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In this special presentation, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind '91, USAFA's 22nd superintendent, shares an inside look into cadet development and answers graduate questions. Hosted by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz '99, this episode dives into the Academy's mission and how it is preparing our nation's future warfighters.   FULL TRANSCRIPT SPEAKERS Guest:  Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind '91  |  Host:  Lt. Col. (Ret.)Navire Walkewicz '99   Naviere Walkewicz This special edition of the Air Force Gradcast is a production of the Long Blue Line Podcast Network, presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation. I'm your host, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz, Class of '99. We're honored to feature the superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, Class of '91. In this presentation, Gen. Bauernfeind will share important updates on current initiatives and developments at our Air Force Academy. Following his remarks, he and I will sit down for a conversation, during which he'll respond to questions submitted by graduates in our alumni community. So now, without further ado, Gen. Bauernfeind. Thank you for being here, sir.   Gen. Bauernfeind Well, Naviere, thank you so much for allowing us to come and share our story of our wonderful Air Force Academy. And thank you as well to the Association of Graduates and the Foundation for all of the incredible support that we receive to develop our future leaders into the warrior leaders that we need on Day 1 in our Air Force and Space Force.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir, we are grateful you're here, and we can't wait to hear what you're able to share with us today, sir, so we can jump ahead if you're ready.   Gen. Bauernfeind Wonderful. So I would like to share with you an updated mission brief of where we are going at the United States Air Force Academy. And during this time, I'd like to share not only our leadership team that's taking on the transformation that has been mandated, but also to update our alumni on our mission, our vision, our priorities and our mission sets, as well as talk about how we are creating warfighters, leaders of character and quality, and critical thinkers, and provide an update of how we are transforming this amazing institution to develop those warrior leaders that we need to keep our adversaries at bay. So as always, I'd like to start all briefings with a little video that highlights what our cadets are doing and our incredible public affairs team and video team put together the following video that shows what our cadets have been doing over the last six months... ...So you can see that our cadets have been absolutely busy over the last few months, and I can attest that this summer is they brought the problems up even more and are bringing even more energy to their training, their education, their development. But let me first talk about the amazing team at the senior leadership levels at the United States Air Force Academy, because we cannot do what we're doing without this incredible team. So first, we're welcoming reader Gen. Nicholas Evans as our new vice superintendent, coming out as the 18th Wing commander at Kadena Air Base, bringing a wonderful operational experience to bear, as well as academic bona fides to be our vice superintendent. Our command chief remains Command Chief John Alsvig and our commandant remains to be Brig. Gen. Marks and Col. Steve Hasstedt is our acting dean as we work to bring a new dean into bear. Ms. Gail Colvin is our stalwart chief of staff, with her wisdom from the Class of '80 that keeps us moving forward. Ms. Jen Block is our executive athletic director. Mr. Nate Pine is our director of athletics, and our brand new wing commander, the 10th Air Base Wing, Col. Ahave Brown. And we all know that nothing happens at USAFA without the 10th Air Base wing providing the foundational support. But also Col. Taylor from the 306 Flying Training Wing, and Col. Silva is our space detachment commander, and it's important that we have all those leaders that are helping us transform USAFA. And to that transformation, we talk about our updated mission statement that was approved last fall. And that updated mission statement is that “USAFA's mission is to forge leaders of character motivated to a lifetime of service and developed to lead our Air Force and Space Force as we fight and win our nation's wars.” And for the alumni, as we went through this mission statement development, we realized that there are many activities we take on at the United States Air Force Academy. There's education, there's training, there's motivation, inspiration, development. And we realized that we are taking the most amazing women and men from all four corners of this United States, and we're bringing them here as raw materials, and we are taking them through high-stress military, academic and athletic programs to forge them into something stronger than what they were when they showed up. And those are the leaders of character. We also wanted to make sure that we highlighted that it's about delivering a lifetime of service to our nation. It doesn't mean that every graduate needs to do 34-plus years in active duty like I'm currently doing, but continue to give back, whether that's in active duty, the Guard the Reserve, to your community in the defense industry, as an elected official or as a key supporter in our alumni networks — keep serving our nation. And then finally, an acknowledgement that we, alongside our teammates at West Point and Annapolis, have a very special mandate that we are developing those warrior leaders that will fight and win our nation's wars. While we hope that we will achieve peace through strength and deter our adversaries, we must always be ready when the nation calls and we will go forward and deliver victory for our nation. So it's important in our mission, but a mission will only take us so far. And the next step is acknowledging that we must have a vision. What is our North Star? And our North Star is we will remain and continue to be the nation's premier service academy. That we're bringing in rigorous, adversary-focused military training, military training that achieves a standard, that achieves a requirement, and not just training for training sake. But also maintain our level as a nationally recognized academic program with highly competitive athletics, and acknowledging that for us to deliver on those four, we must continue to sustain a world-class installation. But more importantly, continue to bring in professional and dedicated permanent party into our faculty. Our coaches, our headquarters, our installation support requires our outstanding permanent party. And so our vision moves us forward. And from our mission and our vision, we have established three key priorities, and those priorities will guide our decision making. But let me take your attention to the bottom first. The bottom is our foundational aspect, that we build all of our aspects upon our service core values of our Air Force and our Space Force of integrity first, service before self, excellence in all we do, courage, character, connection and commitment. And those we build upon further foundationally to acknowledge that we are in the military and all aspects of military operations activities require a strict adherence to standard. What is the task that we are executing? What are the conditions on which we will execute those tasks? And what standards do we expect, especially in high end warfare, where our standards are so tight. We also acknowledge that what is special about us is our Honor Code. It is foundational to our character, and we'll talk more about that as we build upon this. But realizing that the Class of '59 that established our Honor Code. It has been foundational to the development of our leaders of character and quality as a board, and then adding into the fact that leaders who built lethal warfighting teams — they do it from a position of respect and teamwork, that they take their team and they support them, they hold them accountable, but they push them to rise above what they could think they could personally achieve. And how do we build those future leaders that are going to take teammates from all four corners of this United States and make sure every single teammate is seen, heard and valued and can give everything possible to the mission at hand? And that leads us to our priorities. That our priorities are we are here to forge warfighters to win, to inspire leaders of character and quality, and finally, to motivate critical thinkers to adapt, because all three are important. And that takes us to our mission sets, because those three priorities span across everything we do in a cadet's journey at the United States Air Force Academy. And the first is acknowledging the military training aspect. That military training goes beyond just learning how to put a uniform on, just how to march correctly, but also understanding how to operate inside of Air Force and Space Force norms and take on those military training activities that our Air Force and Space Force are taking on right now with Ready Airmen Training and the ability to execute agile combat deployment. And that's activities like being able to shoot, move, communicate, medicate and automate, but also acknowledging that we also must have that world-class academic program that challenges our future leaders not what to think, but how to think, and to do that from a warfighting-focused curriculum that is very STEM focused, but also leans in hard to how we can leverage the incredible intellect that these cadets are bringing in today and unleash them on some of the hardest Air Force and Space Force problems through our research programs as we lean into it. And then finally, as we talk about our competitive athletics, that athletics is a key aspect of the cadet's journey, whether it be through our 30 incredible intercollegiate sports teams, our intramural programs, our physical education programs, or finally our physical fitness tests that demonstrate the warrior ethos that is being expected of a military service academy, and it's important that we look across those. But let me talk about a little further of our priorities from those three lenses. The first is the aspect of warfighters win, of how we're bringing in training such as shoot, move, communicate, medicate and automate. And I've heard some teammates are going, “Why are we doing this ground focused training?” And at the end of the day, it's not ground focused training, it's joint force training. This is where our Air Force is going. That we still need to be able to succeed in the air, space, cyber domains, but we must also deliver excellence in these domains. With shoot, I requested that all of our cadets now become qualified in their long gun, the M4, and their sidearm, the M18, every single year. So now they'll have the confidence of their weapons when they have to go forward into harm's way. The same with move and communicate. Can they understand the aspects of mission command, especially in future fights where we may not have the best connectivity with our highest headquarters? Will they understand commander's intent and still be able to generate the combat power we need to keep our adversaries on their heels? Finally, to medicate. Over the last few decades, we have benefited from the golden hour, where we had such dominance that when we had a teammate isolated or injured, we would have medical care a rescue capability to them inside the hour. Future battlefields will likely not give us that luxury. So we must teach our future leaders those advanced medical capabilities to take care of their injured teammates while they're continuing to generate combat power. And finally, as we have seen from the Iranian wars and the Ukrainian wars, automation is here and part of modern warfare. And so how are we going to bring automation capabilities to our future leaders so they can develop the new TTPs that we are working through. And again, thank you to the Association of Graduates and Foundation, because you all provided the seed funding for our first automation efforts this summer. So thank you so much. And let me dig in a little further on why warfighters win. And from our president and our secretary of defense, it has been very clear that they want us to establish peace through strength, that we must develop our ways in three areas: to restore the warrior ethos, to rebuild our military and to reestablish deterrence. And we have gotten that guidance very clear from our leadership, and we will prepare our future leaders in that mind. And we have added that over the last year by bringing in year round warfighting training. So not only during the summer periods, but also through the academic year, are we asking our future warrior leaders to take on the military mission, the academic mission and the athletic mission as we move forward. And as discussed, it is directly aligned to our Air Force with Ready Airman Training and our agile combat employment. And over the last year, we took our baby steps. We're not where we need to be, but I can tell you I'm proud of how far we've come, because we moved forward with energy and violence through the fall and spring culminating exercises. I'm proud of how far we've come, but now for this year, we're gonna enter into the walk phase, because we have more to go. And with that in mind, there's been conversations of recognition and promotion, and that is tied not only to our leadership development, but also to our warfighting training. And it's an acknowledgement that for every year you at the Air Force Academy, we are purposely developing you and increasing your capabilities. And so we are going to provide the expectations for your year, whether you're four-degree, three-degree, two-degree or first-degree — a firstie — and you must meet those training standards, and if you do not meet the training standards, then we are not going to recognize you for your past work, but if you meet our standards, then we are going to recognize you for the good work and promote you to the next grade. But the ultimate promotion being a Second Lieutenant in our Air Force and Space Force as it goes forward. Over the last year, there are teeth of this. We did have 153 cadets that were not recognized due to not meeting the standards, but we are now providing them the options over the summer and this fall to now meet the standards as we move forward. Also this year, focusing on warfighting, is acknowledging that we must arm the cadets to be the instructors. Last year, we did it very quickly. Now we're going to take advantage of our incredible cadets, just like our cadets do exceptional things — teaching each other how to fly, teaching other each other how to jump during our freefall program — but now we are working through the cadet warfighter instructor course, a beta course, where we will teach cadets to be those instructors inside of our squadrons in the academic year, to take on how to teach, how to shoot, to move, to communicate, automate and medicate. And we are one more week left in our inaugural cadet warfighter instructor course. I know we will learn much from this beta iteration, but I'm excited to see what we learned from this as we go into the academic year and unleash these cadets and train ourselves. We're also very appreciative from the Foundation for the establishment of the Institute for Future Conflict. And the Institute for Future Conflict has been around for a couple of years and has already forced us to focus and think differently. And I would offer to you the reason behind that is because they are focused on our adversaries. So I like to call them our adversary focused disruptors. They are going to bring ideas to bear that force us to change the way we develop our cadets for the future, because they're looking at what our adversaries are doing. And as such, we made the decision to elevate them into Headquarters USAFA, so they can have a wider impact, not only within the dean of faculty, but also within the Cadet Wing and the Athletic Department, so we can ensure that we are bringing those disruptive thoughts and putting them into in place so we prepare our leaders for a very uncertain world, to include bringing realism into the training that our cadets are taking on. We're also acknowledging academically, there's more that we have to do with our intellect. And over the last year, we have added three additional warfighting minors, one on quantum, one on aerospace materials, and we're in the final stages of establishing a warfighting minor on future conflict. Hopefully that we will be able to start providing that to our cadets over the next year, as we went into that so very excited to the growth in our academic options. And then finally, athletically, we're updating our PT standards, and we're adding additional PE courses for our future leaders. Our future leaders — we will increase water survival, especially when we look to the future and the regions where we expect to potentially have conflict, increased water survival is important — as well as increased combatives, and we're still in the final stages of planning of how we can bring a team focused final warfighting capstone physical education course that brings all of that physical education together for a team-focused event for our firsties, but still in the planning stages of that. And as discussed, updating our PT standards to align with our Air Force and our Space Force, with an acknowledgement that simply what we were doing is adding minimums to each of the caveats to ensure that you must pass each individual event while also meeting a score-based event as we move forward. Again, aligning with our Air Force and Space Force. Now, as we transform, it's not just about warfighters to win. It's also about leaders of character and quality. As I like to say, it's developing leaders who do the right thing the right way, even if it's unpopular, because we must have leaders that are willing to stand up and do the right thing for the formation. And we focused on that. We have focused on reinforcing standards and accountability. While initially it was permanent party coming in fairly strong to establish the standards and accountability, what we quickly saw from our amazing future generation was cadets going, “We've got this. We will establish it. We will uphold our standards. We will uphold our accountability.” And to me, that's very important to see that our next generation is taking ownership of that key leadership aspect, to even include honor. As many know, we had a pretty significant honor violation last year. The bad news is that occurred. The good news is it was the cadets themselves who came forward and said, “This happened, and this is our way forward.” As in all situations, though, anytime you point a finger at somebody, three fingers pointing back at yourself, we realized that institutionally, we had probably lowered the standards too far. We didn't expect enough, and we had parsed the Honor Code. And we made the decision to return to our roots and say, “No, the Honor Code is holistic. It will not be parsed.” But we do acknowledge that these amazing men and women that come from all four corners are coming to us in different stages of their character development, and so the sanctions that come from an honor violation for somebody with us for a few weeks or a couple months may be far different than the sanctions of somebody that are weeks or months out from commissioning and graduation. So ensuring that we have a tiered sanction system to deal with our honor violations. I'm very proud of the ownership that our cadets took with our honor system, and we are reinforcing their efforts as we move forward. We've also pivoted strongly to a four-class system. My observation was is through time at the Air Force Academy, we've ebbed and flowed from a four-class leadership development system to a fourth-class leadership development system. I would offer that we had gone to the point where the majority of training and focus was on the four-degrees, when we are blessed to have these our future leaders for 47 months, and we should be developing them the entire 47 months. And so we have developed the fourth-class leadership system, where for their four-degree year, we will focus them on being good teammates and followers. For the three-degree year, we will focus on them being good frontline engaged supervisors, two-degrees as team leaders and firsties as unit leaders, representing those roles in our Air Force from cadet squadron commander to DO, to executive officer, to A1 through A6 staff positions and flight commander and taking on those responsibilities. And again, just like we talked about work by training, there's assessment mechanisms for each of these that they must meet leadership assessments that will go into whether or not they are recognized and promoted to the next grade, as it moves forward. We executed the first year. Last year, I would offer that it was successful, but we've learned much from the process, and as we go into the second year, I think we're going to be able to go even further with our four-class leadership and development. We've also doubled down on discipline, that standards and accountability are important, and if you fail to meet our standards, then you must be held accountable, not only with punitive aspects, but also with rehabilitative aspects. It's a two-edged pincer movement as we went forward, and from my time at the Academy, I will offer to you, while I may not have enjoyed it at the time, I benefited greatly from both, because it forced me to reflect upon what got me in that situation and how I can take ownership of my own development as we move forward. So that is one of the aspects we return to. And then finally, for our National Character and Leadership Symposium: Let's focus on those character elements that we find through warfighting. And so last fall's was focused on, how are we going to develop warfighters to win? And then for next year, we're going to focus on the courage required to overcome adversity in a warfighting environment. And so I'm very excited as we get the speakers identified for both the fall, a shorter fall iteration, and the normal spring iteration, sharing those speakers with the wider alumni environment. And then finally, talking about those critical thinkers to adapt. I jokingly tell our cadets that, since I was in the '90s, we got to solve all the easy problems, and all that is left are all the wicked hard problems, but we need those critical thinkers to adapt, because they are going to bring the ingenuity, they're going to bring the innovation, and what I've challenged them is they also have to bring the courage to challenge the status quo. Too many times in our military, when we ask why we do something, if the answer is, “We've always done it that way,” then maybe we need to rethink and understand, are there better ways to do it? And I can tell you, our cadets bring that to bear. And so for this year, we're really focused on cadet empowerment and responsibility. Last year with the mandate, we moved very quickly, and we were more directive in nature. And what we heard loud and clear is that cadets hurdled over our expectations. What we heard loud and clear from them was, “We want to control the way forward.” And so how do we empower them more? And how do we make it clear that they are responsible not only for their mission, but their people? And adding to that of spending more time with them with these changes of why are we doing this change, and making sure that they understand the rest of the story. You may not always like the why, but if you have an appreciation of the why, its foundation will be able to execute mission command, because you now understand commander's intent, and you now can go, “I know the why. We can keep moving forward, because we can move forward with that.” We're also focusing on operationalizing all of the United States Air Force Academy, bringing that operational mindset to bear, from whether it would be establishing an A2 directorate in the headquarters and the cadet wing and in all cadet squadrons, and the DA2 director being our intelligence directorate, so that we can start to bring in classified intelligence briefings and give them not only to a permanent party, but to our future leaders. And we started that last January to great success, so that our future leaders can start to understand not only our and our allies capabilities, but our adversary capabilities and how we will conduct our joint warfighting aspects as we move forward. And it's important that we continue to bring in those operational matters so we prepare the cadets of today for the second lieutenants of tomorrow that can seamlessly nest in to how our Air Force and our Space Force operates. And that's a nicer way of saying is some of the USAFA unique things we've done— we probably need to think about how we're doing that in our Air Force and Space Force. We're also doubling down that cadet squadrons are the unit of action, just like it is in our Air Force, that the squadron is the unit of action. And it's tough at USAFA where you may prioritize your IC team, or your major, or your club, but at the end of the day, it's going to be the squadron that succeeds together as a team. And so we are focusing on making sure that we are reinforcing what the cadet squadrons are doing. They are going to go through their military training together. They're going to go through their culminating exercises together, same as recognition and promotion. And that's important as we focus on the four-class system of those teammates, followers, frontline engaged supervisors, team leaders, unit leaders, but also acknowledging that we must empower cadet leaders to own the responsibility of their units. And I recently sat down with cadet squadron commanders and their special staffs and said, “Congratulations, you're the cadet commanders. You are responsible for two things: your mission and your people. It's not just about marching at the front of a formation. It's about executing the mission you've been given, whether that mission be military, academics or athletics, and taking care of your people.” And as such, we have established special staffs inside of each cadet squadron, every wing in the Air Force, most groups and many squadrons have special staff to both support the unit, but more importantly, advise the commander, because the commander is the one who's ultimately responsible for their people. And so we are bringing cadet special staff — which they may not be the subject matter experts in equal opportunity, integrated prevention response, spiritual matters or medical matters. They are there to support the squadron, advise the commander and have that connectivity to our subject matter experts, whether it be our chaplaincy, whether that be our amazing medical group and cadet clinic, our amazing SAPR team and all the helping agencies across USAFA to make sure that we can support all of our cadets going through a high-demand developmental program at the United States Air Force Academy. And the twist on that is again, saying, “Commanders, you are the ones who are responsible.” And now let's give you the tools to be successful as the permanent party are there to advise and oversight, empower our cadets even more. And then the final one is a return to decorum training. We conducted a beta test last year to success, and now we're looking to see how we can bring forward that decorum training for the entirety of the Cadet Wing. I am not this is not a return to the days of wine pairings, you know, but it is an acknowledgement that as an officer in our Air Force and Space Force, when you go to events, you're not only representing yourself, you're representing your team, you're representing your unit. And what are those decorum skills you need to have at events so that you can develop networks with teammates that might be outside your normal operational circle, or how do you ensure how you engage with other teammates so you can learn more about the world you're in? And so it's important that we establish that decorum focus and looking forward to how we can squeeze that in into the complicated lives of all of our cadets as we move forward. And then, just to reinforce on the critical thinking, I've already talked about the three minors we added, but I'm proud to say that we're in close coordination right now with Gen. Tullos at Air University and about to sign the memorandum of understanding where we will start a beta test for offering master's degree classes at the United States Air Force Academy, with the long-term intent of offering master's degrees at United States Air Force Academy under the Air Force Institute of Technology certification. So we have much to learn, but the doorway is open, and I can tell you from looking at so many of our cadets that come in with 20, 30, 40 college credit hours already, I think we have cadets that are ready to take on that journey, and I look forward to giving an update on that after we get through some of our initial how does this work process. So just to summarize: Our mission, our vision, our priorities are delivering what we need. And it's those warrior leaders that are ready on Day 1 in our Air Force and Space Force. And thanks to our amazing team, whether it be in the senior leader team, but more importantly, those incredible permanent party that are working long hours, whether it's in Fairchild Hall, Sijan Hall, Vandenberg Hall, in the tunnels, in the heat plant, in the Child Development Center, down at Clune Arena, out in Jacks Valley — our permanent party are crushing it, and it's important because our nation deserves the best leaders that we can give the 330,000 airmen and guardians that are standing watch for our nation. Thank you.   