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EWeek 2005 ENews #13– February 4, 2005
National Engineers Week 2005 will be celebrated February 20-26. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Contents: 1. Team Up for Training 1. Team Up for Training The Engineers Week Speaker Workshop will be held at GRC on February 4. It featured breakout sessions with grade appropriate hands-on activities that demonstrate new and exciting techniques speakers can use to enhance their school presentations. Veteran EWeek speakers will share their experiences in the classroom as well as show some demonstrations and activities that work well with classroom presentations. Detailed information with school assignment(s), speaker packets, EWeek packets, and teacher educational resources will be distributed. NASA sends its own and other Cleveland-area engineers to visit classrooms within a 50-mile radius of the city. This year, 70 engineers have registered to visit more than 9,000 K-12 students in 84 classrooms in cities within 50 miles of Cleveland. In addition, GRC will participate in a kick-off for Engineers Week via an Engineering Exposition at the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown Cleveland on February 19. The exposition is sponsored by the Cleveland Area Engineers Week Committee and provides students, teachers and families with information and interactive displays about various engineering professions. Contact Linda Little, GRC Engineers Week Program Manager, at linda.s.little@grc.nasa.gov for additional information. 2. Girl Day Micron plans to host several activities to encourage girls pursuing engineering careers at its sites in Boise (ID) and Lehi (UT ). Careers@Micron is a day-long job shadow that provides students a mentor experience, hands-on science and math activities, and small group interaction with Micron Engineers. Up to 50 students in Boise and 25 students in Lehi will participate. Additionally, up to 200 high school students in the Boise area will participate over the month of February in a series of luncheons hosted by Micron’s Women In Technical Careers (WITC). Taking their experiences right to the schools, Micron’s technical women will provide students with a glimpse into why different technical women have chosen and been challenged by their given careers. On February 23 they will offer a "Women in Technical Careers" session at an area high school career fair, drawing 30. Contact arbaker@micron.com. The Maui (HI)Economic Development Board's Women in Technology Project, County of Maui , and Maui Chapter of the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers are teaming up again for the 5th Annual “Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day” to encourage Maui females to pursue engineering careers. As part of this national event on the island of Maui , for the fourth year in a row, 40 intermediate school girls will be spending the day on the job with County of Maui and private sector engineers to learn how engineers contribute to the island community. For more information, try jeni@medb.org and www.womenintech.com. Central Arizona College ’s Science Engineering Mathematics Aerospace Academy (CAC SEMAA) in Coolidge will sponsor after-school workshops for girls at several area schools throughout the county. The academy’s main goal is to reach underrepresented youth of diverse cultures and excite them about engineering and science. With the assistance of several community college staff and our SEMAA staff, activities will include robotics, geology, computer technology and construction. Contact anne_howe@centralaz.edu. Alexandria (MN) Technical College is hosting a Women in Engineering Day event including speakers, tour of a local company, hands-on CAD training through the Mechanical Drafting Program, a round table discussion and a luncheon. Contact is daleb@alx.tec.mn.us. For the third year, the Buffalo (NY) Museum of Science will offer a day of fun engineering-based activities for 30 girls in grades 7-9. Local engineers volunteer to act as facilitators for group projects and three local engineering and architecture firms serve as sponsors. For information, email mmcfoy@sciencebuff.org. 3. Local Events On February 20 an environmental engineer, and member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Kekaha (HI) is staffing a booth at the Second Annual Team Tech Kaua'i Youth Career Fair. He will promote civil engineering careers. The event is at the Kaua'i Community College Technology Center. Contact is derrick.benn@navy.mil. The 21st Annual DuPage (IL) Area Engineers Week features two events at IITs Rice Campus. During a February 24 Speaker's Forum, a panel will discuss alternate forms of energy and then engage the audience in a Q&A. The annual E-Week Expo on February 26 features "Alternate Energies" and "Space Travel" with hands-on activities for children of all ages, presentations by engineers, as well as displays and activities by professional societies. Best of all, it’s free.Contact Barbara Kozi (kozi@iit.edu). The College of Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will host design competitions and social events throughout the week as well as a student/faculty mixer on February 21. The week culminates with a closing banquet on February 24. The free banquet features a catered meal, presentation of prizes from various design competitions and a keynote speaker. Email Mark Thomas (markalan@umich.edu). The Kansas City Engineers Week Committee hosts its Engineers Week Luncheon on February 24. The event typically draws over 800 engineers from the Greater Kansas City Area. Want to know how they do it? Contact is Kimberly S. Jackson at (jackson@kveng.com) The National Society of Black Engineers-Alumni Extension Greater Philadelphia (PA) Chapter (NSBE-AEGPC), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers - Greater Philadelphia Chapter (SHPE-GPC) and National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) will collaborate to encourage and inspire Philadelphia area high school students to purse engineering and technical careers and provide them with the resources to do so. The event takes place on February 26th. Sessions include topics on financial aid and internships, applying to college and introductions to engineering disciplines. There are also group projects and awards. NSBE AEGPC will also host a tie-in event on February 19 as part of Black Family Technology Awareness Week. The campaign is a national initiative to inform all African Americans about technology, help them identify technological resources and opportunities in local communities, and to educate the black community about the necessity of knowing how to live in the Digital Age. The 2005 event runs February 13-19. NSBE topics and activities cover engineering design, function and simulation. NSBE contact is James Bryant, IV at president@nsbe-aegpc.org. For information on Black Family Technology Awareness Week go to http://www.blackfamilynet.net/v2/index.php To submit content or comments, or to be added to our email distribution list, please e-mail eweek@nspe.org. All suggestions will be considered. Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, Engineers Week (February 20-26, 2005) is celebrated annually by thousands of engineers, engineering students, teachers, and leaders in government and business. In 1988, the National Engineers Week consortium expanded its scope and now includes more than 100 engineering, scientific, and education societies and major corporations dedicated to enhancing the public understanding of the engineering profession and to promoting pre-college interest in math, science, and engineering as a career option. |
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