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"How an Engineer Became a Senator" by The Honorable Ted Kaufman (D—Del.)—November 11

The Honorable Ted Kaufman (D—Del.), will give the second Whiting-Turner lecture of the fall semester on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. Date: Nov. 11 Time: 5 p.m. Location: 1110 Kim Engineering Building

Abstract

Today, the most pressing issue we face is economic recovery, chiefly job creation. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields will be essential to long-term job growth. As the only sitting senator in the 111th Congress who worked as an engineer, I felt it was my duty to invest in STEM education. While surveys show that young people want to "make a difference" with their lives, often they do not see engineering as a way to do that. During my term in office, I stressed the need to make students and policymakers more aware that engineers have always been the world's problem solvers. To achieve this, students need better preparation in STEM subjects at the K-12 level. If we can attract more students into engineering fields, we can increase our capacity for high-tech innovation and entrepreneurship, which will lead to the kind of job creation that can fuel our economy for a generation.

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November 11:
The Honorable Ted Kaufman, U.S. Senator
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