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2009 -KVLU interview with Dr. Peggy Doerschuk INSPIRED Programs to promote computer careers for young women and minorites 2009 - Richard Tapia Conference - April 1st - 4th INSPIRED students, Iris Garcia, Valerie Juarez, and Crystal Wettingfeld,have applied for the scholarship to attend this year's Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing, to be held on April 1-4, in Portland,Oregon. They are eagerly awaiting the results to be announced on Friday,February 13th. For more information visit the Richard Tapia Celebration Homepage 2009 - West Brook Career Day - March 20th Coordinator: Iris Garcia West Brook High School has invited the INSPIRED Team again this year to participate their annual Career Day, to be held on Friday, March 20, 2009. Career Day gives the students at West Brook the opportunity to hear from professionals in careers that they are interested in pursuing in the future. 2009 INSPIRED High School Robotics Academy - June 8 - 12 - Coordinator: Kelli Hall The robotics academy for high school students, sponsored by INSPIRED, is an opportunity for those who are interested in computer science and/or robotics to learn how to program an Intellibrain robot, created by Ridgesoft. The students will spend five days learning how to program their robots to the point of making it run through a maze by itself, a race to the finish line. Also at the academy, the students will learn how to build a website using HTML and Frontpage/Expressions. The students will also learn to use the MIT program, Scratch, an animation software that allows for students to have fun learning how to animate. The INSPIRED student team put together all the content and then taught every session of the camp. The students, high school and INSPIRED alike, enjoyed the academy equally and we hope to do it again this year. -Kelli Hall 2009 - Middle School Academies Mar 28th ,Jun 6th, Jun 20th Inspired will be hosting 3 Middle School Robotics Academies this year.The academies will be held on Lamar University's campus. There will be the main Robotics session, and 2 additional sessions: Scratch and Website building. 2009 - Sally Ride Festival - Feb 28th The Sally Ride Festival will be hosted at Lamar University in the McDonald Gym this year. Elementary and Middle school girls will gather to attend this yearly festival. They will participate in a street fair and discovery workshops about science, mathematics, and engineering. Astronaut Sally Ride will attend to give an inspiring keynote speech. Valerie Juarez will be the coordinator for the street festival. We will be hosting a booth with information about Inspired, Lamar University, and Computer Science. Crystal Wettingfeld will be the coordinator for the workshop. We will host two 45 minute sessions with Lego's NXT Robots. The girls will work on fun exercises programming the robots. Inspired Robotics Academies - Summer 2008 The Inspired team held 3 Robotics Academies this summer. Inspired helped students discover the field of Computer Science by holding two Middle School Academies and One High School Academy. The middle school camps were held on May 17, 2008 and May 31, 2008. The high school camp was held on June 16 - 20, 2008 Presentation to the Texas State University System Board of Regents On February 22, the Texas State University System Board of Regents met on the Lamar University campus. Iris Beltran, an INSPIRED student, was selected as one of six undergraduates campus-wide to make a presentation to the Board in the LU Spotlight on Undergraduate Research& Creative Activity. Spring Open House 2008 The Inspired team participated in the 2008 Lamar Spring Open House on Saturday February 23, 2008. The Inspired team spoke with potential students about joining the Lamar Computer Science Department. Computer Science Career Forum The Career Forum will be held on Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. The guest speakers will be Brenda K. Williams(Integrated Project Management Phone), LaTasha Gary(Global Channel Partner IT)and Toni Smith(Schlumberger SIS recruiting). Fall Open House 2007 The Inspired team participated in the 2007 Lamar Fall Open House. The team presented to the attending students and also gave them a tour of campus. Math Fest 2007 This week the Inspired team and director Dr. Doershuk attended the annual Lamar University Math Fest held on November 1, 07. Dr. Doershuk and Dr. Liu recieve NSF grant for Inspired The National Science Foundation has awarded Lamar University a $490,000 grant to support its "Increasing Student Participation in Research Development" - INSPIRED - program. 2007 West Brook Career Day - 7th March INSPIRED Team participates in West Brook Career Day INSPIRED to start working on LEGO NXT Open Day Yet another time INSPIRED intracted with highschool students to encourage them to join the Computer Science Department at Lamar University. More News \| More Events

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