Engineering Expo offers K-12 students exposure to engineering and computing degrees

Feb 7, 2023 | Breaking Barriers, Community, Engineering, Events, K-12 Outreach, News, STEM

More than 600 K-12 students came to FIU on Friday, February 3 to learn about the endless possibilities of pursuing a degree in engineering and computing. Participants learned about the thrill of motorsports competitions, the art of 3D printing, the power of wind...

FIU’s Moss She Builds summer camp continues inspiring girls interested in construction

Aug 19, 2022 | Construction Management, K-12 Outreach, Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability, News, STEM

FIU’s Moss Department of Construction Management hosted the third She Builds summer camp. The camp introduced high school girls to the exciting world of construction management. With the popularity and growth of She Builds, the Moss Department welcomed more than 30...

FIU helps local high school teachers build cybersecurity lessons for classrooms

Jul 27, 2022 | Cybersecurity, Engineering, Innovation, K-12 Outreach, News

Through an 80-hour course with university experts, teachers learned skills, gathered resources and planned activities for their classrooms. Read more at FIU News.

JEDI Ambassadors in the College of Engineering & Computing conduct research, work within the community to diversify the field

Apr 5, 2022 | Breaking Barriers, Community, Engineering, Events, K-12 Outreach, News, STEM

Watching an interaction between hydrogen peroxide, yeast, water and dish soap, children at the Lester H. White Boys & Girls Club in Fort Lauderdale were awed by the resulting giant foamy reaction. As they created this “elephant toothpaste,” the youngsters learned...

NSF awards FIU, partners $4M to expand national high school engineering program

Sep 16, 2021 | Community, Grant, K-12 Outreach, News, Worlds Ahead

With a nearly $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) and partner institutions are expanding a first-of-its-kind national high school engineering course. The program, titled Engineering For US All...

Summer camp empowers young women, inspires them to pursue construction management

Aug 19, 2021 | Construction Management, K-12 Outreach, Moss School of Construction, Infrastructure and Sustainability, News, STEM, Women of CEC

Twenty-five 13 to 18-year-old girls, industry guests and Moss Department of Construction Management alumni, students and faculty recently gathered at the 2021 She Builds Summer Camp. The camp’s mission is to expose girls to the field of construction management...