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College of Lake County Advanced Technology Center Supports the Next Generation of Manufacturing

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Manufacturing is a crucial element of the Lake County, Ill., economy. The College of Lake County’s Advanced Technology Center was created as a local resource to prepare students for the demands of this changing industry.

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Top Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2022

CAPD

Now that 2023 is here, we’re looking back on 2022’s top tech trends in manufacturing. The NAM’s digital transformation arm, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, and its innovation management division, the Innovation Research Interchange, gave us an overview.

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Strengthening America’s manufacturing base

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manufacturing. manufacturing base and to tackle the country’s “toughest challenges.”. In her talk, which was part of the Manufacturing@MIT Distinguished Speaker Series, she touched on many areas, including funding startups “so good ideas don’t languish,” training a manufacturing workforce, strengthening U.S. In a visit to MIT, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu talked about the DoD’s role in strengthening U.S.

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Facts about Manufacturing: The Top 18 Facts You Need to Know

CAPD

Published by National Association of Manufacturing “ 8. By 2030, 4 million manufacturing jobs will likely be needed. Over the next decade, 4 million manufacturing jobs will likely be needed, and 2.1 million are expected to go unfilled if we do not inspire more people to pursue modern manufacturing careers. Source: Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute )” Read the full list

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Bridging careers in aerospace manufacturing and fusion energy, with a focus on intentional inclusion

CAPD

By: Turner Jackson | MIT Energy Initiative. “A A big theme of my life has been focusing on intentional inclusion and how I can create environments where people can really bring their whole authentic selves to work,” says Joy Dunn ’08.

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Case Study: How One College Brought a Technology Training Center to Life

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

The manufacturing industry in Lake County, Illinois, just north of Chicago, employs nearly 100,000 of the county’s 700,000 residents and is responsible for nearly $50 billion of the county’s economy.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But it faces a shortage of workers with the necessary technical qualifications—in part because the field is so new and in part because it is highly interdisciplinary, combining biology, chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing.

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Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard Named President of Harvey Mudd College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her work has led to several technological advances, such as simulation tools for assessing emergency department patient flow, improved manufacturing processes for medical devices, and a sensor-based system to conduct early screening of Parkinson’s disease. Harriet B.

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Innovation and Creation in Ever-Advancing Artificial Intelligence - Ray Schroeder, European Business Review

Ray Schroeder

We understand that artificial intelligence (AI) resulted in the loss of many blue-collar jobs as smart robots took over the manufacturing process. However, we now know that this generation of AI will have even greater impact in truly creative fields, including art and original authorship. The impact is far-reaching and revolutionary.

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Hector Balderas Appointed President of Northern New Mexico College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also successfully prosecuted cases against sex offenders, auto manufacturers, and tech companies; fought to protect tribal sovereignty; and collaborated with institutions to implement on-campus safety reforms to improve sexual abuse reporting to protect female students. “My

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Democratic Lawmakers Propose Legislation to Extend and Expand Lifetime Pell Grant Eligibility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I hear from business owners across SE Michigan that they are eager to hire and have high-wage jobs in the advanced manufacturing sector just waiting to be filled.

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A glimpse inside Intel

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semiconductor manufacturing. semiconductor manufacturing on Friday, telling an MIT audience that the ongoing expansion of his firm’s production capacity would bolster the company over the long term while giving the U.S.

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HBCUs are getting creative to meet growing student housing demand

University Business

The low-cost, easily manufactured dorms will have blue and gold exteriors — the university’s colors — with private bathrooms, kitchenettes and showers inside. Historically Black colleges and universities have been embroiled in a student housing crisis for decades.

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Boston U Won’t Close Door on Firearm Investments

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The executive committee of Boston University’s Board of Trustees voted not to pre-emptively restrict the university from investing in civilian gun manufacturers, saying those companies did not meet the board’s criteria for a level of social harm justifying divestment. Weitzen initially sent the petition to the board’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI), which voted to recommend noninvestment in gun manufacturers to the executive committee.

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Metaverse explained for University Leaders: What is currently possible within the Metaverse? 2/4

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Saving individual students the cost of investing in the kit that is likely to be constantly upgraded as IT equipment manufacturers attempt to recoup their investments. I am not selling anything here.

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How community colleges fit in to the promise of the CHIPS and Science Act

University Business

More than 40 new semiconductor ecosystem projects were announced across the country, nearly $200 billion in investments were announced across 16 states to increase domestic manufacturing capacity, and 40,000 new jobs were announced in the semiconductor ecosystem as part of the new projects.

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Community Colleges Build Workforce Through Partnership and Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Harrison has connected with Intel, one of the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturers. Educational leaders discuss how to partner with businesses on the third day of the Dream Conference.

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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2023

CAPD

MIT News Office | March 22, 2023 QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2023, the organization announced today. The Institute received a No.

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Via Wins New Product Award

Via's

The Campus Technology awards honor manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are noteworthy in the transformation of education technology. “We’re

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare. JaNice Marshall is a teaching professor and doctoral cohort coordinator for Kansas State University’s John E.

