Academy of Applied Science
SPARKS:2002
Twenty-one Years of REAP
by Irene O'Mara
The Academy's U.S. Army sponsored Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP), which offers economically and socially-disadvantaged high school students hands-on summer apprenticeships in university labs with professors as mentors, has just completed its twenty-first year. REAP is an exceptional program for one reason only: the dedicated mentors who give of their time and energy to make a one-on-one difference in the lives of the students with whom they work. Many of our mentors have been on board with us from the very beginning in 1980. They believe, as we do, in the powerful long-term effects of helping students who might otherwise not realize their potential.
From reports we receive each year, we know that the mentors gain great rewards from the opportunity to mentor these bright, open minds. It certainly is a win-win for both the apprentice and the mentor.
Fifty-three universities around the nation participate in REAP. We thank each of them for their efforts and foresight in helping us make this unique program such a success, and we invite others to discover the magic that happens when REAP enters their lives.
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2001-2002 REAP University Partners Ball State University |
Johns Hopkins University University of Georgia Langston University University of Idaho Loyola University University of Illinois Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Iowa Michigan Technological University University of Maryland Minnesota Academy of Science University of Massachusetts Mississippi State University University of New Hampshire Montana State University University of New Orleans Morris Brown University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mott Community College University of South Florida NC State University |
University of Texas New Mexico State University University of Texas at El Paso North Carolina Central University Washington State University North Carolina State University Western Illinois University Pennsylvania State University Yale University Polytechnic University Portland State University Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University |
| ?Contact Irene O'Mara, REAP Director, at (603) 228-4530 for participation information. | ? | |
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