Position OverviewThe position involves coordinating the integration of the University of Kansas Upward Bound Program's Summer Institute with the funding and objectives of AEOP Unite, a pre-collegiate summer program focusing on STEM for underrepresented groups. This collaboration aims to offer an intensive six-week academic experience tailored to first-generation and low-income college-bound students, enhancing their readiness for high school completion and college graduation while providing exposure to STEM fields and college life.
The Unite TA will assist to develop and implement a hands-on STEM curriculum while serving as a role model for high school students participating in the Upward Bound Non-Bridge Summer Institute. Classes are scheduled to take place from Monday to Thursday, spanning June 10 to July 3, 2024. An orientation for instructors is tentatively scheduled for May 16, 2024. These positions are on-going temporary summer appointments.
More information on KU Upward Bound Programs and AEOP Unite:
The University of Kansas Upward Bound programs are federally funded TRIO programs that work with first-generation and low-income college-bound students (rising 9th - rising 12th graders) in Shawnee, Douglas, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties with the goal of increasing the rate at which students complete high school and graduate from college. The Upward Bound Non-Bridge Summer Institute is an intensive six-week academic program that gives participants a chance to experience college life while preparing for their upcoming school year.
Unite is a pre-collegiate summer program for talented high school students from groups historically underserved in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
An initiative of the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP), Unite is administered by the Technology Student Association (TSA). TSA is a member of the AEOP Consortium formed by the AEOP cooperative agreement award (W911SR-15-2-0001), a group of education organizations that oversee STEM programs designed to support the goals and mission of the AEOP. The lead organization for the consortium is Battelle Memorial Institute, a non-profit research and development organization with a strong commitment to STEM education.Job Description55% - Instruction
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