Connections: Forging Industry and Education Partnerships
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Location
Room 1603
Abstract for the conference program
This panel will discuss a successful “Partnership Program” currently active at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST). This program partners university and industry experts with high school students to complete in-depth work assignments and projects. During this four year program, ninth graders enjoy a speaker series, sophomores experience job readiness and job shadowing, juniors are involved in a Junior Fellowship Experience, and seniors complete what is called a Senior Capstone Project. All junior and senior students participate in an internship or fellowship experience during both their junior and senior years. Many times these experiences involve internships with extensive research and industry opportunities normally reserved for graduate students. These experiences allow students to connect with a mentor who is a current practitioner in applied science, technology, mathematics, and/or engineering fields and are scalable to many school frameworks. At the conclusion of these experiences, students present to a panel of judges.
Bio
Dr. Kamau Bobb is a research scientist for Outreach and Policy Analysis at CEISMC. He serves as a liaison to the University System of Georgia (USG) and is the coordinator of the USG system-wide STEM Initiative. He also works on developing the Ivan Allen Legacy project housed in the Ivan Allen College at Georgia Tech. Dr. Bobb has more than 10 years experience in STEM policy analysis and program implementation. Prior to joining the staff at CEISMC he was a science and technology policy analyst at SRI International where he conducted research on university strategic planning and STEM workforce analysis for clients in the United States and in the Middle East. Dr. Bobb holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from Georgia Tech and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Start Date
3-7-2014 12:30 PM
End Date
3-7-2014 1:10 PM
Recommended Citation
Mathews, Jeff; McAuliffe, Molly; and Hughes-Harmony, Sheila, "Connections: Forging Industry and Education Partnerships" (2014). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 61.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2014/2014/61
Connections: Forging Industry and Education Partnerships
Room 1603
This panel will discuss a successful “Partnership Program” currently active at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST). This program partners university and industry experts with high school students to complete in-depth work assignments and projects. During this four year program, ninth graders enjoy a speaker series, sophomores experience job readiness and job shadowing, juniors are involved in a Junior Fellowship Experience, and seniors complete what is called a Senior Capstone Project. All junior and senior students participate in an internship or fellowship experience during both their junior and senior years. Many times these experiences involve internships with extensive research and industry opportunities normally reserved for graduate students. These experiences allow students to connect with a mentor who is a current practitioner in applied science, technology, mathematics, and/or engineering fields and are scalable to many school frameworks. At the conclusion of these experiences, students present to a panel of judges.
Bio
Dr. Kamau Bobb is a research scientist for Outreach and Policy Analysis at CEISMC. He serves as a liaison to the University System of Georgia (USG) and is the coordinator of the USG system-wide STEM Initiative. He also works on developing the Ivan Allen Legacy project housed in the Ivan Allen College at Georgia Tech. Dr. Bobb has more than 10 years experience in STEM policy analysis and program implementation. Prior to joining the staff at CEISMC he was a science and technology policy analyst at SRI International where he conducted research on university strategic planning and STEM workforce analysis for clients in the United States and in the Middle East. Dr. Bobb holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from Georgia Tech and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley.