Naviere Walkewicz Thank you for sharing the mission brief. I think many of us as graduates think we know what happens at the Academy, but you actually sharing what you accomplished in just a year is a bit mind blowing, sir.   Gen. Bauernfeind Thank you. And I, at times, am concerned at how fast we are moving, but I also know that we must move this fast. The adversaries are watching us, and they are choosing when is the right time to test our nation. And so in order to achieve peace through strength, we must display that deterrence, that warfighting ethos, that warfighting capability. So we keep our adversaries waking up every single morning going, “Today is not today to test the United States.”   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir, that is right on point. Yes, sir. Well, I would like to thank you in advance for taking on additional questions from our alumni and our graduate community. So if we might start, general, with some of the information across various channels that cuts about to our academics and the Department of Faculty, what would you be willing to share about the civilian workforce reductions and any next to the Academy's academic faculty?   Gen. Bauernfeind First and foremost, the reduction of civilians is not just civilian faculty. It's through all civilians at the United States Air Force Academy, and as we're tracking, throughout the entire Department of Defense. What makes it a little more challenging at the United States Air Force Academy is we have so many different civilian teammates, from firefighters to childcare workers to coaches to headquarters staff, personnel and faculty. And as we lean into the aspect, the conversations about all of our civilian teammates. The first challenge that we faced is historically, the United States Air Force Academy has been over our civilian paid budget, and we've received great support from the Department of Air Force to address our over execution. This year is a little different, and so that has to be a baseline consideration as we understand that— that we have to hire and maintain civilian teammates within the budget that the American public has given us as a lean forward. And to that point, thank you to the Association of Graduates and the Foundation, as well as other Academy-focused foundations that have provided volunteer and funded volunteer support to give us that additional margin of excellence that helps us mitigate this matter. With respect to fiscal year '25, our Air Force is going through a reduction of civilian personnel to the tune of 5,000 billets. Of those 5,000 billets, the portion of the United States Air Force Academy was a part of was a 140 billets. And as we have moved through that reduction of 140 billets, we identified 104 billets as we went through our prioritization that were unencumbered or empty, but lower priority. Unfortunately, there are 36 billets that were encumbered, so someone inside of that billet as we move forward. And the goal with that is to continually work over the coming months of how we can move teammates laterally into open billets, either at the United States Air Force Academy or other locations. So we keep their expertise inside of the greater Air Force, Space Force enterprise, and our A1 team continues to work that aspect. But it's also making sure that we're being very clear with our teammates that when those billets become unfunded, at some point without funding, we're having to pay for that billet via other means. And so it's important for us to have frank conversations with our teammates, to say, “Update your resume. Start looking. At some point this will move forward.” With respect to our faculty members, 16 took advantage of the government's deferred resignation program, which was a well-funded early retirement program which allowed them to leave in the spring under and basically on admin leave and retain their pay to later in the fall/winter timeframe as that moves forward. We also had three that already had planned retirements, so they were moving forward. Unfortunately, we see a hiring freeze so no backfill. But also three whose terms are many of our senior faculty, our term employees, at the end of their term came. And so we have backfilled them with active-duty and Reserve military faculty to keep our academic progress going forward. And thanks to our dean and their team, they are, you know, quickly adjusting, but they are making the changes they need to ensure that we continue to offer the majors that we promised through the Class of '26 and continue to offer the courses as we move forward. For the fall semester, in addition to the three minors we've added, we've also added four additional classes, and there are 10 classes of the 753 in our course of instruction, there are 10 that we will not offer in the fall semester, but we will continue to still move forward.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir, thank you for that. You talked about backfills. Can you talk about some of the most important competencies for those instructors, as they were backfilling these positions right?   Gen. Bauernfeind As I testified to the Senate earlier this spring, the two most important things to me inside of our classroom is: One is subject matter expertise, and we value the subject matter expertise brought to us by our professors, associate professors, our assistant professors, our permanent professors, our senior military faculty, and the depth they provide, initially with a master's degree, but more importantly, those Ph.D.s that were an extreme depth of that subject matter expertise. But also as a military service academy— that operationally relevant experience, how do they apply what they're learning in the classroom into their futures in the Air Force and Space Force, whether that be in labs on operational units and future battlefields, and how they can connect that to the future. And we have many of our civilian faculty are also veterans, who are able to bring that strong connection to bear as it moves forward.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir. Well, you mentioned you were adding a couple a few minors. Have there been any majors that have been removed from the program, and has this affected our accreditation in any way?   Gen. Bauernfeind No, ma'am, no majors have been impacted during this time. Every single year, we go through a curriculum review, and we have a curriculum review committee where we will adjust as we move forward based upon guidance we receive from the Air Force and Space Force, but also what demand signals we're seeing from our cadets. You know what they're signing up for. But that is just an annual aspect to make sure that we have the right instructor core to support the curriculum we need to develop and educate our future leaders what the Air Force and Space Force is expecting. But zero majors have been eliminated from the United States Air Force Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz Thank you, sir for clearing that up.   Gen. Bauernfeind Oh, and accreditation. We're in a good spot with accreditation. We maintain continual conversation with our accrediting bodies, whether it be the Higher Learning Commission or several of the engineering- or STEM-focused accrediting bodies such as ABET, we're still in a good spot. In fact, this year, we just approved our quality initiative, which is a key aspect to sustaining not only our accreditation, but showing that we're continuing to improve ourselves, and that quality initiative will focus strongly on data science, throughout all of our curriculum.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir. I think that's wonderful. I know a lot of graduates were, you know, maybe didn't have all the information, so I think that's wonderful that you just shared that. Something interesting you talked about your brief was some master's, a beta testing for a master's program, working with AFIT. Can you expand a bit more about that? And then do you see the Academy becoming a five-year institution, or we will stay four years, 47 months?   Gen. Bauernfeind Right now, I believe that we will still stay a 47-month program because our academic program is 47 months; our athletic program is 47 months, and most importantly, our leadership development and military program is 47 months. For the AFIT program, the vision is — these amazing young Americans come in with so much academic credit. Many of them now are part of the Martinson Scholar Program. And thanks to Mr. Martinson's great support, we have a program that can focus on them going even further. What we can offer them now, the majority are taking multiple majors and multiple minors. What if, in the future, you didn't want to do multiple majors or minors, but you want to go and start on your master's degree, which many other institutes of higher learning are offering in a parallel aspect? And so in conversation with Gen. Tullos, how can we start allowing cadets as early as their junior year start taking master's programs and achieve what would be required? Initial assessment is we will have some that can probably achieve it in 47 months, but probably the greater group will need to stay the Academy for maybe six or 12 more months as a second lieutenant to finish up their AFIT courseware. So they would stop their 47-month USAFA program, but continue with their master's program in the classroom in Fairchild and finish out their master's here. Is the vision— and we're working through this. I want to be very clear that this is beta. We have a lot to learn in this. And from my perspective, as I work with the Air Force to get greater support for this, this is going to be a strong cost saver for the Air Force. When our Air Force officers go to get master's degree, as a general rule, they are out of their operational career field for two years as they go to execute their 18-month AFIT program, plus two associated PCSs. Now we show not only a time saving, but a cost savings. And now these second lieutenants are entering, a portion of them, are entering their air force or Space Force with a master's degree. And it is not uncommon for many of our second lieutenants right now to even start their initial training, depending on what training is available until the spring of the next year after they graduate. So I see a strong promise, but we've got a lot of work to do to make it a reality.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir. Well, that's creative and innovative thinking right there. I think that we're very excited to hear more about that, especially as the beta testing moves forward. Sir, maybe we can move into the warfighting realm. Graduates have been very interested in the renewed focus on warfighting that you've taken over the past year. What recent programs or military training taking place at USAFA right now are really supporting this development of the warfighter. Ready to lead on Day 1?   Gen. Bauernfeind So I believe we've always had a strong foundation of warfighting training, whether it be our airmanship programs, our powered flight programs, our jump programs, our special warfare programs and basic cadet training and cadet survival. But we're building upon that, and we're adding to those as great examples. As discussed earlier, if we can fight for the ammunition, we will have every single cadet qualify on both weapons every single year. The Class of '29 for the M18, the pistol, they qualified at a rate at about 65%. For the M4, the long gun, at a rate of 93%. I'm very proud of those numbers, because many of those young men and women— that was the first time they touched a weapon in their lives. And now, if they do it three more times before they graduate, those qualification rates are going to skyrocket, and they're going to have the confidence, when they deploy into harm's way, of their weapons. Additionally, thanks to the great work by the Cadet Wing, we have received 4,000 sets of chemical gear. And so not only in basic training, are they learning how to establish a forward operating base, defend it, but we're going past the days of where we walked into a tent, took our mask off and then dealt with the wonderful fluids that came out of our bodies. But now, going forward, to how are you going to conduct ATSO operations, or the ability to survive and operate in deployed locations with chemical gear on? And we're very proud to partake in some of that training with the basic cadets, and they are really taking to understanding what is required. And then the final aspect is, as discussed, the cadet warfighter instructor course, is acknowledging that to be really good at those items, we need some subject matter expertise. But the subject matter expertise required to lead, train and certify 4,000 cadets every year, we have to rely on cadet leaders, and as discussed, they're in the field as we speak in the inaugural cadet warfighter instructor course. And I look forward to seeing the feedback of how they will come back and do the squadrons. And tying that back to the cadets wanting more ownership of their training — the intent is 12 cadets inside of each cadet squadron that will now take on the responsibility through the academic year of that warfighter training that we will assess in the fall CULEX, and the ultimate assessment in the spring CULEX.   Naviere Walkewicz Sir, it really shows how you're building that expertise within the squadron to support the squadron commander so they really are taking care of their people. I think that's outstanding.   Gen. Bauernfeind And very excited about it.  And I just want to say thank you again, because it was due to the generosity of the Foundation that got us the seed to start the automation, with 29 Group 2, the smaller UAVs, as we see automation and all monitor warfighting, unleashing the cadets on how they're going to use those UAVs to defend their forward operating bases, to understand what's across the ridgeline as they move forward. And very excited to see where the cadets will take us in this, because I'm sure they're gonna be far more innovative than my generation.   Naviere Walkewicz Our generation, sir, yes, sir. Well, you talked about the four-class system and I think that was really relevant for our graduates to hear. How are cadets feeling motivated through this process? And have you seen them evolve over the past year since you started implementing that?   Gen. Bauernfeind I think the first aspect was— it took them time to truly understand what we were laying out as it went forward. And every year we do this, we will get a little more advanced at the end of the day. I think our four-degrees understood it. That was good. It was that they understood what it meant to be a teammate. What it meant to be a teammate, follower, and that was an easier aspect to develop them through. The team leaders at the senior NCO level for the two-degrees and the firsties as unit leaders, they started understanding that. The biggest challenge we saw was with the three-degrees. What does it mean to be a frontline, engaged supervisor? And we have to troop lead them through, “This is what it means to be a frontline, engaged supervisor.” That they are your subordinate. But to take best care of your people, you should know where they're from. You should know about their parents. You should know their dog's name. You should know where their birthday is. You should know when their next chemistry test is, when their next PT test is. And while you may not be able to tutor them on chemistry, you can gather and motivate them for, “Hey, if the PT test is three weeks out, let's go run together. Let's go get on the pull up bar together. Let's, you know, be engaged.” And the more you know your teammates, what I offer to you, whether it be in morning formation, noon meal formation, at the tables at Mitchell Hall, in the halls of your squadron, inside of 30 seconds you're gonna see your teammates, your subordinate, and you're gonna know if they're gonna have a good day or bad day, because you're close enough to know, just quickly, OK, they're gonna have a great day or something's going on. “Let's go take a walk. Let's figure out what's driving you down. And how can I, as a frontline engaged supervisor, start taking barriers out of your way?”   Naviere Walkewicz I mean, I can only imagine that giving them more pride, even now that they understand, “This is how I can be a frontline supervisor,” when you give us very specific examples. Well, if we might shift gears a little bit to admissions and graduation. Since we just had a class join us, and we had a class recently graduate, maybe you can tell us how the Class of '29 how they're faring so far.   Gen. Bauernfeind The Class of '29 are doing great. I am impressed by their professionalism. I'm impressed by their energy. And as you saw, as we just did the recent march back, they were loud and proud. That was really good as it went forward. And for the Class of '29, I'm proud to report that they are faring very well. Just so everybody knows, we had over 9,000 completed applications. We offered 1,411 offers of admission, and 1,112 took the oath on I-Day as it moved forward. We had cadets from every single state and territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, as well as 12 international cadets that joined us. Of those, 117 from Prep School came up the Hill. And then 76 are, you know, part of a prior Long Blue Line as it's coming forward as it goes. Of the Class of '29, 55% were in the top 10% of their class, and 96 were all invited on varsity sports. Right now we are, as coming out of basic training, of 1,095 and during that time, they're still going strong. We did have some teammates that didn't have a full appreciation of what military life was, or may not have been as impassioned about the Academy as their parents, and so we've parted ways with a few small numbers. But during basic training, I can proudly say— we talked about the qualifications on the weapons, but also say they took their very first PFT test, and looking back over the last five years, they, on average, scored 15 points higher than the last five years. And that's a testament to two teams, I would offer to you, well, not only the cadets themselves, who had to do it, but all of our admissions team that's out there saying, “Hey, congratulations, you've been admitted. Start preparing now.” But also our athletic director, athletic department team that was out there giving them good, focused training to prepare them for those physical fitness tests. And they just took PFT No. 2 a couple days ago, and we're accessing the data but all indications are it's trending up.   Naviere Walkewicz No, yes, sir. Those are outstanding numbers. As a country, we're seeing admission rates and the challenge of getting the best of the best into the door, the fact that we had such wonderful numbers coming in, and we're attriting very low, I think it's something we should be proud of.   Gen. Bauernfeind I'm very proud of it, but acknowledge it's a tough— it's a knife fight to get the best of the brightest, and so thanks to Air Education and Training Command and Accessions Command, we are going to try a new marketing contract this year to further make sure that the amazing young Americans throughout all four corners truly understand the opportunity in front of them with the Air Force Academy, and make sure they're aware of it. So I'm excited to see how that marketing campaign goes to even up our numbers, even a little bit more.   Naviere Walkewicz Awesome. Yes, sir. Well, sir, in the realm of athletics, last year, you shared an emphasis for cadet support and participation at more of our athletic events. What have you seen come from that? And what can you share about athletics, intramurals most currently?   Gen. Bauernfeind It's one of our three mission sets: athletics. And it's not just for our IC athletes. I jokingly tell some of the teammates to say, “Tell me about a cadets life.” It's like, well, they have three full time jobs, a military job, an academic job and an athletic job, and they really get a bachelor of science in time management. And that's as we go forward. But I've asked the athletic department, you know, during COVID, our intramural program atrophied, and now we have to see, how can we really enhance our intramurals as it goes forward. But I'm especially also proud of our intercollegiate athletes, 30 intercollegiate programs. When we talk about the blood, sweat, tears, the hard work that our IC athletes representing 25% of the Cadet Wing — they are really jumping in hard. And my expectations as the superintendent is all 30 of those programs earn home field advantage. And so we've recently published an operation order to the team as we look into the fall sports. And the basic synthesis of it is, protect this house. We will come strong to all home events, and we're working through that aspect. And so as a whole, not only will we figure out how to be strong at all of our home events, whether it be, you know, this fall with women's soccer, men's soccer, cross country, water polo, volleyball and, importantly, football. And proud to report here at our AOG that the entire Cadet Wing will be marching onto the football field and protecting this house and our amazing stadium at home games.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir, thank you for that. That's fantastic. Sir, you know, you can't come out of this Air Force Academy, this 18,000 acres of amazing Academy, without seeing some of the changes, whether it's facilities or capabilities. You know, of course, there are two questions we hear often about the chapel in the box. When will the chapel be done? And then also, you know, what about the visitor center? When can we actually get into it?   Gen. Bauernfeind No, those are two great questions, Naviere. First of all, I think that the box has become so routine there that we received a formal request from cadet. So how can we have a — no kidding — drive in movie theater screen? And the request came in at $300,000 so we thought the prudent action was, let's get the chapel done so we can take the box down instead of putting up a new theater. But right now, for our chapel, again, it is an amazing piece of architecture, and to maintain the historical relevance and the hard work that went behind it, it's going to take time. Right now, we're on schedule for 2028 and we are focused on making sure all the involved teams take every single day out and we can find out as soon as possible when we have any sort of deviation, so we can swarm it. And so as such, we hold monthly meetings with IMSC — the Installation Management Sustainment Command — Air Force Civil Engineering Command, the Corps of Engineers, to go through all of our military construction projects so that if something comes up, we are aware of it within days of the issue, and we swarm it together instead of letting issues boil for a long period of time. And so excited to get the chapel back open as such a spiritual icon of the United States Air Force Academy. And spirituality is so important to the holistic leader's readiness— not just physical, mental, social, family, but also spiritual. And I think it will be important for that development. And then to the visitor center. We're on track to open up in May of '26 before the graduation, and excited to finally open that visitor center and share with a much wider audience what all of our alumni and we know of the amazing story behind the Air Force Academy, all the amazing exemplars who have come from our Academy. And I will share with you, I'm excited to get a whole ton of young Americans inside the visitor center so they can start getting excited about being part of the Class of 2032, 2038 and beyond.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir. Well, they say things are worth the wait, good things are worth the wait, and I think the interactive displays that are gonna come with this are really gonna help people understand truly what our cadets go through.     Gen. Bauernfeind Absolutely. And thank you again to the AOG and Foundation. As money got tight, the Foundation came forward and we now have that beautiful glider, you know, in position that shows what all of our cadets are working through.   Naviere Walkewicz Yes, sir. Well, our sole existence is to support the Academy, serve our grads and prserve the heritage. Well, sir, I'm cognizant of your time. We're so grateful you're here today. Mind if I ask you one final question?   Gen. Bauernfeind Please do.   Naviere Walkewicz What's on your mind that you want to leave with our graduates to be thinking about when you think about our Academy and your vision and mission. What can you leave us with?   Gen. Bauernfeind I just want to thank the Long Blue Line. We are 55,000-plus strong. There have been so many of our alumni, every single one of us that have gone through this journey. And we're proud of this institution. And I just say, continue to support this amazing institution. Spread the good word of what our Air Force Academy is, because we want amazing young women, amazing young men that are in your communities, in your churches, at your work centers, to say, “Hey, have you heard about the Air Force Academy? That's the place for you, because our nation deserves the best.” And just a final thanks to the alumni, and as a superintendent, I'm proud to be in this position with my amazing teammates. And any alumni that wants to ask me, “What's the rest of the story?” I am always available. Please hit me up in the hallways, on the Terrazzo, on the field, and I look forward to your conversations.   Naviere Walkewicz This has been a special edition of the Air Force Gradcast. On behalf of the Long Blue Line Podcast Network and the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation, thank you for joining us. It's been a privilege to hear directly from Lt. Gen. Bauernfeind and to share updates and perspectives relevant to graduates across our Academy community. Thank you for your continued connection, commitment and support of our United States Air Force Academy. I'm Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz, Class of '99. Until next time.       The Long Blue Line Podcast Network is presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association & Foundation  

