CPE News

Students help Covestro forecast features of autonomous vehicles  Company managers and engineers recently had a chance to learn how today’s students would steer product development for tomorrow’s autonomous vehicles if they were in the driver’s seat at Covestro. Kids from a South Fayette High School science class gave recommendations on automotive features their generation would […]

At the third of four sessions scheduled for this school year, participants in our program for Leadership in Career  & Technical Education gathered at Parkway West Career & Technology Center (CTC) to learn skills they’ll need to advance in their careers. In addition to students from the host school, attendees came from A.W. Beattie Career [...]

Consortium expresses thanks for grant from AEO Foundation American Eagle Outfitters Foundation is again helping support The Future Is Mine (TFIM) and its annual Student Leadership Conference. “We very grateful for companies like American Eagle and the philanthropies they create to help kids and others in our community,” said the Consortium’s Executive Director Mary Kay Babyak. […]

“Putting the Pieces Together” at TFIM Student Leadership Conference Businesses and organizations hosting explorations this year during our annual Student Leadership Conference for The Future Is Mine (TFIM) will give kids opportunities to look at careers in fields ranging from healthcare and government to financial services and video game design. “We’ll have 16 different employers […]

South Allegheny event features business breakouts Some 21 businesses hosted workshops as part of a professional learning session that South Allegheny School District organized on Connecting Classrooms to Careers. Interest in the event proved strong, with roughly 130 educators attending, including a fifth from other districts. Organizers could sense they’d tapped into a vein.  “We […]

SPS launches string of projects With a string of new projects underway, our Student Powered Solutions (SPS) program already has connected four community partners with nine schools to undertake Project-Based Learning (PBL) experiences this semester and plans to launch another project involving two schools in March. All of the projects will conclude with formal presentations […]

UPMC provides sponsorships for TFIM and Champions UPMC Health System has again become a sponsor for the annual Student Leadership Conference we host for participants in our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine  (TFIM), and for our annual Champions of Learning Awards, which recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses that support or create outstanding learning opportunities for students across the […]

Highmark renews support Highmark has again renewed its support for our career exploration program for high school students, The Future Is Mine  (TFIM), and as well as its sponsorship of our annual Champions of Learning Awards, which recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses that support or create outstanding learning opportunities for students across the region. “Highmark is a […]

Four SPS teams to tackle two real-world challenges Student Powered Solutions teams from four schools got projects underway in January with visits to the employers that have posed challenges for their analysis and recommendations. Teams from Mt. Pleasant and South Allegheny high schools will be working with Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) to […]

SPS teams from Charleroi and Bentworth bring actionable ideas to DMI Students who participated in our Student Powered Solutions project with DMI Companies not only came up with actionable ideas, they came away realizing they’d gained valuable skills. Teams from Bentworth and Charleroi Area high schools approached a problem DMI posed from different angles. Bentworth […]