What is Shadow Day

NACOE Shadow Day is an annual event bringing high school students from around the state to learn about engineering, computer science, and what it means to be a college student. Students are usually Sophomore to Senior level, although there are occasionally very interested Freshman who wish to participate

When is Shadow Day

Shadow Day is hosted by the NACOE the  3rd, Thursday in October when Montana state teachers are participating in the state teacher conference. The event begins at 7:30 am and concludes at 3:30 pm.

How can NACOE Faculty Participate

There are two ways faculty may participate. 

Join us for lunch

Faculty are invited to join participants for lunch between 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. You may either bring your own lunch, or let us know and we will be sure to order enough pizza to feed you, too!

Host an Immersive Experience

NACOE faculty are invited to share what is exciting about engineering or computer science from their field of expertise through an immersive (hands-on) experience. Here are the quick details:

  1. Experiences are 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm.
  2. Groups are capped at 15 participants (smaller groups possible).
  3. Location for experience is organzied by faculty host.
  4. Faculty host is asked to meet their small group at the main location for the event and guide them to the experience location. 

Register by Aug 21 to Host a 2024 Immersive Experience

Immersive Experience Examples

Innovation in the Alley

Glenn Foster and the Innovation Alley experts shared the cool things you can do with CNC machines, a few tools, and some code. Students were led on a guided exploration of Innovation Alley and put the finishing touches on their own key fob.

Computing to Address Real-World Problems

Computer Science students provide an immersive experience in cutting edge research, including interaction with a machine learning robotic arm, cybersecurity fundamentals, virual reality for healthcare applications, and robotics.

Solving Infrastructure Problems

Led by Anders Larsson, participants learned more about civil & environmental engineering and construction engineering technology approaches to solving infrastructure problems of the 21st century.

Clean Suit and Microfabrication

Students joined Andrew Lingley in the Montana Microbarication for a tour of the cleanroom and an introduction into the fabrication facilities and equipment that creates microsopic scale manufacturing possible.

Electronic Circuits

Led by Rob Maher, this demonstration covered the basics of electrical circuitry. Each student built a battery powered transistorized dual LED circuit.

For questions, please email jennifer.clark6@montana.edu.