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<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“STEM is how we evolve as a species. Art is how we are able to live with ourselves during the process.” --Khalilah Manson</span></span>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #2: Mentorship program between students and local professionals</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4. "Four" indicated that she has job shadowing baked into her program; as an education major in her third year, she is already student teaching in local classrooms and getting hands-on practice in her desired field. She has self-selected into education and is not interested in testing out different careers. She is confident that teaching is her calling and would have little use for times new short-term shadowing--howeverroman, she has had trouble with her academic advisor and would appreciate connection to oldertimes, more experienced professionals in her desired end career (special education) and worries she will be "dirt poorserif;" and struggling financially. Conversing with an experienced professional might help her feel more secure in that sense.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; fontcolor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-familycolor: 'Times New Roman'transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I believe Person 1: They were very interested and excited about the next step idea. They thought that it would be good to take this prototype beyond include the conceptual is to fact that students would actually reach out to local business owners and professionals to see if they are open to student contact; while the atmosphere in certain areas of Dayton is very inclined toward co-working, flexibility, promoting yo-pro's and students, there are certainly a number of industries get experience first hand. They told me that may I should be unwelcoming careful not to short term commitments. Getting the other side of micromanage and let the story is critical and should absolutely class be explored for this ideafluid.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #3Person 2: CoThey thought it was an okay idea. They were nervous about what the businesses may do with the idea, and if they would actually use the concept from the student.** I noted this, but said that the creative process and working together as a group would be the overarching goal of the class co-Learninglearning.</span></span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0times new roman, 0times, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrapserif;">The prototype that I decided to test was this: In order to improve the first year experience of engineering students, we would create a class where students would be paired with outside businesses. This pairing would serve a dual role in helping not only the university students, but also the local businesses. The students would have to enter a local area business and see what things/ processes/ etc. that the company wanted to improve on. The students would then in their groups come back to the engineering building and design/ figure out what needed to be done. The students would learn and could put real world experience on their resumes, and the businesses would benefit because they could make/ save more money from these improvements. One thing that I wanted to address was keeping the students OVERLY engaged to stimulate their enthusiasm within the university. This co-learning process would be beneficial for students who want to learn if they really want to be engineers.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Person 1: They were very interested and excited about the idea. They thought that it would be good to include the fact that students would actually get experience first hand. They told me that I should be careful not to micromanage and let the class be fluid.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Person 2: They thought it was an okay idea. They were nervous about what the businesses may do with the idea, and if they would actually use the concept from the student.** I noted this, but said that the creative process and working together as a group would be the overarching goal of the class co-learning.</span></span><br/>'<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #4: Organizing Local Startup Tours and Visits</span></span>'''<br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organizing off campus opportunities for students to tour and visit local startups was the prototype I sought to test. This idea would not only benefit students who are looking to learn more about starting a business, but it would also benefit the startup as they are looking to gain more exposure and grow.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This prototype was shared with two students at the University of Dayton:</span></span></span>
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<span style= <br/"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stratgey #1 - Linking Art and Science: Use Your WHOLE Brain</span></span>'''<br/span> <span idstyle="docsfont-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''<span style><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The essence of engineering is the use of logical constructs that creatively solve our everyday problems. So naturally, engineers are most effective when they are masters of science and are artists coherently — or in other words, when they are masters of both sides of their brains.</span><//span></span>'''<br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span stylestyle="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The importance essence of engineering is the use of this topic can be seen everywherelogical constructs that creatively solve our everyday problems. From company initiatives like Ford’s that create workshops to inspire their So naturally, engineers to better create their products to university powerpoints that try to implement better ways are most effective when they are masters of brainstorming that inspire innovation science and are artists coherently — the essence or in other words, when they are masters of both sides of being able to creatively solve is stressedtheir brains.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; colorcolor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why? Probably due The importance of this topic can be seen everywhere. From company initiatives like Ford’s that create workshops to the fact that inspire their engineers without abstract thought are good enough to improve on what already exists, but in order better create their products to shake the market or shape university powerpoints that try to implement better ways of brainstorming that inspire innovation — the future, you need engineers who hold that complete potentialessence of being able to creatively solve is stressed.</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So how is UD’s Brain doingWhy? Here’s what we’ve heard:</span></span><br/>Probably due to the fact that engineers without abstract thought are good enough to improve on what already exists, but in order to shake the market or shape the future, you need engineers who hold that complete potential.