PREP summer programs wrap up with July 31 assembly

(July 30, 2002)--More than 1,200 middle and high school students are expected to attend the 24th Closing Day Assembly of the San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program (PREP) at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 31 in the UTSA Convocation Center.

Arturo Almendarez, deputy commissioner for programs and higher education, is the keynote speaker for the event. The eight-week program was held on nine college and university campuses in San Antonio.

Founded in 1979 by UTSA Mathematics Professor Manuel P. Berriozabal, PREP identifies achieving middle and high school students with the interest and potential for careers in science, engineering and technology, and other mathematics-related areas and reinforces them in the pursuit of these fields.

Students receive up to one elective credit toward high school graduation for each successfully completed summer of PREP. Since the program's inception, over 10,000 students have completed at least one summer component.

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