as second lieutenants. The newly commissioned officers also will take part in the tradition of the silver dollar salute. The salute dates to the earliest days of the U.S. Army. This honored tradition calls for newly commissioned second lieutenants to give a silver dollar to the first enlisted soldier who salutes them. The coin represents the symbolic receipt of respect due the newly earned rank. It signifies the deep sense of gratitude of the new officer for the knowledge that enlisted soldiers, especially NCOs, have passed on to them during training. It is an expression of respect to duty and to each other that is shared by commissioned officers and enlisted soldiers. It is acknowledgment from one professional soldier to another that welcomes the new officer into the service. #30# Join the Science Center for Newton's Nature Camp The Children's Science Center is having its Newton's Nature Camp from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 14 - 18 and 21 - 25. Children ages 6 - 12 have the chance to explore the Black Hills. Learn about the plants and trees, mammals and birds, insects and spiders. It is time to be the detective - the rock hound of the day. Visit local caves and go on a hunt for real fossils. Then, learn about the history of the Black Hills by becoming a prospector for a day as you try your hand at panning for gold! Don't miss this two-week quest for science fun. Visit the Children's Science Center online atwww.hpcnet.org/sdsmt/csc for a registration form, or visit us at 515 West Blvd, Rapid City. #30# Tech Professors, Staff Receive Research Awards South Dakota School of Mines and Technology faculty and researchers received more than $1.5 million in May 2003. • Dr. William Capehart, assistant professor, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, received $2,190 from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (Prime: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for the project, "The 7th Annual Northern Plains Convective Workshop on Analysis, Interpretation and Forecast Application." ��� Dr. Andrew Detwiler, chair and professor, and John Helsdon, professor, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, received $123,988 from the National Science Foundation for the project, "Further Analysis and Modeling Studies of Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study (STEPS) Cases." Helsdon also received $157,800 from the National Science Foundation for the project, "Numerical Studies of Thunderstorm Electrification, Maxwell Currents, and Lightning." • Dr. Sherry Farwell, dean, Graduate Education and Sponsored Programs, received $744,209 in additional funds from South Dakota State University (Prime: National Science Foundation) for the project, "South Dakota Rushmore Initiative for Excellence in Research." Farwell also received $218,250 from NASA for the project, "South Dakota Space Grant Consortium." • Dr. Charles Kliche, program director and professor, Mining Engineering Program, received $36,125 in additional funds from the United States Department of Labor-Mine Safety and Health Administration for the project, "Mine Health and Safety Training for Miners and Contractors." • Dr. James Martin, curator of vertebrate paleontology and professor, Museum of Geology, received $70,614 in additional funds from the National Science Foundation for the project, "Collaborative Research: Evolution and Biogeography of Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the James Ross Basin, Antarctic Peninsula." • Dr. Paul Smith, professor emeritus, and Detwiler, received $92,612 from the North Dakota Atmospheric Resource Board (Prime-United States Department of Interior) for the project, "Contributions to the Weather Damage Modification Program of the North Dakota Atmospheric Resource Board." • Dr. Lee Vierling, assistant professor, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, received $11,988 in additional funds from the National Science Foundation for the project, "Career: An Integrated Research/Educational Plan to Develop and Deploy a Pointable, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Instrument on a Tethered Balloon." • Dr. Robb Winter, chair and professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, received $7,145 in additional funds from the National Science Foundation for the project, "Nanomechanics and Interphase Chemistry of Interfacial Fracture." Winter also received $108,537 from the National Science Foundation for the project, "SDSM&T-MUS&T REU Site Collaboration." #30# Alum Donates $550,000 To Tech Tommy Ingvalson credited the training and education he received at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for allowing him to advance through the corporate ranks of Shell Oil Corporation in his 30 years of service to the company. Because Ingvalson thought it was important to give to the people attending the university the same opportunities he had, his estate donated one-third of the Thomas Ingvalson Revocable Trust to the South Dakota Tech Foundation. The amount of the donation is approximately $550,000. These unrestricted funds will support the Foundation's area of greatest need, which means the Foundation can use the donation to address the most pressing funding needs the university faces. Ingvalson grew up in Rapid City. