 12 ASME Student Sections Receive DAG Awards for 2007-2008
Twelve ASME Student Sections have been awarded a total of $18,658 in grants through the Diversity Action Grant (DAG) Program.
The DAG Program, supported by the Center for Leadership & Diversity, is a competitive program which awards grants ranging from $500 to $3,000 to ASME Student Sections to sponsor events which:
- Promote the inclusion of women and under-represented minorities in ASME Student Sections and in mechanical engineering;
- Inspire K-12 students to excel in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education; and/or,
- Assist minority- and/or women-owned businesses solve engineering design problems.
Click on the picture above for more photos from FIU's ASME Design Competition!
Picture (Above): Students taking part in Florida International University's ASME Student Section's ASME Design Competition during FIU's Engineering Gala. The students are pictured constructing a structure out of tape, straws, jelly beans, string and toothpicks. Photograph provided by FIU's Student Section.
ASME Student Sections receiving awards for the 2007-2008 academic year are:
ASME Student Section Awardees
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Description of Funded Projects
(To read a summary of the project, please click on the project description)
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Award Amount |
| University of Toledo |
Electrical Circuits and Aerodynamics for St. Ursula Academy Students. |
$1,110 |
| University of Akron |
2008 Kid's Career Day for Girls |
$1,170 |
| Gannon University |
Mechanical Engineering Day |
$1,500 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Freshman for a Day |
$1,500 |
| Florida International University |
Truss Structure Design Competition |
$1,500 |
| University of Alabama |
Eastwood Middle School Science Fair |
$1,480 |
| Lamar University |
Mechanical Engineering Day |
$2,100 |
| Brigham Young University, Idaho |
Finding the Knack |
$1,500 |
| Universidad de Guanajuato |
Promoting the University of Guanajuato's mechanical engineering programs to women* |
$1,848 |
| California Polytechnic |
Kinematics and Projectile Velocities for Kids |
$800 |
| United States Military Academy |
Engineering Expostion* |
$2,900 |
| University of Calgary |
Women in Engineering Day and Open House |
$1,290 |
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* Institution has not yet submitted a report |
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Summary of all 2007-2008 Diversity Action Grants
The 12 proposals accepted for funding met the DAG Program criteria. In addition, many included collaboration with other organizations on campus or within the community, cost sharing of associated expenses and a method for measuring the success of the project.
For additional information on the DAG Program, go to http://www.asme.org/Communities/Diversity/Diversity_Action_Grant.cfm
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