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Learn the “How to” in Building An Engineering Technology Workforce
ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
National Science Foundation Grant # 0802505
$520,000Award years 2008-2011
An Inventor’s Camp For Creating Interest In Technical Careers
Dorene Perez, IVCC Program Director CAD/CAE
NSF Grant Principal Investigator
Jim Gibson, IVCC Program Director Electronics
NSF Grant Co-Principal Investigator
Rose Marie Lynch, IVCC Communications Instr.
NSF Grant Co-Principal Investigator
STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
Addressing Barriers to Engineering
Young people Young women
Too difficultToo much math & science
UnfeminineNot relevant
Not a teamwork fieldNeed technical confidence
Misperceptions
Addressing Barriers to Engineering
Young people
Hands-on STEM exercises
Reach parents, teachers, counselors
Young women
Role ModelsTeamwork exercises
Demonstrate relevanceBuild Technical Confidence
Accurate information
High School
InitiativesTech Club
Special events
LeadershipTeam
TEC Course
High School Tech ClubParticipate in
Hands on activities
Field trips
Industry speakers /role models
Compete in contests
Affiliated Technology Student Association (TSA)
Taste of Engineering Careers Course
TEC Course:
Engineering the guitar
High school students
IVCC credit
Student emerges with a guitarState Representative Frank Mautino
TEC Course Content• How a guitar works – physics, music
• Wiring and setup
• Instrument design
• Neck, body, fret board parts
• Sanding, finishing
• Wiring harnesses
• Final assembly and setup
• Measuring build variation
• Jam session
• Students go home with a guitar
Mark French
Purdue University
Special Events
Edible Car Contest
Special Events
For Women
A TEA
At historic landmark Hegeler Carus Mansion
Mary Hegeler Carus first woman engineering graduate University of Michigan
Special Events
For Women
Single teen mothers’ activity
Design a toy
Promotional Materials
Poster Contest
High school students
Reception/prizes for participants
Utilize posters for recruiting
Promotional Materials
Materials on salaries & IVCC programs
Publicity
Local newspaper
Newsletter to public school administrators
SpecialEvents
Half DayInventor Camps
Week-long Inventor Camps
Middle School Sequence
Middle School Special Event
Construct –I Can
Middle School
Inventor Camps
Middle School
Inventor Camp
Ready to be an eighth grader??
For more information:
• Dorene Perez 815-224-0221 [email protected]
• Jim Gibson 815-224-0453 [email protected]
• Rose Marie Lynch 815-224-0209 [email protected]
Visit web site:
www.ivcc.edu/nsf
