{"id":747,"date":"2023-07-13T14:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T21:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/?p=747"},"modified":"2023-07-15T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T21:30:55","slug":"mercer-county-community-college-gets-nod-from-national-science-foundation-for-advancing-n-j-engineers-and-technicians-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evvtoltechnation.com\/nn\/2023\/07\/13\/mercer-county-community-college-gets-nod-from-national-science-foundation-for-advancing-n-j-engineers-and-technicians-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercer County Community College Gets Nod from National Science Foundation for Advancing N.J. Engineers and Technicians Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mercer County Community College (MCCC) received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop future New Jersey engineers and technicians by working to increase access to degrees in those fields for students in underrepresented communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mercer County Community College (MCCC) received a grant from the National Science Foundation to help develop future New Jersey engineers and technicians by working to increase access to degrees in those fields for students in underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n

The National Science Foundation (Broadening Participation in Engineering) awarded MCCC $87,479 to develop and host a program called Transforming Engineering Access for Mercer Students (TEAMS). TEAMS will foster collaboration between three target groups: high schools, colleges and universities, and the engineering industry. This will be facilitated largely through four conferences, college engineering tours, engineering project field trips and a presentation of findings at a national engineering conference. The project principal investigators are James Maccariella, Ph.D., P.E., Terry Voldase, Ed.D. and Laura Sosa CMA, Ed.D.<\/p>\n

\u201cTEAMS will broaden participation in engineering, especially among underrepresented individuals, by establishing mentoring opportunities, increasing student engagement and motivation and by creating a partnership with engineering stakeholders,\u201d said Dr. Maccariella. \u201cOur aim is to identify barriers to the engineering profession for those who are traditionally underserved and promote participation among an array of student and industry stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four conferences will each focus on a specific segment of Mercer County\u2019s student and engineering communities:<\/p>\n