Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy A Workshop Summary (2016) / Chapter Skim
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3 The Student and Recent Graduate Voice
3 The Student and Recent Graduate Voice
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career. Gibbs replied that he benefitted from having outstanding educational opportunities starting with the great public schools in North Carolina, including a statewide residential high school for math and science.
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Regarding her successful transition to the University of Maryland, Estabillo credited a gateway program at Montgomery College and the strong partnership between Montgomery College and the University of Maryland that prepared her for the rigor of upper-level engineering courses she takes as a college junior. She also noted the value of the career fairs the University of Maryland holds, which have provided her with the opportunity to talk with the representatives of many potential employers and practice her interview skills.
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DISCUSSION Rudin then opened the discussion to the workshop at large, and Jodi Wesemann, from the American Chemical Society, asked the panelists if they could provide advice on how to take what is a personal process and build effective programs that could provide a foundation to the individual pathways that people take to STEM careers. Gibbs said making professional development skills part of the curriculum would be a big help.
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She also noted the Society of Women Engineers provides a good support system for female engineering students. Ballesteros said her father is very supportive of her career choice -- she was the family's computer expert and electrical repair person from an early age -- but her mother regularly voices doubts she can succeed in this field.
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He recounted that one girl arrived thinking engineers only drove trains, while a camp participant in Mexico was so engaged by her EXITE experience she went home and started her own online bakery business. "In every country where IBM has these camps there is a technology gap that can be heavily influenced by encouraging young women to think about what is possible," said Childs.
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