Kara Waters, Talent Acquisition Manager at JT4, encourages cleared professionals to be thoughtful when using AI to help with their resumes. JT4 supports the Air Force, Space Force, and Navy with engineering and technical expertise through the J-Tech II contract, with opportunities mainly located on test ranges in California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. Entry-level positions are available, and they are happy to sponsor clearances for qualified candidates – particularly ABET-accredited engineers.7:13 Entry level at JT4 is truly entry level, though you do have to pass a technical phone screen.9:10 If JT4 is going to clear an individual, there are some issues that will make that process more difficult.14:36 You can recruit anywhere, even at a dance studio.Find complete show notes at: https://clearedjobs.net/jt4-supporting-joint-range-technical-services-contract-podcast/_ This show is brought to you by ClearedJobs.Net. Have feedback or questions for us? Email us at rriggins@clearedjobs.net. Sign up for our cleared job seeker newsletter. Create a cleared job seeker profile on ClearedJobs.Net. Engage with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, or YouTube. _

Jim Petrosky discusses the critical need for resilient energy infrastructure in the face of potential threats like EMP attacks in this episode. He explores the lessons learned from Europe's energy grid modernization, the future of nuclear power, and the challenges of public perception and political will surrounding nuclear energy. The conversation emphasizes the importance of small modular reactors and the need for a dynamic energy grid that can adapt to changing demands and threats.Dr. Petrosky is the President of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS). He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Engineering Physics where he developed experimental techniques for the prediction of damage to electronic devices and materials. He has substantial technical expertise in pulsed radiation effects and nuclear weapon survivability, with an emphasis on radiation effects on electronics and electromagnetic pulse. Previously, Dr. Petrosky served at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) where he achieved the academic rank of Professor of Nuclear Engineering. At AFIT he sustained an ABET accredited Nuclear Engineering program serving the unique military and civilian advanced education requirements for the DoD.Dr. Petrosky has published in 96 public and government classified peer-reviewed journals. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2004 as a Lieutenant Colonel, after serving as an Engineer Officer and Nuclear Research Officer. Chapters00:00 Introduction to Resilient Energy Infrastructure02:11 The Importance of Energy Resilience05:40 Learning from Europe's Energy Grid11:46 The Future of Nuclear Power20:24 Challenges in Nuclear Energy Adoption25:56 Wishes for the Future of Nuclear EnergySocials:Follow on Twitter at @NucleCastFollow on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nuclecastpodcastSubscribe RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/nuclecast-podcast/Rate: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nuclecast/id1644921278Email comments and topic/guest suggestions to NucleCast@anwadeter.org

