Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/23
Outputs
Target Audience:High School Females interested in welding careers. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We have offered two Women of Welding Camps. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, we have presented innovative posters and promoted the project through social media. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
We were able to successfully increase female pursuit of a welding career; the participants of the WoW camp all reported an increased desire to pursue careers related to welding and an increased sense of beloning in the welding industry. We were able to successfully increase recruitment and enhance programming for TXST Agricultural Mechanics four of the participants in year one of the WoW camp have enrolled at TXST, three of which are pursuing agricultural mechanics degrees. All of the Year two and several of the year one participants are still in high school and have not made final post graduation decisions yet. and We have successfully evaluated the WoW series, and are in the process of publishing the WoW series as an educational model for adoption by other institutions. We have seen several institutions, welding schools, and even trades organizations explore replicating this project.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Kornegay, K., Borges, B., & Anderson, R. (2023). WoW Ambassadors- Promoting Welding
Education and Careers. Western American Association for Agricultural Education Conference, Logan, UT. Top Ten Poster.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Garza, L., Kornegay, K., Borges, B., & Anderson, R. (2023). Implementing a Women of
Welding Camp for Secondary Female Students. American Association for Agricultural Education Conference, Raleigh, NC.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Garza, L., Kornegay, K., Borges, B., & Anderson, R. (2022). Implementing a Women of
Welding Camp for Secondary Female Students. Proceedings from the 41st Annual National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Blue Ribbon Papers Research Conference Poster Session. Indianapolis, IN. Outstanding Innovative Idea Poster.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2022
Citation:
Garza, L., Kornegay, K., Borges, B., & Anderson, R. (2022). Implementing a Women of
Welding Camp for Secondary Female Students. Western American Association for Agricultural Education Conference, Las Cruces, NM.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2023
Citation:
Borges, B., Drewery, M. & Anderson, R. (2023). Women of Welding Participants sense
of belonging in the welding industry. Proceedings from the 42nd Annual National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Blue Ribbon Papers Research Conference Poster Session. Indianapolis, IN. Distinguished Research Poster
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Progress 09/01/21 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:We selected four Women of Welding Ambassadors who recruited over 100 high school girls to apply for the Women of Welding Academy. Twenty-eight high school girls were selected to participate in the WOW camp. Changes/Problems:We will need to reduce the total number of participants from 28 down to 24 in Year 2. We simply do not have enough floor space to safely accomodate 28 participants, plus the four lead teachers, four WoW ambassadors, and the two project directors in the welding lab at the same time. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We were able to provide five days of industry-standard training to the WoW camp participants. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We have established several social media accounts and have been featured on multiple industry partner accounts. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to improve the effeciency and effectiveness of the second Women of Welding Camp. We also plan to submit multiple publications to the Welding Journal and Journal of Agricultural Education.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
We were able to increase the number of females interested in pursuing a career in the welding industry. Initial data suggested that the participants had a stronger sense of belonging and a desire to pursue a career in the welding industry. The Women of Welding ambassadors meet with high school agricultural education students at several major agricultural mechanics shows and contests to promote the WoW camp and the agricultural mechanics degree programt at Texas State University. We found several students who participated in the WoW camp have decided to enroll in the agricultural mechanics degree program at Texas State University upon graduation. We were able to develop and strengthen industry connections as a result of hosting the WoW camp. We were able to secure $1,500 in scholarship money for each of the participants.
Publications
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