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Richard J. Daley College. New Look Showcase Presentation Dr. Keith M. McCoy , Vice President 5/8/14. Why Advanced Manufacturing?.
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Richard J. Daley College New Look Showcase Presentation Dr. Keith M. McCoy, Vice President 5/8/14
Why Advanced Manufacturing? • October 2012 – Mayor Rahm Emmanuel announced Richard J. Daley College as the Advanced Manufacturing College for the Chicago in the College-to-Careers Initiative. • Over 2,200 jobs expected to be filled by 2020
Advanced Manufacturing Degree(31 Core Hours , 16 Gen. Ed. Hours, 15 Electives) • Quality Assurance • 340MFGT 104 • 340MFGT 139 • 340MFGT 142 • 340MFGT 143 • Computerized Numeric Control (CNC) • 340MFGT 111 • 340MFGT 138 • 340MFGT 140 • General Education • Math 125 • 12 additional hours • Electives • 12 additional hours • Welding Electives AAS Manufacturing Technology • Factory Automation • 340MFGT 191 • 340MFGT 292 Manufacturing: National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)2012
Why Focus on Females? • Involved simultaneously in the Pathways-to-Results Initiative with UIUC’s Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) • Based on data, only 6% of females were enrolled in manufacturing during fall 2013 (Equity Gap) • Other Data Highlights: • Majority of students are between the ages of 18 and 29. • Majority of students (78%) are Black and Latino. • There are no students who are White and female. • Majority of students entering the program are not at the college level in Math and English.
Activity 1 – May 7, 2014 Kelly High School Tour of Manufacturing Sites at Main Campus & Arturo Velasquez Institute on May 7, 2014, targeting female students. • 18 Female Students • 3 Male Students
Activity 1 – May 7, 2014 Four students actually performed a welding activity (3 females and 1 male).
Activity 2 – June 2014 Women In Manufacturing Day Event for High School Students Thank you, Lynn Reha, ISU, & Kristine Adzovic, Kishaukee College
Manufacturing Technology Program Industry Partners Dynomax, Inc. GC America ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES