Our Mission, Our Vision
The mission of the Engineers Club of Dayton is to foster the advancement of business, education, engineering and science, and to promote the professional development of it's members, community youth and STEM-affiliated projects.
| Members of the Engineers Club Include: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Business Owners |
Engineers |
Healthcare Professionals |
Entrepreneurs |
Financial Planners |
|
CEOs |
Attorneys |
Accountants |
Patent Holders |
WPAFB Employees |
|
Military Officers |
Active Military |
University Faculty & Students |
Realtors |
Property Managers |
Education & Community Outreach
Over the years the Foundation has supported such programs as:
- Local science fairs
- TechFest for primary grade students
- The Teachers Science Seminar
- The Kettering Fund for outstanding senior engineering student
- Awards for technical papers by undergrad and graduate students
- Rube Goldberg Contest
- The Science Enrichment for minorities program
- Teacher support programs
- Mathematics Collaborative
- The Odyssey of the Mind
- Women in Engineering – a weeklong experience for high school women
- STEM Initiatives
- The Ropewalk Documentary Film
TechFest is a free two-day family event held at Sinclair Community College. It has been organized and supported by ASC of Dayton since 2003. This annual event brings together over 90 exhibitors and presenters from the Miami Valley and beyond. TechFest is Ohio’s premiere STEM and focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Whether you’re into robotics, computers, engineering, or unmanned aerial systems, you and then family can find it at TechFest.
The Ropewalk Film is among the most successful education projects sponsored by the Foundation, having won state and national awards and online distribution through Netflix. Over 500 free copies were sent to schools, museums, libraries, historical societies and sail training tall ships. Today the film is viewed and downloaded at the Internet Archive.
The Dayton Innovation Legacy project tells the stories of Dayton’s unsung inventors and innovators in their own words through a multimedia web site.
