High school and college transfer students got a head start on an engineering degree at Olivet Nazarene University’s 2018 STEM Camp. Professors from the Martin D. Walker School of Engineering and Technology guided participants as they began or continued college degree work and explored career possibilities in science, technology, engineering and math.
During the one-week session, students were definitely busy:
• Studying 3D models plus working in three-person teams to program and build a robotic vehicle, redesign the wheels for different terrain and test the vehicle on a course already designed for them
• Learning Creo — the product development and design CAD software widely used in many industries including aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics and high tech
• Working in two-person teams to design and build circuits for a blinking light sequence in an LED cube light
“My grandmother loves Olivet, and she introduced me to this camp,” says Kamila Rose, a student from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois. “During this STEM Camp, I had to adjust to a college pace and complete an assignment in a short amount of time. I like Olivet’s environment.”
T.J. Benedict of Farmington, Illinois, will enter Olivet as a freshman in fall 2018. He appreciated the challenges of this STEM Camp experience. “I’ve never learned at this accelerated pace before,” he says. “We covered an entire course in one week. I learned a lot about how to manage my time. We built relationships as we helped and encouraged each other.”
Students who completed the camp and additional assignments earned three credit hours for Olivet’s introductory engineering course.
To learn more about Olivet’s Walker School of Engineering and Technology, contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@olivet.edu or 800-648-1463.
Published 7/12/2018