Imagine this: you earn an ABET-accredited degree, pass the FE, and work in engineering for 15 years…only to be told you can't take the PE Exam because there are no PEs to sign off on your experience?!

Listen to this episode if you: are an early career engineer, are contemplating a career change, or just like engineering career stories. This Week in LinkedIn Lunatics: 1. "We're discriminating based on age. Also, don't ask about comp."2. I think this belongs here (I have Another Job Offer Why Would I Attend An Interview) College Questions 1. Why is the “I was good in high school but now everyone is better than me” an universal experience? 2. Is college physics similar to AP physics mechanics? 3. My School is Only ABET Accredited in General Engineering and Not Mechanical Engineering Career Questions ⁠⁠⁠1. Working in Defense and Ethics 2. Just Turned Down An Offer for 20% Raise 3. EIT Seeking Advice on Next Position 4. How Does the Civil Engineering World Feel About (Engineers Who Don't Get a P.E.) Don't miss a blog post or a podcast episode, subscribe to my newsletter on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.ENGRingSuccess.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the on podcast on Spotify or on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-success (preferred)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ENGRingSuccess⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Top tier supporters - shout out each episode of the month for $10 monthly donation. Follow along on all social medias: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://engringsuccess.com/link-in-bio/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To submit your question, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠daniel@ENGRingSuccess.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe on YouTube to watch short excerpts of podcast episodes addressing specific topics: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj86alc3a7_A_PibgYpkWFg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Commercial Management in the Engineering and Construction Consulting Industry. All views expressed on this podcast are his own and do not reflect the opinions or views of his employer. Music by Maxgotthetracks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Pclog68AY⁠

In this episode, I talk with Hamid Fonooni, Ph.D., CPE, F.ABET, 2023-24 ABET president and director of the ergonomics program at the University of California-Davis, and Suzanne Beckstoffer, chair of the ABET Industry Advisory Council, about how ABET accreditation helps hiring managers identify top talent and overcome the unique challenges of the AEC sector. ***The […] The post How ABET Accreditation Quickly Helps You Spot Remarkably Outstanding Talent – Ep 061 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Join us on January 16th at 7pm for a panel on Media in the age of war and resistance. The panel will feature Flashpoints host Dennis Bernstein, Nora Barrows-Friedman with Electronic Intifada and Green and Red Podcast co-host Prof. Robert Buzzanco. We're living in challenging times with crises around war in the Middle East, renewed McCarthyist attacks on free speech, corporate domination of everyday life and escalating climate disasters. We're also living in a time where large numbers of people have taken to the streets to confront those responsible for these crises. For decades, independent media has told the stories that corporate media has kept hidden. It has shined a light on the elites and corporations making profit from destruction of people and the planet. As we enter another Trump administration, radical independent media will be more important than ever. WHERE: The Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists; 1924 Cedar St. , Berkeley CA WHEN: Jan. 16th. Doors open at 7pm. Event begins at 7:15pm Virtual viewing: We'll also be live streaming the event on our Facebook Page RSVP: https://bit.ly/Jan16PanelEvent Join us as we discuss media in the age of war and resistance, why it matters and how to stand in solidarity with those on the frontlines. Bio// Nora Barrows-Friedman is an associate editor at The Electronic Intifada and the co-host of the weekly EI Livestream. She has been reporting on Palestine for more than 20 years, and worked with Dennis Bernstein at Flashpoints from 2003-2010. Bio// Dennis Bernstein is a poet, human rights reporter, host of Flashpoints on KPFA 94.1 Pacifica Radio. He is the author of Notebook 19, Five Oceans in a Teaspoon, and Special Ed: Voices from a Hidden Classroom. Bio//Robert Buzzanco is co-host of the Green and Red Podcast, a professor of history at the University of Houston, and author of Masters of War: Military Dissent and Politics in the Vietnam Era, Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life, and American Power, American People. Event hosted by the Green and Red Podcast, Aid and Abet, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee, Oil and Gas Action Network and Mt. Diablo Rising Tide

Steve & Cheryl talk about a giant chicken building, people that ound stuffed anmals in their walls, and had plenty of puns on Abet & Aid Punsters Day!

In this episode, Zimbabwean political analyst Kelvin Jakachira discusses the implications of SADC's intervention in the DRC

So many entertainment opportunities this weekend in the Jacksonville area, starting with Sip & Stroll downtown this evening, or feel the love with Air Supply performing at the Florida Theatre. Speaking of theatres, Phantom! The Musical has shows through the end of the month with ABET at Players by the Sea! Sports fans can join the Jacksonville Icemen as they take on the Swamp Rabbits! And speaking of ice, family fun awaits with the Ice Dinosaurs exhibit at MOSH, featuring some new dino discoveries! And if digging and discovering is your thing, the Jem & Mineral Show at the fairgrounds gives you a chance to explore and acquire cool stones, geodes, jewelry, and more. And don't forget the three-night-stand as Widespread Panic is back at the Amp Friday through Sunday! Have a great weekend!

Nel 1998 il calciatore brasiliano Ronaldo appare in una storica campagna di Pirelli nella posa del Cristo Redentore di Rio de Janeiro, con la gamba sinistra alzata e il battistrada di uno pneumatico impresso sotto il piede. Il claim è ≪La potenza è nulla senza controllo≫. È uno dei momenti più iconici della lunga storia del brand Pirelli. In questa puntata scopriamo che cosa significa la parola brand per un'azienda così grande. Ospite della puntata: Maurizio Abet, Senior Vice President Communication di Pirelli. Prossima puntata: Il brand, ovunque, con Savino Muraglia, del Frantoio Muraglia; Paolo Priolo, fondatore e managing director di Pienosole; Nicoletta Polliotto brand strategist per l'agenzia Muse Comunicazione ed esperta di food and restaurant marketing; e Carla Morogallo, direttrice generale di Triennale Milano. Bibliografia - Per la storia di Pirelli, i riferimenti sono tre volumi promossi dalla Fondazione Pirelli: Una musa tra le ruote. Pirelli: un secolo di arte al servizio del prodotto, Corraini 2015; La Pubblicità con la P maiuscola. La comunicazione visiva Pirelli tra design d'autore e campagne globali, anni Settanta-Duemila, Corraini 2017; e Una storia al futuro. Pirelli, 150 anni di industria, innovazione, cultura, Marsilio 2022. - Il racconto della nevicata su Mosca è tratto da C.J. Williams, Moscow Blizzard Buries Forecasters, Los Angeles Times, 14 aprile 1998; e da Mosca caccia i meteorologi, La Stampa, 14 aprile 1998. - L'articolo citato di Marco D'Ottavi è Il gol che mi ha mostrato l'eccezionalità di Ronaldo, Ultimo Uomo, 29 aprile 2020. - La citazione di Eugenio Montale è tratta da La solitudine dell'artista, intervista di L. Piccioni, in Auto da fé. Cronache in due tempi, Mondadori, Milano 1966, pp. 47-9.

