“Why Science is Cool” Kavli Science Video Contest
The USA Science & Engineering Festival, hosted by Lockheed Martin, will be the country’s first national science and engineering festival and will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. October 23 & 24, 2010. The Festival promises to be the ultimate multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary celebration of science and engineering in the United States. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo in the nation’s capital that will give over 500 science & engineering organizations from all over the United States the opportunity to present themselves with a hands-on, fun science activity to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Read more.
Sharon Melton Myers Memorial Scholarship Winners The following students were selected as the 2010 winners of the Sharon Melton Myers Memorial Scholarship. They will receive $500 each.
- Abbie Little, Warren High School, Warren, Ark.
- Julian Plowden, Jordan Vocational High School, Columbus, Ga.
SkillsUSA Theme Song Ring Tone
The chorus of SkillsUSA's Theme song is now available for you to download and use as a ring tone for your cell phone. Contact your carrier or cell phone manufacturer if you need instructions for installing ring tones on your phone.
Download it here.
Safety Community for SkillsUSA
The Ansell-sponsored website, www.SafetyCommunity.com, has created a dedicated group for SkillsUSA students, faculty and staff. The group was created to offer SkillsUSA leaders the opportunity to find safety training resources and share knowledge with industry professionals. The SkillsUSA group is located at www.safetycommunity.com/group/skillsusa.
The SafetyCommunity.com SkillsUSA Group features:
A tips and networking discussion forum for students, faculty, staff and safety professionals to share advice on education, best practices, training and safety.
Networking capabilities so that SkillsUSA leaders can connect and converse with professionals and experts in the field.
A helpful links section where students, faculty and staff can find links to websites that offers information on the safety industry and ways to get involved in the field.
News feeds with updated information on industry trends and happenings.
Enter the Safety Community Contest
Connect with 15 new SafetyCommunity.com members (non-SkillsUSA folks)
Post two original blog posts related to safety and how it relates to your coursework at SkillsUSA. Start or reply to one discussion in the Safety Community forums.
Grand prize: Five lucky winners will earn a $250 American Express gift certificate!
For more info visit here.
College/Postseconday Program of Work
SkillsUSA activities for college/postsecondary chapters
can be extremely valuable educational experiences.
It would be difficult to overemphasize the
importance of interesting and well-planned activities
for a chapter. Activities should be the center
for chapter involvement on campus, providing a
focus for what SkillsUSA is all about. Download the details.
Technical Career Information Available
If you want to learn about potential technical careers, what skills are needed, the occupational outlook, potential earnings and more, visit Career Voyages online. This web site is the result of a collaboration between the US Department of Labor and the US Department of Education. It is designed to provide detailed information and videos for students, parents or educators on a variety of careers in automotive, construction, energy, information technology, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, transportation and more.
More information is available at www.CareerVoyages.gov. |
