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Inventor’s Camp: Inspiring Future Engineers at Illinois Valley Community College

Join us at Illinois Valley Community College's Inventor's Camp, funded by the National Science Foundation, to ignite interest in technical careers among young people, especially young women. Through hands-on STEM exercises, teamwork activities, and engaging special events like the Edible Car Contest and guitar engineering course, we address barriers and misperceptions in engineering. Students will build confidence while learning about physics, design, and assembly. This program focuses on promoting technical education and inspiring the next generation of innovators. For inquiries, contact Dorene Perez at 815-224-0221.

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Inventor’s Camp: Inspiring Future Engineers at Illinois Valley Community College

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  1. An Inventor’s Camp For Creating Interest In Technical Careers 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

  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. STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

  4. Addressing Barriers to Engineering Young people Young women Misperceptions Too difficultToo much math & science UnfeminineNot relevantNot a teamwork fieldNeed technical confidence

  5. Addressing Barriers to Engineering Young people Young women Hands-on STEM exercises Reach parents, teachers, counselors Role ModelsTeamwork exercisesDemonstrate relevanceBuild Technical Confidence Accurate information

  6. Special events High School Initiatives LeadershipTeam Tech Club 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. Middle School Sequence SpecialEvents Half DayInventor Camps Week-long Inventor Camps

  17. Construct –I Can Middle School Special Event

  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 • 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

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