<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"/span></span><libr/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m a STEM major and I have no idea what’s happening on the other side of campus, and I’m pretty sure they don’t know what happening on mine<So how is UD’s Brain doing? Here’s what we’ve heard:</span></span></li><lispan><span idstyle="docsfont-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br/></span ><ul style="fontmargin-sizetop: 12pt0pt; backgroundmargin-colorbottom: transparent0pt; "><li><span style="font-variant-ligaturesfamily: normaltimes new roman,times,serif; font-variant-position: normal; font"><span id="docs-variantinternal-numeric: normal; fontguid-variant3771a963-alternates: normal; font59c8-varianta3c2-east273e-asianbbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: normal12pt; verticalbackground-aligncolor: baselinetransparent; whitefont-variant-spaceligatures: prenormal; font-wrapvariant-position: normal;">I was mainly pushed into engineering for the money</span></span></li><li><span id="docsfont-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-internalvariant-guideast-3771a963asian: normal; vertical-59c8align: baseline; white-a3c2space: pre-273e-bbb5a042a8e5wrap;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variantI’m a STEM major and I have no idea what’s happening on the other side of campus, and I’m pretty sure they don’t know what happening on mine</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-numericfamily: normaltimes new roman,times,serif; font"><span id="docs-variantinternal-guid-alternates: normal; font3771a963-variant59c8-easta3c2-asian: normal; vertical273e-align: baselinebbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; whitebackground-spacecolor: pretransparent; font-variant-wrapligatures: normal;">Engineering is all about math and science</span></span></li><li><span id="docsfont-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-internalvariant-guidalternates: normal; font-3771a963variant-59c8east-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-sizeasian: 12ptnormal; backgroundvertical-coloralign: transparentbaseline; fontwhite-variantspace: pre-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normalwrap; ">I was mainly pushed into engineering for the money</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-variant-alternatesfamily: normaltimes new roman,times,serif; font"><span id="docs-internal-variantguid-east3771a963-asian: normal; vertical59c8-align: baseline; whitea3c2-space: pre273e-wrap;bbb5a042a8e5">I was a computer engineer but felt that the part of me that wanted to know more about the world and improving upon it was left behind, so I changed majors</span></span></li><li><span id="docs<span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-internalposition: normal; font-variant-guidnumeric: normal; font-3771a963variant-59c8alternates: normal; font-a3c2variant-273eeast-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-sizeasian: 12ptnormal; backgroundvertical-coloralign: transparentbaseline; fontwhite-variantspace: pre-ligatures: normalwrap; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant">Engineering is all about math and science</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-alternatesfamily: normaltimes new roman,times,serif; font-variant"><span id="docs-internal-eastguid-asian: normal; vertical3771a963-align: baseline; white59c8-space: prea3c2-wrap;">you were so interested and well versed in our english class i thought you were an english major</span273e-bbb5a042a8e5"></span></li><li><span id="docsstyle="font-internalsize: 12pt; background-guidcolor: transparent; font-3771a963variant-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-sizeligatures: 12pt; background-color: transparentnormal; font-variant-ligaturesposition: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numericnumeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you’re gonna get somewhere because you won’t follow I was a computer engineer but felt that the stereotypes, mechanical birds vs. feathers **part of me that wanted to know more about the world and improving upon it was left behind, so I changed majors</span></span></lispan></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">there are hardly any groups of friends that have diverse majorsyou were so interested and well versed in our english class i thought you were an english major</span></span></span></li><li><span idstyle="docsfont-internalfamily:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">you’re gonna get somewhere because you won’t follow the stereotypes, mechanical birds vs. feathers **</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">there are hardly any groups of friends that have diverse majors</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">we notice that the business school better prepares their students for networking while the engineering school produces students who are more equip to work on teams and solve problems, but quite frankly to be effective in either career you need both of those skills.</span>we notice that the business school better prepares their students for networking while the engineering school produces students who are more equip to work on teams and solve problems, but quite frankly to be effective in either career you need both of those skills.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What does this mean?</span></span></span>
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<li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">our students don’t feel connected with other important parts of our campus</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">our students aren’t easily able to connect with students of diverse backgrounds and interest</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the fatal view/practice of producing engineers who are solely human calculators are hindering those who could blossom in the field</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">basic strengths that could better prepare all of our students aren’t completely introduced and therefore reinforce those stereotypes</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So what can we do?</span></span></span>
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<li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">starting small: program that better prepares our engineers for their full potential</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what this could become: BE an Engineer in your field (all majors - projects on campus, off campus, like an engineer)</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What does this produce?</span></span></span>
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<li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">students with a better understanding of their potential within their field</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">students with a better understanding of other fields</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">produces: intercommunication between both sides of campus, lowers confusion within the undeclared community</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br/><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“STEM is how we evolve as a species. Art is how we are able to live with ourselves during the process.” --Khalilah Manson</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span> '''<span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy #2: Mentorship program between students and local professionals</span></span></span>'Times New Roman'' <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The idea I set out to prototype was the "establishment of a mentoring program that exposes students to off-campus, industry careers in a variety of capacities"--for this brainstorm idea, I thought it would be best to engage students in a conversation regarding their openness to both long-term mentorships and short-term shadowing opportunities.