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#PREVIEW: From a longer conversation with Hoover's Peter Berkowitz about elite colleges and universities discovering free speech just in time to abet pro Hamas demonstrations and provocations on campus. 1917 Yale University: Yale athletes take up military training. Photo shows the members of the various athletic teams at Yale at their daily military training.

03 MECHI MARGALOT (HOCKEY) Triple medalla de oro en los Panamericanos de Ciudad de México (1999) Santo Domingo (2003) y Rio (2007) PRODUCCION: J. Cordoba, L. Canton, F. Abet, C. Corba, F. Ferrertti y S. Martino. ____ LOCUCION: N. Santos y N. Cuadrado. GRABACION DE VOCES: L. Pozo, S. Espinosa y N. Cuadrado. EDICION Y MEZCLA: N. Ciancaglini. TEXTO: C. Arasaki. PRODUCCION GENERAL: M. Spinelli, S. Cardano y L. Botto. Carga digital para plataformas: Mondo Gasparotto.

On April 21, 2021, the American Statistical Association became a full member of CSAB, joining the world's two largest professional and technical societies for computing—the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS). This month, Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein welcome to the show newly appointed CSAB Executive Director Andrew (Andy) Phillips to get an update on data science accreditation. In addition to data science programs, CSAB is the lead ABET member society for accreditation of degree programs in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, ... The post Practical Significance | Episode 32: Getting the ‘Data' on CSAB with Andrew (Andy) Phillips first appeared on Amstat News.

What was discussed-• Vocational, Diploma, Certificate and A.A.S Welding-NDT-Quality Programs- A.A.S. program options, and why I think are good options for those entering the field-wanting to really go to the next level as a welding technician, inspector supervisor, NDT Engineer, Level III, Quality Manager, Auditor, Technician, etc.• Importance of AWS SENSE (Schools Excelling Through National Skills Education aligned programs and curriculum guidelines or equivalent. Does the welding education program have a Certified Welding Inspector Educator or experienced technical instructor with welding skills?  Are they or the program active with AWS Education and Membership? • Private Welder Training programs, usually several are more costly and focus more on “arc on time” -to get you employed, typically, (not all) less on the science and technical aspects, of course, a good option for many in career transitioning, needing employment expedited, there is a balance.• AWS Welding Journal April 202O issue includes 50 programs/colleges and private welding programs, as well as several relevant short articles in that month -publication… again a great benefit of membership, is discussed in the last episode.• ABET and ACCSC Accreditation of programs one should consider and verify if the program has.  • Checking and confirming the instructor's qualifications, and certifications for both welding and NDT. Is he/she certified in multiple welding processes, both plate, pipe, carbon and alloy steels, stainless, and aluminum or do they have limited qualifications/certifications? Is the NDT instructor qualified as ASNT NDT Level III in the methods instructing? Do they have real industry hands-on experience working or most just in teaching?• ASNT Materials Evaluation September 2020 periodical includes a monthly calendar for organizations offering NDT training courses to the public and yearly has an Education Spotlight of many NDT Training programs, again a great benefit of membership discussed last episode.Check out useful links for options in pursuing careers in welding- non-destructive testing or QualitySupport the showThank you for listening to this Episode. If you like what you're hearing, please do leave a comment or rating on the platform you may be listening on. We want to bring you more value-added content and your comments, ratings, or likes are a great benefit for us to continue. Email your thoughts, requests, and suggested topics to weldconsultant@mindspring.com Follow us on: https://twitter.com/weldsconsultant https://www.buzzsprout.com/1272620/13221743 https://www.instagram.com/pt.asianweldingspecialist/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090306085626 https://linktr.ee/asianweldingspecialist https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-snyder-5607356/If you like what you hear, please support us:https://patreon.com/weldndtqualitygurupodcastDonation to Orphanage in Indonesia: https://samiyahamalinsani.or.id/donasi-yuk/

The woke Left is championing the same "pedophile doctrines" that enable child sex slavery, warns Tim Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security agent who has rescued hundreds of children from sex slavery.He also warns that taxpayer dollars are in effect funding child sex slavery under President Joe Biden.Ballard spoke with The Daily Signal last week, speaking alongside Jim Caviezel, the actor best known for playing Jesus in "The Passion of the Christ." Caviezel portrays Ballard in the forthcoming film "Sound of Freedom." The film tells the story of Ballard's first mission to save children from sex slavery in Colombia.Ballard spoke about the nexus of ideas between a pro-pedophile political party in the Netherlands and the Left's transgender advocacy in the U.S., and he raised the alarm about Biden border policies that fund and enable the exploitation of children.Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The woke Left is championing the same “pedophile doctrines” that enable child sex slavery, warns Tim Ballard, a former Department of Homeland Security agent who has rescued hundreds of children from sex slavery.     He also warns that taxpayer dollars are in effect funding child sex slavery under President Joe Biden.     Ballard […]

Dr. James C. Petrosky is the President of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS). He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Engineering Physics where he developed experimental techniques for the prediction of damage to electronic devices and materials. He has substantial technical expertise in pulsed radiation effects and nuclear weapon survivability, with an emphasis on radiation effects on electronics and electromagnetic pulse.Previously, Dr. Petrosky served at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) where he achieved the academic rank of Professor of Nuclear Engineering. At AFIT he sustained an ABET accredited Nuclear Engineering program serving the unique military and civilian advanced education requirements for the DoD.Dr. Petrosky has published in 96 public and government classified peer-reviewed journals. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2004 as a Lieutenant Colonel, after serving as an Engineer Officer and Nuclear Research Officer.

In this episode, Paul provides an overview of ABET, which is the agency responsible for accrediting engineering programs. He discusses why accreditation is important for students and what an engineering program must do to receive accreditation. During the episode, Paul mentions that all of his department's program educational objectives are listed on his department's website. You can view the program educational objectives, along with the seven student outcomes mandated by ABET, in the "ABET Accreditation" section of this website: https://www.cpp.edu/engineering/me/index.shtml More information about ABET can be found here: https://www.abet.org/accreditation/  Have comments about this episode? Send your feedback to TESEpodcast@gmail.com and Paul will personally read your email. Episode edited by Paul Nissenson. Recorded on January 3, 2023.

In this episode you will hear:   (18:46) Mark and Julia discuss an article from Stephanie Saul that appeared in the New York Times updated on October 31st entitled, “Elite Colleges' Quiet Fight to Favor Alumni Children”   (41:30) Mark and Lisa answer our first two speakpipe questions that were sent in. Eric from Iowa has a lot of questions about hiring a college coach for his junior son and another annonymous listener also has questions about hiring a college coach. Lisa and Mark do a 55 minute deep dive over the next two weeks to answer their two questions.   (01:17:00) Mark continues his interview with Wendy Beckemeyer, the VP of enrollment at Cornell College. Wendy will help us to understand what makes Cornell College special. Part 2 of 3   Part 2-Preview   Wendy talks about the Abet accreditation and what this means Wendy talks about the strategic plan Wendy shares some new offerings Cornell is launching Wendy shares two new financial plans Cornell is launching to make paying for college friction-less Wendy shares the type of student that thrives at Cornell College Wendy elaborates on how friendships are forged at Cornell Wendy talks about the core curriculum at Cornell Wendy talks about creativity is expressed at Cornell Wendy talks about what Cornell needs to work on to become an even better school Wendy talks about what she feels Cornell does exceptionally well Wendy talks about how Cornell is extending very generous financial aid to residents from Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas, California and Colorado   (01:26:42) The recommended resource is the book “Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs by Lauren Rivera. 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Dr. James C. Petrosky is the President of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies (NIDS). He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Engineering Physicswhere he developed experimental techniques for the prediction of damage to electronic devices and materials. He has substantial technical expertise in pulsed radiation effects and nuclear weapon survivability, with an emphasis on radiation effects on electronics and electromagnetic pulse.Previously, Dr. Petrosky served at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) where he achieved the academic rank of Professor of Nuclear Engineering. At AFIT he sustained an ABET accredited Nuclear Engineering program serving the unique military and civilian advanced education requirements for the DoD.Dr. Petrosky has published in 96 public and government classified peer-reviewed journals. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2004 as a Lieutenant Colonel, after serving as an Engineer Officer and Nuclear Research Officer.

Jenny Brown is an organizer with National Women's Liberation, the author of Without Apology: The Abortion Struggle Now, and a former collaborator with the Redstockings. We talk about the how radical feminism/women's liberation went from a splinter of the New Left to shaping the course of women's struggles around the world, how their politics are misunderstood today, how their demands for repealing all laws on abortion was recuperated by a supreme court in need of legitimacy, and why the political class today strips those rights. Jenny Brown in Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2022/08/capitalism-low-birth-rate-labor-abortion-contraceptives-childcare Daring to Be Bad: Radical Feminism in America by Alice Echols: https://archive.org/details/daringtobebadrad0000echo Shout Your Abortion Pledge to Aid and Abet abortion Song: Janis Ian - Too Old to Go Away Little Girl

Nachdem Frau UseBuse von einer weiten Weltreise zurück kommt, fährt sie an die Nordsee. Abet die Nordsee ist weg. Es ist kein Wasser mehr da. Was wird Frau UseBuse da machen? Am Ende der Geschichte ist Frau UseBuse jedenfalls müde. Sehr müde. Und sie schläft ein. Sofort. Weitere Infos: www.geschichten-von-frau-usebuse.de Facebook: Vera E B Schönfeld oder  https://www.facebook.com/FrauUseBuse/ Instagram: Vera E.B. Schönfeld YouTube: Vera E.B. Schönfeld Podcast: Mit leuchtenden Augen einschlafen https://anchor.fm/vera-eb-schoenfeld Kontakt: v.e.b.schoenfeld@web.de Das neueste Buch zum Podcast: Mit Frau UseBuse durch das Jahr - mit leuchtenden Augen https://www.amazon.de/dp/B097XBPF6L/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_glt_i_G3E96RD6MF3QRQK4EH17 Das eBuch zum Podcast: Lieblings-Gute-Nacht-Geschichten von Frau UseBuse https://www.amazon.de/Lieblings-Gute-Nacht-Geschichten-von-Frau-UseBuse-leuchtenden-ebook/dp/B08XJPVQRX/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=vera+e.b.schönfeld&qid=1614339491&sr=8-5 Blick ins Buch "Frau UseBuse macht alles anders. Ganz anders!": https://www.bod.de/buchshop/frau-usebuse-macht-alles-anders-vera-e-b-schoenfeld-9783751977463 Blick ins Buch "Coronavirus? Frau UseBuse weiß, was zu tun ist!" https://www.bod.de/buchshop/coronaviruso-vera-e-b-schoenfeld-9783751915588 Link zu den Geschichten von Frau UseBuse auf Amazon: https://www.amazon.de/Vera-E-B-Schönfeld/e/B01JAEY7F0/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Illustration: www.stefanie-kolb.de

Originally aired January 3, 1994.'One basic truth can be used as a foundation for a mountain of lies, and if we dig down deep enough in the mountain of lies, and bring out that truth, to set it on top of the mountain of lies; the entire mountain of lies will crumble under the weight of that one truth, and there is nothing more devastating to a structure of lies than the revelation of the truth upon which the structure of lies was built, because the shock waves of the revelation of the truth reverberate, and continue to reverberate throughout the Earth for generations to follow, awakening even those people who had no desire to be awakened to the truth.' - Delamer Duveruswww.thefacthunter.com

Si's wife, Christine, keeps his weapon of choice under lock and key, so he finds himself hunting rats the old-fashioned way — pistols. Phillip breaks out the hard hats and fluorescent safety vests for Si's favorite new hobby. Martin and John-David share two insanely brilliant marketing tricks. The Duckmen may have been in the worst commercial ever filmed — and it's BAD. Martin shares an update on Brittany and the babies and calls out Si for a bald-faced lie. A fan sends in one of the coolest baptism stories ever. And the boys give advice on dealing with dating disappointment and how to handle shame about your past. https://helixsleep.com/duck — Get up to $200 off all mattress orders AND 2 free pillows! https://www.stamps.com — Get a 4-week free trial + free postage + a digital scale with promo code DUCK - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Clarke and Abet Tinio, the Co-CEOs of the newest digital bank in the Philippines joins us in our 200th episode to give us a glimpse of what GoTyme will be like once they officially launch. Nate and Abet will both be sharing their illustrious careers which includes stints in launching banks and running e-wallets. They will also share how GoTyme was formed and how it will revolutionize the way Filipino do banking with their approach. Nate and Abet also shares the features of GoTyme along with what people should look out for when they launch soon.This episode is brought to you by PDAX. Join PDAX here: podlink.co/hustlesharepdaxFor show notes, go to hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by Podmachine Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. As Team Biden continues to flail publicly about what, if anything, it will do if the Chinese Communist Party attacks Taiwan, the CCP's menace is becoming ever clearer. A leaked video of a top secret meeting on May 14th shows leaders in Guangdong Province planning the transition from “normal to war.” And hacked Chinese police data confirms the CCP's oppression and genocide of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities. Such revelations should bring to a screeching halt efforts to get U.S. military personnel and other government employees to invest their retirement savings in Communist Chinese companies. But will it? It's still possible to prevent the Thrift Savings Plan from inflicting a disaster on investors and a threat to our national security. Urge your representatives to stop what amounts to aiding and abetting the enemy on the eve of war at NoTSPforCCP.org. This is Frank Gaffney.

