{"id":9436,"date":"2018-01-11T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=9436"},"modified":"2018-01-11T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T19:15:47","slug":"solidworks-community-connects-stem-learning-student-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2018\/01\/solidworks-community-connects-stem-learning-student-success.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Community Connects for STEM Learning and Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our SOLIDWORKS customers need employees educated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills.\u00a0 To prepare for future jobs, our schools need more students to select STEM fields.\u00a0 Through the SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN<\/a>), Richard Doyle<\/strong>, our user group guy,\u00a0 connected Betty Baker, Product Engineer, Ashley Furniture<\/a>, Arcadia, Wisconsin and James Adkins, Department Head, Computer Aided Drafting Technology,\u00a0 Alamance Community Colleg<\/a>e, Graham, North Carolina to promote STEM learning and STEM careers.<\/p>\n

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James arranged for area high school students and his own community college students to attend these STEM events.\u00a0Betty gathered a team of Ashley Furniture engineers from Wisconsin to travel to North Carolina, located near the Ashley Furniture factory in Advance, NC.<\/p>\n

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With the help of the\u00a0Wanek Education Foundation<\/strong>, Ashley Furniture sent a technical team from design, engineering, manufacturing and operations, supporting women in STEM fields.<\/p>\n

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The results included 9 STEM presentations at 5 different schools, touching 929 students.<\/p>\n

Betty stated in a recent interview “This was so amazing!!!!\u00a0 Without Richard’s help and being able to get to know James through the SolidWorks User Group Network, I would never have had this opportunity.\u00a0 I keep saying that the SolidWorks community is like a family me to me and this experience just reaffirms that for me.\u00a0 SolidWorks really is more than just a software, it really is a community and a family.\u00a0 I could not be more proud right now that I am a part of this community.”<\/p>\n

Both James and Betty continue to amaze me with their dedication to our community and to students.\u00a0 James is a SOLIDWORKS Academic Provider<\/a>, giving the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Exam (CSWA) to his students at Alamance CC.<\/p>\n

Betty and Ashley Furniture employees continue their STEM outreach throughout the year with summer camp programs and engineering & design scholarships with the Wanek Education Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Betty is a mentor to a new FIRST<\/a> Robotics Competition (FRC) team, Team 7021 TC Robotics<\/strong>, made up of 5 different schools and home-schooled students in their community.\u00a0 Team 7021 is part of the 7 River Coalition <\/a> and will be competing in 2 FRC Regional events in Dulute, MN and La Crosse, MN.<\/p>\n

Betty is the LA Crosse, Eau Claire, Winona Area (LEWA) SWUGN User Group Leader.\u00a0 You can learn more about Betty’s STEM outreach at the SWUGN meeting at SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2018 February 4-8, 2018 in LA.<\/a><\/p>\n

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James is group leader\u00a0and founder of the Burlington-Alamance County North Carolina SOLIDWORKS User Group (BACoN SWUG), as well as the founder of Southern VA SOLIDWORKS User Group (SoVA SWUG).<\/div>\n
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Anyone, designers, engineers, instructors, students can join a SOLIDWORKS Users Group – or start one.\u00a0 More information can be found at www.swugn.org.\u00a0 Qualified schools can become SOLIDWORKS Academic\u00a0 Certification Providers<\/a>.\u00a0 Our customers need STEM students with job-ready SOLIDWORKS skills.<\/p>\n

Thank you Betty and James for your dedication to our SOLIDWORKS Community and helping students learn about opportunities in STEM careers.\u00a0 See you soon at SOLIDWORKS World!\u00a0 Marie<\/p>\n

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