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EWeek 2008 ENews #23 – March 21, 2008
Engineers Week 2008 will be celebrated February 17 – 23, and is co-chaired by the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE)–USA and IBM Corporation. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Contents: 1. Global Marathon Schedule Posted 2. Teen "Confessions" Emma, an 8th-grader at Heritage Middle School in Westerville, Ohio, and a member of the 2008 National Engineers Week Future City National Champion team, writes; "I never realized how many different types of engineers it takes to plan and run a city and how people must work together to make a positive impact. I never saw myself in a science related career, but taking from this experience what I know now, I would like to be a civil engineer and help people build their own dream, and make it a reality." Krisha is an 8th-grader at St. Thomas More School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and participated in the National Engineers Week Future City Competition for two years. Krisha writes; "Most importantly, the competition has taught me so much about the problems that plague the world today, and how they can be solved with engineering. The main focus of Future City is to teach students about the role engineering plays in their lives, and the competition has succeeded in showing me how vital engineers are to our daily lives. The solutions to problems such as world hunger and disease cannot be reached by simply wishing and hoping. Solving a problem requires thinking and brainstorming new, creative ways of revising old methods that have spawned or encouraged problems. The competition has opened my eyes to choosing engineering as a career, and every professional I have met throughout the past two years have encouraged me to do so." 3. SWE Reports SWE-Detroit held Girls' Engineering Exploration. One hundred elementary schools girls from Detroit Public schools were nominated by their teachers to participate in this half-day session to introduce them to engineering. The girls participated in various activities representing four different engineering disciplines. SWE-Detroit also shared the great aspects of an engineering career with the parents and teachers that participated in the day's activities through tours of Wayne State University's engineering laboratories. SWE-Minnesota sponsored the third annual SWE-MN Sparks, Slime, and Speed event at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Over 800 kids and parents performed hands on experiments, such as Slime, Hovercraft, and the Agilent AfterSchool Kit Steady Hands. Members also went to a high school's 9th grade science classes to teach them about fuel cell cars. In addition, they gave a presentation to the math and science teachers based on SWE's Connecting Educators to Engineering materials. SWE-New England Shoreline conducted their annual kickoff for EWeek at the Providence Children's Museum with approximately 300 kids and parents attending. There were five stations for participants to learn about different engineering disciplines by doing hands-on activities, such as making Oobleck (chemical) and "programming" a human "robot" to follow a taped maze (software). SWE-NESS also publicized EWeek by setting up engineering book displays in about 40 school and municipal libraries in our area. SWE-Region D Member-At-Large collaborated with General Electric's Women's Network to conduct the Tech Girls Summit in Wilmington, North Carolina. This event, conducted at Cape Fear Community College, drew 110 6-8th grade girls and was comprised of both hands on and pencil-pushing activities. Working in teams, the girls first made lip gloss then put together a business plan to produce and market their product. ----------------------------------------- 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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