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EWeek 2007 ENews #20 – February 16, 2007
Engineers Week 2007 will be celebrated February 18 – 24, 2007. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. As we head into Engineers Week all news is local! On February 16, the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science (MS)2 in Washington, DC, welcomed cast members and producers of Design Squad and its major funders, the National Science Foundation and Intel. Design Squad is right at home at (MS)2, whose mandate is to prepare middle school students to study and pursue careers in math, science and engineering through innovation and technology. Students had a sneak preview of the show, participated in a hands-on engineering activity, and had the opportunity to interact with one of the show's hosts and a Design Squad contestant. Students from Howard University were trained in hands-on Design Squad activities to work with the young students that day. Read more about Design Squad. The National Engineers Week Foundation is a Design Squad partner. Foxconn Electronics Inc. celebrates Engineers Week for the first time, reaching out to more than 420 students in four states. They have their own brand of Bring an Engineer to your school day and Bring a Future Engineer to Work Day. Locations are Santa Clara and Fullerton in California as well as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Austin, Texas, and Chandler, Arizona. For information on all locations contact Amy Rios at amy.rios@usa.foxconn.com. Numerous local Girl Scout troops will receive modest grants from the National Engineers Week Foundation. See the online grant project . Scouts in Taylor, Michigan, will build the Design Squad "hidden alarm." Scouts in Seattle, Washington, will visit the local science center. In Brownstone, Michigan, girls will interview Ford Motor Company engineers. In Darien, Connecticut, the girls want to use their grant to build a cookie conveyor that will feed them Girl Scout cookies. Castle Heights Middle School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, would like to have engineer career speakers involved in thei science classes throughout 6th, 7th, and 8th grades the entire week. Contact: Shannon Parrish at sparrish@rock-hill.k12.sc.us. The Chantilly, Virginia, High School Academy Engineering Class is planning a four-day celebration of Engineers Week from February 20 –23 at Chantilly High School. The program components include government and corporate panels of expert engineers, a day-long open house showcasing Chantilly engineering student demonstrations, and an engineering college fair. For more information, contact: Joan Ozdogan, Career Experience Specialist, at joan.ozdogan@fcps.edu or 703.222.7464. At CH2M HILL near Redding, California, colleagues are invited to bring their daughters to work. One woman engineer plans to show samples of her drawings and specifications, and briefly describe the exciting opportunities that engineering offers. Contact is Raluca F. Constantinescu at raluca.constantinescu@ch2m.com. The Southwest Chapter of the Idaho Society of Professional Engineer lunch will recognize the newly registered professional engineers in the area along with the top Boise State University engineering students. Boise's internationally-recognized Jack K. Lemley will deliver the keynote address. Lemley, an engineer, most notably served as chief executive officer of a consortium of French and British companies that designed and built the Channel Tunnel rail system connecting London and Paris through the English Channel. Event contact is lolson@toengrco.com. Students of the LSSU engineering department in Mississippi will provide hands-on activities to introduce girls ages 6-10 from the Girl Scouts of Peninsula Waters to engineering. Patches will be awarded. Contact is Kim DeLong at kdelong@sault.com. At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, The Institute of Technology Academic Programs for Excellence in Engineering and Science (IT APEXES) will host 15 high schools from the Minneapolis Public Schools High Tech Girls Society on February 21. The girls will build remote control cars and tour the civil engineering structures lab. On February 23, IT APEXES will host 60 5th- and 6th-grade girls from the Minneapolis Afrocentric Charter School, Harvest Prep Academy. The girls will engage in hands-on inquiry into science principles with undergraduate, graduate, and faculty females. Contact is Dr. Samuel Moore at drmoore@umn.edu. Please post news of your events on the Local Events Forum or Introduce Girl to Engineering Day Pledge Roster. ----------------------------------------- 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 18-24, 2007) 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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