[PLUG-TALK] Let's Talk Engineering! Monday Jan 6

[Denis Heidtmann]

This looked interesting, so I checked BU's site on the subject.  Sounds
like it is (principally?) local to the Boston area.  Anything local to
Portland?

Also the BU effort to get Business support fro the program says, in part:

"...By becoming a COOL partner, your corporation will:

Amplify and complement current STEM efforts in schools
Interact with and inspire the current and future workforce
Brand your business through K-12 visits
Access talented Inspiration Ambassador engineers nearing graduation"

Items 1 and 2 are laudable.  I wonder about 3 and 4.

-Denis


On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Michael Rasmussen <michael at jamhome.us>wrote:

> Boston University sends some of it's most talented engineering majors
> into elementary, middle and high schools along with libraries around the
> country to show young people the transformative impact engineering can
> have on their lives and on society. These Inspiration Ambassadors give
> interactive, fun presentations that frame engineering as essential to
> our quality of life—from the cleanliness of the water we drink to the
> distribution of the energy we use to power our homes.
>
> Among the speakers will be my niece, Lucy Yan, who will graduate from BU
> next May and move right into an engineering position in the wireless group
> of Verizon.  You may recall my writing about her work with the visible
> light
> communications group a couple of years ago. If you know any high school
> students
> who are thinking of pursuing a major in engineering this could be of
> interest.
>
>
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