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- 1. WELCOME! January 17, 2014 University Center of Greenville Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America
- 2. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Agenda Welcome & Introductions Overview Vision & Mission Priorities for 2014 Closing
- 3. Michelin Challenge Education - Summer 2011 Michelin Challenge Education - Summer 2011 STEM Steering Committee March 2012 STEM Steering Committee March 2012 “Upstate SC STEM Task Force” “Upstate SC STEM Task Force” Nov 2011 Do Something BIG SOON! N November 2013
- 6. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America
- 7. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Vision Statement Workforce development through the engagement of students and communities in STEM opportunities.
- 8. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Mission Statement We will pursue opportunities and possibilities that support our vision and positively impact the culture and future economic success of the Upstate and South Carolina.
- 9. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Priorities for 2014 STEM Asset Map “Pensioneers” Mobile STEM Lab Upstate STEM Festival
- 12. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Speakers Bureau of Retired Engineers & Scientists
- 13. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Mobile Science Lab
- 14. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Upstate STEM Festival
- 15. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America “When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.” Chinese Proverb: Guanzi (c. 645BC)
- 16. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Future 2014 Meeting Dates: February 28th March 21st April 18th May 16th June 20th July 18th August 15th September 19th October 17th November 21st December 12th
Editor's Notes
- 29 in attendance: Nan Dempsey, John Kaup, Katie Rishebarger, Robin Currence, Barbara Bull, Ryan Heafy, Tara Dean, Whitney Stancil, Kim Poston, Lorenzo Wilkins, Ralph Bush, Sheila Myers-Stratford, jeff Bowers, Michael Svec, Jaime Benton, Matthew Critell, Cheryl Smith, Jill Dugaw, Russell Cook, David Vehaun, Kim Vehaun, Marilyn Nasiatka, Mikal Keeley, Kat Coffman, Rick Murphy, Valerie Cooke, Becky Cornwell, Susan Hardy, Tom Peters
- INCEPTION OF TASKFORCE In the summer of 2011, with full support of Dave Stafford, then COO at Michelin Americas Research Company (ARC), Michelin Challenge Education (MCE) and the Michelin African-American Network (AAN) teamed up to plan an event focused on education. A SWOT analysis identified STEM Education as a task force focus. Over 100 attendees from 25 upstate organizations came together on 11/14/11 to listen, learn and suggest ideas to move STEM Education forward. On 12/14/11, more than 30 persons returned to create an action proposal. Key actions identified were: 1) Create a broad based steering committee 2) Develop a STEM strategic plan 3) Animate a “STEAM” program for the middle school. 4) Communicate to the community TASKFORCE RECOMMENDATIONS Move forward with a sustainable alliance Partner with SC Coalition for Mathematics & Science for management/operations Identify a full-time executive director
- The Collaborative’s mission is to create a national model for providing awareness and access to STEM-related experiences for K-12 students. Measures that matter in being considered as a model are the ability to engage individuals and organization in working collaboratively as partners, the ability to inspire and engage the community (including parents, children, teachers and learners of all sorts), and the creation of lasting infrastructures to continue the mission.
- The Collaborative is meant to address three goals: Align the multitude of The idea of a “collaborative” is that it serves as an infrastructure that is both sustainable and fluid. It is sustainable in that it has staff with the capacity to bring together people and resources around a common mission. It is fluid in that the strategies selected are guided by the partnerships of Non-Profit Organizations, K-12 School Systems, Post Secondary Academic Organizations, Industrial Companies and others who provide intellectual, action, and capital resources to the collaborative.
- Moving forward . . .
- It has been suggested that we expand the idea of retired engineers to include retired scientists as well.
- The SC STEM ASSET Map will be a digital repository of visual and textual information that identifies a specified range of STEM education programs and resources located in South Carolina. This information will be accessible and useful to STEM constituencies including, educators, parents, students, scientists and engineers, professional organizations, economic development entities and government agencies. The Asset Map is being built upon concepts of crowd-sourcing where the SC STEM community will populate data and information into the system, recommend and/or “like”, comment, and send out invitations. The Asset Map is being developed by Clemson Computing and Information Technology (CCIT) with funding assistance from the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and SCCMS. SCCMS, through its relationships with a broad spectrum of STEM education stakeholders will guide MAP development such that it reflects the needs of probable users.
- The SC STEM ASSET Map will be a digital repository of visual and textual information that identifies a specified range of STEM education programs and resources located in South Carolina. This information will be accessible and useful to STEM constituencies including, educators, parents, students, scientists and engineers, professional organizations, economic development entities and government agencies. The Asset Map is being built upon concepts of crowd-sourcing where the SC STEM community will populate data and information into the system, recommend and/or “like”, comment, and send out invitations. The Asset Map is being developed by Clemson Computing and Information Technology (CCIT) with funding assistance from the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and SCCMS. SCCMS, through its relationships with a broad spectrum of STEM education stakeholders will guide MAP development such that it reflects the needs of probable users. New target release date is mid-March 2014.
- It has been suggested that we expand the idea of retired engineers to include retired scientists as well.
- Katie Rishebarger and Robin Currence provided an overview of 4 H outreach efforts and Science on the Move. Tom Peters “hinted” at the possibility of some corporate support for this initiative enabling Katie to provide broader services.
- Ryan provided an overview of his initial research and thinking about an Upstate STEM Festival for 2015. He is exploring possible dates, venues, and partners. In order to bring this project to fruition, it will take many “hands on deck”, additional partnerships, and a concerted effort on the part of the Collaborative. Suggested that we: Research potential conflicts before setting a date Coordinate Festival with a series of competitions. [Fluor HS friendly, Michelin STEM Challenge, Senior Design Challenge, Bosch Robotic League, 4H engineering event—rockets, robotics, bridge building, Donaldson field (Mikal/National Guard), Science Café (speakers on current topics/hors d’oeuvres), various events and activities throughout the week, icar design that pairs engineer student with arts student, exhibits (creative & interactive), Maker Fairs, Rides then looking at engineering behind, Children’s Museum, Healthcare systems, Choice of Challenges—25 or so—around real world problems that businesses and industries given] Showcase competition winners at the Festival Provide a virtual preview of the fair before the Festival for schools to show on their morning news shows Consider:Fundraising aspect Planning committee Letters of support Involving Governor Haley Involving SC Department of Commerce—Amy Love new Department of Innovation
- Parting Thoughts As a closing, asked attendees to share—on sticky notes-- their hopes and fears for the Collaborative. Meeting dismissed
- We may not need all of these dates, but would like to hold them in case we do.