Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical Technology (PACT)

迈阿密大学米德尔敦分校与俄亥俄州的主要化学工业以及一个由两年制和四年制大学和高中组成的地区联盟合作，正在建立一个化学技术教育地区联盟。通过将学术课程与当今的工业化学紧密联系起来，该项目吸引了更多的学生从事化学职业，并提高了化学技术人员的教育质量。该项目设想了四类活动：1)课程开发；2)教材开发；3)师资队伍建设；4)学生提升与拓展。高中和大学教师有资格参加教师产业实习计划，参与者将在合作行业中度过一个夏天或一学年的一部分工作。同样，高级中学教师和两年制大学教师正在与工业化学家合作开发课程和教学材料。还定期组织专题讨论会和专题讨论会。该项目建立在迈阿密大学米德尔敦化学教育中心已有8年历史的“卓越科学合作伙伴”工业/学术伙伴关系和项目的基础上，以及联盟成员现有的合作努力。该项目是区域和国家发展改进化学技术人员教育的典范。

Miami University Middletown, in partnership with the major chemical industries in Ohio and a regional consortium of two-year and four-year colleges and high schools, is establishing a regional consortium for Chemical Technology Education. By bringing academic courses into closer touch with today's industrial chemistry, the project is attracting additional students to careers in chemistry and improving the quality of education of chemical technicians. Four categories of activities are envisioned for the project: 1) Curriculum Development; 2) Instructional Materials Development; 3) Faculty and Teacher Enhancement; and 4) Student Enhancement and Outreach. High school and college faculty are eligible for a Teacher Industrial Internship Program in which participants spend a summer or part of an academic year working in partner industries. Similarly, master high school teachers and two-year college faculty are working in collaboration with industrial chemists in developing curriculum and instructional materials. Symposia and special topic seminars are also being organized on a regular basis. The project is being built upon the nationally known eight-year old Partners for Terrific Science industrial/academic partnership and programs housed in the Center for Chemical Education at Miami University Middletown, as well as existing collaborative efforts of the consortium members. This project is serving as a model for regional and national development of improved chemical technician education.