UW professors show students highlights of engineering

(AP) — In an effort to promote the career fields of engineering and computer science, the University of Wyoming hosted 36 high school juniors and seniors from around the country this past week.

"The end goal is to try to increase the number of students that enter into engineering as a career," said Michael Pishko, dean of the UW College of Engineering and Applied Science.

The classes usually don't involve students sitting in chairs listening to a professor talk about a subject, Anderson said, but are more oriented toward projects and activities.

During the weeklong program, students stayed in the dorms and ate at the cafeteria like college freshmen to give them the full UW experience, Anderson said.

Even though showcasing the facilities and faculty the university can offer is an important part of the program, the end goal is to get students excited about the engineering field, Anderson said.