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Volume 23, Issue 7 – Upward Bound Math Science at Wichita State University

Student Newsletter September 2015

WORDS FROM THE DIRECTOR KAYE MONK-MORGAN Summer 2015 has come and gone, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer…The academic year has begun in earnest and I hope each of you is working on setting a foundation for a great year! With fall right around the corner, it’s time to get the TRIO UBMS Academic Year up and going!

Please consider the following: What do you want to accomplish this school year? Whether your goal is to improve your grade point average, increase your study time, join a school club or organization, or provide 50 hours of community service, your goal is only a goal until you develop an action plan.

This year we will continue with our Seven Habits theme… there is so much to be learned from the text and by living the example. It is my hope that by the end of this year we will indeed have our habits in place and everyone knows that a good habit is hard to break.

Your 2015-2016 action plan should include 2-3 SMART goals followed by very specific action steps. SMART goals are: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound. Creating goals that are SMART increases the likelihood that those goals will be met. I am working on setting goals for this year. I look forward to sharing them with you at our first workshop together!

For our new students, welcome to the Academic Year Program. We will work to continue our academic growth, engage in service to our community and continue to work to build a college-going culture within both our program and your families. Most program sponsored activities will take place in Wichita, but we are intentionally planning to offer some of our services in regional locations and digitally.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE  Assistant Director’s Corner, p2

 Senior Section Class of 2016, p2  ACT & SAT Prep, p3  STEM Career Outlook, p3

IMPORTANT DATES SEPTEMBER th

Celebrate Safe Communities Fairmount Park, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

AST at WSU nd Brennen Hall 2 Floor Commons, 5:00pm to 6:00pm POPS at WSU 9:00am to 1:00pm Rhatigan Student Center RSC 261, Olive Room

While we are planning for you and your success I hope you are planning for the same. You know that means goal setting time!

23 I look forward to seeing you each soon! Look for Facebook announcements and opportunities to RSVP.

Ready for the best year yet! For those of you newer to UBMS, each fall the students and staff set academic, personal and career goals. We do so in an effort to realistically consider our paths forward. This year is no different.

EMAIL  ubms@wichita.edu GOOGLE+ Wichita State UBMS Program

ORIENTATION at WSU 9:00am to 11:00am Ahlberg Hall, Room 201

FAMILY NIGHT at WSU 6:00pm to 8:00pm TBD SOCIAL CULTURAL at WSU Dueling Pianos 7:00pm to 10:00pm st RSC – 1 Floor

AST = Academic Strength Training Mama Morgan

POPS = Preparing Ourselves for Purpose

Check Facebook for Invites Response Required ~ Mama Morgan

FACEBOOK PAGEUBMS Participants and TC’s (WSU) FACEBOOK PAGE UBMS Current Students and Participants

TWITTER @WSUUBMS PHONE  316-978-3316

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Assistant Director’s Corner by Lance Onstott

“Be Proactive” Being proactive is the idea that you are responsible for your life. There are two types of people in this world – the proactive and the reactive. There are those who take responsibility for their lives and those who blame. There are those who make it happen and those who get happened to. Which person do you choose to be? Proactive or Reactive… the Choice is Yours Reactive people make choices based on impulse. “They are like a can of soda. When life shakes them up a bit, the pressure builds and they suddenly explode.” Let’s assume you have a less-than-stellar chemistry teacher. A reactive person may complain that they have the worst teacher, and they will not learn anything during this course. A reactive person may decide to not put forth the effort to learn what this teacher had to offer. A reactive person may use this as an excuse to not work as hard. This type of person may blame this teacher for their own lack of chemistry knowledge in subsequent courses. Proactive people make choices based on values. “Proactive people are like water. Shake them up all you want, take off the lid, and nothing. No fizzing, no bubbling, no pressure.” Quite the contrast in comparison with reactive types. Proactive people recognize they cannot control everything, but they can control their response to anything. Let’s take the same example above: a lessthan-stellar chemistry teacher. Whereas a reactive person will blame the teacher for their performance and learning, a proactive person will develop a plan to address the issue in order to achieve their goals. A proactive person may approach the teacher and offer suggestions that not only benefit themselves but their peers as well. If that doesn’t work a proactive person will seek yet even more responses that align with their goals. This type of person may then approach a counselor and propose a schedule change. This type a person may search for a tutor. There are many specific ways to monitor your responses to insure you are remaining of the proactive-type and not the reactive-type. Listen to your language. Are you constantly complaining and remarking about things “that are beyond your control”? Monitor not only your language but your feelings. Do you feel like the deck is stacked against you? Do

