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North Carolina Math/Science Education Network Pre-College Program

The North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program (NC-MSEN PCP) is a STEM-enrichment program that recruits students in grades 6 through 12 and provides them with experiences that will equip them to attend a four-year college/university to pursue majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. One of four public university campuses across North Carolina that offers this program, the NC State chapter partners with school districts and schools in northeastern and central North Carolina. The program includes:

  • Exposure to STEM careers
  • Information about college admissions and scholarship
  • Enrichment courses in engineering, math, science, and technology
  • Opportunities to participate in local/state competitions

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Saturday Academy

These exciting classes are held 10 times throughout the academic school year. During each of the sessions, students take classes in math, science, communications, robotics, and career awareness

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Former MSEN student Jasmine Jarvis shares her experiences with the NC-MSEN Pre-College Program and the lifelong impacts they’ve made on her.

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Developing STEM Identity in Rural Audiences through Community-based Engineering Design (DeSIRE)

DeSIRE is a partnership between the College of Engineering and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University (NCSU), the NC Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program (MSEN), the Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) district, and local advanced manufacturing industry.

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eSTEM: Enhancing STEM Identity Through E-mentoring Experiences

The eSTEM Strategies project will establish an e-mentoring program for underrepresented high school students living in rural North Carolina that will engage them in engineering-related experiences supported by near-peer relationships with mentors of similar background, race, gender and experiences, in an effort to improve students’ attitudes about and participation in STEM.

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ncsumsenpcp@ncsu.edu

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919.513.8534

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919.513.8598

NEWS STories

October 03, 2024

In the Spotlight: Braska Williams, Director, NC-MSEN Pre-College Program, Friday Institute

In this series called In the Spotlight, we feature one staff member each month. In this edition, we spotlight Braska Williams, the director of the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation’s North Carolina Math/Science Education Network (NC-MSEN) Pre-College Program, a STEM-enrichment program for students in grades 6 through 12. Here he answers five questions.

May 03, 2024

2024 MSEN Day

On April 13, 122 students from across the state competed in academic and STEM-based activities as part of MSEN Day, an event created and hosted by the North Carolina Mathematics…

October 25, 2023

MSEN Students Exposed to Future STEM Careers During Lenovo Field Trip

Over the last three years, Lenovo has donated over $40,000 to the North Carolina Math/Science Education Network (MSEN) Pre-College Program at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation while cultivating a…

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Director, NC-MSEN Pre-College Program

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