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"Bright Minds" Internship Program The "Bright Minds" Internship program at Carl Sandburg College is targeted towards academically brilliant juniors and seniors of the twenty K-12 School districts within Carl Sandburg Community College District 518. The program has been offered to the top five of the winners in the Computer Science category of the Academic Challenge competition offered at the Galesburg and Carthage Campuses in March, 2005. The Academic Challenge is sponsored by Carl Sandburg College and the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) Organization and covers seven academic categories namely, Mathematics, Chemistry, English, Physics, Biology, Engineering Graphics and Computer Science. This year the students will be involved in an "Information Research" project on the topic of Nanotechnology. The project will culminate in a fifteen-minute presentation to the Carl Sandburg College Board of Trustees at their regular Board Meeting on July 28, 2005. The project will span over a month starting June 15th and ending on July 8th and will involve the students spending one day a week at Carl Sandburg College campus in Galesburg and the rest of the days working at home or at a nearby CSC campus. During this time, they will go on field visits, conduct interviews, and do research on Nanotechnology. The program is hosted by Samuel Sudhakar, vice president of technology services and Dr. Ken Grodjesk, education instructor at Carl Sandburg College. Students will also maintain a daily journal and communicate with group members via a Blog. Following are some of the benefits for the students: 1. Gaining knowledge in a cutting edge field and an excellent experience. 2. Field visits and opportunity to meet pioneers in the field 3. A certificate of merit and a letter of recommendation from the President of Carl Sandburg College. 4. Temporary use of a laptop and broadband Internet access 5. Stipend The College hopes to benefit from: 1.Hosting bright minds on Campus 2.Getting an inner view into the field of Nanotechnology 3.Formulating recommendations for related curriculum Students will be spending every Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. until Noon at the College for the four weeks. Schedule at a glance Start Date: Tuesday, June 15th, 2005, 9:00 a.m. - Introductions, Informal Discussions, Campus Tour, BLOG, and Rules of Internship Tuesday, June 21st - 7:00 a.m. Meet at Circle Drive (visotorīs parking lot)- Project Updates, Discussions - Field Visit to Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago Tuesday, June 28th - 7:00 a.m. meet at Circle Drive (visitor's parking lot) at CSC Galesburg and drive to University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Center for Nanoscale Technology - full day field visit Tuesday, July 5th - 8:00 a.m. - Final Conclusions and Board Presentation rehearsal Thursday, July 28st - CSC Board of Trustees Meeting in Carthage, Illinois - 15 minute presentation. 7:00 PM For more information on this program contact: Mr. Samuel Sudhakar (309) 341-5297
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