Marketing Engineering and Applied Science Careers (MKTC) Subcommittee
Committee Chair: Di Saunders.
Next Meeting: TBD after the All-OPAS Workshop November 17, 2006
Agenda : for the meeting of September 20 posted September 18, 2006 4:00 pm
Location: PSU - Urban Center, 506 SW Mill St., - Adjacent to the bookstore for those of you who navigate via landmark. Room 511 on the 5th floor (to your left as you exit the elevators.)
Teleconference bridge: Please call xxxx and enter conference ID xxxx. No need to enter #. If you are the first person on, there will be silence. It's helpful to preface your remarks with "This is Jo ...", thanks.
MKTC Mission:Increasing the number of Oregonians interested in pursuing engineering and applied science as a career and gaining the education they need to successfully do so.
Recommendations: The overarching goal is to assure that every student entering high school has been exposed to engineering and has the resources available to make an informed choice about STEM educational opportunities. The group identified three priority strategies: Create a multi-tiered program to build awareness of opportunities and career options, leverage and/or replicate existing models and best practices, and enhance state/industry/education/association partnerships.
Agenda for the meeting #5, September 20, 2006 - posted September 18
10:30- |
Review the Priorities list from the July 24 Meeting |
Review of OPAS Mission and Objectives from the Steering Committee |
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| The River Analogy Graphic, version 6, recently entered into the Master Resources List as "PR Piece: Changing the "pipeline" metaphor to a "harvesting the resource" metaphor. | |
| - 12:00 | Next meeting topics and date |
Potential Efforts for Marketing Subcommittee, 7/24/06
- Outreach to Dept. of Education on curriculum changes (involves development of fact sheets; 2-pagers; sample curriculum; presentation materials).
- Outreach to legislature to support building of pipeline; OPAS funding with ETIC budget; and curricular inclusions.
- Dissemination of information on resources for students and teachers (eg, BEC Techno Supersite, grant/program opportunities, professional development opportunities.
- Student-based materials on “what is engineering”, how to prepare, educational opportunities, how engineering is entry point to other careers such as marketing, logistics management, etc; use of creative design to attract teen readers (website or hard copy, tee shirts, etc.).
- Materials for specific populations, such as under-served students, under-represented students (e.g, “For Girls Only” brochure on engineering).
- Compilation and use of data to support various efforts to answer commonly asked questions and concerns.
- Outreach to business groups and foundations to gain support and endorsement.
- Public outreach on “what’s in it for me” to have more trained engineers in the state.
| Chair Di Saunders | Director of Communications, OUS Chancellor's Office |
| Dan Arnold | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Oregon Section |
| Dave Krumbein | Blue Mountain CC |
| Endi Hartigan | OUS Chancellor's Office |
| Kathryn Schwartz | Software Association of Oregon (SAO) Foundation |
| Celeste Baine | Director, Engineering Education Service Center |
| Diana LaBoy-Rush | Society of Women Engineers, Columbia Chapter |
| Valeree Lane | Director of Public Affairs, OIT |
| Beau Dickey | OUS Chancellor's Office |
| Ed Dennis | Chief of Staff, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| Todd Sanders | Professor, PCC |
| Joyce Cresswell | Executive Director, Saturday Academy |
| Marcia Fischer | Assistant Dean for Enrollment & Outreach, PSU |
| Jo Oshiro | OUS Staff Support |