2/9/04

ACETEA Receives Equipment for Project Tracking
Received laptop computer system and portable lcd projector to be used for making presentations, conducting workshops, and tracking project progress.

2/6/03

ACTEA Participates in CARCAM NSF Regional Center Grant Development
ACETEA participated in Alabama College System Automotive Technology Consortium discussion of NSF ATE Center grant proposal to be submitted as a Concept Proposal on April 21, 2004; ACETEA will be an NSF partner of the Automotive Technology grant project.

2/6/03

ACETEA Website Goes Live
ACETEA website became a live site at http://acetea.org

2/5/04

Visit to Central Alabama and Gadsden State Community College Campuses
Reutter and Taylor visited Central Alabama Community College (Childersburg), Gadsden State (Ayers Campus, Anniston), and Gadsden State (East Broad Street Campus, Gadsden)

2/3/04

Visit to New Betty Carol Graham Technology Center in Alexander City
Reutter and Taylor visited Southern Union, Auburn University, and Central Alabama Community College/ATN Betty Carol Graham Technology Center (Alexander City)

2/2/04

NISOD Accepts Nomination of ACETEA as a 2004 Best Practice
Received notification that the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) has accepted the ACETEA proposal to present its partnership-based grant funding strategy as a “best practice” to NISOD Conference in Austin, Texas on May 23 – 26, 2004

2/1/04

Assistant Project Director Hired
Reggie Taylor hired as full-time, interim Assistant Project Director with responsibilities for curriculum development and project management assistance

1/19/04

ACETEA Curriculum Oversight Committees Formed
Curriculum Oversight Committees formed for Microelectronics, Robotics, Electro-Mechanical Systems, Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Wireless Communications, and Process Controls; members appointed; chairs and co-chairs assigned

1/12/04

ACETEA Project Advisory Committees Formed
Project Advisory Committees formed for Curriculum Development, Professional Development, Partnership Development, Articulation Development, and Marketing Development; members appointed; chairs and co-chairs assigned

1/9/04

University of Alabama College of Engineering Agrees to Partner with ACETEA
Met with University of Alabama College of Engineering to initiate partnership with articulation agreements, access to advanced engineering labs and engineering faculty, and co-development of future grants to be accomplished by end of May 2004

12/12/03

Participated in Postsecondary Search for Curriculum Developers
ACETEA participated in Search Committee interviews of candidates for Postsecondary Curriculum Team curriculum coordinator and curriculum specialist; Dave Layton chosen as Curriculum Coordinator and Lew Bomar as Curriculum Specialist (positions partially funded by ACETEA grant)

12/4/03

Visit to NSF Center for Paper and Chemical Technology
Visited Alabama Southern Community College – Thomasville Campus / NSF Center for Paper and Chemical Technology; discussions centered around NSF partnership linkup, curriculum development needs in process technology fields, and curriculum delivery technologies.

12/2/03

Presentation to Alabama Governor’s Commission on Existing Industries
Presented ACETEA partnership concept to Governor’s Commission on Existing Industries; the Commission was seeking ways to support the retention and growth of existing industries in Alabama; the ACETEA presentation was targeted toward high-tech industries, showing how two-year colleges, universities, K-12 systems, private industries, and Alabama state agencies could collaborate to assure a steady stream of qualified technology workers entering those industries over a number of years, relying on industry support for scholarships and cooperative education opportunities.

11/26/03

Presentation to Alabama College Association Annual Conference
Attended ACA conference and presented ACETEA project overview to the Instructional Officers Association

11/20/03

Alabama Technology Network (ATN) and Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) Agree to Partner with ACETEA
Met with John Shields, President, Alabama Technology Network (ATN) and Steve Sewell, Executive Vice President, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) to establish partnerships with both organizations; agreement was reached on access to resources, cross-linking of websites, and public relations support of ACETEA initiatives

11/19/03

Auburn University Agrees to Partner with ACETEA
Met with Dr. Dan Wilamowski, Director of the Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center (AMSTC) and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Dr. Wilamowski agreed to develop a partnership with ACETEA that would provide access to Auburn engineering labs for ACETEA faculty and students, provide summer workshop and internship opportunities for ACETEA faculty, provide access to ASMTC industry partners to assist in developing curriculum and coop education opportunities for ACETEA students.

11/19/03

Thirty-One Faculty and Deans Tour Auburn College of Engineering
Tour of Auburn College of Engineering – Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center; attended by 31 faculty members and deans of the Microelectronics Consortium

11/7/03

We connect with EPSCoR
Met with Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) officials at University of Alabama; obtained agreement for support of EPSCoR on future grant projects

11/7/03

We get involved with the wireless industry
Presented ACETEA project overview to Alabama Wireless Association; association agrees to form an education committee to support curriculum development efforts of ACETEA for wireless communications technicians

11/6/03

We get involved with the wireless industry
Presented ACETEA project overview to Alabama Wireless Association; association agrees to form an education committee to support curriculum development efforts of ACETEA for wireless communications technicians