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Innovate+Educate celebrates National Engineers Week
February 21, 2011
The 60th anniversary of National Engineers Week is this week and highlights the
achievements of our nation’s outstanding engineers as well as the 10th anniversary
of the program Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
In recognition of National Engineers Week, which first began in 1951 by President
Harry Truman, President Barack Obama also recognized the 60th anniversary of
the initiative.
“Since today’s students will fuel tomorrow’s ingenuity and economic prosperity,
it is essential they receive a high-quality education in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM),” the president said in a prepared
statement. “Initiatives like National Engineers Week can spark a sense of wonder
and excitement in these fields for our country’s young people.”
The week also marks the 10-year anniversary of Introduce a Girl to Engineering
Day on Thursday.
The goal this year is to serve 10,000 ten-year-old girls with a positive engineering
experience during a 10-week period with the help of 10 national partners. For the
past 10 years, women engineers have introduced more than one million girls and
young women to engineering.
More than just one day, Introduce a Girl to Engineering is a national movement that
shows girls how engineers are changing our world. The program runs this year through
May 8, Mother’s Day.
National Engineers Week began Sunday and runs through Saturday
.
