AKRON, Ohio, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its
2017 STEM Career Day, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
(NASDAQ: GT) has issued a $5,500
challenge to high school students – to create the most deliberately
over-engineered contraption (in the spirit of Rube Goldberg).
The prize money is part of $28,000
in grants and scholarships that will be awarded as part of
Goodyear's 19th Annual STEM Career Day, hosted by The
University of Akron.
"Engaging and inspiring students early in their education is key
to attracting and retaining young innovators," said Brandy Moorhead, Goodyear's director of tire and
mold engineering. "At Goodyear, our most valuable asset is the
talent and skills of our people and STEM Career Day reflects our
commitment to making STEM education accessible and exciting."
Students attending the event will have the opportunity to learn
more about careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and
math) during an information fair that will include several area
universities, corporations and business leaders from across
Northeast Ohio.
"We are pleased to welcome nearly 500 high school students from
across the region to our Akron
campus," said Donald P. Visco,
interim dean of the University of
Akron's College of Engineering. "I'm encouraged to see so
many students exploring careers in STEM areas – all of which we
offer here at UA. I applaud Goodyear for their leadership in
this event for nearly two decades."
Tours of The University of Akron's
campus and STEM facilities will also be offered to both students
and parents throughout the day while students rotate through three
activities. They will be given the opportunity to discover the
Microsoft Hololense (the first self-contained, holographic
computer), engage with the designer of Goodyear's Eagle-360 concept
tire, as well as participate in speed mentoring with professionals
from a variety of industries and STEM disciplines on next steps for
pursuing a career in STEM.
The event will close with the announcement of 20 scholarship
recipients and three Rube Goldberg Challenge™ grant winners awarded
by Moorhead.
A subsequent event for middle school students (grades 6-8) will
be held the following Saturday, May
6, at Akron's Firestone
High School from 8 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
To learn more about Goodyear's STEM Career Day, please visit
www.goodyear.com/careerday.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It
employs about 66,000 people and manufactures its products in 48
facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two
Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio
and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive
to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the
technology and performance standard for the industry. For
more information about Goodyear or its products, go to
www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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