<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi all,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This group is looking for scientists to interview for their mobile app designed to get kids interested in STEM fields. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If you want to do this, Carolyn Brinkworth will work with you to ensure that you are properly prepared and supported by NCAR. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please contact Carolyn directly if you want to give this a try.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Paula</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">-<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><br><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Laura Farrelly</b> <br>Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 2:30 PM<br>Subject: Special Request - STEM Role Model<br>To: "<a href="mailto:carolyn@ucar.edu" target="_blank">carolyn@ucar.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:carolyn@ucar.edu" target="_blank">carolyn@ucar.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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Hi Carolyn,<br>
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Not sure if you are the right person, but since you are in charge of NCAR outreach and education, I thought I would start with you:)<br>
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I recently started Couragion and our mission is to inspire kids to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degrees. Our first product is a mobile app that will feature 'day in the life' videos of STEM workers. We are in the process of looking
for women and minority role models to feature in the videos. <b>Would NCAR be willing to let us feature an employees as one of our video role models?</b></div>
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More specifics about the request are included below my signature. So far we have had great response - NIST, Encana, Datalogix/Oracle, Crocs, and Lockheed are just a few of the organizations that are supporting us with employee role models. We also have several
schools/districts signed up to use the app.<br>
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Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks for considering my request. If you are not the right person to assist, can you point me to the appropriate person?<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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<b>THE ASK</b></div>
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• <b>Couragion would like to video interview a Boulder-based NCAR STEM employee (in their on-site work environment) to get a better idea of a typical day in their job.</b><br>
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IDEAL VIDEO ROLE MODEL</div>
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• A STEM employee in their 20s, in order to be a ‘near peer’ to the middle and high school students that will view the videos.</div>
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• A female or minority is most desired since females and minorities are underrepresented in STEM.</div>
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• A person that is articulate, out-going, and has a great understanding of their values/interests/aptitudes.</div>
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• A person with a relevant STEM job title. <br>
ABOUT COURAGION</div>
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• Our mission is to boost the number of people that pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers.</div>
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• We want to show middle and high school students the vast opportunities available in STEM using ‘near peers’ so that the students can best imagine themselves in such jobs.<br>
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• 1 hour pre call to review video plan and answer pre questions</div>
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• 1 to 1.5 hours of on-site video filming</div>
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• 1 hour to approve final video content<br>
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BENEFITS TO NCAR<br>
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• Build rapport with the future workforce.</div>
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• Receive positive publicity/press for supporting a good cause.</div>
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• Help build STEM intent to ease NCAR's recruiting burden of finding people with these critical skills.<br>
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