EngineeringEngineering Makes the M k hWorld Go Around!

Celeste Baine

Mom, I Want To Be An I i !Imagineer!

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Do What Yo Lo eDo What You LoveFollow your dreamsFollow your dreamsThere is something for everyone infor everyone in engineering. There are more thanThere are more than 25 major branches and 100 specialties.

Do What You Love

Following yourFollowing your dream is always good motivationgood motivation.

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Founder of Terry Bicycles

The Problem with Engineering and Engineering Technologyand Engineering Technology

Many students don’t understand what engineering isengineering is.Many students don’t understand what engineers and engineering techs do.Many students don’t understand how engineering impacts lives and how these professions can lead tothese professions can lead to rewarding careers.

What is Engineering?What is Engineering?Engineers are practical inventors that turn ideas

into realityinto reality. They are the concept people.

A doctor sends a microscopic robot into a patient’s artery to destroy a blood clot.p y yDisneyland wants a new thrill ride.People want to see the yellow line when they p y ywatch football.People need to electric cars to slow global

iwarming

Engineering can also be a launching pad for other professionsprofessions

Many engineers become patent attorneysy g yBiomedical engineers have the highest acceptance rate into medical schoolMore engineers are CEO’s of companies than any other majorMany become financial analysts on WallMany become financial analysts on Wall StreetSome go into politicsSome go into politicsMany become teachers or writers

Many Career Optionsy pPeople who enjoy working with other people and traveling may become sales or field servicebecome sales or field service engineers. People who enjoy life’s big picture may become the systemsmay become the systems engineers who put all the pieces together. Creative people or people whoCreative people or people who constantly have new ideas about everything may enjoy working as design engineersdesign engineers. People who enjoy conducting experiments or working in l b t i j kilaboratories may enjoy working as test engineers.

Engineering not a job but a way of seeing things

Engineering can l d t ld flead to a world of opportunities!E i i i thEngineering is the perfect foundation for the rest of yourfor the rest of your life.

What Makes a Good Engineer?Engineer?

Technical SkillsCreativityPassionEnergyCommunications skillsTeamwork SkillsExcitement about what you do

How Many Women are in yEngineering?

More women are enrolled in Biomedical Engineering over anyEngineering over any other major.Chemical, Industrial and ,environmental are also popular choices.W kWomen now make up 14% of the engineering workforce!workforce!Kelly’s Story….

Engineering Needs WomenEngineering Needs Women

More girls in engineering will helpMore girls in engineering will help improve the products created by engineersengineers.Currently, there are not enough

i t fill ll f th j b th tengineers to fill all of the jobs that are being created. Women, traditionally, are good communicators and team players.

Four Ideas That Will Help Students Right Now

Help them get a mentorHelp them become anHelp them become an excellent communicatorHelp them learn to workHelp them learn to work in teamsHelp them become anHelp them become an excellent public speaker

Engineering IsEngineering Is……One of the greatest ways to make the biggestOne of the greatest ways to make the biggest contribution to societyEngineering is one of the most humanistic fields availableEngineering education is a rite of passage. It opens the door to a new world of possibilitiesthe door to a new world of possibilitiesAn engineering degree gives the confidence and know-how to become anything you want to beIt’s fun to be on the cutting edge of technology and it’s fun to try to make the world a better place to live.

Engineering isEngineering is….Engineering is one of theEngineering is one of the best things that I have ever done for myself.I feel like I can leap tall buildings and solve any problem.problem.An education in engineering prepares you f lif lik thifor your life like nothing else can.