More Minority Students and Women into the Program In progress We are doing both items mentioned and have a recruiting Appendix F illustrates that the program aimed at more women and minorities. Still the vast majority of OPT students Completed results are not showing much progress. are white males. We will continue to work with with No longer applicable local high schools, particularly the Ponitz Career Technology Center, to attract more minorities and will continue to work with WISTEM to attract more women into the programs. More involvement with DRMA The BOTS competition is now run by a non-profit and their Extreme BOTS In progress organization, MADEinOHIO. The OPT program is still competition. involved with both the BOTS competition and DRMA, as We are a member of the Completed well as the national Manufacturing Day in October. DRMA (Dayton Region Manufacturers Association) No longer applicable and are involved with their Extreme Bots competition. This competition is designed to interest students in careers in manufacturing. In addition to being a the “fun” activity, participants see a connection to a career, particularly in the Industrial Engineering Technology/Quality field.
More Minority Students and Women into the Program Appendix F illustrates that the vast majority of OPT students are white males. We will continue to work with with local high schools, particularly the Ponitz Career Technology Center, to attract more minorities and will continue to work with WISTEM to attract more women into the programs. In progress Completed No longer applicable We are doing both items mentioned and have a recruiting program aimed at more women and minorities. Still the results are not showing much progress. More involvement with DRMA and their Extreme BOTS competition. We are a member of the DRMA (Dayton Region Manufacturers Association) and are involved with their Extreme Bots competition. This competition is designed to interest students in careers in manufacturing. In addition to being a “fun” activity, the participants see a connection to a career, particularly in the Industrial Engineering Technology/Quality field. In progress Completed No longer applicable The BOTS competition is now run by a non-profit organization, MADEinOHIO. The OPT program is still involved with both the BOTS competition and DRMA, as well as the national Manufacturing Day in October.
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