To the Student Exhibitors

2014 Galveston County Science and Engineering Fair co-sponsored by Galveston College Texas A&M University at Galveston & The University of Texas Medical Branch

TO THE STUDENT EXHIBITORS AND TEACHERS

HOST INSTITUTION: Texas A&M University at Galveston EXHIBITION AREA: TAMUG-Mitchell Campus, Physical Education Facility/Gym (Bldg. 3018) 200 Seawolf Parkway on Pelican Island in Galveston.

Friday, Feb. 07, 2014 CHECK-IN: The exhibition area in Physical Education Facility/Gym (Bldg. 3018) will be open on Friday, Feb. 07, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for science fair project set-up. Registration check-in, held in the gym, generally takes about 30 minutes, and you may want to have transportation wait. Students should check-in and proceed to their designated space. The exhibit area will be closed and locked Friday night.

MAP & DIRECTIONS: Directions to Texas A&M University at Galveston (Mitchell campus): From Houston / Interstate 45 1. Take I-45 South from Houston across the Causeway to Galveston. 2. Exit 1C: Teichman Road. 3. Turn left at the stop light onto Harborside, go under the over-pass & continue straight at the second stop light. 4. Continue ahead through the third stoplight. At the fourth light, at the top of an overpass, turn left at the light (Seawolf Pkwy) & continue across the Causeway to Pelican Island. 5. The TAMUG/Mitchell Campus- main entrance will be on your right. From San Luis Pass & on Galveston Island 1. Take FM 3005; this will become Seawall Blvd. 2. Turn left at 61st street light. Stay in the rigtht lane. 3. Merge right onto the ramp toward Broadway/Avenue J. Continue straight through the light on Broadway. 4. Turn left at 51st street. Keep in mind, there are no left-turn lanes on Broadway. 5. Go straight through the light at the top of the over-pass. 51st street will become Seawolf Parkway. Continue across the Causeway/lift-bridge onto Pelican Island. 6. The TAMUG/Mitchell Campus main entrance will be on your right. From Port Bolivar/ Ferry Crossing 1. Take Ferry Road to Harborside. 2. Turn riight onto Harborside at the light & continue to follow Harborside past the downtown district & cruise terminal. 3. At the top of the overpass, turn right at the light onto Seawolf Parkway / 51st street. [This will be the only overpass you encounter.] 4. Continue across the Causeway/lift bridge onto Pelican Island. 5. The TAMUG/Mitchell Campus main entrance will be on your right.

PARKING: Convenient parking is available in the Student Parking spaces located behind the Physical Education Facility/Gym (Bldg. 3018). Additional space is available in the Students Parking Lot near the main entrance.

SCHOOL BUS PARKING: Drivers have the option to park school buses in any open parking lot on ?Texas Clipper Rd. (see map http:// www.tamug.edu/police/images/Campus_Parking_Map_2012_New_Parking.pdf ) Letl Saturday, Feb. 08, 2013

Students are expected to be at the 2013 Galveston County Science & Engineering Fair, Saturday, Feb. 08 between 7:45 a.m. - 8 a.m. Judging begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. The exhibition area is open to the public from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

SCHOOL BUS PARKING: Drivers have the option to park school buses in any open parking lot on Texas Clipper Rd. (see map http://www.tamug.edu/police/images/Campus_Parking_Map_2012_New_Parking.pdf ).

LUNCH INFORMATION: Students: Lunch will be provided for you. Please note the earlier lunchtime for the Junior Division participants from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch for Ninth Grade and Senior Division participants will be from noon to 1 p.m. Unless otherwise noted, students should remain with their exhibits at all times. Breakfast will not be provided for students.

Teachers: Breakfast pastries and lunch will be provided for you. A designated Teachers’ Meeting Area will be held in the Physical Education Facility/Gym Building (Bldg. 3018). Signs will be posted. During judging, teachers are not allowed in the exhibition area.

AWARDS CEREMONY: Both awards ceremonies will be held in the Classroom Lab Building (Bldg. 3007), Room 100. The Junior Division Awards Ceremony will be held at 2:15 p.m. The Ninth Grade and Senior Division Awards Ceremony will be held at 4 p.m.

For more information, please contact the UTMB Office of Educational Outreach-Science Education at (409) 772-9119 or [email protected] or visit the web site at http://www.tamug.edu/scifair/Index.html.