Southeast Michigan Pathway Program (Sponsored by Ford)
Our two-week, tuition free summer program prepared students for a career in engineering with accelerated math courses, mentoring from a Ford engineer, and priority access to a scholarship from NACME.
The University of Michigan Office of Culture, Community and Equity (OCCE) offered a two-week residential summer program to a cohort of 30 Detroit-area rising 11th graders from July 9th to July 21st. The program focused on the foundations of programming, math, and engineering concepts. It also covered college readiness and professional development, including starting the college search process, and engaging with NACME/Ford professionals. Additionally, scholars engaged with the University of Michigan campus community to build a sense of belonging.
National Virtual Bridge
(Sponsored by Bechtel)
The National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA) and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), and with the support of the Bechtel Foundation, hosted a National Virtual Bridge (NVB) program from Monday, June 26 to Friday, August 4, 2023, to address capacity issues due to the limited financial and human resources at many colleges and universities across the country. Through this pilot program, we offered a five-week virtual summer bridge program for incoming first-year, first-time, full-time students to support their successful academic and social transition to their respective five (5) partnering institutions.
NVB enrolled a cohort of students to take part in the program. Through the admissions process, all the students have displayed the potential to be successful as engineering and/or computer science students.
Mechanical Engineering Design
Boot Camp (Sponsored by Autodesk)
NACME, in partnership with Autodesk, hosted a summer boot camp from Monday, June 12 to Friday, August 4, 2023, to provide mechanical engineering students with interactive learning coupled with a technical certification and an externship. This six-week hybrid program offered rising sophomores an opportunity to take a second-year level course that is regarded as a gateway to successful completion of a mechanical engineering major. Students received approximately 120 hours of specialized training for certification in Fusion 360 led by Autodesk instructors. To bookend the experience, students took part in an all-expenses-covered, three-day, onsite externship at Autodesk in Georgia. All participating students passed the Certification Exam and were certified in Fusion 360!