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Our Mission The Minority Engineering Pro- gram established at Purdue Uni- versity in 1974, is dedicated to recruiting, retaining, and gradu- ating successful engineers from all historically underrepresented groups. Core focus: African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students. We touch the lives of thousands of K-12 students and graduated more than 2000 underrepresented engineers since 1974.! MEP REVIEW Outreach SEW (Summer Engineering Work- shops) for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. PREFACE (Pre-Freshman and co- operative Education) for 9th and 10th graders. MITE (Multiethnic Introduction to Engineering) for 11th graders. Recruitment PROMISE (Purdue’s Recruitment of Multiethnic Students Interested in Engineering) for talented 11th and 12th graders. Metric goalapply to Purdue. PREVIEW offered to accepted stu- dents. Metric goalChoose Purdue. Retention Tutorial Center Teacher/Counselor Workshops Academic Boot Camp Academic Challenge Grant Merit Based Scholarships Continuing a Legacy of Excellence! Financials Ethnicity Summer Engineering Workshops (SEW) expose students to the following: Campus life Engineering careers College preparation Life skills Interviewing skills Test-taking skills Time management SAT/ACT Preparation Parent Workshops Field Trips Corporate Mentorship In accordance with Purdue policies, all persons have equal access to Purdue Univer- sity's educational programs, services and activities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, paren- tal status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a dis- abled or Vietnam-era veteran. . Purdue is proud to be ranked in the top three for enrollment of international students! Pur- due Graduates are among the best engineers in the world! Demographics The students attending the Purdue MEP summer workshops have come from 30 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Your continued financial support helps us expose more students to the excit- ing fields in engineering! MEP Program Budget and Student Fees (goal: 60 students per program) 6th & 7th Grade (4 days) $ 29,000.00 ($400.00) 8th Grade (5 days) $ 30,000.00 ($450.00) PREFACE (7 days) $ 34,000.00 ($500.00) MITE (14 days) $ 42,000.00 ($750.00) PROMISE (3 days) $ 25,000.00 (Travel) Preview (3 days) $ 25,000.00 (Travel) Academic Boot Camp (5 wk) $ 84,000.00 ($750.00) Tutorial Center (year round) $ 30,000.00 (no cost) Total Annual Program Budget $ 299,000.00 80% 14% 1% 2% 1% 2% Ethnicity of MEP Summer Outreach Participants (2000-2008) African American (n=625) Hispanic (n=106) Native American (n=5) Caucasian (n=15) Asian American (n=11) Other/Biracial (n=14)

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Page 1: MEP NEWSLETTER

Our Mission

The Minority Engineering Pro-

gram established at Purdue Uni-

versity in 1974, is dedicated to

recruiting, retaining, and gradu-

ating successful engineers from

all historically underrepresented

groups. Core focus: African

American, Hispanic American,

and Native American students.

We touch the lives of thousands of K-12

students and graduated more than 2000

underrepresented engineers since 1974.!

MEP REVIEW

Outreach

SEW (Summer Engineering Work-

shops) for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

PREFACE (Pre-Freshman and co-

operative Education) for 9th and 10th

graders.

MITE (Multiethnic Introduction to

Engineering) for 11th graders.

Recruitment

PROMISE (Purdue’s Recruitment of

Multiethnic Students Interested in

Engineering) for talented 11th and

12th graders. Metric goal—apply to

Purdue.

PREVIEW offered to accepted stu-

dents. Metric goal—Choose Purdue.

Retention Tutorial Center

Teacher/Counselor Workshops

Academic Boot Camp

Academic Challenge Grant

Merit Based Scholarships

Continuing a Legacy of Excellence!

Financials

Ethnicity

Summer Engineering

Workshops (SEW) expose

students to the following:

Campus life

Engineering careers

College preparation

Life skills

Interviewing skills

Test-taking skills

Time management

SAT/ACT Preparation

Parent Workshops

Field Trips

Corporate Mentorship

In accordance with Purdue

policies, all persons have

equal access to Purdue Univer-

sity's educational programs,

services and activities, without

regard to race, religion, color,

sex, age, national origin or

ancestry, marital status, paren-

tal status, sexual orientation,

disability or status as a dis-

abled or Vietnam-era veteran. .

