MITE UNITE: Tereska Roberts, 1977

MITE UNITE: Tereska Roberts, 1977
Photo: Calvin Campbell/Tech Talk, Courtesy MIT Museum

Competitor Tereska Roberts during the MITE (Minority Introduction to Engineering) UNITE (Uninitiates Introduction to Engineering) Contest at MIT OEOP, 1977.

MITES

Established in 1974, Minority Introduction to Engineering (MITE)--known today as Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)--is a six-week program that draws promising high school seniors from across the country to the MIT campus each summer.

Timeline: 1970s
Career: EducationEngineering
Object: Image
Collection: Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994, MITES, Recruitment, STEM Education, Women