Black History Month
Feeling Connected: How Engineer Devon Shepherd Put On Her Authentic Face and Succeeded at GE
When she was a little girl, every Friday for six years of her childhood in Columbus, Ohio, Devon Shepherd’s family would get in their minivan and drive to the airport to watch planes take off and land. Shepherd marveled at how amazing they were. What makes them fly? she often wondered.
Next Engineers
New Voices: Next Engineers Comes To The Classroom To Recruit Diverse Students
Deborah Woods has a dream. Motivated by a keen interest in science and a desire to help people, the sophomore at Woodward Career Technical High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, has already set her sights on a career in medicine and bioengineering. “I want to help those in need, like my grandmother, and [develop] preventive technologies for heart disease and failure,” she says. “I’ve learned that engineering isn’t a one-size-fits-all field but has many channels to explore and create many innovative things to help make our world an easier and better place all over.”
STEM
A STEM Story: A Push To Bring Students From Diverse Backgrounds To Engineering Kicks Off In Ohio
The first time Alisha Davis-Kent heard about Next Engineers, GE’s college readiness program focused on increasing the diversity of young people in the engineering field, she felt like someone had “heard my story, understood my story and was creating a solution to help others overcome some of the struggles and problems that I had as a child.”
STEM
Think Globally, Act Locally: GE Announces Rollout Of $100M Next Engineers Program In 4 Cities Worldwide
Jordan Finlay has big plans for the shipping container he recently purchased. The principal of Hughes Academy for Science and Technology, a middle school in Greenville, South Carolina, and his students want to transform the empty vessel into a zero-waste concession stand. With the support of local businesses, the repurposed shipping container will be open for business at Hughes athletic events. It will provide students with a real engineering experience that Finlay believes “can open up their world” and also sell some healthy snacks.