AEF CAMPAIGN CONNECTION
• Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation display upgrades » increased emphasis on importance as a fossil site » physical upgrades to improve the educational experience » new polymer casts and 3D print models of fossils and photographs
We’ve reached out to Alberta universities and begun the process of working with them to ensure that the scholarships and bursaries provided achieve our goal of making a truly meaningful impact on students’ success. In the meantime, we have continued to award our traditional scholarships and bursaries. Congratulations to all 71 students who received AEF-funded scholarships, bursaries, and awards in 2015. As usual, these young people prove that the future of the engineering and geoscience professions is bright. A complete listing of our 2015 recipients appears on page 51 of this PEG . We have also strengthened the organizational alignment between AEF and APEGA. A memorandum of understanding was signed for 2016, formalizing and defining the relationship between APEGA and AEF. APEGA Council has endorsed the creation of a new MOU to ensure a strong relationship into the future. AEF is here to help APEGA instill pride in its Members. We are grateful for all of the support that APEGA provides. Our fund development committee is working hard on a new case for Member support, which will describe what AEF strives to achieve and invites Members of the engineering and geoscience communities to join with us to create that future. Through the work we do, we hope to build your pride as a Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist — and as a Member of APEGA. Would you like to learn more? Visit apegaeducationfoundation.ca or contact us at edufound@apega.ca.
• BrainSTEM Alliance » Girls Inc. Operation SMART
This program in the Wood Buffalo region introduces girls aged 10 to 14 to a number of engineering disciplines, including mechanical, chemical, civil, mining, petroleum, electrical, environmental, aeronautical, and bioengineering Attitudes of participating girls shifted from 64 per cent with little or no interest in engineering to 86 per cent interested or very interested » READesign This program combines literacy with engineering design by allowing students in Fort McMurray, Calgary, and High River to be engineering consultants for their favourite storybook characters. Students read a novel, identify challenges faced by characters in the book, and then use the engineering design process to come up with solutions. Students also show how they can use engineering to solve real-world problems and to build resiliency after natural disasters like fires and floods.
“Success is a process that begins with imagining a different future, deciding to go for it, and then doing the work and gathering the support required to get you there.”
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