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you feel like the victim in whatever situation you are confronted with? Reframe setbacks into challenges that can be reached making them opportunities for triumph. Lastly, just push pause. When someone is rude to you, the weather is bad, you get a mean text, you don’t get the scholarship you applied for, or you perform poorly on a test – the situational possibilities are endless – don’t react immediately. Push pause and think about how you want to respond. If we fail to use the personal tools of self-awareness, imagination and dedication “we tend to react by instinct like a dog, and not act by choice like a human.” At this point the new academic year is in fullswing. I challenge each of you to become more self-aware regarding the situations in your life, and how you respond to those situations. Are you simply reacting to your teachers, course load, family responsibilities, etc.? Or are you proactively structuring your approach to these situations in a way that benefits you? There is only one thing each of us have complete control over: how we respond to what happens to us. How are you responding? “I am the force. I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I’m responsible for my own happiness or unhappiness. I am in the driver’s seat of my destiny, not just a passenger.” Sean Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens

SENIOR SECTION 2015-2016

UBMS Senior Scholarship Essays All active UBMS seniors were required to write a scholarship essay for Ms. Morgan’s summer seminar. Please update your essay on Google Docs by September 15, 2015.

DSI at Wichita State The deadline for registration to compete for the WSU Distinguished Scholarship Invitational is November 21, 2015. Many of you meet the criteria for invitation (3.5 GPA and 24 ACT). If you are close to that combination apply! This is a $52,000 opportunity! Even if WSU isn’t your first choice, you owe it to yourself to compete and then turn down the $$$$ if you want. Several of you have a great chance of winning top dollars in this competition! Let’s win some! See the WSU website for details http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=ugrad&p=/dsi/gene ralinfo.

ACT Dates and Waivers All UBMS Seniors should work with Mr. Onstott to sign up for either the October or December ACT test if you would like to retest. 

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WSU priority admission deadline All UBMS seniors who participated in the summer 2015 program should have received information from Wichita State University by now regarding acceptance status. Please remember to scan and file all acceptance letters and financial aid information in your Google Folder on the UBMS Google platform.

Admission Waivers and Fee Scholarships The list is growing. Mrs. Morgan will dedicate each Friday to work on Senior College Planning activities. Check the Google form on Monday mornings to watch her progress on your requests. Good job to Taylor, Skyler, Zainab, Steven, Gerald and Ethan for working on their futures!

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If you are working to improve your ACT score for ADMISSION, consider taking the October test. If you are trying to improve your score for SCHOLARSHIP purposes, you can wait until December. The registration th deadline for the October 24 test is th September 18 and registration deadline th for the December 12 test date is November 6th. ALL UBMS test takers should be registered at least a month prior to the registration deadline. If you are eligible for a test waiver, Mr. Onstott will get you one. Please remember that you can only use two waivers, EVER. If you took the ACT this summer you may have used one waiver. Please check with your home TRIO program and the UBMS office regarding this matter Remember to list UBMS as one of the options for sending your scores. Insert the number 5882 in the first box on page 1 of the application. Those of you interested in attending WSU should also add number 1950 as a choice.

SAT Dates and Waivers All UBMS seniors took the SAT this summer. Select students might consider retaking this exam opposed to the ACT. Please schedule a conversation with Mr. Onstott to see if you are one such student. Mr. Onstott will work with students to get test waivers and to handle registration. Students should be registered by st th October 1 for the November 7 test.

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Senior Meetings

SAT Score Quest™ by The Princeton Review

Mrs. Morgan will host Senior Meetings each Tuesday of the month at 4:30 PM, Beginning September 1. Please check the list below to see which Tuesday is your meeting time. Students will received a Google + call from Mrs. Morgan according to the following schedule:

Available for: iPad® Cost: FREE Download from: iTunes or Google Play Using ShowMe technology, a Princeton Review tutor explains sample question solutions. This application also includes 45 extra questions with a score report, 15 Core Concept lessons, voice recordings and more.

