Multicultural Affairs sponsors and assists in the coordination of several programs geared toward high school students, both to give them a taste of the college experience here at UW and to provide them with more specific research and mentoring opportunities.  Below-listed are the programs in which we are most involved.

• Summer Research Apprentice Program

• Minority Higher Education Days

• "I'm Going to College!"

• Minority Power Hour

• Shadow of Success

Summer Research Apprentice Program (SRAP)
Contact: Malinda Nichols Daniel
Phone/ E-mail: (307) 766-6059 | mndaniel@uwyo.edu
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/oma/programs/srap

(Photo: Mariana Zaragoza, SRAP 2005)

The Summer Research Apprentice Program (SRAP) is an intensive, seven week, paid summer research program held at the University of Wyoming.  High School sophomores (completed year), junior, and senior students are eligible.
 

SRAP is administered through Multicultural Affairs.

SRAP was designed in 1985 to provide qualified minorities the opportunity to gain first hand experience in science, mathematics, engineering, and other related science research.  SRAP is funded by UW's NSF EPSCoR Program, UW's EPA EPSCoR Program, Multicultural Affairs, and other grant and private sources.

Participants are chosen primarily, though not exclusively, from the Rocky Mountain region (including Nebraska and the Dakotas) to attend the program each summer.   According to interest, participants are paired with a University of Wyoming professor and spend their days in the laboratory performing various research experiments.

Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Chemistry
• Energy Research
• Molecular Biology
• Statistics
• Engineering
• Zoology
• Geology
• Computer Science
• Mathematics

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Minority Higher Education Days
Contact: Nadine Alvarado, Asst Dir of Admission & Minority Stud Recruitment Coordinator
Phone/ E-mail: (800) DIAL-WYO | Alvarado@uwyo.edu
Web site: http://www.uwyo.edu/ADMISSIONS/minority/events.html
 

MHED is a program designed to familiarize ethnic minority high school students with a college campus. This program provides high school students with leadership skills, financial aid opportunities, and an understanding of networking. [back to top]

I'm Going to College!
Contact: Nadine Alvarado, Asst Dir of Admission & Minority Stud Recruitment Coordinator
Phone/ E-mail: (800) DIAL-WYO | Alvarado@uwyo.edu
Web site: http://www.uwyo.edu/ADMISSIONS/minority/events.html
 

"I'm Going to College" is a program designed to familiarize racial and ethnic minority elementary and middle school students with a college campus. It gives students and their parents a taste of the many different opportunities that await them at the University of Wyoming. Academic stations on campus illustrate the avenues of study and potential career areas available to those individuals who obtain a college degree. [back to top]

Minority Power Hour
Contact: Nadine Alvarado, Asst Dir of Admission & Minority Stud Recruitment Coordinator
Phone/ E-mail: (800) DIAL-WYO | Alvarado@uwyo.edu
Web site: http://www.uwyo.edu/ADMISSIONS/minority/events.html
 

A guide to success in higher education Students and parents join Office of Minority Affairs and Admission staff members in a conversation about college admissions, financial aid and other opportunities for ethnic minority students, planning to attend college. Staff members travel from town to town during the month of January answering questions and motivating students on the importance of an education.  (Refreshments served) [back to top]

Shadow of Success
Contact: Nadine Alvarado, Asst Dir of Admission & Minority Stud Recruitment Coordinator
Phone/ E-mail: (800) DIAL-WYO | Alvarado@uwyo.edu
Web site: http://www.uwyo.edu/ADMISSIONS/minority/events.html

 

This event is an exciting opportunity for ethnic minority students to obtain a real-life college experience. High school students are paired up with minority students on campus and shadow that student through two days of college classes and experiences. The program begins with a welcome dinner, followed by an activity (most likely a UW basketball game). The night concludes with a dance. The unique aspect of the dance is that students who meet all UW criteria will have their application fees waived and will have the opportunity to sign paperwork and be accepted to the University of Wyoming on the spot. The following day, high school students shadow college students, attending classes, meetings, and other school functions. The program concludes with a late lunch and an informative session on future steps in preparing for college. Other than the cost of transportation, all accommodations, including room and board and basketball tickets will be provided free of charge for all students. [back to top]