This document summarizes a meeting of the University Center of Greenville on January 17, 2014. The founding partners of the Center are Fluor, GE Power & Water, and Michelin North America. The agenda included introductions, an overview of the Center, its vision to engage students and communities in STEM opportunities through workforce development, and its mission to support opportunities that impact the Upstate's economic success. Priorities for 2014 include creating a STEM asset map, a speakers bureau of retired engineers and scientists, a mobile STEM lab, and an Upstate STEM Festival. Future meeting dates were also listed.
2. Founding Partners
Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America
Agenda
Welcome & Introductions
Overview
Vision & Mission
Priorities for 2014
Closing
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
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
Hinweis der Redaktion
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.
