The BioEngineering Empowerment Program (BEEP) was created in the summer of 2020 as a way to provide opportunities and resources for high school students to gain access to engineering, medicine, and other STEM fields. BEEP is a community oriented, student-led initiative. It connects local high schools and high school students with the bioengineering program at the CU Denver and CU Anschutz campuses. Throughout the year, BEEP will provide mentorship, tutoring, activities, events, lab tours, presentations, and other ways for high school students to engage with the resources available at the CU campuses.
BEEP's mission is to create a diverse STEM workforce, especially in health sciences, through providing equitable resources and opportunity to underrepresented, marginalized youth.
The program is free for any high schooler who wants to join and is low commitment – there is no application process. We also partner and work with other groups in the area doing similar work to maximize the opportunities available and have the greatest impact. Please see below for our monthly event calendar and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or want any more information!
As a note: during the pandemic, everything we offer will be virtual and online.
BEEP is proud to be partnered with multiple organizations, helping further our goal of empowering high school students to seek careers in the STEM field. Below is more information on these partners as well as opportunities for high school students to get more involved in the program.
We are proud to work with the following educational organizations. For more information, click on the name of each to be redirected to their website:
*If you are a group interested in partnering with us, please contact the program or outreach coordinators (click "Contact BEEP" button at the top of this page).
We are proud to work with the following organizations throughout the CU system. For more information, click on the name of each to be redirected to their website:
*If you are a group interested in partnering with us, please contact the program or outreach coordinators (click "Contact BEEP" button at the top of this page).
We are proud to work with the following companies within the biotech industry. For more information, click on the name of each organization to be redirected to their website:
*If you are a group interested in partnering with us, please contact the program or outreach coordinators (click "Contact BEEP" button at the top of this page).
Involvement in BEEP can lead to significant opportunities, including:
Volunteer:
Internship:
Other:
Find the most recent BEEP-related content, including (but not limited to) videos of events and informative documents. For all content from past events, please visit our Content Archive.
Featured Video: Undergraduate Bioengineering Program Pitch with Shaun Boulier
Stay up-to-date with the latest news stories regarding the BioEngineering Empowerment Program and Department of Bioengineering at CU Denver. This section showcases the most recent BEEP stories and provides an insight into the history of the program through archived news.