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Hold Fast to Dreams: Parting Words from Dr. Charlie Nelms

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Why higher ed needs to get on board with micro-credentials

University Business

The majority worked in finance (14%), followed by healthcare (13%) and manufacturing (12%).

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Female students lag behind males in college readiness, concludes a national survey

University Business

And compared to men who have two times the aptitude for advanced manufacturing careers than interest, females clocked in at ten times more aptitude than interest.

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‘Fight Like Hell’ and the Search for Its Higher Ed Analog

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Told from the perspective of the marginalized workers who are often left out of the labor narrative, the book chronicles the union organizing efforts across industries as diverse as online shopping (Amazon), agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and sex work.

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Professor says he was barred from campus after Monsanto info request

Confessions of a Community College Dean

County Circuit Court, pits New York’s Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe against Monsanto, which manufactured PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls. Image: A professor who frequently testifies against Monsanto Co.

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‘Fight Like Hell’ and the Search for Its Higher Ed Analogue

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Told from the perspective of the marginalized workers who are often left out of the labor narrative, the book chronicles the union organizing efforts across industries as diverse as online shopping (Amazon), agriculture, mining, manufacturing and sex work.

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Engineering success center opens at Boise State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Show me the money: The Micron Student Success Center is funded by a $585,000 gift given by Idaho-headquartered semiconductor manufacturing company Micron in 2022.

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The 'Asbury Revival' comes to a close

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Brown said the outpouring has drawn skepticism, particularly among people who have had negative experiences with religion or seen churches try to “manufacture a revival-type event,” which evokes a sense of “spiritual and emotional manipulation.”

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Study Abroad Hidden Gems in Fall 2023 

AIFS Abroad

Let’s be honest. With so many incredible options, it can be overwhelming to decide where – and what – to study abroad this fall semester. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite hidden gem study abroad programs that offer you unique cultural (and academic) experiences.

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Proponents see value in Biden's free community college plan

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act have created new demands for workers with critical skills in sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, and clean energy,” officials wrote in budget documents.

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CCS Announces Antwerp Designer Rey Pador as Associate Professor, Overseeing Apparel Design

College for Creative Study

Eschewing an overly conceptual or trend-based understanding of couture, Pador stresses to his students the importance of situating their compositions in craft, and emphasizes the significance of Detroit’s history as a mecca of quality manufacturing.

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How the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s backup power solution protects ocean research

University Business

UPS delivers reliability 6,000 meters deep Based on a recommendation from the ROV’s manufacturer, SOEST decided to bring a new solution on board: the Eaton 93PM UPS.

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Gunman kills three, injures five at Michigan State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A gunman shot and killed three students at Michigan State University Monday night. The shooter also injured five students, all of whom were listed in critical condition at a local hospital as of Tuesday morning.

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The SAT and ACT Are Less Important Than You Might Think

Confessions of a Community College Dean

That movement claimed—and then used misleading and manufactured evidence to support the idea—that people of different races had different innate abilities. Blog: Higher Ed Policy More than 80 percent of U.S. colleges and universities do not require applicants to take standardized tests like the SAT or the ACT. That proportion of institutions with test-optional policies has more than doubled since the spring of 2020.

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Virginia aims to end outdated governance system

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Richard Bland College of William & Mary is an anomaly in Virginia higher education.

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Colby revitalizes downtown Waterville

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Waterville’s manufacturing base, which was centered around paper and textile mills, was long gone, and no other industries had replaced them over the two decades since they shut down.

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Restarting and/or Resetting: Opportunities to Start Anew

The Scholarly Teacher

I am not talking about a total reset to manufacturer settings. Todd Zakrajsek. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Key Statement: Reset by reflecting on what you love most about teaching. Introduction. Restarting and resetting mean almost the same thing. Almost, but not quite.

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Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni

EAB

This method of mapping is somewhat new to higher education, coming to us from the technology and manufacturing industry, designed to find areas where improvements can be made in processing time and adding value for the end user.

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Higher ed must get ahead of AI paradigm shift (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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AI/ML in EdTech: The Miracle, The Grind, and the Wall

eLiterate

Predicting that limit in advance takes tremendous skill, often requiring extensive domain knowledge of both the tech itself and the problem it’s being applied to, whether that’s detecting manufacturing defects, discovering new drugs, or tutoring students.

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3 Questions on UT Austin’s New $10K Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Confessions of a Community College Dean

There’s also an increasing prevalence of AI technologies in less publicly-visible sectors like analytics, manufacturing, and security.

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Federal earmarks a boon for higher ed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of Maine system is planning to use an infusion of federal funds to construct an advanced manufacturing research lab, start a new program in aviation maintenance, modernize a wild blueberry research facility and launch a statewide tick and tick-borne disease study.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

We talk about supply chain visibility as an indispensable component of efficient manufacturing. A recent government report suggested cutting enrollment and enforcing higher entry standards to certain fields of study.