The Brown Summer Transition Engineering Program (STEP) is an empowering, hybrid undergraduate pre-orientation program designed to foster inclusion, community, and inspiration needed to thrive in engineering. The online program will be held from Monday, July 8 - Friday, August 16. The in-person residency will follow from Monday August 19 - Friday, August 23. STEP students learn more about engineering, with an emphasis on underrepresented inclusion and community. Students additionally engage with the various support resources available across the University and the School of Engineering. No prior engineering experience is required. Students will engage in technical exercises and community building events.
The Mosaic+ Transition Program provides an opportunity for newly admitted students to learn more about computer science, with an emphasis on interracial understanding and community building. The program helps students identify and mitigate issues encountered by minority students at a predominantly white institution, and learn about the resources at the University and the CS department. No prior computer science experience is necessary. Students will experience an exciting mix of technical and community-oriented activities and tasks to help prepare them for the rigors of computer science.
The Third World Transition Program (TWTP) invites all participants to reconsider their history and aspects of their identity while discussing issues faced by communities of color within the United States. Through programs and workshops led by our student leaders, participants will unpack systems of oppression that exist in our society today, including racism, classism, sexism, religious discrimination, ableism, cisheterosexism, and environmentalism/imperialism. Through an examination of the problems that divide our society, we seek to break down the barriers that separate us in order to build understanding and community. We also call on all participants to reconsider their history and aspects of their identity to better understand themselves and the similarities and differences between themselves and their peers.
International Orientation (IO) is a comprehensive support system powered by the International Mentoring Program (IMP). It serves as a vital prelude for undergraduate international students embarking on their journey at Brown University, ensuring a seamless transition for internationally identified students.
The Bonner Community Fellowship (BCF) is a 4-year developmental program that provides students with opportunities to advance social justice through experiential learning opportunities and critical reflection. Students in the BCF will learn about ways to consider the intersections of power and privilege in community engagement while identifying paths to address the issues that matter most. Programming for the BCF Pre-Orientation may include cohort-building activities, workshops about civic engagement and positionality, and exploring different parts of Providence.
The BCF Pre-Orientation program is open only to Incoming Bonner Fellows.