College: What’s the POINT?

Operation Inform 07 Life-Long Earnings Differentiated by Degree

Operation Inform Average Earnings by Level of Education

Institute for Higher Education Operation Inform 07  Increased Income  Higher Level of Savings  Increase Personal/Professional Mobility  Increased Quality of Life  Better Decision-making  More Hobbies and Leisure Activities Benefits of Higher Education

Source: NACE Salary Survey Spring 2008 What’s the Degree Worth? MajorSpring 2008 Starting Salary 1.Chemical engineering$63,616 2.Computer engineering$59, Computer science$59,873 4.Industrial Engineering$58,253 5.Mechanical engineering$57,821 6.Aerospace Engineering$57,999 7.Electrical engineering$56,994 8.Construction Science/ Mgmt.$52,745 9.Civil engineering$50, Management Info. Syst.$50,800 5

Top 10 Bachelors Degrees in Demand (From Job Outlook 2008)‏ Accounting Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Business Administration / Management Economics/Finance (incl. banking)‏ Information Sciences & Systems Marketing/Marketing Management Computer Engineering Management Information Systems / Business Data Processing

So how do I get from here to there? Take regular college prep classes in: –Math (pre-calc or calculus) –Physics –Chemistry –And do your research on colleges of interest to you! Consider cost, majors offered, size and how you are treated when you visit---the “feel” of the college! What’s available locally? BCC’s AS in engineering science and AS computer science/math majors=junior level transfer to BU’s Watson School

Engineers do WHAT??? Work in industry Do consulting Act as managers and CEOs Become attorneys (patent law, even international law!) Attend medical school Become Teachers/Researchers Plus many other things-It’s wide open!!!

Engineering Students Help Society!!! One example is: Engineers Without Borders (EWB) –community service projects--both local and international

Non-Profit Humanitarian organization Improves quality of life of developing communities Implementation of sustainable living solutions Involving professional engineers and engineering students EWB-Binghamton University began in Fall 2004

Local Playground Project Renovation and construction of playground in Downtown Binghamton for government subsidized housing Actual build in August 2005 Build team involved 20 students

Materials

Demolition

Benches

Beautification

Team Work

A New Playground

Community Appreciation

EWB International Projects Clean Drinking Water Sanitation Alternative Energy Sources Housing

BU’s First International Project Amazon Promise Volunteer, Ann Campbell Belen, Peru Medical Clinic Senior Design Project

EWB-Binghamton University Role Electrical System powered by alternative energy technology Waste management and water purification facility

Collaboration Brown University – Architectural design and construction of building Faculty Professional EWB Chapter Community Support

Info Cambodia Cambodians have been victimized by years of torture, exodus, and genocide. The era of the Khmer Rouge has been considered amongst the worst mass killings of the 20th century. Since the mid seventies to the last decade the Khmer Rouge has exterminated 25% of the country’s total population through starvation, overwork and executions. The population growth rate, now only 1.752% year is too slow to satisfy the high demands for labor. Food and water resources have significantly declined, as well. This is wearing further on the growth rate of the Cambodian people, showing increasing mortality rates in Nearly 57 of every 1000 births are currently expected to fail, and an overall life expectancy of only 62 years of age is constantly in jeopardy due disease and starvation. Balang is a small village located in the Northeast of Cambodia above Tonle Sap Lake. With a population of approximately 9,000 people and one of the lowest yearly rice yields in Cambodia, Balang is a community struggling to supply decent health care, water and food supplies. In these rural areas, Cambodians lack the necessary immunities and basic standards of living to cope with the steady rise of infectious diseases. Risk of malaria, Japanese encephalitis, typhoid fever, dengue fever, and HIV plagues the Cambodian people. In 2003 it was established that there are at least 170,000 people living with AIDS/HIV in Cambodia, and this number has dramatically increased in the past five years. The threat is further worsened by host-insects, and parasites due to excess larvae breeding in the poor water conditions. We’re considering hydropower or irrigation

Cambodia Perspectives International Volunteer, Ann Campbell Balang, Cambodia Dam design Senior Design Project

EWB-Binghamton University Role Surveying trip this winter- 3 weeks-begins 1/4/09 Consider benefits of the dam and… How students can impact the community

BU Nature Preserve/Boys and Girls Club * During the spring, many of the trails in the Nature Preserve on the BU campus become slick with mud. One entrance is extremely steep and to prevent accidents, the Binghamton chapter of EWB constructed a stairway system leading down the slope. The stairs were designed by EWB student members with the aid of Binghamton University mentors. Along with the stairs, students also designed a trench system to divert the water which will keep the area drier. Over one hundred volunteers came out to help which allowed for other various projects within the Nature Preserve to be completed. The project was sponsored by the Watson School of Engineering as they donated all the necessary materials to construct the stairs. Sodexo supported the project by supply lunch boxes to the workers. This project recently was selected as the Region II winner of the Student Initiative Award * The Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Endicott suffered from the summer floods of During the floods, their storage facility needed to be clear out to prevent damage to the materials. Since this event, the storage facility has remained inactive. The Binghamton chapter of EWB was approached to address the current situation and provide a solution. The room annually floods less than seven inches, so EWB students designed a raised floor system to allow materials to remain in the room if there is a minimal flood. To help with organization, the students also designed a network of shelving units. The shelves were custom to fit the needs of the Boys’ and Girls’ Club. Physical facilities on campus has been working with the EWB design team on their design and Lowes has decided to partner in the project by donating all the materials. Due to the intensity of the design, the project drawings are still being finished. 2008

Binghamton U. Stair Project

The Finished Product

Boys and Girls Club Project

Objective Flooding destroyed the room. Students designed and constructed the flooring and shelving system.

A career in engineering or computer science is an awesome choice!!! Thank you!