HEY YOU!! Did you hear about the most recent 2022 Civil & Environmental curriculum change?! Need some career help??? We hope you're having a great spring quarter and enjoyed this year's Picnic Day! This episode, we dive into all things advising, featuring Undergraduate Program Coordinator Rachel LeBrett and 3rd-year student Peer Advisor Genevieve Franz! Sign up through Oasis under “My Advising” for academic, career, and personal resource/support and start cruising through college stress-free! Tune in to learn about the updates on Environmental Engineering's ABET accreditation status, as well as heartwarming advising tips and stories. These advisors are here to help you succeed!! Check these details below for more information: https://cee.engineering.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/advising Rachel LeBrett: rmlebrett@ucdavis.edu Genevieve Franz: civiladvising@ucdavis.edu Office: 2015 Ghausi Hall

There are a lot of misconceptions about ABET, and this "Soapbox" episode sets out to correct some of them. In particular, we talk about opportunities to innovate in engineering curricula in a way that meets ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) criteria requirements and advances justice, equity, diversity and inclusion by teaching students to be more equitable and inclusive engineers. After an overview, we focus this episode on student outcomes related to communication and teams.When you listen, please do these three (3) things for me:Take a moment to SUBSCRIBE, leave a 5-STAR RATING, a GREAT REVIEW, and SHARE with others.Follow me and #EngineeringChangePodcast  on Twitter.Visit engineeringchangepodcast.com for more information and to connect with me.

This was an exclusive Radio show on FactHunterRadio.com 3/23/22 - Ba'al Busters and Bill Cooper vs the NWO Humanists and Police State: I was inspired to share with you another analysis of the psychology of those we may as well call the Earthly Overlords. I also call them Celestial Sodomites because of their emphasis on the astrological, and their dirty little practices. Let's discuss the mindset of the false authority abusing each and every one of us and threatening to harm our families. We dip back in time to the year I graduated high school, 1997, and check in with Bill Cooper and his Hour of the Time radio broadcast. As part of his Mystery Babylon series, Bill reads an article from a periodical Police newsletter called Aid and Abet. Strange name, stranger article. It's written by an alleged Police Chief using a fake name. In it, this likely member of the infamous Fraternity of secrecy details the authoritarian dictatorship that is to come, and basically warns officers to conform, support, and uphold the interests of the Humanist NWO agenda, or else!BA'AL BUSTERS shirts and merch https://my-store-c960b1.creator-spring.com/ADD My FREE RokuTV Baal Busters Channel here: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/a44cff88b32c2fcc7e090320c66c4d09/baal-busters-broadcastBaal Busters Radio Show airs every Wednesday 8am-10am EST on Revolution.Radio in Studio BWant me to Read your comment on air? Go here: https://www.tipeeestream.com/baal-busters/donationSubscribe to the Main Baal Busters here: https://BaalBuster.joshwhotv.com https://BrandNewTube.com/ @BaalBustersFREE Movie Channel Here: https://joshwhotv.com/channel/BaalBustersMovies I share all my favorite movies with youI am Daniel the Disillusioned Bodhisattva, Daniel the Sardonic, Daniel Michael Kristos

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #133, YOUR guest is Dr. Fernando Leon Garcia, President of CETYS University & President-Elect of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, aka, THE Voice of Education, & this is all brought to YOU by the 2021 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)! Fernando discusses higher ed from a global perspective. Not only does champion the role of CETYS in Baja, California, & other areas of Mexico, he also talks about why over 300 students from the U.S. have decided to study with CETYS. Fernando talks about the higher education-to-work connection & why higher education still has extreme value for Mexicans (& why higher ed is valued so highly internationally). He talks about his role as President-Elect for IAUP & why considering higher education from the global perspective is critical to understand what the future of higher education will be. Dr. Leon-Garcia has been President of CETYS University since 2010, leading the institution to institutional & program accreditation in the USA (WASC, ACBSP, ABET), & one of the highest student mobility rates in Mexico. Prior to that, he served as Chancellor of City University of Seattle‘s International Division, covering programs, campuses, & sites across the Americas, Europe & Asia. Before joining City University, he served as Chief Academic Officer of Apollo International/University of Phoenix International. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edup/message

We are so excited to kick off the new year by sitting down with engineering professor Dr. Colleen Bronner! In this week's episode, listen as we discuss topics from bias and inclusion in engineering, to engineering education and campus activities-- plus a chat about ABET accreditation (Env. Eng majors, make sure to tune in to this one!) Be sure to check out some of Professor Bronner's work below! https://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/bronner/ Wishing all of our listeners a safe and healthy start to the quarter :)

This week, Marissa met with Alice Pack, USU alum and solutions engineer at Lucid. In their discussion, they touch on what it was like to graduate in spring of 2020 amidst the beginnings of the pandemic, how crucial networking was for Alice during her job search, and how the professional world differs from the academic world. On top of that, Alice dives into topics like the ins and outs of solutions engineering, finding "flow" in her work, how interpersonal skills have played a role in her technical job, and other careers of interest. Alice is a Solution Engineer at Lucid (Lucidchart + Lucidspark + Lucidchart Cloud Insights), a SaaS company with 12+ million users worldwide. Every day she connects with teams across the globe to help see and build the future using the Lucid Suite. She graduated from the Biological Engineering (BE) department at Utah State University. During that time she added a Computer Science minor, worked as a Public Speaking TA, and helped with the ABET accreditation process for the BE department.

After recovering from their fight with Baron d'Orien, the party finds a panicked populous in New Cyre. They search for Abet and find something darker than they were looking for... We livestream on Twitch!

The party chases their leads around town until eventually meeting with Abet. Finding a round table of individuals, they get a new lead heading straight to them on a lightning rail from Zilargo in the care of an old friend. We livestream on Twitch!

She loves both art and engineering.  She has an uncanny "GPS" voice.  She studied mechanical engineering at University of Tennessee at Martin.  She is on the path to becoming licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE).  She loves to do it all and tries to "fail fearlessly".Meet my talented guest, Holly Bopp, from Memphis, Tennessee.Years ago, Holly had a significant conversation with a family member that helped steer her to the career course that she is on now.  Previously working with electrical systems as a mapping coordinator and engineer for various towns and cities in Tennessee, she now has fun as a mechanical engineer designing conveyor systems and likes the challenging but rewarding collaboration part of her job.In her not-so-spare time, Holly loves to design costumes for cosplay and is training her voice for commercial work. Oh yeah, and she is acting too.  From engineering to voice over to cosplay to drawing, she really does do it all!  Holly's Instagram:@hunt3rch1ckSome  definitions:FE exam - the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.  It is the first step in becoming a licensed Professional Engineer (PE).ABET accredited college - the organization that accredits college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.Order of the Engineer - an association in the United States for graduate and professional engineers that emphasizes pride and responsibility in the engineering profession.cosplay - ("costume play") performance art where cosplayers wear costumes representing specific characters.leetspeak - from gamer culture where letters are replaced with similar looking numbers or symbols.Master Chief - the main character in the video game, Halo.Akali - the rogue assassin character in the video game, League of Legends.Find my science-related art here:http://www.betsyjudge.comAnd various other things here:https://www.instagram.com/basjudge/https://www.instagram.com/artfulscientista/

While waiting for their meeting with Abet, the party finds themselves confronting a part of their past. We livestream on Twitch!

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To submit your question, email ENGRing.success@gmail.com Support the podcast: Top tier supporters - shout out each episode of the month for $10 monthly donation. Monthly supporters - shout out first episode of each month with a $5 donation. One-time supporters - shout out at episode for donations larger than $1. :) - only 1x! Summary: This week's good news: 1. It can be done fellas. Really. In this short weekly episode, Daniel rambles about his growing podcasting set-up before getting into weekly questions like: 2. Do jobs typically care that much about ABET accreditation when hiring? 3. Should I skip class to go to a private engineering event to network? 4. Is it ever worth doing internships where you have to pay the company? 5. Update: Got a job offer! Critique my negotiation email? 6. Will civil engineers be replaced by AI software in the near future? 7. Has anyone thought to themselves, “millions of others have or about to get engineering degrees with no issue, yet here I am struggling with Cal 2 (or any other class)”? 8. Do NOT major in Engineering Technology. 9. Should I take a lower title with higher pay? 10. How does an EE entry level job differ from an internship? Subscribe on YouTube to watch short excerpts of podcast episodes addressing specific topics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj86alc3a7_A_PibgYpkWFg Daniel is a Mechanical Engineering graduate of Trinity University's B.S. in Engineering Science and currently works in Business Development in the Engineering Consulting and Construction Industry. All views expressed on this podcast are his own and do not reflect the opinions or views of his employer. Music by Maxgotthetracks: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Pclog68AY1ArXm5PiApCX?si=KbqFimdQT6iK3Os2G4Jnkg&utm_source=copy-link --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-success/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineering-success/support

This week we welcome Jack Springston, CIH, CSP - ACGIH Bioaerosols Committee Vice Chair Neil Zimmerman, PhD, PE, CIH, FAIHA - ACGIH Industrial Ventilation Committee Member and Frank Mortl III, CAE - ACGIH Executive Director for an update on ACGIH COVID documents and the new Bioaerosols Monograph on Air Sampling Instrumentation. ACGIH has collaborated with ASHRAE on their most recent COVID document revisions and is in the midst of revising the 1999 Bioaerosols Assessment and Control book. The industry is anxiously awaiting this revision.   Frank Mortl, ACGI Executive Director, is responsible for providing guidance and support to the Board of Directors while leading ACGIH®'s team of professionals who are committed to serving a membership that strives to deliver critically important industrial hygiene knowledge along a wide spectrum of topics ranging from air sampling instruments, bioaerosols, biological exposure indices, industrial ventilation, as well as threshold limit values (TLVs®) for chemical substances and physical agents.   Neil Zimmerman, PhD, PE, CIH, FAIHA is a Professor Emeritus of Industrial Hygiene, retired after a 32 year career (1981-2013) as a professor, researcher and educator in the Industrial Hygiene Program of the School of Health Sciences, Purdue University. Dr. Zimmerman is an active member of the AIHA's Academic Accreditation Committee, which is responsible for ABET accreditation of university IH programs and is a past Chair. He currently is an active member of the ACGIH Industrial Ventilation Committee and was also an active participant in the development of ACGIH's recently released “ventilation for COVID-19” white papers. Dr. Zimmerman holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, and MS in Environmental Engineering and PhD in Air and Industrial Hygiene from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene (CIH). He has been affectionately referred to as Dr. Z by his many past students and is also known as “the Z-man”!   Jack Springston has over 34 years' experience in industrial hygiene and occupational health. He has been a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) since 1993, and is one of less than 50 active CIHs who also hold a sub-specialty certificate in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). He has also been a Certified Safety Professional since 1999. Jack is currently the Industrial Hygiene Services Manager, Branch Safety Officer, and Training Director for Atlas Technical in New York City, Albany, and Long Island. He has a BS in Environmental Biology and an MS Degree in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences from Hunter College. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the ACGIH's newly reformed Bioaerosols Committee and has authored and co-authored several chapters for the upcoming 2nd Edition Bioaerosols Assessment and Control book.   LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio+.

