The
mission of Cal Pre-Engineering Partnerships (PEP) was to provide
opportunities for middle and high school students to become eligible
for higher education in engineering and to be prepared to complete
baccalaureate degrees in mathematics-based fields including engineering
and computer science.
Cal
PEP accomplished this by working closely with a
variety of partners to meet their respective needs. These partners
include students and their parents; 6-12 teachers, counselors, and
administrators; community colleges; public and independent colleges and
universities; regional non-profit organizations; corporations and
foundations; local and state legislators; and federal agencies.
Due to grant funding cycles ending and state budget cuts, the Cal PEP program will be inactive during the 2008 academic year.
Cal
PEP ran a
portfolio
of academic enrichment activities, including a PEP Summer
Academy on campus for six weeks from June to August for rising
6th
through 11th graders, PEP
Saturday Academies during the school year for eight weeks each semester
for 6th through 11th graders,
a tentative engineering faculty seminar series on campus for high
school
science teachers and students they invite, ADEPT Graduate Engineering
Fellows in area Middle and High School classrooms developing
Pre-Engineering Curriculum Modules, a proposed Summer
Pre-Engineering Camp (SPEC) for rising 11th graders from California
high schools, parent programs, teacher professional development
sessions, and student visits to UC Berkeley.
Cal
PEP targeted its activities at students with educational and economic
limitations and schools with low eligibility rates for higher
education. Cal PEP had direct programs with schools in Berkeley,
Emeryville, and Oakland Unified School Districts. Cal PEP is funded by
the College of Engineering, the UC Berkeley campus, and generous
corporate and foundation donors including the Bechtel Foundation and the Emery Ed Fund.