Engineering Pathways to Success

Role of San Jose Staté University

Provide and Coordinate Activities– Professional Development Workshops

• VEX/ Robotic, Digital Electronics

– Summer Core Training

– Best Practices

– Build Industry Partnerships

– Networking

– Direct attention to funding sources

– Support communications • Make sure you are getting them

• State and Regional Centers– SDSU, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU East Bay

• Workforce Development Organizations– Contra Costa Economic Partnership

– Next-Ed, Sacramento

• Industry Partners– Chevron

– Xilinx, KLA-Tencor, Agilent Technologies

– Intel, Cisco, Aruba Networks

– Lockheed Martin, Lam Research

Provide and Coordinate Activities

Upcoming PLTW Events 2014

• Jan – PLTW Information Meeting (SJSU)

• Jan – VEX RobotC Refresher Workshops (SJSU)– DE Workshop postponed

• Feb – PLTW State Conference (Sacramento)

• April – IED / Chevron Design Challenge

• May – PLTW Best Practices Workshop (TBD)

• June/July – PLTW Summer Core Training (SJSU)

Feb – WOW! Society of Women Engineers (SJSU)

SJSU Summer Core Training Plan*

Jun 15 - 17IED, POE, CSE, GTT DM and AR

Jul 6 - 18IED, DE, GTT spc (EE, GA, ME, FS)

*Tentative

But the role SJSU plays, doesn’t stop there……

Advancing Student Success at SJSU– Robust Student Success Programs

• Support from Orientation through Graduation– Engineering Student Success Center

– Student Leadership Development Opportunities

– Career Development and Workforce Readiness

– Additional Consideration for PLTW students• Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarships

• EXCEED – Summer program for incoming frosh

Jared Tuberty, jared.tuberty@sjsu.edu

Executive Director, Engineering Student Success Programs