Marathon Oil Company: Achieving Excellence Together

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Marathon Oil Company made a significant financial contribution in the amount of $850,000 that will support several key programs and initiatives in the Office of Diversity Programs. Marathon has a proud and generous history supporting LSU through the Departments of Geology and Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering and the Minority Engineering Program. We are most honored that over the next four-years, the following 5 focus areas will be supported in the name of Marathon Oil Company:

  • Marathon High School Teacher Engineering Awareness - This engineering program for teachers is intended to aid educators in the pursuit of understanding engineering and developing curriculum strategies that support and strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics understanding and interest in high school classroom. The 2010 Teacher's Program was held June 7-11.

    For more information click the link below:

    Marathon High School Teacher Engineering Awareness Program

 

  • Marathon Engineering Diversity Undergraduate Scholarships - The scholarship was awarded to five talented, underserved and underrepresented students whose engineering majors are consistent with Marathon's recruiting needs. The scholarship is an average award of $5000 per year for four years.

 

 

  •  Marathon Graduate Fellowship recipients, Heather Dylla and Jodie Boutte' .Marathon Engineering Diversity Graduate Fellowships - Congratulations to Heather Dylla and Jodi Boutte’ for receiving Marathon Engineering Diversity Graduate Fellowships. Both Heather and Jodi are Ph.D. candidates in the Engineering Science-Construction Management Department.

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  • Marathon Diversity Awareness in Engineering Education Seminar Series - The seminar series continues for the 2009-2010 school year. Overall goal is to provided workshops and speakers for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers that develop cultural competency teach active learning strategies for the classroom and assist Ph.D. students and post-doctoral researchers in becoming future faculty. Some presentations and material from the seminars are available on the resources page.

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  • eXploration Camp Inspiring Tomorrow's Engineers (XCITE) - Marathon Exploration Camp for Inspiring Tomorrow's Engineers (XCITE) is an annual pre-college event that is designed to introduce promising female incoming 9th and 10th grade students to LSU and the field of engineering through basic hands-on activities, demonstrations, lectures, workshop activities, and contact with industry professionals. The first annual XCITE Program was held in June 2008.

    For more information regarding the XCITE Program and Application Process please click the link the below:

    XCITE Program