Patel, J. N., & Hartman, N. W., & Deck, A., & Moore, R. A. (2025, June), Engagement in Practice: Bridging the Gap between Industry, Universities, and K-12 Outreach  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/56351

\bibitem{asee_peer_56351}
  Patel, J. N., \& Hartman, N. W., \& Deck, A., \& Moore, R. A. (2025, June), \emph{Engagement in Practice: Bridging the Gap between Industry, Universities, and K-12 Outreach}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  https://peer.asee.org/56351

Jasmine N Patel, Nathan W. Hartman, Alisa Deck, and Roxanne A. Moore Ph.D..  "Engagement in Practice: Bridging the Gap between Industry, Universities, and K-12 Outreach".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/56351 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_56351}
  Jasmine N Patel, Nathan W. Hartman, Alisa Deck, and Roxanne A. Moore Ph.D..
  "Engagement in Practice: Bridging the Gap between Industry, Universities, and K-12 Outreach".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/56351 Internet.  19 Aug, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Workforce development has become a central focus in the United States as we move toward manufacturing products locally and the advancement and accessibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies that will fundamentally alter the future of work. However, there exists a disconnect between industry, institutes of higher education, and K-12 formal and informal education that can cause all entities to feel frustrated by the lack of progress toward building a future-ready workforce despite good intentions. Many existing programs across entities are attempting to address the needs of a future workforce, but often these programs act in isolation and do not capitalize on potential synergies. For example, potential industry partners may not be aware of existing educational programming in K-12 and/or institutes of higher education and how to meaningfully engage with those programs to influence their direction and support career awareness. Similarly, educational entities may not be able to keep up with the evolving needs of industry and future jobs, while each may offer their own training and upskilling programs without benefit of collaboration. 

This paper captures the results of a workshop facilitated by faculty and staff from two universities, _____and _____, at a Digital Manufacturing conference focused on industry leaders. The workshop provides guidance and information about existing educational initiatives and the opportunities for community and industry engagement, while also fielding and summarizing input from industry leaders regarding their challenges around workforce development and community engagement. With IRB approval, discussions and key findings from this workshop will be analyzed qualitatively using grounded theory to elicit key themes and define gaps and opportunities for future research in the area of workforce development.  Actionable outcomes for building meaningful partnerships and ecosystems spanning community, industry, and educational entities will be provided.  

AU  - Jasmine N Patel
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