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| NCDOT Encourages STEM Careers with National Engineering Week Events Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:34 AM PST Raleigh—Engineers innovate, create and solve problems. They are key to our health, safety and happiness. This year, in the United States, we celebrate their contribution to our world during National Engineers Week Feb. 22 – 28. The N.C. Department of Transportation is honoring the men and women who use their science, technology, engineering and math skills (STEM) to better our world with a number of events planned at various schools around the state. These events are designed to entice students to sharpen their STEM skills so they, too, may eventually enter this field of innovation. According to the U.S. Department of Education, only 16 percent of American high school students are interested in STEM careers. To some students, an engineering career doesn't carry the thrill as does as a professional athlete or even an actor, but experts have found, once children and teens realize they can personally invent, create, build, or design something of value, the definition of a thrilling career may shift. That's what happened to Grace Mang. She is a 10th grade student at Wake STEM Early College High School who, as a child, became intrigued by how things were built. "I like building things and learning how things work, so I always pursued that," she said. "In fact, my chemistry teacher saw my interest and inspired me to pursue STEM fields. In class, we don't just learn how things work, but we also learn how to relate it to real world problems." That's why NCDOT's Office of Education Initiatives strives to provide numerous educational opportunities for students through activities and initiatives that focus heavily on science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to develop a talented workforce to meet North Carolina's future demands. During National Engineers Week, NCDOT will collaborate with various schools to provide hands-on, real world experiences that create moments of discovery for elementary, middle and high school students through STEM-focused activities. List of Events: Career Exploration Job Shadow Day with Carroll Middle School Tuesday, Feb. 24 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. NCDOT Transportation Building 1 South Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Tuesday, Feb.24 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Forsyth Tech-Mazie Woodruff Center 4905 Lansing Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Engineering in the Classroom Wednesday, Feb.25 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Mills Park Middle School 441 Mills Park Drive Cary, NC 27519 Redesigning (Sub)Urban Infrastructure in the Classroom Thursday, Feb. 26 Wake STEM Early College High School 715 Barbour Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 Career Exploration Job Shadow Day with Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Friday, Feb. 27 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. NCDOT Transportation Building 1 South Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601 The celebration of National Engineers Week was started in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers in conjunction with President George Washington's birthday. President Washington is considered the nation's first engineer, notably for his survey work. For more information on NCDOT's events scheduled to celebrate this week, contact Ashley Goolsby, Director of Education Initiatives at angoolsby@ncdot.gov or 919.707.4329.
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