Community
K-12 Outreach
The University of Texas at Arlington College of
Engineering sponsors many types of engineering programs for K-12
students each year. These programs offer opportunities to learn about
engineering and specific disciplines in engineering to get students
excited about pursuing engineering degrees and careers in their futures.
During the school year, the College of Engineering
hosts Engineering Saturdays. These free activities combine engineering
presentations with hands-on activities. More information and
registration is available at http://www.uta.edu/engineering/saturday/
High school student teams can compete at UT
Arlington in the Southwest Regional FIRST Tech Challenge. This robot
contest challenges students to create robots to solve specific problems
and collect points. The winners of this competition advance to the
International FIRST championship. More information about FTC is
available at http://www.uta.edu/engineering/ftc/
The College of Engineering hosts a large number of
summer camps. The programs are offered for students from grade 4
through newly graduated high school students. The complete list of
summer programs and links to their websites is available at
http://www.uta.edu/engineering/summer_programs/.
Many other engineering events are held at UT Arlington including the Future City competition , the Regional Dept. of Energy Science Bowl, MATHCOUNTS , the RoPro High School Robot Programming Contest, and others. If you are interested in arranging a field trip to UT Arlington Engineering, please go to the "Engineering Field Trip/Tour Guidelines" page to review our information and make your request. Feel free to contact us about any outreach opportunities (engineeringoutreach@uta.edu).
UT Arlington wants YOU to come join us to find out
how engineers make the world a better place and how they have a great
time doing it. We hope to see you soon!”
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Resources for teachers in schools
KID-FRIENDLY
The College of Engineering hosts Engineering Saturdays throughout the school year to bring the exciting world of engineering to young people.