Precollege Program Description


New Jersey Commission on Higher Education

PRECOLLEGE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Science STAR / Health EPIC

(Kean University)

Program began: 1987 - Students enrolled: 100 - Sponsored by: College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences

Contact Information:

Dr. Steven Kubuw, Professor of Chemistry

1000 Morris Ave.

Union, NJ 07083

Phone: (908) 527-3021

Fax: (908) 354-2746

Email: skubo@kean.edu

Program Description:

Kean University currently offers two five-week summer programs for minority high school juniors in the immediate

vicinity of Kean University. The two programs, Project Health Epic and Project Science Star, are administered out of

the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences. Both programs have vocabulary building and problem solving

components, but differ in their academic thrusts. The programs take place four days a week for a five-week period

during the summer, and students receive a $300.00 stipend for successful completion.

Project Health Epic is designed to help students focus on health careers other than the usual professional options of

medicine and dentistry. These include Medical Laboratory Science, Health Information Management, Nursing,

Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Students in this program are exposed to the various allied health

professions from lectures by health professionals engaged in their particular occupations. Additionally, these

students have hands-on experience in Biology and also receive computer instruction.

Project Science Star is designed to demonstrate how several science disciplines can work together to solve a

problem. Emphasis is on an experimental approach to science and students collect data from experiments of their

design. The sciences involved are Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Mathematics/Computer Science.

Experiments are conducted in each of the sciences with the exception of Math/CPS. In Math/CPS students learn how

to analyze data collection with the use of a computer statistics package.

Location of Program Services:

College campus

Field trips to health care facilities

Sources of students served by the program:

Typical Grade Level(s) on Entry: Summer before 12th grade

School(s) Served: Nine High Schools

County or City Served: Union County

Region served: Northern NJ

Program Services (Academic):

Computer

Study

Math/Science

Critical Thinking

Vocabulary building

Program Services (Other):

Social Skills

Fairs

Program Operation:

Program Cycle (Summer or Academic): Summer

After School Hours

Special populations targeted by the program:

High School Students

ESL

Minorities

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Last Updated: September 10, 2004