Pre-College Program Brochure by Career Communications Group

Career Communications Group, Inc.

PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS

Building Tomorrow’s STEM Workforce Empowering Women, and Economically Disadvantaged Youth

Pre-College sponsored by

U.S. Air Force The Boeing Company Ford Motor Company General Motors Lockheed Martin Corporation U.S. Army

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PRECOLLEGE PROGRAM

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. — Kofi Annan

HOW CAN WE SUSTAIN OUR NATION’S PROGRESS AND INNOVATION?

Our Pre-College Programs

or more than 30 years, Career Communication Group, Inc. has offered K-12 programs that have provided education and gateways for women, and economically disadvantaged children to enter rewarding areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Thanks to our programs, tens of thousands of students have achieved their educational and professional dreams – and they are now leading contributors in their chosen STEM fields. As history shows us, the most economically advanced nations are those that value education. Global regions with the highest poverty, famine, illness, and corruption further tend to be those with the lowest human development rates. Nations cannot grow without an educated population, and that education must begin at Kindergarten up through a student’s middle and high school experience. As a nation, we’re faced with increasing global competition. Ensuring our continued rank and status on a global scale demands that we invest in educating our population so they are prepared to solve tomorrow’s challenges – particularly in STEM. Career Communications Group (CCG) has been part of the national dialog and solution for decades.

OUR PROGRAMS

STEM City Pre-College Speaker Series

Technology Awareness Program (TAP)

What is it? At the forefront of our national discourse is our need to enrich STEM education and career opportunities. This is broadly tied to our ability to compete on a global scale. Trends continue to show us that an insufficient number of U.S. students are pursuing STEM careers, and women are leaving the field far sooner than their male counterparts. But this trend can be reversed.

The Quarry Lane School sums up the importance of technology awareness programs that target youth from elementary to high school, “science, technology, engineering, and math have always been key components of a college preparatory education. However, in recent years, studies have shown that fewer than 50% of high school graduates are ready for collegelevel math and science courses. This lack of readiness can affect a student’s chances of earning a four-year degree, which in turn can affect his or her job opportunities.”

Our mission since 1986 has been to increase opportunities and representation in STEM fields by women and underrepresented groups, thus fostering a more diverse workforce for future generations. We accomplish this by offering assistance in STEM career pursuits and by promoting growth within relevant organizations. The STEM City Pre-College Speaker Series augments a student’s high school experience, bringing STEM professionals onto campus to serve as role models and to help students better understand the relevance of their education as it contributes to an engaging and rewarding STEM career. STEM role models share their own experiences, speaking candidly about obstacles they’ve faced along with rewarding accomplishments they’ve made and why they chose a career in STEM. Students get first-hand insight about the triumphs and joys associated with STEM careers, and an opportunity to ask questions and receive invaluable advice to help in making the most informed life choices. Following decades of work with STEM professionals, we’ve learned that our award recipients, our magazine readership, and our conference attendees attribute a large part of their success to their exposure to motivational role models early in their education. Our STEM City USA Pre-College Speaker Series brings this critical success component into your classroom during the exciting weeks and days leading up to our conferences. At your request, we can also provide speakers for your classrooms at any time throughout the year. Here’s how you can participate in the Speaker Series and help your collegebound students: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BVR8VFL

The TAP program’s main focus is STEM career awareness and career coaching. It introduces broad topics in information technology that includes high demand career areas like cybersecurity, data analytics and transformative technology needs that spans across industries such as transportation, and manufacturing. The career program introduces middle and high school students to award winners from our conferences to facilitate mentor/mentee relationships that inspires, motivates, and excites tomorrow’s leaders. Students enjoy a full day of activities at either the Women of Color STEM Conference in Detroit, MI or the BEYA STEM Conference in Washington, DC. The day culminates in a 2-hour mentor session with STEM professionals. Washington, DC area students are offered additional activities where the mentoring sessions occur throughout the school year. The TAP program has been life changing and has: 1. Created excitement amongst its participants around careers in STEM. 2. Exposed thousands of students to STEM professionals who have shared lessons, advice, best practices, and innovative approaches within information technology and cyber security fields. 3. Hosted career day activities and hands-on experiences that give students the opportunity to engage, explore, excite, and develop an interest in technology.

Through our Conferences, the

WOMEN OF COLOR STEM CONFERENCE PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM During the conference, pre-college students participate in a full day program that will include hands-on workshops designed by STEM employers, roundtable discussions with some of the current Women of Color Award recipients, and opportunities to learn about STEM career opportunities from employers.

