MAR 2012

March 14, 2012

Holyoke Community College Career Exploration Fair

•8:30am-11:30am

•Bartley Center, Holyoke Community College

High school students from nearby schools will visit the college to explore STEM-related career pathways in business, education, health, engineering, IT, computing, and more. Representatives from schools and industry will showcase these careers through hands-on demonstrations, discussions, and simulations.

•For more information, contact the Cooperative Education and Career Services office at 413-552-2322.

March 29, 2012

UMass Amherst Community College Day

•9am registration

•UMass Amherst Lincoln Campus Center

Potential Engineering and Computer Science transfer students are invited to UMass Amherst to learn about opportunities in the College of Engineering and Department of Computer Science. For more information, contact Cheryl Kiras at ckiras@cs.umass.edu.

Apr 2012

April 7-15, 2012

National Robotics Week

The third annual National Robotics Week will be held from April 7-15, 2012 with a series of regional events and activities aimed at increasing public awareness of robotics technology as a pillar of 21st century American innovation. The week highlights the growing importance of robotics in a wide variety of application areas and emphasizes its ability to inspire students while building their interest in STEM areas and innovation. From Palo Alto to the National Mall in D.C. to Boston, events held throughout the week will feature dozens of opportunities for the public to interact with robots in a hands-on learning environment. Panel discussions, robotics competitions, introductory courses on robotics for kids, educational workshops for businesses, demos and tours of innovative labs will provide networking opportunities and expose many to the genius and wonder of robotics. National Robotics Week was founded by leading universities and companies, and established with assistance from the Congressional Caucus on Robotics by a U.S. House of Representatives resolution.
Information: www.nationalroboticsweek.org
Contact: lfreed@irobot.com