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CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY WASHKEWICZ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 2017-2018 HIGHLIGHTS 2017-2018 Collaboration and HIGHLIGHTS Anette Karlsson, Ph.D. Dean, Washkewicz College of Engineering Partnerships Guide Majid Rashidi, Ph.D. Director, Fenn Academy Fenn Academy’s Success Professor, Mechanical Engineering Gregg Schoof, M.S.S.A. t has been an extraordinary year for the Washkewicz College of Engineering Assistant Director, Fenn Academy Manager, Engineering Student Programs and Fenn Academy. In 2018, the College moved into the first phase of our new Hannah Milgrom, M.Ed. building, Donald E. Washkewicz Hall, and we saw an almost 10% enrollment Coordinator, Engineering Student increase in our undergraduate class. Fenn Academy expanded and has several Programs & Recruitment new partners on the Advisory Council, including FirstEnergy and KeyBank. CONTRIBUTORS Others include the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, WIRE-Net, NASA Glenn I Rose Begalla, M.A. Research Center, Polaris Career Center and Cuyahoga Community College. Assistant Dean, Student Affairs and Advising Our increased enrollment makes us the fastest growing college on the CSU Danielle Vath, M.Ed. campus and the fastest growing college of engineering in the state of Ohio. Clearly, Manager, External Relations & we have the Fenn Academy to thank for this increase. Communications Each year, Fenn Academy staff members engage in new activities to increase the Audrey Wiggins, B.A. diversity of prospective students. This year, we developed programs with the Girl Scouts Administrative Secretary and True-2-You and expanded our Women in Engineering Day. Moreover, we now have a Meredith Wintering, B.A. new partnership with Esperanza, a program that serves the Hispanic community. Director of Advancement The annual small grants program continues to support the creative STEM activities Jessica Stange, B.S. Graduate Assistant, of local teachers, including educators at Midview High School, Hebrew Academy/Yavne Engineering Student Programs High School, Keystone High School and Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. Our ongoing relationship with the ACE Mentor Program resulted in engineering MAILING ADDRESS scholarships being awarded to three incoming freshmen, participation in ACE Family Day Cleveland State University and continued work with individual ACE students, offering individual tours and advising. 2121 Euclid Avenue, WH 305 Cleveland, OH 44115-2214 The new Fenn Academy-FirstEnergy STEM Alliance began this fall. Together with our partners from FirstEnergy, Polaris Career Center and Cuyahoga Community CAMPUS LOCATION College, we will embark on a pipeline program with an initial group of nearly 180 Cleveland State University students from the five high schools served by Polaris, including Strongsville, Fairview, Washkewicz Hall, Room 305 2300 Chester Avenue Olmsted Falls, Brooklyn and Berea-Midpark. Students will benefit from field trips, Cleveland, OH 44115-2214 tours and a new curriculum developed in collaboration with FirstEnergy. Limited P 216.687.2555 internships will encourage students to pursue careers with the company. Students F 216.687.9280 will learn about two available career tracks, including a technical track for skilled csuohio.edu/engineering/fennacademy trades and a college preparatory track for professional engineers. These creative endeavors enable our future growth. You can sponsor activities, twitter.com/cle_state host a tour of an engineering facility or designate a donation in support of a specific facebook.com/clevelandstateuniversity event. To learn more about these opportunities, contact Gregg Schoof, manager of linkedin.com/company/ cleveland-state-university engineering student programs, at 216.687.5272 or Meredith Wintering, director of flickr.com/photos/csuohio advancement, at 216.687.3954. youtube.com/CSUchannel I hope you enjoy the contents of this issue of the Fenn Academy Highlights and join us in our mission to graduate a future generation of “Ready-to-Go-Engineers.” snapchat.com/add/cle_state instagram.com/cle_state Anette M. Karlsson, Ph.D. clevelandstate.tumblr.com Dean, Washkewicz College of Engineering 2 FENN ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS • 2017 - 2018 Mission and Benefits ...................................4 Partner Schools ..............................................5 Small Grant Recipients ...............................6 Fenn Academy-FirstEnergy STEM Alliance .................................................7 Diversity and Women in Engineering ............................................8-9 Student Recruiting Assistants ........ 10 -11 Fenn Academy Activities ..................12-13 Engineer-for-a-Day Program .......... 14-15 Educational Opportunities ............. 16-17 Services and Partnerships ............... 