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Project AIMS is a state-funded program run through the Council on Postsecondary Education aimed at providing academic and cultural enrichment activities for minority middle and high school students. The program is directed by Jackie Pillow and provides weekly sessions at WKU focused on STEM and cultural topics to expose students to college and increase the number of minorities that graduate from postsecondary education. Volunteers are needed to assist the director in implementing programs and activities.

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PROJECT ACTIVATING INTEREST IN MINORITY STUDENTS (AIMS) A Program that changes lives next
PROJECT A.I.M.S Project: A.I.M.S. is a state funded program through the Council on Postsecondary Education designed to provide academic enrichment activities for middle and junior high school (6th- 8th grades) minority students. The programs primary objective is to increase the pool of qualified students who enroll in and graduate from a postsecondary education institution. Contact Information: Director Jackie Pillow 270-745-5066 Jackie.pillow@wku.e next
WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE SESSIONS UPHOLDING? Downing Student Union and Gary Ransdell Hall October 31st, November 14th, and December 5th next
COORDINATOR OF PROJECT AIMS Create and implement programs to expose minority school students to college life- Recruit and administer leadership for program volunteers Responsible for creating and updating program database- Coordinate bi Weekly sessions-Perform day-to-day office maintenance next
THE IMPACT OF A MENTOR: BIO OF MS. JACKIE PILLOWS Assistant Director of Graduate and Alumni Relations; Director, Project A.I.M.S Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion next
BIO OF MS. JACKIE PILLOW CONT. Myers Briggs Results: ESTJ next
TALKS WITH MY MENTOR Leadership Education Appreciation Determination next
ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES Academic Enhancement activities focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Cultural Enhancement activities focuses on what is going on in todays society and what that means to individuals and the community for which they live in. next
ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY next
SOLAR PANELED ROBOTS Science Technology Engineering Mathematics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G WhwUN9iaY next
MEMORIZING AND UNDERSTANDING STEM Building Robots in the classroom exposed the students to understand and learn more than what they learn in their classrooms. It is important that minorities understand what is going on in the world around them, even at a younger age. Video footage of Learning STEM in the Classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DblvNncjR9o next
WHAT DID I LEARN I Learned that my students were excited for the challenges of building a robot. I had the challenge of building the robot. I had to teach the students to be patient, calm and cooperative. They: Asked Questions Team Building Never Gave Up next
CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY next
UNDERSTANDING OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH In order to know where you are going you have to look back at the past. I choose to do this activity so they can be aware of who they are and how they can impact the world. They had to write formal essays of what they think about Black History Month next
PROJECT AIMS SUMMER COMPONENT next
WHAT TYPE OF COMPONENT IS THIS? Project: AIMS summer component is an educational and cultural enrichment field trip which is designed to broaden each participants horizons by exposing them to cultural, educational, and professional possibilities. The participants chosen for this field trip have exhibited a positive attitude, cooperation, and respect. next
Why are volunteers needed? next
VOLUNTEERS CONT. Volunteers are needed so: To lighten the load of work for the coordinator and director. To foster relationships that would carry outside the classroom. To enhance the individual of real world experience. next
LEARN MORE What else do I need to know about Project AIMS? next
PROJECT AIMS In my personal experience Project AIMS is more than a job to me. It helps me understand what minorities are going through in their external environment. The programs that are set in place is set up for prevention, intervention and education. I want to continue to help children and help families continuing to grow strong.
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  • 1. PROJECT ACTIVATING INTEREST IN MINORITY STUDENTS (AIMS) A Program that changes lives next
  • 2. PROJECT A.I.M.S Project: A.I.M.S. is a state funded program through the Council on Postsecondary Education designed to provide academic enrichment activities for middle and junior high school (6th- 8th grades) minority students. The programs primary objective is to increase the pool of qualified students who enroll in and graduate from a postsecondary education institution. Contact Information: Director Jackie Pillow 270-745-5066 Jackie.pillow@wku.e next
  • 3. WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE SESSIONS UPHOLDING? Downing Student Union and Gary Ransdell Hall October 31st, November 14th, and December 5th next
  • 4. COORDINATOR OF PROJECT AIMS Create and implement programs to expose minority school students to college life- Recruit and administer leadership for program volunteers Responsible for creating and updating program database- Coordinate bi Weekly sessions-Perform day-to-day office maintenance next
  • 5. THE IMPACT OF A MENTOR: BIO OF MS. JACKIE PILLOWS Assistant Director of Graduate and Alumni Relations; Director, Project A.I.M.S Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion next
  • 6. BIO OF MS. JACKIE PILLOW CONT. Myers Briggs Results: ESTJ next
  • 7. TALKS WITH MY MENTOR Leadership Education Appreciation Determination next
  • 8. ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES Academic Enhancement activities focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Cultural Enhancement activities focuses on what is going on in todays society and what that means to individuals and the community for which they live in. next
  • 11. MEMORIZING AND UNDERSTANDING STEM Building Robots in the classroom exposed the students to understand and learn more than what they learn in their classrooms. It is important that minorities understand what is going on in the world around them, even at a younger age. Video footage of Learning STEM in the Classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DblvNncjR9o next
  • 12. WHAT DID I LEARN I Learned that my students were excited for the challenges of building a robot. I had the challenge of building the robot. I had to teach the students to be patient, calm and cooperative. They: Asked Questions Team Building Never Gave Up next
  • 14. UNDERSTANDING OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH In order to know where you are going you have to look back at the past. I choose to do this activity so they can be aware of who they are and how they can impact the world. They had to write formal essays of what they think about Black History Month next
  • 15. PROJECT AIMS SUMMER COMPONENT next
  • 16. WHAT TYPE OF COMPONENT IS THIS? Project: AIMS summer component is an educational and cultural enrichment field trip which is designed to broaden each participants horizons by exposing them to cultural, educational, and professional possibilities. The participants chosen for this field trip have exhibited a positive attitude, cooperation, and respect. next
  • 18. VOLUNTEERS CONT. Volunteers are needed so: To lighten the load of work for the coordinator and director. To foster relationships that would carry outside the classroom. To enhance the individual of real world experience. next
  • 19. LEARN MORE What else do I need to know about Project AIMS? next
  • 20. PROJECT AIMS In my personal experience Project AIMS is more than a job to me. It helps me understand what minorities are going through in their external environment. The programs that are set in place is set up for prevention, intervention and education. I want to continue to help children and help families continuing to grow strong.