MechSE Hosts Students from ICE

7/3/2012 By Kathryn L. Heine

MechSE's Director of Engineering and Technical Services Manager Bob Coverdill (left) shows visiting students equipment from the Ford Rapid Prototyping Laboratory. This July MechSE treated seven students from the Illinois Connections in Engineering (ICE) program to lunch and tours. The students visited the Ford Rapid Prototyping Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory and two instructional labs in Talbot Laboratory.

Written by By Kathryn L. Heine

MechSE's Director of Engineering and Technical Services Manager Bob Coverdill (left) shows visiting students equipment from the Ford Rapid Prototyping Laboratory.
MechSE's Director of Engineering and Technical Services Manager Bob Coverdill (left) shows visiting students equipment from the Ford Rapid Prototyping Laboratory.
MechSE's Director of Engineering and Technical Services Manager Bob Coverdill (left) shows visiting students equipment from the Ford Rapid Prototyping Laboratory.
This July MechSE treated seven students from the Illinois Connections in Engineering (ICE) program to lunch and tours. The students visited the Ford Rapid Prototyping Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory and two instructional labs in Talbot Laboratory. ICE is an intensive academic bridge program that helps prepare incoming freshmen for the rigors of the engineering curriculum at Illinois. It has played a major role in helping the College of Engineering retain students from diverse backgrounds.


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This story was published July 3, 2012.