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STEM Scholars STEM scholarships awarded to 68 incoming freshmen

Recently, Lawrence Tech announced its STEM Scholars program to help and encourage female and minority students and students from disadvantaged school districts to study a variety of technology and engineering majors. The scholarships, worth more than $78,000 over four years, are awarded through the Marburger STEM Center, LTU’s clearinghouse for K-12 outreach efforts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

“LTU’s goal is to increase representation in STEM-related professions by providing educational funding that will allow them entry.”

DR. LISA KUJAWA

Lisa Kujawa , assistant provost for enrollment management and outreach, said that women and other minorities and students from disadvantaged school districts are underrepresented in the STEM fields. LTU’s goal is to increase their representation in STEM-related professions by providing educational funding that will allow them entry. She said, “These are high-achievement students. Their chances to succeed are better due to the support we’re giving them.”

Lawrence Tech sets aside $20 million of its annual budget for scholarships. Kujawa recounted a story about the Lawrence brothers and their philosophy of helping students financially because no student should be barred from an education due to finances. E. George Lawrence, who led Lawrence Tech from 1934 to 1964, has been quoted as saying, “I think we ought to give every student a chance if we can.”

As a result of their STEM scholarships, graduates of the 14 different science, technology, engineering, and math degrees offered by LTU have been given a chance to obtain “great jobs quicker and at higher salaries and network with leaders in their field,” said Kujawa.

We work with 40 high schools to provide their students with dual enrollment opportunities. More than 40 percent of those dual enrollment students will enroll at LTU to complete their college education.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.