PROJECT ACTIVATING INTEREST

IN MINORITY STUDENTS (AIMS)

A Program that changes

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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 program’s 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

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WHEN AND WHERE ARE THE SESSIONS

UPHOLDING?

Downing Student Union and Gary Ransdell Hall

October 31st, November 14th, and December 5th

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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

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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

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BIO OF MS. JACKIE PILLOW CONT.

Myers Briggs Results: ESTJ

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TALKS WITH MY MENTOR

Leadership

Education

Appreciation

Determination

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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 today’s society and what

that means to individuals and the community

for which they live in.

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ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY

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SOLAR PANELED ROBOTS

Science

Technology

Engineering

Mathematics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GWhwUN9iaY

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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

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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

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CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY

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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

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PROJECT AIMS SUMMER COMPONENT

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WHAT TYPE OF COMPONENT IS THIS?

Project: AIMS summer component is an

educational and cultural enrichment field trip

which is designed to broaden each

participant’s 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.

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Why are volunteers

needed?

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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.

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LEARN MORE

What else do I need to know about Project AIMS?

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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.