SHPE - Fall 2007 - (Page 53) IBM will introduce a new functionality for ¡TradúceloAhora! that will allow users to conduct “smart” Web searches in Spanish, allowing users to formulate Web queries in Spanish and obtain relevant results in English and Spanish. This search function will assist one in finding and using websites of interest on the Internet, regardless of the languages in which they are written. If you would like to take advantage of the translation service available, you must be affiliated with one of the organizations participating in the ¡TradúceloAhora! grant program. For a list of schools participating with SHPE AHETEMS, please contact ahetems@shpe.org. I 2006-2007 MUST scholarship recipients during their internship at Marshall Space Flight Center (pictured with program organizers). Ay Mija Gains Acclaim, Ay Mijo on the Way “Ay Mija! Why Do You Want To Be An Engineer?” has been named runner-up (second place) in the nonprofit category of the 2007 Kid Power Awards and received honorable mention (third place) in the Best Young Adult Fiction-English category of the 2007 International Latino Book Awards. The latter of these awards are part of Edward James Olmos’ program to promote literacy among the Latino Community. Olmos founded the Latino Romeo Perez and Luis Pizano, both Book and Family Festivals 11 featured in Ay Mijo, joined author years ago and started the Edna Campos Gravenhorst at a book book awards in 1999. signing in St. Louis. AHETEMS has been busy promoting the second book in the series, “Ay Mijo, Why Do You Want to Be an Engineer?” Like “Ay Mija,” this most recent edition tells the true stories of 12 Latino men and the struggles they had to overcome in achieving their aspirations of becoming successful engineers. In February, three engineers featured in the book flew to St. Louis, Missouri, to talk about their particular experiences during a book signing at the University of Missouri. A portion of the proceeds from sales will go toward the SHPE AHETEMS Scholarship Program. Upcoming book signings will be held in Houston, Texas, on September 29-30, and in Los Angeles, California on October 12-14. For additional information, visit www.ahetems.org. I NASA/MUST Program Update T he Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the Hispanic College Fund (HCF), and the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation were awarded a $1.75 million grant to administer NASA’s Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology (MUST) Program. In 2006-2007, 100 competitive scholarships and internships were awarded to eligible undergraduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math. The competitive scholarship provides one-year financial support up to one-half of tuition not to exceed $10,000 and a paid summer internship at a NASA facility. Additionally, students will benefit year-round from tutoring, a lecture series and STEM faculty, industry and peer mentors. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens enrolled full-time at an accredited university in the United States or Puerto Rico. The candidate must be a rising freshman, sophomore or junior that has an earned and maintained minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. I ¡TradúceloAhora! Available to SHPE Jr. AHETEMS Deadlines Program Design Competition Graduate Institute GRE/GRAD Lab Pre-College Symposia Academic Olympiad Deadline August 24, 2007 September 7, 2007 September 14, 2007 September 21, 2007 October 1, 2007 I BM awarded SHPE a $250,000 grant which will enable parents of SHPE Jr. members located at 13 different chapters to e-mail teachers in Spanish and have their messages instantly translated into English and vice versa. Over the summer, SHPE scheduled training sessions to prepare parents to use this valuable tool. ¡TradúceloAhora! (Translate Now!) is IBM’s grant program designed to open up a world of services and information on the Internet for Spanish speakers, using automatic English to Spanish translation. This translation software is helping thousands of Latinos – many of whom are recent immigrants – find information on jobs, health and human services and other resources quickly and easily. In 2007, ¡TradúceloAhora! is focusing on improving communication between English-speaking teachers and Spanish-speaking parents by translating e-mails on school-related topics. Using IBM Websphere Translation Server software, schools and nonprofit organizations participating in the grant program can access website translation and school e-mail translation. Later this year, * SHPE Jr. Chapters seeking approval as an official chapter must have ALL their required and original paperwork into the AHETEMS Office no later than 5 p.m. CST on the Friday preceding the SHPE National Board of Directors meeting, where approval is being sought. The Fall 2007 deadlines are September 7 and November 23. AHETEMS Contact Information Rafaela Schwan, Director of Programs - rschwan@shpe.org, (817) 272-1116 Gary Cruz, Assistant Director of Programs - gary.cruz@shpe.org (817) 272-0776 For more information on these programs, visit www.ahetems.org. Donations may be sent to: SHPE-AHETEMS OFFICE The University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering Box 19019 634 Nedderman Hall, Arlington, TX 76019-0019 www.SHPE.org R Fall 2007 53 http://www.ahetems.org http://www.ahetems.org http://www.SHPE.org
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