• DocumentCode
    3104757
  • Title

    Tending to the K-12 talent pipeline

  • Author

    McGreevy, Dennis ; Hoops, Shawnda ; Morris, Bob

  • Author_Institution
    Schweitzer Eng. Labs., Inc., Pullman, WA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    7-10 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) not only recognizes the impending problem of the lack of electrical engineers, but is taking a number of steps to grow the next generation of engineers. SEL appreciates the fact that a career in electrical engineering starts with getting students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers, so we are tending to those interests by providing K-12 students tours of the manufacturing site; providing funding for science fairs, science camps, and robotics challenge teams; providing funds and resources for local middle and high schools; and helping to fund a local science center.
  • Keywords
    educational institutions; electrical engineering education; K-12 talent pipeline; SEL; STEM careers; Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc; electrical engineering career; science-technology-engineering and math careers; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Pipelines; Training; K-12; STEM; education; engineering; math; science; technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D), 2012 IEEE PES
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • ISSN
    2160-8555
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1934-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2160-8555
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/TDC.2012.6281600
  • Filename
    6281600