American Graduate Day – XCITE Program (2015)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2015-10-02
Duration: 00:06:20
Subjects: Education | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Engineering | Science
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Jamison, Terrica Interviewee
- Melvin, Adam Interviewee
- Deville, Lelia Interviewee
- Rovaris, Dereck, Sr. Interviewee
- Hankton-McCurry, Kyleigh Interviewee
- Mitchell, Daryelle Interviewee
- Jackson, Pam Interviewee
Description
This segment from the October 2, 2015, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kevin Gautreaux’s report on the XCITE program, a summer camp sponsored by the LSU College of Engineering that introduces high school girls to careers in engineering. He interviews: Terrica Jamison, LSU College of Engineering; Dr. Adam Melvin, XCITE chemistry professor; Lelia Deville, camper; Dereck Rovaris, Sr., LSU vice provost for diversity; Kyleigh Hankton-McCurry, camper; Daryelle Mitchell, camper; and Pam Jackson, Fluor Corporation. This report is part of the American Graduate Day project. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford