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Michigan Tech Steel Industry Day IIPaul Sanders

Kent D. Peaslee Junior Faculty Awardee

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2nd Annual Steel Industry Day• Plan• Promotion• Events– Mid-day– Evening

• Media• Next Up• Flattery

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The Plan

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Promotion • Campus calendars & video displays

• E-mails to residence hall counselors

• Engineering Fundamentals students were given “explorations points” for attending

• Faculty notified in daily "Tech Today”

• "Stickers" were placed on campus sidewalks

• Posters and prizes

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Lunch Event: 10 am - 2 pm• Steel displays in Tent– Beautiful day!– 10 companies attended

• 1000+ students passed by– Busiest during lunch– At least 500 students

stopped to talk

• Free lunch under a second tent– Served 500+ students

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Evening Event: 6-7:30 pm• Industry panel

discussion – 3 minute AIST student

video– 40 students attended– Company introductions– Q & A

• Prize drawing – Student who answered

10 sidewalk questions– $100 gift cards

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Local TV News Coverage

– http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=1100860

– http://www.upmatters.com/story/d/story/news/41604/FN-frGSaNUuIgME4PgsciQ

– News Video

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Lessons Learned

• Bigger tent signage• Clear entrance to the tent• Food in same tent• Better draw for evening

event

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Next Up

• MSE Open House– Scheduled for November 4th, 2014– Expect 250 1st year engineering students

• MS&T– 14 Michigan Tech students are in Pittsburgh

• Plant trip and leadership experience– Schedule for March, 2014 at Nucor Crawfordsville– Gerdau volunteered for 2015

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Awards

Undergraduate Design Competition

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Blast Furnace Tap Bit Microstructure

12

2.5’’

Cementite

Pearlite

Pearlite

Graphite

Ferrite

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…*2

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A Great Team• The support of AIST• The facilities of Michigan Tech• The leadership of Career Services• Our relationships with the steel industry