degrees that work.
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Advanced Manufacturing
Despite doom and gloom headlines of the past year, manufacturing is a vibrant and rewarding employment sector for graduates with high-tech skills. That’s the fundamental message of this episode of degrees that work., focusing on advanced manufacturing. The program features a group of Pennsylvania College of Technology manufacturing students, who possess the hands-on, high-tech skills desired by manufacturers. The students test their skills by designing and building an off-road vehicle for an exciting international competition in Quebec: Baja SAE Montreal. In addition to chronicling the students’ preparation and performance at the event, the episode provides an inside view of manufacturing with representatives from the National Association of Manufacturers, the nation’s largest industrial trade organization, and Synthes and Victaulic, two leading worldwide manufacturers.
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Broadcast Schedule
WVIA (Northeastern & Northcentral PA)
- Sunday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m.
Advanced Manufacturing Web Resources
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Association for Manufacturing Technology
- Baja SAE
- Dream It. Do it.
- Get Manufacturing Jobs
- Junior Engineering Technology Society
- SkillsUSA
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers
- National Association of Manufacturers
- National Council for Advanced Manufacturing
- The Manufacturing Institute
Credits
- Producer/ Director/ Editor/ Camera
- Chris Leigh
- Producer/ Writer/ Editor/ Camera/ Narration
- Tom Speicher
- Graphics
- Kevin Jones
- Music
- Public Relations
- Wendy Wilson
- Web
- Steve Franco
- Executive Producers
- Elaine Lambert
- Tom Currá
- Images/video courtesy
- Special Thanks
- Dr. Eric Albert, Associate Professor, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Sam Barill, Manager, Collegiate Programs, SAE International
- Robert Collevechio, Vice President, Human Resources, Victaulic
- Emily Stover DeRocco, Senior Vice President, National Association of Manufacturers
- Rick Hendricks, Instructor, Automated Manufacturing, Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Special Thanks (cont.)
- Jason Rounds, Technical Inspector, SAE International
- Lance Spotts, Student, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Michael Sticklin, Human Resources Manager, Synthes (USA)
- John Upcraft, Instructor, Machine Tool Technology, Pennsylvania College of Technology
- National Association of Manufacturers
- Penn State University
- SAE International
- Synthes (USA)
- Victaulic
- Dana Burns
- Sybil Hayes
- David Huether
- Clair Poletti
- Don Praster
- Scott Walp
- Peggy Walton
This program was produced by Pennsylvania College of Technology, which is solely responsible for its contents. © 2008
