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MET, AFS, and FEF: University, Industry, and Foundation Collaboration That Works

Jamie K. Workman

Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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The Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) department at Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Foundry Society (AFS), and the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) have had a long, successful partnership of preparing, promoting, and producing exceptional students ready for employment in the metalcasting industry. This relationship began more than twenty years ago at IUPUI and has continued to flourish because of the interest, dedication, and active involvement between all three organizations.

At IUPUI, the MET department is actively involved in foundry education. The School of Engineering and Technology has a formal student chapter of the American Foundry Society and is one of 32 schools in North America affiliated with the Foundry Educational Foundation. Each year, many students become involved with AFS and FEF and are rewarded for their involvement with internships, scholarships, and permanent job placement upon graduation. This does not include the many other sponsored activities by these groups that students can participate in.

Many universities have student chapters of professional organizations on campus, which help promote these organizations to prospective new graduates. The American Foundry Society is one such professional organization, but one who feels that the future success of the metalcasting industry is largely dependent upon obtaining the best, brightest, and most dedicated college graduates. Rather than waiting for students to graduate, AFS gets involved from the very beginning of a student’s college career. Students are able to participate in professional meetings, conferences, and research projects, as well as network, obtain internships or permanent placement, and receive scholarships directly from the society. The society and industry benefits because a large majority of the students who were involved with the group take permanent positions within the industry.

The Foundry Educational Foundation is another group that is dedicated to enhancing the future of the metalcasting industry. The metalcasting industry is the sixth largest industry in the nation 1 and has the unique position of being a supplier to the larger five industries. The metalcasting industry has also been identified as one of the “industries of the future.” The processes and products coming from this industry are largely taken for granted by the public and rather than letting the industry fade away, FEF has pooled the resources of this large community by bringing universities and companies together for the benefit of the students and the industry.

“Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”

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Workman, J. (2002, June), Met, Afs, And Fef: University, Industry, And Foundation Collaboration That Works Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. 10.18260/1-2--10685