Women of Color STEM Conference and the BEYA STEM Conference, we work with Workshop topics include information and advice about local middle and high schools, community and applying to college, ways to pay for college, coping with the first year of college, and most importantly, what church organizations, campus clubs and alumni college-bound students should be doing in their groups to recruit students to attend our pre-college high school and middle school years. programs. At these events, students learn about High school and middle school students from the Detroit and surrounding areas will be invited to participate. STEM careers while developing a lifelong appreciation for STEM disciplines. Our STEM conferences attract and inspire pre-college students who might not otherwise aspire toward a career in STEM due to social or economic BEYA STEM PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM barriers. We further engage local organizations to The BEYA pre-College Program has been an integral part of the conference since its inception. We’ve partnered offer free transportation for students to and from with organizations such as the Maryland Mathematics, the conferences so everyone has the ability Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) program, various school districts, the BEYA Military Alumni Committee, to participate in career-building activities. and the Patriots Technology Training Center to present The conferences are exciting events for programs for middle school and high school students at the conference. participants, opening with a general The programs include mentoring sessions, workshops and activities session and continuing through a that have been valuable tools in helping to fill the STEM pipeline and rotation of various activities and have greatly benefited students by granting them exposure to STEM employers and professionals as well as providing the opportunity to meet with presentations, lunch, and our colleges and universities. The BEYA Military Alumni Committee generously engages its members throughout the year at select high schools to offer sustained mentoring. closing STEM Carnival.

WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE? Organizations work hard to develop and deliver STEM programs to youth in our communities. But this involves funding, student and parent recruitment, and programming challenges. Integral to promoting STEM is providing role models able to connect what happens in the classroom with real world experiences. This is where our Pre-College programs come in.

college recruiters, helping them see the possibilities of, and the path toward, a rewarding career in STEM.

Our programs don’t reinvent the wheel but, instead, establish a platform for those with resources and expertise to supplement existing community educational programs. Our interactive activities help you easily connect pre-college students in your organization with STEM professionals, like-minded community leaders, and educators.

My own participation in CCG’s Pre-College Program years ago was pivotal in my decision to pursue a career in chemistry,” Sherley Homme. “It was so exciting to learn from a woman who was actually in the job I wanted. She gave me advice and guidance to help make the right choice for my future and to navigate through those challenging next steps.”

Building Trust and Solving Challenges Each year since 1986, we’ve helped more than 60,000 college-bound students across five states and the District of Columbia connect with STEM role models and industry representatives. We offer a motivational environment complete with hands-on activities and workshops along with career guidance and extracurricular learning. Students have the opportunity to meet with, and speak to, industry representatives and

And year after year, our participants return as young professionals – many receiving prestigious awards.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME AND MY STUDENTS? When you participate in our Pre-College Program, you receive:

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Access to a range of role models for women and the economically disadvantaged Access to industry and academic partners that share your interests and goals Additional resources to enhance the student experience Assistance with transportation to and from our conference Event access for 10 members and parents to attend the Saturday Gala events

Ana Bertrand Pre-College Coordinator, CCG

REAL VALUE 80

PROJECTED PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN STEM JOBS: 2010–2020

62%

32% 14%

16%

All Occupations

Mathematics

36%

22%

Computer Systems Analysis

CCG provides a oneof-a-kind resource for teachers and academic institutions as well as companies looking to solidify their reputation for workforce diversity,”

Systems Software Developers

Medical Scientist

Biomedical Engineers

NEXT STEPS – TAKE ACTION

Sign Me Up ✓ Which Conference? ____ WOC

____ BEYA

How do you want to participate? Participate interactively at STEM Carnival (WOC Only) Present a workshop Participate as a high school motivational speaker Participate as a student chaperone Bring students to the conference (How many? __ ) Prefix .................................................................................................................................................................... First Name ............................................................................................................................................................ Last Name ............................................................................................................................................................ Email Address ....................................................................................................................................................... Organization ........................................................................................................................................................ Street Address 1 ................................................................................................................................................... Career Communications Group Inc. | 729 E. Pratt Street | Suite 504 | Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone 410/244-7101 | Fax: 410/752-1834 | www.ccgmag.com

Street Address 2 ................................................................................................................................................... Celebrating diversity. Committed to e-quality. City ....................................................................................................................................................................... State ..................................................................................................................................................................... Zip Code .......................................

To sign-up or for additional information contact Ana Bertrand at abertrand@ccgmag.com or call 410/244-7101.