Arrow Electronics Sponsors National Society of Black Engineers STEM Event for Denver-Area Elementary School Students
Denver, Colo. – Global technology company Arrow Electronics sponsored a local National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) project last month for third through fifth-grade students at Maxwell Elementary school.
NSBE created SEEK to address the underrepresentation of African-American students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and help the U.S. remain competitive in today's global economy. The SEEK Program succeeds in providing: positive, African-American, collegiate NSBE members as role models; early exposure to math, science and engineering concepts; and group-based learning projects, designed to maximize creativity and ingenuity.
As part of the Arrow-sponsored local NSBE SEEK project, students at SEEK’s Maxwell campus were charged with creating wind turbines capable of generating energy on both large and small scales. Students teamed together to design and build working wind turbine ecosystems out of a simple electronics kit and everyday products; they were encouraged to embrace Arrow’s forward-looking view of technology by thinking Five Years Out in their designs. They also learned about instruments for measuring wind speed and about testing protocols, and they were asked to present their final designs to a panel of expert judges.
Two Arrow engineering interns joined other NSBE members to mentor the students during the three-week project. In addition, several Arrow employees volunteered their time to help coach the mentors, speak to the students about careers in STEM and judge the final presentations.
Zaneta Kelsey, Arrow’s director of IoT marketing, described the NSBE SEEK project as “an incredibly rich experience for students, mentors, parents and companies that creates opportunities at every level. As a sponsor, Arrow takes pride in sharing resources to strengthen the communities we work in and cultivate a diverse pipeline of technology experts.”
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations serving over 85 countries. Learn more at www.fiveyearsout.com.
To learn more about Arrow’s CSR work, please visit http://community.arrow.com/activities/.
To learn more about Arrow’s commitment to STEM education, please visit http://3blmedia.com/News/Arrow-Electronics-Hosts-Colorado-STEM-Champions.
