Director's Welcome

Successful partnerships are ‘win-win' situations that require give-and-take from all involved…. Partnerships are often fairly easy to establish, but require on-going support and involvement to sustain…. Because forming partnerships can be frustrating, especially in the early stages, successes need to be planned early on as a reward for the time and effort invested. –KATE KITCHELL & JOE DRAAYENBRINK, Power of Partnerships Handbook, 1992

This quote was obtained with permission from the American Trails website.  It speaks to the power and importance of partnerships as they are built on shared interests, mutual recognition of values, taking risks and realizing rewards. At the same time, partnerships require time and effort based on "give and take", ongoing communication and the realization that outcomes must be balanced.

The Office of Educational Partnerships is uniquely positioned to work with corporate and community organizations, professional associations, educational institutions and governmental agencies to build pre-college engineering education programs. We have a history via each of our existing programs that speaks to what can be accomplished when working with appropriate partnering organizations and dedicated, talented individuals.

I encourage you to also visit the Office of Diversity and the Office of Women in Engineering and Computer Science which together (with our Office of Educational Partnerships) form CECS Outreach. Should you have any questions, suggestions or input regarding the development of new programs or our office's existing programs, please contact me via e-mail or call at (407) 823-4927.

Thank you!