1. Learn the How to in Building An Engineering Technology Workforce ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE National Science Foundation Grant # 0802505 $520,000 Award years 2008-2011 An Inventors Camp For Creating Interest In Technical Careers

2. 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

3. Objectives Increase awareness of Technical Careers Increase enrollment in Technical programs at IVCC Prepare students by integrating STEM activities STEM = S cience, T echnology, E ngineering, M ath

4. Addressing Barriers to Engineering Young peopleYoung women Too difficult Too much math & science Unfeminine Not relevant Not a teamwork field Need technical confidence Misperceptions

5. Addressing Barriers to Engineering Young people Hands-on STEM exercises Reach parents, teachers, counselors Young women Role Models Teamwork exercises Demonstrate relevance Build Technical Confidence Accurate information

6. High School Initiatives Tech Club Special events Leadership Team TEC Course

7. High School Tech Club Participate in Hands on activities Field trips Industry speakers /role models Compete in contests Affiliated Technology Student Association (TSA)

8. Taste of Engineering Careers Course TEC Course: Engineering the guitar High school students IVCC credit Student emerges with a guitar State Representative Frank Mautino

9. 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

10. Special Events Edible Car Contest

11. Special Events For Women A TEA At historic landmark Hegeler Carus Mansion Mary Hegeler Carus first woman engineering graduate University of Michigan

12. Special Events For Women Single teen mothers activity Design a toy

13. Promotional Materials Poster Contest High school students Reception/prizes for participants Utilize posters for recruiting

14. Promotional Materials Materials on salaries & IVCC programs

15. Publicity Local newspaper Newsletter to public school administrators

16. Special Events Half Day Inventor Camps Week-long Inventor Camps Middle School Sequence

17. Middle School Special Event Construct – I Can

18. Middle School Inventor Camps

19. Middle School Inventor Camp

20. Ready to be an eighth grader??

21. For more information: Dorene Perez 815-224-0221 dorene_perez@ivcc.edu dorene_perez@ivcc.edu Jim Gibson 815-224-0453 jim_gibson@ivcc.edu jim_gibson@ivcc.edu Rose Marie Lynch 815-224-0209 rosemarie_lynch@ivcc.edu rosemarie_lynch@ivcc.edu Visit web site: www.ivcc.edu/nsf