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PROTOTYPING</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I discussed this idea with four students: 1. a female mechanical engineering major from Cincinnati, 2. a female music major from St. Louis, 3. a male mechanical engineering senior from nearby in Dayton, 4. a female education major from Chicago. Here were the general responses:</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1. "One" is already incredibly involved on campus and in the local Dayton community, networking comes fairly naturally to her even in a more technical major such as engineering. She indicated that she would still be interested in a professional connection program, however, as that would make it easier for her to find people already willing to talk (rather than cold calling or going through current contacts). She was hesitant about long term commitments, unsure of her end goal with engineering (sustainability but unsure of the niche), but would appreciate job shadowing to help her get a sense of which direction and capacity (sales, engineering, management, etc.) she prefers.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PROTOTYPING 2. "Two" was very enthusiastic about making connections; she is very social by nature, but worried her goal career path (marketing and communications for a symphony or musical organization) was too "niche" for a mentorship program. She has toyed with the idea of going into law, uniquely enough, and expressed interest in learning more about that possible turn through job shadowing--to determine whether she was "cut out" to do it and if she was right in her initial interest.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I discussed this idea with four students: 13. a female mechanical "Three" has an engineering major from Cincinnatijob lined up, and was relatively ambivalent about his own use of the program--however he supported the concept retrospectively, 2. saying he "would have appreciated that a few years ago" before he was as established in a female music major from Stcareer path. Louis, 3. a male mechanical He works part time with an urban gardening startup outside of his technical engineering senior position (full time) and may benefit from nearby networking (generally) with those in Daytonthat field, 4or in fields related to nonprofit management which is an aspect of his "side hustle" he's relied heavily on others for. a female education major from ChicagoHe would like to create buy in while learning more about being successful in that sector. Here were the general responses:</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 14. "OneFour" indicated that she has job shadowing baked into her program; as an education major in her third year, she is already incredibly involved student teaching in local classrooms and getting hands-on campus and practice in the local Dayton community, networking comes fairly naturally to her even desired field. She has self-selected into education and is not interested in a more technical major such as engineeringtesting out different careers. She indicated is confident that she teaching is her calling and would still be interested in a professional connection program, have little use for new short-term shadowing--however, as that she has had trouble with her academic advisor and would make it easier for her appreciate connection to find people already willing to talk (rather than cold calling or going through current contacts). She was hesitant about long term commitmentsolder, unsure of more experienced professionals in her desired end goal with engineering career (sustainability but unsure of the nichespecial education), but would appreciate job shadowing to and worries she will be "dirt poor" and struggling financially. Conversing with an experienced professional might help her get a feel more secure in that sense .</span></span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I believe the next step to take this prototype beyond the conceptual is to actually reach out to local business owners and professionals to see if they are open to student contact; while the atmosphere in certain areas of which direction and capacity (salesDayton is very inclined toward co-working, engineeringflexibility, managementpromoting yo-pro's and students, etcthere are certainly a number of industries that may be unwelcoming to short term commitments.) she prefersGetting the other side of the story is critical and should absolutely be explored for this idea.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br/>'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; fontcolor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-familycolor: 'Times New Roman'transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 2. "Two" was very enthusiastic about making connections; she is very social by nature, but worried her goal career path (marketing and communications for a symphony or musical organization) was too "niche" for a mentorship program. She has toyed with the idea of going into law, uniquely enough, and expressed interest in learning more about that possible turn through job shadowingStrategy #3: Co--to determine whether she was "cut out" to do it and if she was right in her initial interest.Learning</span></span>'''</span>
<span idstyle="docsfont-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; fontcolor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-familycolor: 'Times New Roman'transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;3. "Three" has an >The prototype that I decided to test was this: In order to improve the first year experience of engineering job lined upstudents, and was relatively ambivalent about his own use of we would create a class where students would be paired with outside businesses. This pairing would serve a dual role in helping not only the program--however he supported university students, but also the concept retrospectively, saying he "local businesses. The students would have appreciated to enter a local area business and see what things/ processes/ etc. that a few years ago" before he was as established the company wanted to improve on. The students would then in a career paththeir groups come back to the engineering building and design/ figure out what needed to be done. He works part time with an urban gardening startup outside of his technical engineering position (full time) The students would learn and could put real world experience on their resumes, and may the businesses would benefit because they could make/ save more money from networking (generally) with those in these improvements. One thing that field, or in fields related I wanted to address was keeping the students OVERLY engaged to nonprofit management which is an aspect of his "side hustle" he's relied heavily on others forstimulate their enthusiasm within the university. He This co-learning process would like be beneficial for students who want to create buy in while learning more about being successful in that sectorlearn if they really want to be engineers.</span></span>
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<li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Junior, Mechanical Engineer: This student believed the idea to be of much value as the only business experience he had was from his co-op. He had zero exposure to startups and thought it would be a great learning opportunity to see how a small business is ran. He stated that he does not want to go into an engineering role after college and would love to help grow a business. Further, this student had spent limited time off campus and was not aware of startups in the Dayton area.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-3771a963-59c8-a3c2-273e-bbb5a042a8e5"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sophomore, Marketing major: This student is an active member of the University of Dayton’s student-run organization, Flyer Enterprises. He was thrilled to hear about this idea and has a major interest of being an entrepreneur himself. He thought that through Flyer Enterprises we could promote these events to the student body. Also, other than his experience with Flyer Enterprises, he had never been exposed to a startup and wanted to become familiar with startups in the Dayton area.</span></span></span></li>
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