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Formerly known as the Engineering Education Advocate

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Books by Celeste Baine

Engineers Make a Difference: Motivating Students to Pursue an Engineering Education

Sustainable Energy Engineering Teacher's Guide

Roller Coaster Engineering Teacher's Guide

Teaching Engineering Made Easy: A Friendly Introduction to Engineering Activities for Middle School Teachers

The Musical Engineer: A Music Enthusiast's Guide to Engineering and Technology Careers

The Fantastical Engineer

The Fantastical Engineer: A Thrillseeker's Guide to Careers in Theme Park Engineering - Second Edition

High Tech Hot Shots: Careers in Sports Engineering

Is There an Engineer Inside You?: A Comprehensive Guide to Career Decisions in Engineering

Something for Everyone

There is something for everyone in engineering. It’s one of my favorite things about these degrees. If you want to spend your days inventing, you can do that. Problem-solving, designing, testing, sketching, writing, presenting or being plain resourceful, you can do that too. There are so many pathways within engineering and engineering technology, we often overlook the fact that so many people have also used engineering as a launching pad to become doctors, attorneys, CEOs, CFOs, financial analysts, astronauts, teachers and politicians.

The point is - when you get that engineering degree – you can write your own ticket to have the life that you want.

Posted by Celeste Baine on August 8, 2011


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From Barbara - I agree!  I meet people regularly who earned an engineering degree and are doing fun exciting things that are not directly related to engineering.  It is such a spring board to being successful in so many different careers.

Posted on August 9, 2011 at 6:25 am PST


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