SME Education Foundation In the News

Proviso West’s advanced manufacturing teacher honored for her outstanding work in educating Proviso students about the world of possibilities that can be unleashed through the manufacturing industry with not one, but two awards.

This year, 25 students are involved and are learning everything from robotics, precision machining, 3D manufacturing and more.

Students at Gainesville, West Hall, and Flowery Branch high schools are among those who will be able to use new manufacturing technology through the SME Education Foundation.

A partnership between East Jackson Community Schools and the SME Education Foundation aims to enhance manufacturing education options in the school district, officials said.

Edwardsburg High school Students are getting a unique classroom opportunity. Kids can be a part of an industrial arts class that teaches them manufacturing skills used in the workforce.

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) have partnered with the SME Education Foundation to provide a unique industry-informed, hands-on manufacturing program to select high school students across the state, through the Foundation’s SME PRIME program.

The SME Education Foundation is putting 6 million dollars of state funds into schools across the state to build a pool of young, motivated, and knowledgeable workers for emerging manufacturers in Michigan.

In this episode, Rob Luce, Vice President of the SME Education Foundation and Maria Fernanda, Founder of IOScholarships, discuss the unique challenges that community college students face, and why scholarships can be a truly life-changing resource for these individuals.

This inspiring episode of IOScholarships Superheroes podcast features the SME Education Foundation’s Director of Institutional Giving, Christian Jensen, who is committed to growing and diversifying the skilled manufacturing workforce pipeline.

Students across the state have new opportunities to learn some very important, and applicable skills for careers, in science, technology, engineering and manufacturing.

Approximately 130 students at Airport High School in Carleton now have access to new manufacturing education opportunities for the 2022-23 school year through the SME Education Foundation.

The SME Education Foundation has recognized 16 SME PRIME schools that excel at providing STEM/CTE manufacturing knowledge and skills to students by awarding the schools sustaining financial support to help underwrite materials and operating costs.

Hancock Public Schools has received more than half a million dollars in grants to develop coding, update the school’s public library and establish what is referred to as a PRIME School.

The SME Education Foundation in Southfield has recognized 16 SME PRIME schools that excel at providing STEM/CTE manufacturing knowledge and skills to students by awarding the schools sustaining financial support to help underwrite materials and operating costs.

This innovative, immersive virtual reality training curriculum bridges the gap between learning and doing to enhance productivity, increase safety, lower costs, and engage a younger workforce.

SME and global additive manufacturing leader Stratasys, announced the winners of their cosponsored 2022 Additive Manufacturing Competition, conducted as part of the 58th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, held in Atlanta.

West Ottawa was one of 16 schools in the state chosen as part of an expansion of the SME Education Foundation’s Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education — SME PRIME — program.