One of the biggest challenges of the imminent arrival of the 4.0 industry is knowing how to prepare for it. In ABET, a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, they prepare students to tackle this new industry's challenges providing them with technology tools and exposing them to programs constructed to guarantee that they're prepared to ensure quality, precision, and safety in the global workforce.In this episode, we talk with Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO of ABET. Michael is also an Engineering Educator, an International R&D, and Military Veteran. He holds a B.S in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University, an MBA from Western New England University, an MSE from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. We talked about Michael's background and how he got to be part of ABET. Michael also shared ABET's role in preparing students and employers for Industry 4.0, their concerns, and how they deal with them. We also discussed how ABET establishes its criteria to measure students' progress in their programs. In addition, we talked about inclusion and diversity, non-degree credentials becoming popular among learners, and ABET's role in that.Tune in and find out more about ABET and its fantastic work in adding crucial value to academic programs and preparing students for the new world. Some Questions I Ask:Can you tell us just a bit of yourself and your journey? (1:24)What do you feel is the overall role that ABET plays in education and why are accreditation and engineering programs important? (3:13)From your perspective, can you point some specific effects you've noticed in education and how it's adjusting to meet industry 4.0? (11:23)Apart from ensuring access to water and sanitation for all, can you give us just your perspective on other trends you see that we need to address? (25:56)In This Episode, You Will Learn:ABET blends theory and practice. The outcome-based criteria (6:16)ABET's continuous efforts to keep their programs in constant evolution (8:28)How vital are ethics, sustainability, and cybersecurity for ABET (12:02)The need for people with computer skills and ABET's actions to change education in that regard (16:34)The relevance of diversity and inclusion at ABET (22:24)Resources:ABET websiteABET TwitterABET InstagramABET VimeoMediumConnect with Michael:LinkedIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kevin Neary had a  background which includes first hand experience of violence, addiction and the criminal justice system, you  can read the details here.  However, through a series of lucky accidents and incidents, he is now in a better place. As the co-founder of Aid & Abet , Kevin is now an articulate voice actively involved in supporting people on their release from prison. When he came on the podcast, I wanted to understand the background to his story. It was a very thoughtful, humourous and surprising conversation. It's a long listen and 'Neary's theories ' are delivered with the passion which  comes from a considered life. More Kevin is regularly available on Twitter too.

Welcome back to the PART 2 of the Aliengazing Podcast's two-part coverage of the documentary, Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers! Our coverage in this episode will pick up right where we left off in part one. From an intrusive visit from the FBI to Bob's private home and his business to physicists weighing in on the existence of a stable form of element 115, Nick and Tom recap and weigh in on all the high strangeness this story entails! In addition we also have an interesting story in our segment, UFO's In the News! about Maine's recent rise in UFO sightings, making it the fourth highest UFO hotspot in the nation! As for music, we have a stacked deck of incredibly catchy, loud, noisy and melodic shoegaze bands with the following tracks: Slow Crush - "Aid and Abet" - https://slowcrush.bandcamp.com/track/aid-and-abet ww.slowcrush.org Deep Red - "Box of Memories" - https://deepredtx.bandcamp.com/track/box-of-memories Bled Tape - "Friction" - https://bledtape.bandcamp.com/track/friction Bloom 604 - "Summer Always Comes" - https://bloom604.bandcamp.com/album/summer-always-comes Big thank you to all the bands for lending their music to the podcast, and a special thanks to Quiet Panic for helping us get Slow Crush's newest single on the podcast. We'll be taking a brief break for the month of March, but will return later this spring to bring you much more UFO/Alien coverage and a wealth of incredible shoegaze/grungegaze/dream pop music that will almost certainly cause your prying friends and family to constantly ask you, "Who turned on the vacuum cleaner?" Until then, keep gazin' !!!!! Don't forget that you can keep up with everything dealing with both the podcast AND the band, Saucers Over Washington, by following us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/saucersoverwashington/

As broadcast February 18, 2021.  We wish Dr. Dre a happy birthday to start our Sampled funk & soul hour, so we started with a couple of deep cuts from his exceedingly expansive collection of snippets & samples for a couple of his earlier works.  After that, lots to do in both hours as we had no Thursday show last week due to Lunar New Year, so tons of new funk, soul, rnb in hour 1 then our AMPED feature kicks off proper with Dan Lloyd in hour 2, also leaden with new rock cuts to check out.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I (00:00) Fat Larry's Band – Down On The Avenue  The Kay-gees – Who's The Man (with The Master Plan)  Freedust feat Mabreeze – I Got Your Back  Akin Soul – Burning Fire  Cha Wa – Cha Wa  Cha Wa – Injuns, Here They Come  Part II (30:03) Dojo Cuts – Falling In Love Again (Lo-fi remix feat ReDrum)  El Michels Affair – Ala Vida  Robert Glasper feat HER & Meshell N'degocello – Better Than I Imagined (DJ Tunez remix)  Adeline – Mystic Lover  Ruth B feat The Harlem Gospel Travelers – If I Have A Son  H.E.R. – Fight For You  Bobby Womack – Lay Your Lovin On Me  Part III (59:49) The Armed – All Futures  The Pretty Reckless – And So It Goes (ft Tom Morello)  Death From Above 1979 – One + One  Kings of Leon - Echoing  Slow Crush – Aid and Abet  Part IV (89:51)  Dirty O'Keeffe – Brick or Bullet  Foo Fighters - Cloudspotter  Eve 6 – Black Nova  The Hold Steady – Heavy Covenant  Mogwai – Pat Stains  

Key Points From This Episode: - Matt's current position at Google, his work with Vue, and his educational background. - A look at the panel's interesting and winding journeys through education in tech. - The format of computer science degrees aimed at preparation for web development. - Assessing the common requirements for computer science degrees for front-end work. - The central value of the ability to learn and the challenges this poses to the interview process. - Thoughts on new programs that are offered by the likes of Udacity and Google. - Training entry-level personnel on the job and gatekeeping associated with certifications. - The question of accessibility on the front-end and possible certifications for this. - Useful classes that Matt has taken that he would recommend to any front-end developer. - Why ethics classes are important for anyone working in tech! - The benefits of troubleshooting audio systems, art classes, and working in retail. - This week's picks; salt mixes, The Morning Show, Persona 5 Royal, and more! Tweetables: - “I was lucky enough to go to a high school that had computer science classes. I started off by learning the 1984 version of GW-BASIC.” — Matt Del Signore [0:02:46] - “I learned a lot of stuff I learned on my own. Went to a lot of hackathons and I would talk to people there and then they would teach me stuff.” — Matt Del Signore [0:03:08] - “I think with a lot of things, in a lot of industries, we still use degrees and certifications as shorthand for knowledge.” — Matt Del Signore [0:05:43] Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: - Matt Del Signore (https://mattdelsig.me/) - Matt Del Signore on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/mattdelsig) - Vue NYC Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/vueJsNYC/) - Stony Brook (https://www.stonybrook.edu/) - Tron (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tron) - ABET (https://www.abet.org/) - Udacity (https://www.udacity.com/) - Codeacademy (https://www.codecademy.com/) - Code School (https://www.pluralsight.com/codeschool) - Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/) - Udemy (https://www.udemy.com/) - Should I Use a Carousel (http://shouldiuseacarousel.com/) - Beautiful Briny Sea (https://www.beautifulbrinysea.com/) - Hades (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/) - The Morning Show (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_morning_show) - Reese Witherspoon (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/bio) - Steve Carell (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0136797/) - Jennifer Aniston (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000098/) - Persona 5 Royal (https://atlus.com/p5r/) - Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces (https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/OSTEP/) - Sure Shot — Espresso Blend, Southdown Coffee (https://www.southdowncoffee.com/order-coffee/sure-shot-espresso-blend) - Nintendo Switch custom accessories, Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/search?q=nintendo%20switch) - Enjoy the Vue on Twitter (https://twitter.com/enjoythevuecast?lang=en) - Enjoy the Vue (https://enjoythevue.io/) Special Guest: Matt Del Signore.

Quincy and I are back for another Q&A episode in which we answer your questions! In this episode, we tackle questions about innovating to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering curricula while pointing to faculty and programs that are exemplars and the connections to ABET requirements. One thing we did not emphasize in our discussion of equitable and communication as part of an innovative curriculum, but should have, is that communication is not a one-way street that's focused on delivering content. It is very much multidirectional, involving information sharing amongst different groups at different levels in different ways. We wrap up with discussions of how to challenge inequities without (or while) being perceived as a threat, and whether industry or academia should be at the forefront of driving change. When you listen, please do these three (3) things for me:Take a moment to SUBSCRIBE, leave a 5-STAR RATING, a GREAT REVIEW, and SHARE with others.Follow me and #EngineeringChangePodcast on Twitter.Visit engineeringchangepodcast.com for more information and to connect with me.

This week’s “Future Focus” episode highlights the ABET accreditation process and how NSPS works with this organization to provide surveying curriculums with validation of their programs. Becki Popeck, PLS and Robert Schmidt, PLS, PE, join NSPS President-Elect Tim Burch for a discussion on how the group was started, criteria for gaining program accreditation, and the need for program evaluators (PEV) to continue the fine work ABET has provide for almost 90 years.This edition of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast is a call to action: do you or someone you know want to give back to the surveying profession? Let NSPS know today! Email us at info@nsps.us.com and get more information!

Pelosi and Feinstein Aid & Abet Trump | Rose McGowan, Rachel Maddow, Hunter Biden, Tara Reade, UPDATE PayPal link: https://py.pl/1yctZj Howell Underground on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/HowellUnderground/videos #NancyPelosi #DianneFeinstein Nancy Pelosi Just Made Herself Trump’s Best Ally https://medium.com/discourse/nancy-pelosi-just-made-herself-trumps-best-ally-55783e999884 'She represents the past': a Senate hug symbolizes California's Dianne Feinstein fatigue https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/17/dianne-feinstein-lindsey-graham-hug Hunter Biden’s Former Business Partner to Be Sentenced after Court Revives Fraud Conviction https://news.yahoo.com/hunter-biden-former-business-partner-143244235.html How to Make Protest Signs https://youtu.be/tphh4aTooPk Contact me directly: https://www.facebook.com/allen.kit.howell https://twitter.com/HwlUnderground --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revolutionorbust/support

Alwaleed Osman was born in Kuwait in 1990 to Egyptian parents, where they moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates shortly after the Gulf War. For thirty years he lived and studied in Abu Dhabi getting his ABET accredited degree of Mechanical Engineering from Khalifa University in 2012. His first book, "Your Dose of Motivation," a collaborative book with MENA Speakers is the product of the intersection of his passion for being an EMCEE and writing. 1.Website: alwaleedosman.com 2. Podcast: EMCEE Cast https://podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast/emcee-cast-with-alwaleed-osman/id1530566673 3. Instagram: @alwaleed.osman_ https://www.instagram.com/alwaleed.osman_/ 4. Book: Your Dose of Motivation https://www.amazon.com/Alwaleed-Osman/e/B08HDJPTSP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hassanalsheikh/message

André Kaysel: Professor IFCH/Unicamp, coordenador do PEPOL/Unicamp, diretor do CEMARX/Unicamp e professor associado do CEDEC. Luciana Tatagiba: Professora do IFCH/Unicamp, coordenadora do NEPAC/Unicamp. Ronaldo de Almeida: Professor do IFCH/Unicamp e pesquisador do CEBRAP. Sávio Cavalcante: Professor do IFCH/Unicamp, membro do CEMARX/Unicamp e membro do Conselho Fiscal da Diretoria da ABET.

In this week’s episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast “From Research to Reality”, Dejan Milojicic hosts Janice Zdankus, the VP of Innovation for Social Impact. Janice touches on some core problems of humanity and sustainability. How do we ensure enough food for the world by 2050? Can listening to the Earth measure climatic impact? And, how we can learn by being a role model. Janice, a role model for young engineers, shows by example how learning is a lifelong process.

In the next week’s episode of the Hewlett Packard Labs Podcast “From Research to Reality”, Dejan Milojicic hosts Janice Zdankus, the VP of Innovation for Social Impact. Janice touches on some core problems of humanity and sustainability. How do we ensure enough food for the world by 2050? Can listening to the Earth measure climatic impact? And, how we can learn by being a role model. Janice, a role model for young engineers, shows by example how learning is a lifelong process.

