CT-EnTICE: Chemical Technology - Enrolling Technicians and Improving Community Engagement

开普菲尔社区学院（CFCC）将开发“化学技术-招收技术人员和改善社区参与”计划（ct -诱使）。项目活动将建立从地区高中到CFCC化工技术项目的途径，并将改善CFCC的技术人员教育。项目活动包括一个由仪器贷款项目支持的高中科学项目竞赛。这项活动建立在美国国家科学基金会过去在CFCC资助的工作（W.A.T.E.R.S项目，奖号1003564）的基础上，并将与当地的工业合作伙伴进行协调。它将在工业需求的背景下为高中学生带来技术和研究丰富的教育经验。ct -诱使将支持一个兼职的化学技术联络员，与当地的商业和工业联系，与CFCC服务区域的工业建立新的伙伴关系。ct -诱使将利用在W.A.T.E.R.S.项目中所学到的关于积极社区参与的知识，并将工业合作伙伴纳入其推广活动的积极参与者。业界对ct -诱使和社区科学项目的热情支持，所学到的知识将改善CFCC的技术人员教育。该项目的预期结果是CFCC化学技术项目（结果是一个应用科学协会）与社区在多个层面上建立更牢固的伙伴关系：高中学生，社区公民和当地工业代表。最终，该项目将增加CFCC化工技术项目的招生人数，扩大其社区合作伙伴的数量，并加强其与行业的关系。许多目标高中都有大量经济困难的学生，因此通过ct -诱使提高对CFCC化学技术项目的认识可以引导这些学生走向经济繁荣。项目评估将衡量参与者对化学技术职业的看法和看法的变化以及他们对该计划的认识。调查结果将在ATE社区内公布。

Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) will develop the "Chemical Technology-Enrolling Technicians and Improving Community Engagement" program (CT-EnTICE). Project activities will build a pathway from regional high schools to the CFCC chemical technology program, and will improve technician education at CFCC. Project activities include a high school science project competition supported by an instrumentation loan program. This activity builds on past NSF ATE-funded work at CFCC (Project W.A.T.E.R.S., Award# 1003564), and will be coordinated with local industrial partners. It will bring a technology and research-rich educational experience in the context of industry needs to high school students in their classrooms. CT-EnTICE will support a part-time chemical technology liaison to reach out to local business and industry to build new partnerships with industry in CFCC's service area.CT-EnTICE will leverage what was learned during Project W.A.T.E.R.S. regarding positive community engagement and will incorporate industrial partners as active participants in its outreach activities. There is enthusiastic industry support for CT-EnTICE and the community science projects, and what is learned will improve technician education at CFCC. Anticipated outcomes of this project are stronger partnerships between the CFCC chemical technology program (which results in an Associates of Applied Science) and the community at multiple levels: students from high school, citizens from the community, and representatives from local industry. Ultimately, this project will increase the enrollment of the CFCC chemical technology program, expand the number of its community partners, and strengthen its relationships with industry. Many of the high schools targeted have a significant number of economically disadvantaged students, so heightened awareness of the CFCC chemical technology program through CT-EnTICE could lead these students to a pathway to economic prosperity. Project evaluation will measure participants' changes in opinions and perceptions of careers in chemical technology and their awareness of the program. The results will be disseminated through the ATE community.