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UC’S ROBOTICS COMPETITION
SPARKS STUDENT’S PATH TO
ENGINEERING
As a high school student, Emma Korman’s
interest in engineering was sparked by her
experience competing in the annual UC Robotics
Competition. Now, she is studying mechanical
engineering at UC and helps plan that same
FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS CAN LIVE AND LEARN ALONGSIDE
ENGINEERING PEERS
competition to inspire other local kids to
follow in her footsteps. Korman joined her
high school robotics club and by the time she
was a senior, she was one member of the
two-woman team. Her team advisor had close
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C’s Engineering Living-Learning Community (ELLC) is designed to support first-year engineering students
ties with the CEAS Of昀椀ce of Professional
through a residential environment that fosters academic success, collaboration, and personal development.
Development and Community Impact (PDCI),
IECE
EMPOWERS
STUDENTS
which hosts
the competition,
leading Korman
THROUGH
ACCESS,
to form early connections
with UC. Those
connections — along
with COMMUNIthe esteemed co-op
RETENTION
AND
program and Turner scholarship she received —
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Students live together in a residence hall, participate in special activities, and receive mentoring from upper-class
engineering students. The ELLC aims to ease the transition to college life, encourage teamwork, and create a strong
sense of community.
CEAS EMPOWERS STUDENTS THROUGH ACCESS,
RETENTION, AND COMMUNITY
The CEAS Office of Professional
development. In addition to events like
Development and Community Impact
the Robotics Competition featured on this
(PDCI) is dedicated to supporting pre-
page, PDCI hosts various summer camps
collegiate and collegiate scholars through
for middle and high schoolers interested
a comprehensive approach. By partnering
in engineering, and programming geared
with internal and external organizations,
toward easing the college transition and
PDCI staff provide support through high
building connections among students.
school access programs, college student
retention, academic success, and professional
solidi昀椀ed her college choice.
The CEAS Office of Inclusive Excellence
and Community Engagement (IECE)
When she arrived on campus as a college
is dedicated to supporting pre-collegiate
student, she reconnected with PDCI Program
and collegiate scholars through a compManager Don Wittrock, who she’d met through
rehensive approach. By partnering with
robotics, and he became her success coach.
internal and external organizations, IECE
In Korman’s 昀椀rst year, Wittrock noticed she
staff provide support through high school
was excelling and referred her to the Protégé
access programs, college student retention,
Research Program that accepts a handful of
academic success, and professional developstudents each year. She spent the summer after
her 昀椀rst year at UC working on the materials
team at GE Aerospace through Protégé.
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