Duke Partners With Rose-Hulman For Career Course
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowTwenty-four students will receive scholarships from The Duke Energy Foundation to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's summer career exploration program. The initiative supports students interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (STEM). July 18, 2014
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Terre Haute, Ind. — The Duke Energy Foundation is partnering with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to support Indiana high school students’ interest in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The foundation has provided an $80,000 grant to provide scholarships during the next two years for 24 students from Duke Energy service areas to attend Rose-Hulman’s successive summer STEM career exploration program, Operation Catapult. This funding will also allow high school STEM teachers to attend training and curriculum development workshops.
Operation Catapult’s goals of promoting STEM learning and careers, as well as providing students with a pre-college experience, are a good fit with the Duke Energy Foundation’s priorities.
“While today’s reliable and affordable electric service provides us with a high standard of living, we still face challenges that require curious, highly-trained, and energetic young minds to tackle,” said Doug Esamann, president of Duke Energy Indiana. “The Operation Catapult program fosters an environment of curiosity and creativity that we believe will help develop tomorrow’s energy problem solvers.”
For 48 years, Operation Catapult has provided high school seniors with the opportunity to explore their interests in STEM areas through collaborative, hands-on, and innovative projects. Students also get to meet engineers and scientists making innovative developments; attend lectures on current STEM issues; and get a preview of campus life by living in residence halls. Sessions are conducted each June and July.
“The Duke Foundation is helping students to get experience working on exciting and relevant energy-related projects, often on equipment that would only be accessible to college students,” stated Operation Catapult Director Patricia D. Brackin, PhD, professor of mechanical engineering. She added, “It is important that these valuable experiences are being made accessible without an undue financial burden to the students’ families.”
About Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is dedicated to preparing its students with the world’s best undergraduate science, engineering, and mathematics education in an environment infused with innovation, intellectual rigor, and individualized attention. The college, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students. For 15 consecutive years, Rose-Hulman has been rated as the top undergraduate engineering college in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Rose-Hulman has also been recognized by The Princeton Review, which cited six of the institute’s professors within their 2012 “Best 300 Professors” book, the only institution of higher learning in Indiana to be included. Learn more at www.rose-hulman.edu.
About Duke Energy Indiana
Duke Energy Indiana’s operations provide about 7,500 megawatts of owned electric capacity to approximately 800,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service area, making it the state’s largest electric supplier. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 250 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available at www.duke-energy.com.
Source: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology