Tapping the Rich Diversity of the Community Colleges: Akami Summer Internship Program- An REU Model at Maui Community College

This 9-page report includes details about the Akami Summer Internship Program. The program "offers an intensive eight-week introduction to research methods and tools with an emphasis on adaptive optics science." This report includes the following sections: Introduction, The Role of Two Year Colleges, Underrepresented Student Profiles in Hawaii, Internships as a Mechanism to Engage Undergraduates in STEM, Building Partnerships for a Successful Internship Program in Adaptive Optics, CfAO Akamai Summer Internship Program Model, Recruitment and Selection, Preparation, Research, Student Presentations, and Program Results.