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Pitt Engineering Career Access Program (PECAP) Pre-College Component Director Leslie V. Horne was honored as one of 50 "Women of Influence" in the April 11 issue of the New Pittsburgh Courier. The list showcases women from the Pittsburgh region who have had a positive influence in business, health care, education, and community service. Horne was acknowledged for her service "as a teacher, advisor, mentor, surrogate mom, and friend to more than 800 students" through her early work with INROADS Pittsburgh and her current oversight of the Critical and Analytical Reasoning Enrichment and INVESTING NOW programs.

She was also a 2003 Gold Star Award recipient from the Pittsburgh Council on Public Education for Special Achievement in Focusing on Achievement and Excellence in Preparing African American Students for College and Beyond.

All INVESTING NOW activities are designed to stimulate, support, and reward the high academic performance of high school students who are underrepresented in engineering, math, and science careers. Annually, approximately 200 students participate in INVESTING NOW activities. The Class of 2002 was the ninth student cohort to participate in INVESTING NOW from ninth through 12th grade. Significant statistics for this group include the following:

  • 100 percent enrolled in college
  • 62 percent were honor or high honor graduates
  • 46 percent chose an engineering, mathematics, or science major
  • 22 percent enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh
Over the past five years, 100 percent of INVESTING NOW graduates have enrolled in college and 48 percent have chosen an engineering, mathematics, or science major. To learn more about INVESTING NOW, visit the Office of Diversity Web site: www.engr.pitt.edu/diversity.

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