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Students Apply Summer Engineering Experience (S.E.E.) to Case Studies

Listening to the CJ students offer
solutions to significant environmen-
tal issues that are happening in the
St. Louis and surrounding areas, one
may have easily mistaken these rising
juniors and seniors for college seniors
presenting their capstone projects.
After spending four days immersed
in hands-on learning experiences in
engineering consulting, aerospace,
biomedical, manufacturing and
biotech engineering, the 12 partici-
pants in this year’s Summer Engi-
neering Experience (S.E.E.) worked in Katy Jonz ’19 (at the podium), Emma Nottingham ’19 and Claire Brinkmann ’19 presented their solutions to
small groups to apply what they had problems caused by the high numbers of vacant lots and food deserts in St. Louis City.
learned throughout the week to one “How can you know if you haven’t donated their time and focused exper-
of four local case studies. From the experienced what is really involved? tise on our daughters!”
Westlake landfill to local treatment I have always thought that there has S.E.E. is part of Cor Jesu’s Corporate
plants to food deserts to contami- to be a better way to help students Partners Initiative. To learn more, visit:
nated soil, the students researched, discern their vocation. Cor Jesu, this www.corjesu.org/CPI or contact Cyn-
studied and proposed engineering- is a fantastic program! And heartfelt thia Wilhelm, Director of Corporate
related solutions to the challenges thanks to the professionals who Engagement: cwilhelm@corjesu.org.
faced in each situation.
“This was the first time we used
actual events in the St. Louis area CJ Campers Tap Their
for the students’ culminating S.E.E. Interests at New Camps
project,” stated Cynthia Wilhelm, It was a first for many of CJ campers who
Director of Corporate Engagement. sashayed across the new dance studio and
“Each of the firms who sponsored explored new worlds at CJ’s summer camps.
this year’s experience – Burns & Get Up and Dance! and Passport Around
the World were two of the six new camps
McDonnell; SLU–Parks College of that debuted at CJ this past June. It also was
Engineering, Aviation and Technolo- the first time that campers had the oppor-
gy; Watlow; and Monsanto – worked tunity to enjoy the new classrooms, dance
studio and gym.
together to provide relevant and local In addition to the traditional CJ camps, CJ Dance Instructor Gia Henkaus showed campers new rou-
case studies that allowed students to Babysitting 101, Geocaching Adventures, tines; Passport Around the World campers created cultural
apply the week’s learnings toward Knit2gether and Mind Power gave grade- projects, such as origami and cooked ethnic dishes.
school girls a chance to tap their interests
formulating solutions. The girls did a in novel ways. The girls Skyped with people
remarkable job!” living in China and made ethnic dishes,
“Deciding what you want to be learned upbeat dance routines, discovered
when you grow up is a stressful task tried-and-true babysitting skills, embarked
on interactive outdoor treasure hunts,
because it is a decision often contem- knitted and learned how to relieve stress
plated in a bubble,” said Jon Jonz, through mindfulness.
CJ was excited to host more than 300
parent of participant Katy Jonz ’19. girls at the Enrichment and Sports Camps.

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