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Informative and Non-Competitive High School Recruitment Of

Engineering Technology Students That Promotes Positive Relationships

Between College and High School

Faculty

Steve Barker & Stephanie Goldberg

Buffalo State College

CIT2000 Conference - UB

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Outline of Today’s Presentation

Is HS recruitment in your future?Who are you/we relative to ET in SUNY?Diverse and Non-Typical Characteristics of

Engineering TechnologyNew Partners - New PossibilitiesWhat is the Engineering Team?Magnetic Levitation Demonstration

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High School Recruitment

Do you have enough students?Professional Recruiters?Primary Mission: Support.Building a Recruitment Program

Contacts Handout Package Design Our Presentation

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Today's Audience And Engineering Technology

SUNY Staff - ET Student Advisement Liberal Arts/Social Sciences Faculty:

Provide non-technical coursesNatural Science and Math Faculty:

Provide foundational courses Engineering-related program Faculty:

Examine differences in the Engineering-related programs

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Unique Aspects of Engineering Technology

2+2 program Small classes combine lecture and lab Accrediting board has very large

technology requirement Sometimes in the shadow of Theoretical

Engineering programs

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Diversity of Engineering Technology Students

Age and Experience Maturity Background/Academic Preparation Prerequisite Courses The Engineering Team MBTI Personality English as a Second Language Documented Learning Disabilities Ethnic and Gender Diversity

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New Partners - New Possibilities

College credit for HS coursesSupport HS facultySupport HS studentsWe learned some important things:

Project Lead The Way

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The Engineering Team

Technician:2-year AAS or Certificate -

CC/CollegeEngineering Technologist:

4-year BSET or BET - CollegeEngineer:

4-year BSEE, BSME - University

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Magnetic Levitation Demonstration

Describes our four-year electrical engineering technology program

Used to focus on the differences between the three branches of engineering

Fun demonstration

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