Incoming 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 engineering majors explored the facilities at Accudyne Systems as part of the 2023 工程提前 program. Stephan Zweidler, a Penn State alumnus as well as partner and the director of technical sales and marketing at Accudyne, offered them insight and advice on careers in engineering.
阿宾顿,爸爸. — 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 supports the next generation of STEM majors through 工程提前 (EA), an academic enhancement program for incoming first-year students. It is designed to help them succeed in crucial coursework during their first year of college and beyond.
迈克尔·卡根, associate professor of physics and EA academic director, said the diverse cohort of students invested much time and effort preparing for the challenges of college math while gaining an early introduction to the pace, rigor and social aspects of an 阿宾顿 education.
“We build on our years of experience to deliver a comprehensive program focusing on courses that are critical to earning an 工程学位. 这项工作有助于培养工程师的心态. 的 students also begin to create networks with faculty and professional engineers,” he said.
的 five-week hybrid program featured math instruction, 元认知研讨会, exams and about 20 hours in total of homework during the program. 完成课程并获得500美元的津贴, EA学生必须参加90%的课程, 完成任务的平均成绩不低于80%, and participate in office hours with peer mentors, 他们大多是EA的校友.
"If they survive EA, they are going to be just fine in their academic studies,” Kagan said.
Student Tanisha Shah praised the program for preparing her for college and beyond.
“I honed the art of team building by engaging in group projects and collaborative work, which fostered my ability to work with diverse individuals. I've also nurtured meaningful connections for effective communication and active listening to support me during my college years,”她说。.
“Delving deeply into my chosen major illuminated the potential challenges and opportunities ahead. I am confident that the lessons I have learned thus far will serve as a strong foundation for my future success,沙阿接着说.
I honed the art of team building by engaging in group projects and collaborative work, which fostered my ability to work with diverse individuals. I've also nurtured meaningful connections for effective communication and active listening to support me during my college years.——塔尼莎·沙阿，阿宾顿工程专业
Highlights of the program included a visit to the labs at University Park’s College of Engineering and collaborations with industry partners for lectures and site visits. 校友Stephan Zweidler, director of technical sales and marketing at Accudyne and former chair of the campus Advisory Board, 强调了机电一体化的重要性, 其中着重于机械的集成, 电气和电子工程系统.
“At the Accudyne visit, we got to see an actual engineering workshop. We learned about the process a business goes through from start to finish as well as how critical creativity is to engineering,学生以利泽·吉尔说.
除了, 10 employees from two Lockheed Martin business areas shared their time with the students: Carolina Alfaro, 丽贝卡·科恩, 弗兰克费海提, 保罗教授, 卢尔德LaPorte, 格雷格Morozzi, 内森Musselman, 艾米丽拒绝, Allen Puy和Aly Farkas, who completed the EA program and graduated from 阿宾顿 in 2021.
“当我参加《易胜博》时, it allowed me to gain the confidence I needed and built a great foundation for college, 这让我可以选择很棒的课程, 参与本科生的研究, 在学业上取得好成绩,法卡斯说。, 他是洛克希德·马丁公司的系统工程师.
的 19 students in the 2023 EA cohort included those from underrepresented backgrounds such as ethnic minorities, 女性, 第一代大学生, 经济上处于不利地位的人.
的 EA program at 阿宾顿 has evolved over the last decade, starting with a grant funded by the National Science Foundation. In 2023, EA was supported by the 平等的机会 Planning Committee at the University, 巴恩斯的资助 & Noble, and 阿宾顿’s Albert and Suzanne Lord Endowment.
的 工程学位 with the multidisciplinary engineering design option at 阿宾顿 incorporates advanced coursework in electrical engineering, computer engineering and engineering design to produce innovative engineers specialized in systems design and integration.
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