Upcoming Events
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Dedication of Manufacturing Technology Center
January 14, 2010
1pm to 3pm (tentative)
Mayor Daley dedicates the new world class machine shop at Austin Polytech
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Opportunity Corner
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Get involved! To learn more, contact Bill Vogel at
bvogel@polytechnical.org
Volunteering
Teacher Manufacturing Mentors (TMMs) to help APA teachers integrate manufacturing into our class curricula.
Equipment
Our students still need a wheeled serving cart for the APA Coffee Cafe. Stainless Steel preferred.
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Become an Industry Partner
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Help us educate the next generation of leaders in advanced manufacturing! Our partners provide financial resources, equipment, student mentoring and guidance, work-based projects, plant tours, and more.
To sign up, please contact:
Bill Vogel
bvogel@polytechnical.org
(773) 278-5418 ext. 24
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Join the Career Team
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Help bring manufacturing into the classroom! We are actively recruiting Teacher Manufacturing Mentors (TMMs) to partner with an APA teacher and help integrate manufacturing into the curriculum.
To sign up, please contact:
Erica Swinney Stein
eswinney@polytechnical.org
(773) 278-5418 ext. 26
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Partner Newsletters
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Want to stay up to date on other High Road initiatives? Sign up for our partner newsletters:
Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council (CMRC)
Chicago Academy for Advanced Technology (CAAT)
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New Partner | Cragin Metals
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APA extends a warm welcome to our newest partner, Cragin Metals! Below, Cragin Metals President Joe Weber (right) presents his partnership dues to APA's industrial coordinator, Bill Vogel.
Mr. Weber said his company supports APA because, "Getting young people involved in manufacturing is good for the economy and the future of our country."
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60 Students Attend FABTECH
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A group of 60 APA students went on a field trip to the FABTECH trade show last month. One of their favorite displays was the FANUC robotics exhibit, below.
 APA junior Mecca Yound actually laid down a bead of MIG weld. "The experience was very interesting, getting all prepared in protective apparel, gloves, coat, helmet, and then really welding!" she said. "The instructor and I did a good job, straight and no porosities. He was proud of me."
Above, students watch welding demonstrations at FABTECH, the largest manufacturing trade show in the USA.
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Students Complete Survey of Engineers
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Mr. Speller's Principles of Engineering class recently surveyed over 80 engineers from our partner companies in order to learn more about the field. A special thank you to all survey volunteers!
 Project Lead the Way student, Asia Collier, asked the
question, "What caused you to want to be an engineer?" in Mr. Speller's
Principles of Engineering class.
Mr.
Speller reports that survey respondents ranged from nuclear engineers to faucet design
engineers.
Below, Mr. Speller works with APA student Quintin Bush
to prepare his survey questions for volunteer engineers.
"Engineers are excited about helping
students become more informed about the engineering profession," Mr.
Speller reports.
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