FREE WORKSHOP FOR ADAPTING THE MIMIC
PROJECT MODEL TO HIGH SCHOOLS AND OTHER COLLEGES
May 21-23, 2008 at Starved Rock Lodge & Convention Center.
REGISTRATION
CLOSING April 15, 2008
MIMIC PROJECT FEATURED IN NSF IMPACT BOOK
LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008
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Embedding CQI Methodology |
NSF Grant #0501885 |
| MIMIC Workshop for high school/ college teachers/ administrators |
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| Leadership Team | |
| Grant Project Team | |
| High school / junior high participation | |
| Edible Car Contest for IVCC students | |
| Edible Car Contest for Kids | |
| MIMIC Project | |
| NSF/MIMIC News |
In the one-semester MIMIC project, students enrolled in engineering design, electronics and business programs design, prototype, manufacture, market and sell products. Under the grant, MIMIC is becoming the focal point of the technical programs. The technical students will be designing and reengineering MIMIC products throughout their two-year programs. The hands-on, learning-centered nature of MIMIC is also being utilized as a magnet to interest high school students in technical careers and to improve their success in technical programs. A Leadership Team has been created for promising technical students, providing them with training to develop their leadership and utilizing their skills to assist other students and in recruiting efforts.
The three-year grant totals $229,875.
In 2005, IVCC received a grant from the National
Science Foundation to utilize the MIMIC project (Making Industry
Meaningful In College) to build continuous
quality improvement (CQI) and reengineering into the two-year technical programs in engineering
design and electronics.