Key Links for the Profession

Outreach

• The SME Minneapolis/St. Paul section has created a video to simply explain the connection of mining and minerals to the basic necessities of life. Check out the "Is Mining Important?" video here.
• The Minerals Education Coalition’s (MEC) mission is to identify, produce and disseminate fact-based K-12 minerals education lessons and activities and to inform and educate the general public about the importance of mining in their everyday lives. Check out the Minerals in Our Electrical World Video Series
• ASEE's Engineering: Go For It designed to build engineering awareness among middle school students and provide lesson plans, etc. for teachers, including blogs and a hardcopy magazine
• eWeek video developed by 2012 sponsor, ASME
• The National Academy of Engineering's (NAE)  Engineering Education Makes a World of Difference
• The National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) Changing the Conversation Messaging to promote a positive, consistent image of the profession
• DesignSquad, a television program promoting engineering via Public Broadcasting System (PBS) stations
• Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS), conducting engineering competitions for students

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education

• Transformations videos and teaching aids to introduce students to minerals, metals, mining and petroleum engineering. 
• Mineral Information Institute (Mii), for students, teachers, and the general public
• Energy4me, for students, teachers, and the general public
• Project Lead the Way, for middle and high school educators
• StemEd Coalition, an alliance of more than 500 organizations to raise awareness with congress about the importance to this in schools to keep America comptetitve
• NAE GovPIGuide, which provides practical guidance to faculty on managing grants (people, budget, etc.) and leading change
• NAE Frontiers of Engineering, where select emerging engineering leaders discuss pioneering technical work and leading edge research and network to facilitate collaboration in engineering and the transfer of new techniques and approaches across fields
• The Technology Education website contains STEM information for students, parents and educators including social medial links, job information, educational projects, outreach and programs, news and more

Diversity                                                  

• Diversity in Minerals, Metals, and Materials (DMMM1) Summit. Discover key insights on diversity and inclusion issues. Diversity Report and Toolkit
• Society of Women Engineers, Diversity and Inclusion Card Deck and Online Webinars
• The collaborative effort, Outreach 4 Change, to encourage girls to consider engineering
• NAE's Engineer Your Life, to encourage girls to consider engineering
• Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), to support women engineering educators
• Be or find a mentor at MentorNet, a dynamic, technology-supported network to further the progress of women and others underrepresented in scientific and technical fields
• Find scholarships, colleges and careers for women in computer science at Computer Science Online
• A comprehensive resource on STEM opportunities for women and minorities that includes a curated list of scholarships 

   

Humanitarian

• The collaborative effort led by ASME, Engineering for Change, a forum to connect engineers and scientists to NGOs and local communities worldwide dedicated to improving quality of life
• Engineers Without Borders USA, to connect engineers to volunteer opportunities worldwide

Public Policy

• The collaborative effort led by SME, U.S. Energy Policy Coalition
• The collaborative effort, Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE)
• The collaborative effort, Energy Policy Alliance

Ethics

• ASCE's video interviews of engineers and other professionals on some of the most recognized engineering ethics cases in recent history (supported by a UEF grant)
  - view on youtube
• The collaboratively developed anti-corruption video, Ethicana (see www.ethicana.org),  led by ASCE who also has associated training materials (contact Mike Sanio at msanio@asce.org)

Workforce

• AAES' Engineering Workforce Commission for statistics on engineering enrollment in universities and the workforce
• NSPE's 2020 Transformation Plan video, including information about licensure