My name is Japheth Negash, and I am a junior at Ann Sobrato High School. I’m 16 years old and have been a resident of Morgan Hill for my entire life.
This past summer, I got accepted into Santa Clara University’s annual Summer of Engineering Seminar (SES) program. This allowed me to spend about one week on the campus learning about several branches of engineering with my peers from across the country, and some that were even international students.
SCU’s annual Summer of Engineering Seminar is all about motivating high school students toward pursuing a field in engineering by introducing them to the field and preparing them for what is to come in their future as a college student.
During the four-day program, students were given the opportunity to further expand their knowledge of the many fields of engineering while also getting a taste of life as a college student on the Santa Clara University campus.
Being a part of the SES program gave me the tools to reach my full potential as a future engineer, allowing me to enhance my ability to thrive and prosper into the college student I hope to soon become.
I took part in Session Two of the three sessions, which occurred from July 16 to July 20. During these four days, each student was provided a single-bed dorm in a hall with peers and a program counselor of the same gender. Each student was also given a key card to gain access to their room, the cafeteria, restroom and other facilities necessary for an adequate living environment, allowing each student to truly enjoy the program.
During the program, we were given several resources with the purpose of increasing our knowledge of engineering. One of the most crucial resources we received was the wisdom of the professors of Santa Clara University. We attended three to four workshops per day taught by some of Santa Clara University’s best professors, including Dr. Kuczenski, Professor Ogunfunmi and Professor Nilsson. The professors introduced their branch of engineering to us, along with their fundamentals and the average day for a person working in that specific field.
The program truly increased the interest I have for engineering fields and I strongly recommend the program to any high school students who may have interest in engineering fields.
Japheth Negash submitted this story after attending Santa Clara University’s annual Summer of Engineering Seminar (SES) program.