Students

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1 Tuesday @ 4:30 PM

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Moe Paw Douglas Newman Gerald Frayre Lili Marquez Zainab Dafalla

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Alonso Romero Cristian Castro Mahalia Clemons Ron Lam Solomon Carroll Veronica Nichols

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Angelica Delgado Ethan Caylor Payton Morgan Skylar Barnes Steven Robertson Taylor Bishop

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Eddie Ibarra Matthew Sen Shylee Johnson Tara Jackson Zane Storlie

2 Tuesday @ 4:30 PM

3 Tuesday @ 4:30 PM

4 Tuesday @ 4:30 PM

 ACT & SAT PREP  Solid ACT and SAT test scores are important for college admission. The UBMS Center wants to support your college planning process by providing you with tools to improve your scores. All UBMS juniors and seniors are invited to participate in Test Prep activities held at the conclusion of POPS. All students will be provided with a TEST PREP TEXT. Additionally, each student should download at least one TEST PREP app to your digital device for daily use. Please see the list below: ACTStudent Available for: iPhone® and iPod Touch® Cost: FREE Download from: iTunes or Google Play Created by the ACT, this application helps students prepare with practice items, scores and feedback to answers. A link to the ACT’s mobile site offers answers to FAQs about the test.

S TE M C ARE E R OU TL OOK  MECHANICAL ENGINEER Number of Jobs 11, 600 Median Salary $80,580 Unemployment Rate 2.7% Mechanical engineers often have an innate curiosity about the way things work. For J. Robert Sims, president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, this curiosity reared its head at age 10. "I repaired an old radio and used an old power supply to experiment with the electrolysis of water. I produced a small amount of hydrogen that I proceeded to ignite," he wrote in an email. "Good judgment is not inherent in the young – that comes later with experience." An enthusiasm for solving problems is a vital trait of mechanical engineers, says Warren Seering, a professor of mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It takes creativity to shepherd a theoretical device into a practical reality. To do this, mechanical engineers research, design, develop, build and test various devices. Mechanical engineering is an exciting professional field, thanks to innovations like 3D printing and the development of new engineering materials like carbon fiber composites. And as a result of globalization, Seering says many mechanical engineers now work in teams and create designs for communities throughout the world. Training For most mechanical engineering jobs, you’ll need a bachelor’s degree bearing the occupation’s name. Some may be able to snag an entry-level job with an associate degree. Hopeful managers have an even higher educational standard to meet: a master’s degree, in most cases. Along with a degree from an accredited program and four years of relevant work experience, those offering their services on an independent basis must pass a state-specific exam to get a license – a requirement in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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"Find a company that lets you continue to learn," Seering says. "On the first job, that's more important than location or salary." He says many mechanical engineering graduates spend their 20s bouncing around to different jobs and concentrations. By their 30s, they've largely figured out where they want to work in the field. Salary According to the BLS, mechanical engineers earned a median salary of $82,100 in 2013. The best-paid earned about $123,340, while the lowest-paid earned less than $52,550. Industries that pay well include oil and gas extraction as well as information services. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, employment in the field is expected to grow by 4.5 percent between 2012 and 2022, translating to 11,600 new positions. The broad opportunities within that hiring window should leave aspiring mechanical engineers feeling encouraged. Architecture, alternative energies, remanufacturing and nanotechnology are subsets of this profession that will have openings for candidates with the right education and experience.

“Best Technology Jobs.” U.S. News & World Report. Web. 26 August 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU  Jovanna Joyce, September 7

 Cameron Morgan, September 9  Taylor Bishop, September 10

 Alonso Romero, September 12  Jonathan Perez, September 13

 Cristian Marquez, September 16  Moe Paw, September 20

 Tiffany Bass, September 20

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The Wichita Star is a monthly publication of the TRIO Upward Bound Math Science Center at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. The TRIO Upward Bound Math Science Center is funded with $294,545 by the U.S. Department of Education and hosted by Wichita State University. The TRIO Upward Bound Math Science Center has been funded since 1991.