EPICS High: STEM´s impact on community service

Author

Dutta, Suparna ; Mathur, R.

fYear

2013

fDate

9-9 March 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Service) is a nation-wide program that encourages students to be active in their community and use engineering ideas to solve local problems. In 2006, the EPICS program was expanded and is no longer exclusive to colleges and universities. The extension of the program is called EPICS High, a similar program aimed specifically at high school students. Many exciting and interesting projects have resulted from this program, throughout the world. In addition, the integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields with community service promotes its potential to a younger audience. EPICS High has proven to be an invaluable organization worldwide due to the advantages and opportunities it offers.

Keywords

engineering; further education; mathematics; natural sciences; social sciences; EPICS High; EPICS program; Engineering Projects In Community Service; STEM; Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics fields; colleges; community service; high school students; local problems; universities; Communities; Educational institutions; Magnetic liquids; Organizations; Rivers; Robots; Training; Community Service; EPICS; EPICS High; STEM;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5622-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISECon.2013.6525197

Filename

6525197