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Future Female Engineers Visit SUNY Canton

Canino School of Engineering Technology Professor of Physical Science Alex C. Neubert worked with North Country middle- and high-school students during SUNY Canton's Women in Engineering day.

More than 250 female middle- and high-school students had a first-hand look at the opportunities available with a career in Engineering during Thursday's Women in Engineering day at SUNY Canton.

"I really think this was a fantastic way to give young women access to the hands-on experiences available through an engineering education," said Professor of Physical Science Alex C. Neubert. "We were all very excited to see the students' interest and their responses to our classes."

SUNY Canton held Women in Engineering Day to encourage the students to consider pursuing a career in engineering, a field that women are often under-represented. The response to the program was overwhelming.

"We were extremely pleased with the enthusiasm and reaction to this program," said SUNY Canton Director of Admissions Jodi Revill. "There is a gender divide in engineering due to the perception that it is a man's profession. I think we helped to change that perception by encouraging these women to consider a wide range of career options in mathematics, science and engineering."

Students participated in a variety of informative lectures, labs, and experiments. They also had the chance to use Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) equipment to carve and create engraved brass objects.

The day also gave the young women a sneak peak at one of SUNY Canton's newest four-year degree programs, Alternative and Renewable Energy Applications. Program Leaders including Michael J. Newtown and Matthew Bullwinkle had students construct turbine blades out of recycled materials. The student's creations were then attached to generator to see how much energy they could harness from a nearby wind source.

SUNY Canton is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year and is in the midst of its highly successful SUNY Canton Centennial Campaign: Cultivating the Minds of Tomorrow. In addition to 25 associate degree programs, SUNY Canton currently offers 10 four-year degrees with plans to announce several other new programs during the next academic year. SUNY Canton also offers three unique master's degrees in conjunction with SUNYIT, Utica. The College has recently embarked upon articulation agreements with Lomonosov Moscow State University and Osaka College of Foreign Languages and International Business in Japan, allowing international scholars the ability to obtain a SUNY Canton degree locally or abroad.

May 31, 2006

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