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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Carol Stokes-Cawley; Katie Cadwell

degrees in 2012, but earned only 19% of the totalengineering degrees1. This disparity continues for graduate degrees2 and women hold less than25% of all STEM positions in the workplace3 and only 14% of the engineering positions4.Women are clearly missing from engineering-related fields in both higher education and theworkforce.In order to increase the gender diversity of these fields, we must make engineering attractive togirls from a young age. Too few girls who are bright, ambitious, and motivated to contribute tothe betterment of the world are aware of how rewarding Science, Technology, Engineering andMath (STEM) careers can be5. A recent report by the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) foundthat over 88% of the girls surveyed said that they

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Xingwu Wang; Bruce B. Rosenthal; Casey J. Busch; Jeff Porter; John L. Cusack

, professors are adding a few new research topics for senior projects and graduatetheses to address the needs of the agricultural community. In one project, AlfredUniversity students are working with Alfred State College students to design anaffordable solar house in Allegany County, which will be displayed in the US DOE SolarDecathlon competition in the fall of 2015. V. Campus SustainabilitySimilar to other higher education institutions and not-for-profit organizations, input fromthe business world is valuable in Alfred University’s mission to provide excellent“products and service” to society and to its customers. Implementing sustainability incurricula can benefit students and their future employers. Practicing sustainability infacility