18-19 Advisory Board ............................................ 20 Program Testimonials ...............................21 Support ........................................................... 22 Partner Schools Map ................................ 23 OUR SUSTAINABILITY PROMISE Washkewicz College of Engineering is committed to sustainability. This publication was produced on 50 percent post-consumer fiber paper that was manufactured using renewable biogas energy and is elemental chlorine free. FENN ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS • 2017 - 2018 3 MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to encourage middle and high school students to pursue an engineering career by expanding their knowledge and enthusiasm for the engineering profession. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY BENEFITS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS Providing science, mathematics, pre- engineering and technology teachers, as Participation in Washkewicz College’s well as guidance counselors and parents free Engineering Activity Day on-campus with information about engineering activities careers Small grants for middle school or high Inspiring prospective students with school teachers to create engineering engineering information and related competitions or projects activities Participation in the Engineer-for-a-Day job Helping students prepare academically shadowing program at local engineering for undergraduate engineering programs organizations* Increasing the number of Summer camp activities for students or underrepresented students in teachers when funding is available engineering Access to CSU’s facilities Collaborating with regional industry and High school curriculum consultation with educational partners Washkewicz faculty Introducing middle and high school Learn about the Cooperative Education students to college life Program Participation of Washkewicz’s faculty, students and staff in middle school or high school sponsored college and career fairs and STEM-related events Collaborative projects with Fenn Academy *Opportunities cited may require advance notice, member teachers and counselors appointments, pre-registration or fees, as well as pre- approval from parents, high school administrators or Joint proposals to acquire funding for CSU/Washkewicz College officials. engineering-related educational initiatives Call 216.687.5267 to speak with Hannah Milgrom or email [email protected] for details. 4 FENN ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS • 2017 - 2018 FENN ACADEMY Partner Schools Amherst Exempted Village Schools Jane Addams High School Rhodes High School Andrews Osborne Academy John F. Kennedy High School Richmond Heights High School Aurora High School John Hay High School: Cleveland Riverside High School Avon High School Early College High School Rocky River High School Bay Village High School John Hay High School: School of Roosevelt High School Beachwood High School Architecture and Design Saint Ambrose Catholic School Beatrice J. Stone Yavne High John Hay High School: School Shaker Heights High School School for Girls - Hebrew of Science and Medicine St. Joseph Academy Academy of Cleveland Keystone Local School District St. Martin de Porres High School Beaumont High School Lakewood High School Stow-Munroe Falls High School Benedictine High School Lorain County Joint Strongsville High School Berea-Midpark High School Vocational School Success Tech Academy Brecksville-Broadview Lutheran West High School Tallmadge High School Heights High School Madison High School Twinsburg High School Brooklyn High School Max Hayes High School Valley Forge High School Cleveland Heights High School MC2 STEM High School Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Cleveland High School Mentor High School Warrensville Heights High School for Digital Arts Midview High School West Shore Career-Technical Cuyahoga Falls High School New London High School Education District Cuyahoga Heights High School New Tech East High School Westlake High School Cuyahoga Valley Career Center New Tech West High School Wickliffe High School Euclid High School Nordonia High School Woodridge High School Fairview High School Normandy High School Garfield Heights High School North Royalton High School THE FENN ACADEMY WELCOMES Geauga iSTEM Early College Olmsted Falls High School ITS NEW PARTNER SCHOOLS! High School Orchard STEM Middle School Hearts for Jesus Christ Parma Senior High School Amherst Exempted Village Schools Andrews Osborne Academy Christian Education Institute Perkins High School Fairview High School Horizon Science Academy Perry High School Keystone Local School District Hudson High School Polaris Career Center Saint Ambrose Catholic School Independence High School Revere High School LEARN MORE Visit csuohio.edu/fennacademy or call 216.687.5267. Membership in the Fenn Academy is free. A Memorandum of Understanding must be signed by school