Purdue is proud to be ranked

in the top three for enrollment

of international students! Pur-

due Graduates are among the

best engineers in the world!

Demographics

The students attending

the Purdue MEP summer

workshops have come

from 30 states, the District

of Columbia, and Puerto

Rico.

Your continued financial

support helps us expose

more students to the excit-

ing fields in engineering!

MEP Program Budget and Student Fees

(goal: 60 students per program)

6th & 7th Grade (4 days) $ 29,000.00 ($400.00)

8th Grade (5 days) $ 30,000.00 ($450.00)

PREFACE (7 days) $ 34,000.00 ($500.00)

MITE (14 days) $ 42,000.00 ($750.00)

PROMISE (3 days) $ 25,000.00 (Travel)

Preview (3 days) $ 25,000.00 (Travel)

Academic Boot Camp (5 wk) $ 84,000.00 ($750.00)

Tutorial Center (year round) $ 30,000.00 (no cost)

Total Annual Program Budget $ 299,000.00

80%

14%

1%

2%

1%

2%

Ethnicity of MEP Summer Outreach Participants (2000-2008)

African American (n=625)

Hispanic (n=106)

Native American (n=5)

Caucasian (n=15)

Asian American (n=11)

Other/Biracial (n=14)

Page 2: MEP NEWSLETTER

My wife Elizabeth and I first learned about engineering while

participating in a Summer Engineering Workshop while in high

school. I started with Minority Introduction To Engineering

(MITE) and now I am blessed to be CEO of McDonalds, USA.

Please join us in providing contin-

ued support for these programs and

the students that they serve. Your

monthly gift will go far in keeping

Minority Engineering Programs

engaged with our communities..

Join us and make your pledge today!

Don and Liz Thompson

Minority Engineering Programs At A Glance!

2008-09 MEP Major Corporate and Individual Supporters

Hispanic American

African American

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100%

ETHNICITY

Native American

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Female

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GRADUATION GPA

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

NE 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0

MSE 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 0

ME 8 3 3 5 2 4 7 13

IDE 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 3

IE 10 10 7 8 5 8 7 12

ECE 9 17 10 9 10 7 6 4

CME 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 1

CE 2 1 1 2 6 3 6 2

CHE 4 7 10 4 5 3 5 1

BME 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

ABE 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

AAE 1 3 4 3 4 6 4 4

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URM BACCALAUREATES IN ENGINEERING AT PURDUE

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISPANIC AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN TOTAL URM

MAJOR CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS: United States Navy, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Motors. Eli Lilly,

Caterpillar, Abbott Laboratories, Ford, Bechtel, Alcoa, Qualcomm, NACME, Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobile, General Electric, PPG Industries,

Shell Oil Company, Air Products, Dow Corning, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Louis Stokes Alli-

ance for Minority Participation,

MAJOR ALUMNI AND INVIDIDUAL PARTNERS: MEP Summer Engineering Workshop and Unrestricted Funds: Donald and Elizabeth

Thompson, Janet Spears, Brian Stepp, Prof. Inez Hua, William Payne, Mark Jarvis, Sandra Rogers, Elizabeth Klimes, Derek Coleman, Herman

Rose, Sikita Grayson, Anna Bukszar, Stanley Little, Rayman Bazilio, Dr. Percy Gilbert, Carolyn Percifield,

MEP Scholarship Funds: John C. Logan Memorial Fund, Anthony Wilder Miller

Marion Williamson Blalock Endowment: Anthony Harris, Cassandra Alston, William Roach, Jr, Dr. and Mrs. Michael Whitt, Donna Thomp-

son, Mamon Powers, Andre Hughes, Jerry Burris, Justin Wheeler, Richard Rea, Professor Phil Wankatt, and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Nevills.

These and other anonymous contributors have made a difference in the lives that we touch through our year round programs. Thank you for your

continued support. We encourage others to give to Minority Engineering Programs. Your monthly gift, no matter how small –will make a BIG

difference to students in this tough economic climate. TO MAKE YOUR ONLINE DONATION GO TO:

http://www.purdue.edu/udo/pages/giving/egift.html (click on ‘make a gift and scroll down to Minority Programs in Engineering)