Expose 2 Inspire Event Gives Students STEM Experience
October 15, 2018
Students from Greensboro High School gained hands-on S.T.E.M. experience September 26, at the first annual Expose 2 Inspire event.
Sponsored by ARD Logistics, the event gave students the opportunity to tour the facility and experience workstations related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S.T.E.M.). Each student had the opportunity to explore workstations that involved the programming and creation of a 3-D model phone case, creation of a catapult without instructions, utilization of a catapult to analyze the relationship between force and distance, and the capture of data to process and generate spreadsheets and graphs. In addition, students were able to learn the Seven Wastes of Manufacturing using the acronym TIM WOOD. This acronym stands for Transportation, Inventory, Movement, Waiting, Over-Producing, Over-Processing, and Defects.
The students had the opportunity to meet with other professionals and a local politician during this event, which was hosted by Sylvester Hester, CEO of Global Automotive Alliance and ARD Logistics, and coordinated by Jennifer Taylor with the City of Tuscaloosa in partnership with Michael Ryans, Superintendent of the Hale County School System.
Tasha Washington, Advisor, Stillman College; Dr. Charles Nash, Senior Vice Chancellor, UA System Academic and Student Affairs; and Ralph Howard, Alabama House of Representatives were in attendance. They provided valuable information and feedback to the students throughout the event and served as ambassadors.
In addition to information on careers in S.T.E.M. fields, students were also given encouragement to pursue great careers. “The only thing that can stop you from succeeding is you,” Hester told students.