Summer Engineering Program Gives Kids a Taste of Future Careers

Guest speakers and hands-on activities at University of Texas of the Permian Basin’s Pre-freshman Engineering Program have taught 13-year-old Luis Gomez more than he expected about the discipline.

TexPREP, which started June 22 and runs through Aug. 7, provides students who have demonstrated mathematical ability through academic performance and teacher/counselor recommendations an opportunity to study math, science and engineering. [read full article at MyWestTexas.com]