As part of the commitment Intel CEO Paul Otellini made during the President's Council on Jobs and Effectiveness, Intel has offered 120 students in Arizona the opportunity to participate in its nation-wide internship program called the Intel Ultimate Engineering Experience (IUEE). Sixty of those students came from Chandler-Gilbert Community College’s Engineering program. “The Intel Ultimate Engineering Experience takes engineering course work, combines it with real-world implementation, Intel mentors and outside speakers to embody our investment in the most important resource – people,” said Tiffany Peery, virtual and marketing program manager for Intel. “We launched this program not only to fulfill our commitment to the President but also to help keep America at the forefront of engineering – our hope is that other corporations will join us.”

 

The Intel Ultimate Engineering Experience (IUEE) is an internship program, which is uniquely designed to provide hands-on technical engineering experience. The six-week program accomplishes this through a variety of technical skill development activities, including team based project work, competitions, professional skill development, networking and social activities. The program, which launched in Chandler, will expand to additional states, including New Mexico, Texas, California and Oregon, throughout the remainder of June and into mid-July. “Chandler-Gilbert Community College is honored to have been selected to participate in the pilot of this incredible program,” said Bassam Matar, CGCC engineering professor. “Participation in this type of program reinforces the real-world approach we take as well as provides these students with unprecedented access to a world-leader in the field of technology and engineering.”

 

In addition to IUEE, Intel is introducing two additional new programs – Intel Collaborators and the University Arch Partnership – specifically developed to meet the spirit of its CEO's commitment to the Jobs Council. These programs will target freshmen and sophomore students at multiple universities and community colleges across the U.S. to help connect students' curriculum to real world applications so they are able to make a deeper connection to the coursework. Additional information can be found at http://www.intel.com/jobs/usa/students/futureengineers/.

 

Chandler-Gilbert Community College has a successful and proven engineering program. The program is designed to ensure that every student who completes the program is as well, if not better prepared, than his or her peers who attended a university as freshmen and sophomores. Professors accomplish this mission by providing high quality academics, an engineering learning community, tutoring, hand-on practice of engineering concepts and design, use of critical thinking and personal development. Additional information on the engineering program can be found at http://www.cgc.edu/engineering.