Exciting Summer and Special Engineering Programs : University of Dayton, Ohio

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Our dedicated engineering community works hard to provide ways for students of all ages and their teachers to learn more about engineering through exciting and impactful summer experiences and special programs.

Explore Engineering

Game changer! Learn why engineering is such an exciting career and what makes a UD engineering degree unique. Choose from our fun and creative hands-on modules where you'll actually work in our labs, meet our faculty and current students and tour our campus and engineering facilities.

Learn about Explore Engineering

Extra Exploring

Interact with current UD students, faculty and staff from our Women Engineering Program and Multi-Ethnic Engineers Program. Learn how they are using their engineering skills to pursue their passions.

Learn about Extra Exploring

Summer Engineering Experiences at UD (SEE-UD)

Engage with UD faculty and students to learn more about engineering through interactive modules and hands-on labs. Summer Engineering Experiences at UD (SEE-UD) participants learn in depth about a specific discipline of engineering while striving to solve some of the problems our world faces today.

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Why UD and Why Engineering?

UD Preview Days

Discover why more than 8,000 UD students are ranked among the Top 25 Happiest Students in the nation and see why our campus quickly feels like home. Join us at a Preview Day event — designed to support your college search journey. Attend our special engineering presentation beforehand to learn why UD engineering is so unique.

Earn College Credit While You're Still in High School

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Complete four high school Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses and receive two credits at the University of Dayton for the School of Engineering's EGR 103, Engineering Innovation course.

Pick-Up-and-Go Engineering Activities for Middle School Students

These unique modules incorporate research-based practices and principles while providing a fun way to introduce engineering design and innovation to middle school students. The modules promote team work, creativity and problem solving.

Learn about our Pick-Up-And-Go Activities for middle schoolers

STEM Stories for Third Grade Students

Teachers and their third graders will enjoy these unique modules that incorporate problem-solving principles and research-based practices that provide fun ways to introduce STEM related innovation in the classroom, after-school club or event.

Learn about STEM Stories for Third Graders

CONTACT

School of Engineering

Kettering Laboratories, Room 565
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 0254

937-229-2736
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