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| Governor McCrory Nominates State Controller Dr. Linda Morrison Combs Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:13 AM PST Raleigh, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory has nominated Dr. Linda Morrison Combs of Winston-Salem as North Carolina State Controller. The governor first appointed Dr. Combs to the position in May 2014. The nomination is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
"Dr. Combs has done an exceptional job as steward of North Carolina taxpayer dollars," Governor McCrory said. "Our fiscal health is strong and stable in large part to her leadership and oversight, and I look forward to the continuation of her great work."
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| NCDOT Hosting Introduce A Girl to Engineering Events Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:53 AM PST A series of workshops to be held across the state to kick off National Engineering Week Raleigh— There's a gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields, especially engineering. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, well under 15% of engineers are women, and only 1 in 10 STEM professionals is a minority woman. In post-secondary engineering schools, women represent just 20-23% of students. This shortfall in prospective STEM graduates, particularly female, limits the available resources for new technology innovation in the U.S. Many chalk up the difference to a lack of female role models in STEM fields to begin with. "It's a vicious cycle," said Jocelyn Goldfein, a director of engineering at Facebook. "The reason there aren't more women computer scientists is because there aren't more women computer scientists," she said. Golfein believes the problem starts as early as grade school. Young girls are rarely encouraged to pursue math and science, which is problematic considering studies show a lack of belief in intellectual growth can actually inhibit it. In addition, there exists an unconscious bias that science and math are typically "male" fields while humanities and arts are primarily "female" fields, and these stereotypes further inhibit girls' likelihood of cultivating an interest in math and science. Popular culture plays a role, as well. Girls grow up seeing women in powerful positions as doctors and lawyers on television, but the media continues to promote stereotypes when it comes to programmers, often portraying them as geeky men. NCDOT hopes to change that stigma and turn those statistics around by introducing North Carolina's female middle and high school students to the world of engineering with four upcoming workshops across the state. "These events are eye opening," said one of last year's attendees. "I always enjoyed my math and science classes but didn't know how to turn these interests into cool careers. Thanks to this special program, now I do." At one of NCDOT's Introduce a Girl to Engineering events, students get a taste for the industry by taking part in fun, hands-on activities and getting first hand career knowledge by females currently working in the field. Through programs like this, NCDOT is hoping to create a pool of women engineers in a male-dominated profession who will bring their unique skills and talents to North Carolina once they graduate. The schedule for the upcoming series of workshops is as follows: Thursday, February 12, 2015 Metrolina Regional Traffic Management Center 2327 Tipton Drive Charlotte, NC 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Joint Force Headquarters 1636 Gold Star Drive Raleigh, NC 27607 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Forsyth Tech-Mazie Woodruff Center 4905 Lansing Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27105 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Pitt County Agricultural Extension Center 403 Government Circle Greenville, NC 27834 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day is part of National Engineering Week, which takes place February 22-28, 2015. National Engineering Week is designed to celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world, increase public dialogue about the need for engineers and bring engineering to life for students, educators and parents. For more information and to register for the event, contact Gail Herring, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Coordinator at 919-707-4442 or gherring@ncdot.gov. ###NCDOT###
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