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Student Leadership Conference 2009
 This photo captures the playful spirit of the students involved in the GEAR UP Massachusetts 2009 Student Leadership Conference. More than 40 GEAR UP Massachusetts students attended the three day conference, entitled: “Technology Leaders of Tomorrow”, held on the campus of Worcester State College, in Worcester, MA.
This event hosted GEAR UP Massachusetts participants and coordinators from the cities of Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Worcester, Springfield and Holyoke.
They got to experience what it was like living on a college campus for a couple of days; eating in the dining halls, sleeping in dorms and attending workshops, such as Solar Car Design, TV Broadcast and Robotics Design, all aimed to heighten their knowledge and interest in engineering and technology.
(Photo taken by Melissa Andrews)
Robotics Design Workshop
 Robots are everywhere! At the 2009 GEAR UP Massachusetts Student Leadership Conference, two participants are shown tinkering with their vehicle in the Robotics Design Workshop at Worcester State College. Robotics is regarded as one of the hottest, emerging career fields of the 21st century. In this workshop participants were shown how exciting and fun building a robot can be as they work on a team to solve real world challenges and compete with other groups to design the best robotic solution. The
Workshop was led by staff from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
(Photo taken by Melissa Andrews)
College Knowledge
“How many of you know what the FAFSA is?” That was the question posed to GEAR UP Massachusetts 2009 Student Leadership Conference participants by statewide Director, Robert Dais. (Do you know what FAFSA stands for? It’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. For more information visit www.fafsa.ed.gov) Interestingly enough, nearly all of the Conference participants were in middle school and already many of them knew what the term meant. Based on the 2008-2009 evaluation, by the end of senior year of high school, 87% of GEAR UP Massachusetts students knew what the term FAFSA meant. That is the power of GEAR UP! GEAR UP helps students gain early awareness and readiness to prepare for their futures in undergraduate programs.
(Photo taken by Melissa Andrews)
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