Marketing of ECE in Florida John Harris Chair

Marketing of ECE in Florida John Harris, Chair

Recap Situation Electrical engineering enrollment is down Other majors on the rise, especially CS now ECE branding going on with Tailfin at national level FECEDHA can market ECE in the State of Florida What is Electrical Engineering?

Key problem Nobody knows what EE is! Google “What is Electrical Engineering? ” “It is the branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity. Electrical engineers work on a wide range of components, devices and systems, from tiny microchips to huge power station generators” from http: //www. livescience. com/47571 -electrical-engineering. html Leaves out computers, E&M, optics, communications, controls, and signal processing

What is ECE? • Electrical Engineering deals with processing, transmission and storage of energy and/or information using electromagnetics, electronics, and digital computers. • Computer Engineering focuses on the computerrelated aspects of Electrical Engineering and adds some more software classes.

Marketing Use FECEDHA to market of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the State of Florida

Develop EE Pamphlet for State of FL Highlight one EE alum from each school Cover all areas of EE Include major EE companies in Florida Show some women and minorities Use to better educate within the state: • students • parents • high school teachers • guidance counselors

University of Florida Name: Sarah Knight Job: Patent lawyer Hometown: Sarasota Education: BSEE 2001, MSEE 2003, J. D. cum laude 2006, all at UF Employer: Founding partner of Talem IP Law, Gainesville, FL. Contact me at: sknight@talemip. com “Electrical Engineering is an excellent preparation for a career in patent law. Lawyers with EE backgrounds are in huge demand due to the explosion of patents involving EE”

Action Item: Develop EE Pamphlet • I will solicit alumni profiles from each of you – Photo – Hometown – Education – Employer – Job – Paragraph on why EE was a good major for him/her • All our names and schools listed with contact info • I will put together the pamphlet and email out for review • Get sponsorship from companies for printing

Questions • • Make pamphlet? Focus on EE or ECE? Solicit funding from companies? How much? FECEDHA structure?

WHAT SAY YOU?