CHATTANOOGA
ENGINEERS CLUB
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
NEXT WEEK (The Read
House)_____________________________________________
Monday, May 10, noon, The Read House, Continental
Room
Topic: “Knowledge Preservation” - Tom Carson,
P.E. ACE and Dr. Greg
Sedrick, P.E.,
PhD
Mr. Carson and Dr. Sedrick will present and
demonstrate a knowledge preservation system being implemented by
Chattanooga State’s New Economy Institute for NASA, the Department of
Defense, and the Department of Energy.
Invocation/Pledge Chair for May: John
Thornburgh
OUR PREVIOUS
MEETING________________________________________________
Topic: “Engineering Technology is Alive and Well
at Chattanooga
State” - Dr.
Jim Catanzaro, President, Chattanooga State Technical Community
College
Dr. Catanzaro assured the CEC members that
Engineering Technology (ET) programs are alive and well at
Chattanooga State. The
ET programs are more important to the economic and community development of
Chattanooga than any other programs at the College. He suggested that we all need to work
together to maintain the vitality of the ET programs. “Imagineering” is the term Disney uses
for the work its engineers perform. Maybe Chattanooga State should use that word in describing its ET programs.
A comparison between Nursing and ET
applicants was described. Those
interested in nursing choose that area because the majority of applicants
believe they can make a difference in the lives of those they serve. He pointed out that generally speaking,
people don’t make a connection between engineering and having impact on people
when in reality it is just the opposite because everything humans use has to be
engineered and produced. He asked
the question, “How can we guarantee the long term vitality of Engineering
Technology at Chattanooga State?” and then answered it with four suggestions. (1) Provide an endowment for the ET
programs as endowments outlive the tenure of presidents. (2) Describe ET programs differently,
similar to the approach Disney takes. (3) Help ET faculty understand their role
as recruiters. (4) Raise the bar
for ET applicants. Everyone working
together can continue to make the Chattanooga State ET programs
viable.
Thanks to
Jim Barrott for the meeting
summary.
FUTURE MONDAY
MEETINGS_____________________________________________
May 17:
“The
Chattanooga Chestnut Tree Project” - Dr. J. Hill Craddock,
Robert M. Davenport Assistant Professor of Biology,
UTC
May 24:
“Adobe Acrobat to Set Up Knowledge Base Networks for
Manufacturing Environments” - Chris Carson, Environmental and Safety Engineer,
Mueller Co.
May 31:
No Meeting - Memorial Day
Holiday
June 7:
“The
Tennessee Lottery and Educational Funding” - Jonathon Looney,
Financial Aid, UTC
WHERE WE MEET
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We meet at The Read House, and lunch is be $11. Parking is free at the Days Inn across
MLK
Blvd. but
you’ll need a note in your windshield that you’re with the Engineers’ Club. Valet parking (by AAA, the manager of
the Read House Hotel parking garage) is $3 for lunch events. The Read
House Hotel garage entrance is now on Broad Street.
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS?
______________________________________________
If you have any questions or
suggestions about program items please call Tiffany Gibby at
423-751-3168 or email her at tjgibby@tva.gov. You can find references to other
Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.