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Society is not one-size-fits all, and neither are good solutions to societal challenges. In order for engineering solutions to optimally serve society, engagement of stakeholders and engineers who bring diverse demographic, historical, social, cultural, economic, disciplinary, and other perspectives to problem solving is a must. This episode is a great conversation with Dr. Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO of ABET. We discuss the importance of inclusive problem solving to the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, gender disparities in engineering education and practice, and the importance of leaders who walk the talk when it comes to matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Connect with Dr. Milligan and ABET on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@ABETaccredit) and on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/abet-).Visit www.engineeringchangepodcast.com for more information or to connect with Dr. YEP.If you like what you hear, please take a moment to SUBSCRIBE so you’ll automatically get new episodes, leave a 5-STAR RATING, a GREAT REVIEW, and SHARE with others.

Abet is a verb that means to aid or assist in doing something wrong. Our word of the day began life in Middle English where it meant, ‘to urge to do something.’ Abet is frequently used in a legal context where the thing one is urged to do is usually illegal. But outside of the legal world, its meaning can be broader, for example: I didn’t want to abet Mike’s unhealthy eating habits. But I figured cooking him a plate of food heavy in carbs every once in a while was a harmless thing to do.

 Dr. Kam Movassaghi is currently President and CEO of Movassaghi Group, PEC, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has experience in civil engineering in the areas of consulting, academia, and government. Dr. Movassaghi received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 1963. He then went on to earn his Master of Science and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University's Civil & Environmental Engineering Department in 1965 and 1971, respectively.Dr. Movassaghi served as an engineer in several engineering firms in his early career. He then joined the faculty at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette where he was selected to head the Department of Civil Engineering. Under his direction the department expanded programs in research, developed a design computation laboratory, developed a graduate engineering management program, and received very successful ABET accreditation reviews.In 1998 Dr. Movassaghi was appointed by then Governor “Mike” Foster as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. With this position, Dr. Movassaghi was able to increase the annual construction project lettings by 78 percent with no net increase in annual revenues. He also implemented a comprehensive management plan to expedite completion of the TIMED program, the largest construction program in the history of the department. Dr. Movassaghi accomplished these and many among other notable feats in the 6 years as he served the state in this role.Dr. Kam was also the President of Fenstermaker from 2005 – 2014 and was excited to be a part of our first season of Fueled.  

  Dr. Kam Movassaghi is currently President and CEO of Movassaghi Group, PEC, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has experience in civil engineering in the areas of consulting, academia, and government. Dr. Movassaghi received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette in 1963. He then went on to earn his Master of Science and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University’s Civil & Environmental Engineering Department in 1965 and 1971, respectively. Dr. Movassaghi served as an engineer in several engineering firms in his early career. He then joined the faculty at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette where he was selected to head the Department of Civil Engineering. Under his direction the department expanded programs in research, developed a design computation laboratory, developed a graduate engineering management program, and received very successful ABET accreditation reviews. In 1998 Dr. Movassaghi was appointed by then Governor “Mike” Foster as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. With this position, Dr. Movassaghi was able to increase the annual construction project lettings by 78 percent with no net increase in annual revenues. He also implemented a comprehensive management plan to expedite completion of the TIMED program, the largest construction program in the history of the department. Dr. Movassaghi accomplished these and many among other notable feats in the 6 years as he served the state in this role. Dr. Kam was also the President of Fenstermaker from 2005 – 2014 and was excited to be a part of our first season of Fueled.  

Yep, you read that title right. Rich and Doug go there in this podcast and back it up with a boatload of scripture, history and common sense. Enjoy.   What do you think about the episode?  Comment below or email us Share with a friend

Are you now stuck in a difficult situation in life? Do you feel demotivated by present circumstances? Listen to Rev. Abet as he shares to us Acts Chapter 8 and find hope to keep moving despite life's challenges.

Learn what Divine Intervention really means to a believer. Listen to Rev. Abet as he shares to us the reason why God intervenes, the result when He does, and the practical ways we can respond to Him in gratitude.

Since appreciating the Triune God is central to our Christian faith, journey with us this May as we learn more about the doctrine of the Trinity. Listen to Rev. Abet as he shares to us how the Trinity is intimately involved in creation.

How do we get the Lord to look at us with favor when we are in desperate need of His help? How do we receive that favour? How do we get God’s attention? In this passage, Rev. Abet shares with us two approaches on how we can appeal to the Lord to grant us His favor.

It sounds like the war is upon us, and while the numerous incoming threats may simply be platitudes, it's too dangerous to entertain such wishful thinking. In a hideout underground, Cricket delves into the etymology of German gaming and Jeff tries to gain tactical advantage, though his already-shaky allegiance seems to waver. We give our listeners a (potential) gift. Topics include: BurpCount: 58, Geburtstagswünsche, Bribery, Listener Email: Pandemonium, and Guns.

Our Verse: “...anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works...” John 14:12 In this series, we are discussing the incredible possibility that you, one human, can change the world. You are listening to this because God is calling you to change the world. Buckle up! Ears and heart open to God's adventures for you! We learned earlier that world changers do two things: they change people inside, their minds, their thoughts, or they change the physical world around them. And best of all, world changers can do both- change people and improve the world. Could this be you? Jesus said we could do “even greater works” than Him, and said later, “Ask for Anything!” That is an amazing promise! John 14:13 Let's consider one human who did both these things, RG LeTourneau. Born in 1888, he was a restless young man. He did many things- farmer, logger, iron worker, welder, designer. His life work became engineering and the invention of machinery. At a young age, he became a Christian, a Jesus follower. He made many mistakes, was often prideful, but he continued to grow, spiritually and professionally. Eventually, he designed and built gigantic machines. These machines changed the world. In many countries, Bob's machines built the roads and dams we use today. He started an engineering school, LeTourneau University. Thousands of people have built careers in engineering and affected the world for good. Mr. LeTourneau helped people around the world, always stating that God was his boss. Could you be like Bob LeTourneau in the 21st Century? For 2025? For 2085? Yes... Absolutely, Yes! Ask God for strength- both spiritual and intellectual, to leave your mark on the planet. He will be your strength! More about World Changer Bob and LeTourneau University: He was a inventor/designer in the field of earth moving. He started his work life as an iron foundry laborer. In his time, dirt was moved by men and horses. It was slow and backbreaking work, often debilitating, sometimes fatal. RG thought there must be a better way, so he decided to invent equipment that would mechanize the process. He invented the first mechanical road grader. That led to the first mechanical earth moving machine. About this time, World War II began. He was tasked with others, including Henry Kaiser, to build equipment for the war effort. He produced an amazing 50%+ of the earth moving machines for the war effort world wide, literally millions of dollars worth of equipment. He continued his work after the war, converting an A-26 surplus bomber to civilian use to increase his travel ability, even across oceans. He left a great spiritual and social legacy, building special communities and orphanages in Africa and the Far East. In 1946, he established LeTourneau Technical Institute in Longview, Texas. There are 5 schools in various disciplines with one of the best engineering schools available. In 1989 LeTourneau Tech became LeTourneau University, a SACSCOC and ABET accredited, nondenominational Christian university, offering four-year and two-year degree programs in engineering, technology, the liberal arts, business, aeronautical science, education, and the sciences, plus master's degree programs in business and education.  The school's Yellow Ribbon Program is available to “any veteran who honorably served on active duty for at least 3 years since September 11, 2001.” Details- http://www.letu.edu/opencms/opencms/_Academics/

As part of our Men as Diversity Partners podcast series, FY18 SWE President Jonna Gerken talks to Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO of ABET.

Mike looks at how social proof and the wisdom of teams can help you be more effective with your workplace communications, a pun tip to celebrate Abet and Aid Punsters Day, a punishing quote of the week, and some punny business names from around the world. The post The Persuasive Power of Social Proof appeared first on Michael Kerr.

Ricardo Hausmann, the director of the Center for International Development at Harvard's Kennedy School and Venezuela's former planning minister, discusses Venezuela's debt outlook and political climate. Ariel Cohen, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, grades Donald Trump's NATO visit and foreign tour. Bloomberg Intelligence's Vincent Piazza talks about his oil outlook following the OPEC meeting and ahead of the summer driving season. Finally, Ravi Saligram, CEO of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, discusses the recent acquisition of IronPlanet.

Welcome to the Rap-abet: a weekly discussion and debate by the TRU Show, where go through the most influential and unforgettable figures & moments in hip-hop and rap history. From French Montana to Frank Ocean to Fabolous to Future, Kevin Hsieh and Kevin Ko finalize ‘F’for this edition of the Rap-abet. Also, yo, Taylor, I’m … Continue reading The Rap-abet: F

Excited for E? If so, you should get some help. If you’re not tweaking and just want some quality discussion, we can help. From Eazy-E to Eminem, Kevin Hsieh and Kevin Ko endow ‘E’ for this edition of the Rap-abet.   https://archive.org/download/RapabetE/rapabet%20e.mp3

Welcome to D. D… Dee… DEEZ… Just kidding, almost got you though. The 4th installment of the Rap-abet, Kevin Hsieh and Kevin Ko juggle Dr. Dre and Drake to crown this week’s winner.   https://archive.org/download/RapabetD/rapabet%20d.mp3

Even better than I/we were the last time baby, ooouuu, ooouuu, ooouuu, ooouuuuuu! We really hit the C’s with this one: we conflict, talk classics, and cap on mentioning the usual fifty honorable mentions. It’s safe to assume that Hsieh was surprised and ecstatic. From Chris Brown & Cam’Ron to Childish Gambino & Chance The Rapper, Kevin … Continue reading The Rap-abet: C

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Welcome to the first edition of the Rap-abet: a weekly discussion and debate by the TRU Show. Each week, Hsieh and Ko go through the most influential and unforgettable figures and moments in hip-hop and rap. https://archive.org/download/rapabetA/rapabetA.mp3

STEMxm Episode 2 -  Interview with Lynzie Nebel, Plastics Engineer Lynzie Nebel is the first Plastics Engineer we interviewed on STEMxm.  Here are some notes regarding organizations and resources we discussed in Episode 2. Occupational Outlook handbook for Materials Engineering/Science Occupations   Here's a cheesy video about plastic extrusion: Click Here Here's an equally cheesy video about injection molding plastic: Click Here  Check out this short clip to see a graphic depiction of how plastic bottles are made by injection molding: Click here   Plastics Engineering University Programs Penn State Behrend Plastics Engineering program  Pennsylvania College of Technology Plastics/Polymer program Pittsburg State - Kansas Plastics Engineering program   University of Massachusetts Lowell - Plastics Engineering program   University of Wisconsin Stout Plastics Engineering program  Western Washington University Plastics Engineering program  Ferris State University Plastics program - not ABET accredited as of mid 2016-      Graduate Plastics Degrees Southern Mississippi Polymer School Case Western Reserve University - Polymer Graduate Program Link to the company Lynize worked for at time of recording MTD MicroMolding Organizations to check out Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - You can contact them to find out more information about careers in Plastics and to ask for insights on the different plastics engineering degree programs around the country. Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - A great resource for STEM advocacy and connecting with women in Engineering. Advocates for Plastics Careers (APC) - This is the non-profit organization that Lynzie founded. They are working on building this up. Those who work through this organization would be happy to help answer your questions on Plastics Engineering careers.    To contact Lynzie Nebel directly, send her a tweet at @LRCollard STEMxm is available on iTunes & Stitcher:

Does your branding say what you think it's saying? Today's guest, Danielle Baron of ABET, reveals the problems her organization faced when undertaking a rebranding. As she explains, if you asked 200 people what ABET meant, you could get 200 different answers. By undertaking a massive survey and hiring outside consultants for the rebranding, they were able to craft a uniform message that is direct, easy to remember, and a call to action. Has your organization struggled to project a single idea? Have you lost potential supporters because inconsistent branding left your message muddled? Do you know? Don't miss this episode. Danielle Duran Baron is the Senior Director for Global Communications and Marketing at ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology at the associate, bachelor and master degree levels. In her current role, she has led the organization through a massive rebranding initiative to help position ABET as forward-thinking global organization and to align it more closely with the sectors it represents.   With ABET accreditation, students, employers, and the society we serve can be confident that a program meets the quality standards that produce graduates prepared to enter a global workforce.

In this edition; we sample the intelligent ravishes of Aid and Abet’s  artists exhibiting at Kettle Yard, investigate ghostly goings-on at the Leper chapel with story teller Robert Lloyd Parry, visit Caroline Amory at Whitehouse Arts on Strourbridge common and  preview the Visual Design conference VIVID at Anglia Ruskin University with Dr Andy Salmon

On the first episode of Experience Required, I interview a friend and amazing spoken word artist, Abet. Enjoy! And thanks for listening! You can find more on Abet at... abetspeaks.com facebook.com/abetspeaks twitter.com/abettweets youtube.com/abetspeaks