Cal Poly SLO Students Tour Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale
November 10th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute arranged for 5 students from California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo to visit Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale on Friday October 24, 2008. The students received a warm welcome, luncheon presentation, and a mock up tour from the young professionals and staff that currently work there.
The students, accompanied by the Director of the Math Engineering Science Achievement Program (MESA) at Cal Poly SLO, were attentive with lots of questions for the Lockheed Martin employees about the aerospace industry. Most of the students in attendance were at the Junior level in college, and the majority had never visited an aerospace company before. While all of the students were seeking a career in Aerospace prior to the tour, all felt that the tour sparked their interest even more. When asked what they gained from the tour the following were some of their responses:
“Before this tour I had little to no prior experience with missiles and defense systems”
“Lots of information about jobs & opportunities”
“Talking with people that actually work in the fields I am considering to get an idea of what they do”
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Calling all Aerospace Industry Professionals
July 10th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute would like to personally invite you to participate in our new virtual mentoring program!!!
Our goal is to encourage current university students to choose a career path in aerospace, and to offer them guidance on their pathway to success from an industry professional.
We have partnered with an organization called Icouldbe.org to bring you a virtual mentoring website that will provide you with a CONVENIENT yet effective way to make a positive impact on a university student’s life. You can mentor a university student via email- requiring up to only 1 hour of your time per week.
STEP 1
Please register as a CSEWI MENTOR through our secure website below:
www.icouldbe.org/csewi
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Cal Poly Pomona visits Kelly Space & Technology
June 26th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
The California Space Education & Workforce Institute arranged for 11 students from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona to visit Kelly Space & Technology in San Bernardino. The students received a 2 hour tour from the Program Managers there. The tour was held from 3:00pm-5:00pm on Friday May 23, 2008.
In spite of the rainy weather, the students, accompanied by the Director of Maximizing Engineering Potential (MEP) at Cal Poly Pomona, were there with lots of questions for the program managers. In fact, they remained after the tour ended asking questions and listening to the experiences and stories of the engineers there. The group consisted of the full range of students from freshmen to graduating seniors. For less than half of these students this was a 1st time visit to an aerospace company. Every student stated that the tour was excellent and sparked their interest even further in the aerospace industry. When asked what they gained from the tour the following were some of their responses:
“Good insight into how a real aerospace company works & what to look for in my first job”
“I experienced a work environment”
“Enlightening towards idea of what engineering is really about”
“Showed me how propulsion and rocket testing worked which was something I’ve always considered”
“Interesting look at R&D”
“I obtained a better understanding of an engineer’s duties and responsibilities. Also, I received advice on what types of education to pursue”
“Very real information and experience from engineers and life stories that were very beneficial to my career choices”
“I received very helpful insight to what direction I will take in the next few years in school as well as my career”
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University of California, Irvine tours Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach
June 26th, 2008 By Thend Filed Under Industry Space, Student Space
On May 23, 2008 CSEWI set up innovation tours at 2 aerospace companies for university students from Cal Poly Pomona University and University of California, Irvine to encourage them to seek a career in the Aerospace Industry.
5 students from UC Irvine visited Northrop Grumman Space Technology and received a tour from the University Relations & Recruiting Manager there. The tour was held from 11:00am-12:30pm on a very rainy day. In spite of the weather the students, accompanied by the Director of the Center for Opportunities and Diversity in Engineering (CODE) at UCI, were there on time and excited to see what Northrop Grumman had to offer.
The group consisted of a couple sophomores, one senior and a couple of juniors. For one of the students this was a 1st time visit to an aerospace company. All five of them agreed that the tour sparked their interest even further in the aerospace industry. When asked what they gained from the tour the following were a couple of the responses:
“Acquired knowledge of past/present/future outer space technology & its objectives”
“It gave me a perspective on the diverse opportunities offered at this company”
“Showed different applications for my chosen degree/career path”
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