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1957, and attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for one year. After taking approximately six months off, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January 1959. After serving a three-year tour of duty, he came back to South Dakota Tech. He received a bachelor's of science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1966. Ingvalson immediately went to work for Shell Oil Corporation. He worked for Shell in California until the mid 1970s, when he was transferred to Wood River, Ill. Ingvalson's hard work and perseverance paid off. He moved up through the corporate chain of command, with a particular focus on refinery work, both offshore and onshore. He transferred from Illinois to Houston, Texas, and worked for the Shell office there and in La Place, La. He shuttled between the two cities until settling in La Place, where he worked until his retirement in 1994. After retiring, he moved back to the Black Hills, where he lived until his death in 2001. #30# A Day for Bubbles at the Children's Science Center Square bubbles. Round bubbles. Bubbles as big as your head. Green bubbles and clear bubbles. They all will be part of the Children's Science Center's Fifth Annual Bubble Festival, scheduled 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 7, in Halley Park, 515 West Blvd., in downtown Rapid City. Bubbles come in all shapes and sizes. You can create, and of course, pop, all the bubbles you can blow during the festival. Science Center staff will set up bubble stations where children and adults can make the different kinds of bubbles. "The Bubble Festival is great because families can gather and spend the day in the park with plenty of entertainment, and the kids really love seeing the giant and odd-shaped bubbles" said Julie Smoragiewicz, vice president of University Relations at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The Children's Science Center is an educational outreach program of South Dakota Tech. Admission is $3 per person. Pizza will be sold for $1 per slice. The Festival begins a summer of scientific activity and learning at the science center. Those attending can sign up for any of the 10 summer science classes offered at the Center. Call 394-6996 for information. #30# Tech Teams Return From Vehicle Competitions Teams from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology recently returned from three vehicle competitions. During the events, Tech student-run teams competed against the best engineering schools in the world. The results: Human-Powered Vehicle The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Human Powered Vehicle team finished in fifth place during the Human Powered Vehicle Challenge held in Reno, Nev. The vehicles were judged on design and safety, and in sprint and endurance races against 12 teams from across the country. The Tech team, which designed its bike so riders sat in a recumbent position, competed in the single rider events. The team placed first in the competition's design component, 11th in sprint races and sixth in the endurance races. Mini-Baja South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Mini Baja teams finished in 22nd and 83rd places in the 2003 Society of Automotive Engineers Mini Baja West competition held in Logan, Utah. One of Tech's vehicles was developed using last year's frame with a few modifications, and includes mostly underclass students. The second vehicle was designed by a group of seniors. Tech competed against more than 100 engineering design teams from colleges across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Baja cars were judged on design, cost and safety. Teams gave presentations about their cars, and showed off their performance during hill climb, maneuverability and acceleration events. The Baja cars and drivers were also put to the test during the four-hour endurance race over rugged terrain that tested the durability of each vehicle. Mini-Indy The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Mini-Indy team finished in 49th place during the annual Mini-Indy competition in Pontiac, Mich. Mini-Indy is an annual contest organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers. More than 120 teams from around the world traveled to the Pontiac Silverdome for the event. Students design, fabricate and compete with small formula style racecars. The focus of Mini-Indy is not simply on who can build the fastest car, but rather on the use of engineering skills, financial know-how and creativity. Given certain car frame and engine restrictions, the competition tests students' knowledge, creativity and imagination. Vehicles are judged on static inspection, engineering design, solo performance trials, endurance trials and on other variables. #30# Have fun with CSC Summer Enrichment Classes Children need time to explore and learn. This summer, the Children's Science Center is the perfect place for them to do that. Give your child the opportunity to learn and have fun at the same time during the Center's summer enrichment classes. The Children Science Center will offer the classes to children ages 6-12. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Prices range from $15 to $45 for members and $17.50 to $50 for non-members. Material fees may be extra for some classes. You can pick up and drop off registration forms at the Center, 515 West Blvd., Rapid City. Visit us online atwww.hpcnet.org/sdsmt/csc. The registration deadline is at least one week prior to start of each class. Classes are limited to the first 20 who register. June 17-18 9 a.m. - noon Skate Dissection: Dissect a stingray to learn more about aquatic wildlife. Cost: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. June 24 9 a.m. - noon Digging in the Dirt: Investigate the world of plants and trees. Start your garden at the Children's Science Center. Cost: $15 for members and $17.50 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. June 25 9 a.m. - noon Polyhedra: What can be built with Magz, toothpicks and marshmallows? Fascinating mathematical shapes! Cost: $15 for members and $17.50 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. July 1-2 9 a.m. - noon The Eyes Have IT!: Buffalo Eye Dissection: Learn about the human eye and dissect the eye of a buffalo! Cost: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. July 8, 9 and 10 9 a.m. - noon What's Bugging You?: Love insects? Buzz into the Children's Science Center for a crash course in entomology. Cost: $45 for members and $50 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. July 29, 30 and 31 9 a.m. - noon From Sea to Shining Sea: Dive into marine biology right here in South Dakota! Learn about all types of fascinating sea life. Cost: $45 for members and $50 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. August 5-6 9 a.m. - noon Let's Go Fishing!: Investigate the anatomy of local marine wildlife as you dissect a fish! Cost: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. August 12-13 9 a.m. - noon Crazy Constellations: Legend lies within every constellation. Look to the sky to learn how to tell time and more. Cost: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. August 20-21 9 a.m. - noon Kitchen Chemistry: Plunge into a two day edible adventure! Learn scientific concepts as you make and munch. Cost: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Lab Fee: $5. August 26-27 9 a.m. - noon Science Olympiad: Let her rip! Use water balloons to learn about physics and much more! Cost: $30 for members and $35 for non-members. The Children's Science Center is an outreach service of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Call 394-6996 for more information. #30# Spaces Remain For Earth and Space Camps Eight openings remain for middle school students ages 11 to 14 in each of this summer's Earth and Space Camps at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The South Dakota Space Grant Consortium and Homestake Mining Company sponsor the camps, designed to provide basic knowledge about Earth and space science in a fun and engaging way. The camps also will provide in-depth content for students who have specific interests. In Space Camp, students will use NASA resources and materials to study galaxies, the solar system, the origin of our universe and how extra-solar planets are being discovered. Students also will use large telescopes to investigate celestial objects. Camp participants will take a trip to Badlands Observatory to see a computer-controlled telescope hunt for asteroids, such as asteroid South Dakota, discovered and named by observatory director Ron Dyvig. In Earth Camp, students will learn about processes and events that have shaped the Earth, and take field trips into the Black Hills to study geology and collect rock and mineral specimens. Students also will visit the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead. Campers also will learn how satellites are able to give us information about the Earth we can get in no other way. Each camp costs $200 per participant. Student Earth Camp: June 9 – 12 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Student Space Camp: July 14 – 17 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. For information, contact Tom Campbell at 394-2472 or Thomas.Campbell@sdsmt.edu. #30# Tech Hosts AP Calculus Institute In June The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will host an Advanced Placement Calculus Institute for high school teachers in June. The Institute will train and motivate teachers to prepare students for Advanced Placement classes and college-level work. Teachers will receive the tools to teach their students to stretch their minds and succeed in challenging courses such as Advanced Placement Calculus. Teachers will return to their classrooms prepared to show their students the wonders of math – not only what it can do, but what students can do when they master math concepts. AP Calculus classes help students because the course consists of a full high school academic year of work that is comparable to calculus courses in colleges and universities. Students who take an AP course in calculus can seek college credit, college placement, or both, from colleges and universities. The Institute runs from Sunday, June 22 through Thursday, June 26, at South Dakota Tech in Rapid City. The registration deadline is Wednesday, June 18. The non-credit fee is $50 per participant. The South Dakota resident fee for two graduate credits is $360.80. The credit fee for Minnesota residents is $481.30. The credit fee for all other non-residents is $786.90. Residence hall rooms and meals plans also are available. For information or to register, contact Vi Stoltz at (605) 394-2256 or at APInst@sdsmt.edu. Information also is available at http://www.hpcnet.org/APInstitute2003/Calc. #30# |
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