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2018 OFC Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program


Durham, NC • May 2018: Do you have an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship and like to think big?


Volume 12 Number 2


November 2017


Girl Scouts Explore and Discover at Science Alive


three-day entrepreneurial training and app development


Join TMCF for an exciting experience!


Entrepreneurial The


OFC Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Program is looking for 100 of the greatest young minds, who think critically, creatively, and are passionate about solving problems. Compete against your peers in a 72-hour workshop that will both challenge and reward you! Students will be tasked with developing solutions to business, social, or educational and then


pitching venture their ideas


problems to a


panel of expert judges comprised of entrepreneurs, small business owners, executives,


capitalists and


other investors. Prizes have included an opportunity to attend Apple’s WWDC conference,


Leadership


Exchange Study Abroad Scholarship, Macbooks, and iPads to name a few.


The OFC Innovation Entrepreneurship and Conference is an


optimum opportunity for students to learn, engage in hands-on exercises, and develop the three C’s of an


Mindset: Curiosity,


Connections, and Creating Value. Location: Durham, NC Dates: May 2018 ELIGIBILITY: APPLY TODAY IF YOU ARE: - Enrolled in a full-time program


of study at a four-year, degree-granting HBCU or PBI


-Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior during the fall of 2017.


- Willing to grow and learn in a collaborative environment


- Interested in learning how to


develop or expand an entrepreneurial mindset


- All majors are The Application encouraged


to apply for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Boot Camp.


Deadline Apply now at TMCF.org Scholarship Watch BURGER KING SCHOLARS


is intended to help the top students that apply achieve their educational and professional goals, along with serving as a tribute to Jim himself. Here are the details:


Be a citizen of the United States or Canada,


APPLICATION INFORMATION The requirements


Have graduated to become a


BURGER KING Scholar are simple. You must apply within the application period, and fit the prerequisites below:


Have a strong academic record with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5,


Be passionate community, and


about serving the


Be a high school senior, BURGER KING® employee, spouse/domestic partner or child of an employee.


High school students should be graduating


seniors with plans to


attend a two- or four-year accredited university, college


or vocational-


technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico. BK® employees can further their education by using the scholarship for non-degree courses such


as accounting, language courses.


If you want to go a step further, the McLamore Family Foundation created the James W. McLamore WHOPPER® Scholarship Award, granting a $50,000 scholarship to three students each year since 2011. The four-year scholarship


computer or from high school


within the last three years or be a full- time student who is a senior at a high school or home school in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico,


Students who are applying as a full- time freshman to a four-year accredited, college or university that is located in the United States and is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,


Students who have a cumulative unweighted grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.3,


Students who have a minimum ACT Composite score of 25 or a minimum combined SAT score of 1220,


Students who demonstrate an active leadership role in community service, athletics, and/or similar co-curricular activity (such as student government, team sports, fraternal life, etc); and,


Students who demonstrate substantial work experience.


Scholarships range to


$50,000 and the


from $1,000 application


window is open from October 15 to December 15 each year. Visit / bkmclamorefoundation.org for details


for


OFC is Friday, March 2, 2018 at 11:59 pm EDT.


Teen Girl Scouts work together to build a wooden bridge during the civil engineering workshop at Science Alive, hosted by Norfolk State University for Girl Scouts on September 16. Pictured left to right: Franchesca Johnson of Norfolk, Deborah Martin of Chesapeake and Raquel Jarvis of Norfolk. Photo courtesy of GSCC.


BY GIRL SCOUTS OF THE COLONIAL COAST Nearly 200 Girl Scouts spent the


day exploring the world of STEM (science,


technology, engineering


and math) during Science Alive, an annual event hosted by Norfolk State University. Now in its eighth year, Science Alive gives Girl Scouts the chance to explore and discover their own interests in STEM through workshops facilitated by Norfolk State University students and faculty.


A highlight of the day for the Girl Scout Brownies, second and third graders, was the chemistry workshop where they made


marshmallows


geometric and


shapes out of toothpicks


and


learning about nutrition. Older Girl Scouts participated


in workshops


where they explored the world of nanotechnology and learned about physics while folding and flying paper airplanes


and building protective


devices to house eggs for an egg-drop experiment. There was also a civil engineering workshop, where girls built wooden bridges.


Dr. Rasha Morsi, professor of


electrical and electronics engineering and director of the Creative Gaming and


Simulation Lab at Norfolk color-changing


milk with dish soap and food coloring and concocted their own slime. The Girl Scout Brownies also enjoyed making


State University, took a lead role in organizing Science Alive this year. Dr. Morsi previously served on the board of directors for Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, and she has remained an active volunteer with the organization through her assistance with Science Alive.


"I have a passion for education


and getting girls interested in science," Dr. Morsi said. "It is so rewarding to see girls' eyes light up when they learn something new. I hope they get that spark at Science Alive and learn that they can do anything that they want to do.


comprise 48 percent of the U.S. workforce but


In today's world, where women just


24 percent


of STEM works, Girl Scouts is working to develop a more equitable perception of the relative abilities of men and women in STEM. Through hands-on STEM events, such as Science Alive, girls are developing self-confidence related to STEM, as well as their confidence overall. In addition, according to the Girl Scout Research


Institute, girls indicate


that their ability to build and design things, think of different ways to solve a problem and research a problem improved through their participation in Girl Scout STEM programs.


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