Podcast:
NSPE Speaks
The podcast team addresses topics related to students and young members and will provide insight on new trends in engineering education. This episode also recaps the PE Conference and PE Day, and provides advocacy news.
Date:
September 11, 2017
Segment 1: News and Updates
- View the recap of the 2017 Professional Engineers Conference highlights and mark your calendar for the 2018 event.
- Read all about this year’s Professional Engineers Day success and plan to join the next event on August 1, 2018.
- NSPE’s Action on Issues page on autonomous vehicles highlights the Society’s work in this area.
Segment 2: Interview with Nadir Yilmaz, P.E., PhD, F.NSPE, 2017 Engineering Education Excellence Award winner
- Read the PE magazine interview in the Sept/Oct 17 issue.
- View the current map of threats to licensure and get more information about what’s happening in your state.
Segment 3: Interview with Stony Brook University Chapter President Christina Rajbahar
- Access information about student membership in NSPE.
- See the current list of student chapters of NSPE and learn how to establish one.
- Read the PE magazine feature article “Prepping for Professionalism” which highlights how NSPE student chapters are playing an important role in preparing the next generation of engineering professionals.
Segment 4: Interesting Innovations
- Learn more about the DIY Girls program and read about the innovative solar-powered tent.
- Access the American Society for Engineering Education’s “Engineering by the Numbers” 2016.
- Read “Changing Faces,” about the increase of Hispanic engineers and roadblocks that remain, from the February 2013 issue of PE magazine.
Segment 5: Engineering in Pop Culture
- Hear the podcast team discuss Rosie Revere, Engineer and other books by Andrea Beaty in the 2016 Engineering Gift Guide.
- Visit Beaty’s website for information about her books, downloadable content, resources for teachers, and more.
- Access the list of engineering-focused books on A Mighty Girl.
- View the list of 2017 Best STEM Books K–12 and learn more about the selection process.
- Learn about the young readers edition of Hidden Figures.
- Read some of the past PE magazine articles on engineering-focused books for kids.
Email thoughts and feedback to podcasts@nspe.org.
