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 dorene_perez@ivcc.edu

• Jim Gibson 815-224-0453 jim_gibson@ivcc.edu

• Rose Marie Lynch 815-224-0209 rosemarie_lynch@ivcc.edu

Visit web site:

www.ivcc.edu/nsf