Island Energy Inquiry™ Professional Development Workshop – Maui County & Oahu – JUNE 2014

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IEI Professional Development Workshop Series

Maui County– June 12th & 13th, 2014

Oahu – June 26th & 27th, 2014

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Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm (all locations)
Fee: $20 (secures registration)
Required: 2 online follow-up sessions. Dates TBD

Note: We will select our classes from those who register. If you’re accepted, we’ll send information regarding PD signup and fee payment.

The Confidence Gap

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The Confidence Gap: Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men– and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s why, and what to do about it. 

ABC News Reporter Claire Shipman and BBC World News America Anchor Katty Kay explore why, despite increased academic and vocational success of women, men’s trajectories point towards management and executive positions while women are still nearly absent at the top of the career ladder. Full article here.  



McDonald’s restaurants of Hawaii donates more than $45,000 to Hawaii robotics teams

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Submitted by CommPac

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HONOLULU – McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii is donating more than $45,000 to the Hawaii robotics teams at this year’s FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in Hawaii Robotics Regional Competition. McDonald’s owner-operators presented a check on Saturday during the competition’s opening ceremony for $40,666, which will be divided among the 29 competing Hawaii robotics teams. An additional $1,000 will be given to each of the five Hawaii schools (Waialua High School, McKinley High School, Kamehameha Schools, Maui High School and Kealakehe High School) moving on to the world championship in St. Louis, Mo., in April.

McDonald’s was FIRST’s official breakfast sponsor and hosted a weeklong statewide fundraiser, donating $1 from every Egg McMuffin® sandwich, Egg McMuffin® Extra Value Meal, Egg White Delight McMuffin® and Egg White Delight McMuffin® Extra Value Meal sold during the week of March 17 to 23. This year’s sales raised nearly $9,000 more than the $32,000 raised for the 2013 competition. Last year’s five qualifying Hawaii teams also received an additional $1,000 each.

This year’s competition featured a total of 39 teams – the 29 teams from Hawaii plus one from the mainland and nine from international schools.

“We couldn’t be more grateful for the generous support of McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii for the third year in a row,” said Lenny Klompus, president of Friends of Hawaii Robotics. “Not only did they provide breakfast for all of our teams, but the additional money raised this year will really go a long way for the schools. Thanks to its sponsorship, McDonald’s is fostering the growth of our future leaders as robotics allows them to thrive in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.”

“We thank the students for giving our customers a preview of their innovative, high-tech robots during pre-competition demonstrations at our restaurants,” said Victor Lim, a McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii owner and operator. “But we were even happier to cheer them on during the competition and feel their excitement as they masterfully maneuvered their robots around to score points. We wish the five Hawaii schools moving on to the world championship the best of luck.”

About McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii

McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii has 85 restaurants and more than 5,200 employees in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. In Hawaii alone, the company has 75 restaurants and more than 4,600 employees. McDonald’s total economic impact on the state yearly, directly and indirectly, is about $370 million in spending and nearly 12,000 jobs in the community. McDonald’s prides itself on offering career opportunities to employees, with most managers staying with the company for more than 18 years. Follow McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii on Twitter at @McDonaldsHawaii.

About McDonald’s

McDonald’s USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options, including wholesome choices, made from quality ingredients to more than 26 million customers every day. Nearly 89 percent of McDonald’s 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women. Customers can now log online for free at approximately 11,500 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonald’s U.S. restaurants. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter (@McDonalds) and Facebook (Facebook.com/McDonalds) for updates on our business, promotions and products.

Source: hawaiinewsnow.com

Colleges that offer the best return on your investment

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By Katie Lobosco, CNNMoney.

At a time of rising tuition and soaring college debt, the school students choose can make a big difference to their long-term financial health, according to a report on which colleges offer the best return on investment.

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Harvey Mudd College, a private college in Claremont, Calif., offers students the biggest bang for their higher-education buck, according to the report from PayScale, a website that tracks pay data. During the first 20 years after getting a degree, graduates can expect to come out $1.1 million ahead of peers who skipped college and went straight to work after high school.

But return on investment depends a lot on a student’s major.

For computer science majors, Stanford University offers the best deal, with a return of $1.7 million over the first 20 years of their career.

Education majors, on the other hand, may not make as much as computer scientists after graduation, but they can get the most for their money at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Education alums can expect a $189,000 return on their investment during the first 20 years after earning a degree.

“We need people to be teachers and social workers,” said Katie Bardaro, an economist at PayScale. “But if you want to go into those fields, you need to understand the income potential so you can make the right choice about taking out loans and where you go to school.”

Majors in liberal arts programs also can enjoy much better income potential if they pick the right school. Political science majors at Texas A&M University, for example, earn a 20-year return of almost $600,000 on average. At Columbia University, art graduates can expect to earn a return of about $478,000 on their investment.

In general, students who get the best bang for their buck major in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) — and attend schools with well-known programs that help with job placement.

“When it comes to earnings, yes, it’s all about STEM,” said Bardaro.

PayScale’s study looked at how much a college grad earned over the first 20 years of their career, minus the cost of tuition, room, board and books, taking financial aid into account. PayScale then compared that number to the pay of a high school grad who worked for 24 to 26 years.

Source: CNNMoney

5th Annual 2014 Hawaii STEM Conference

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For the 5th successful year,  450 STEM/Service Learning students, teachers,
parents, community and business leaders are invited to gather on Maui to
celebrate STEM learning projects, experience the excitement of
a regional technology conference and share stories with
other students from different islands.

Visit http://womenintech.com/HawaiiSTEMConference/  for details.

Contact Mapu Quitazol at 808-875-2343 for more information.

Save the Date May 5th: SF Regional Forum to Highlight the White House Summit on Working Families

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The Women’s Bureau San Francisco office has been actively planning a regional forum to highlight the June 23rd White House Summit on Working Families: http://workingfamiliessummit.org/. The event will be held May 5th in the San Francisco Federal building. Time and full agenda are to be determined.

Please go to http://dol.gov/wb/workingfamilies/ for information on all regional events and to register. More information to come once the agenda is confirmed. There are more regional roundtables and forums in the planning process, including the possibility of additional roundtables and forums in San Diego and Arizona. Your support in spreading the word about these events is greatly appreciated!

Science and Engineering Doctorates for Women ‘Increasing Rapidly’

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By David Nagel, January 29, 2014 

Over the last 10 years, the number of doctorates in physical sciences and engineering awarded to women by American universities has grown by nearly two-thirds. However, according to the latest data available, women still account for only 30 percent of doctorates in physical sciences and engineering.

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According the latest report released by the National Science Foundation, in 2012, American women (citizens and permanent residents) earned a majority of doctorates awarded in life sciences, social sciences, education and humanities in the United States and nearly half of the doctorates awarded in disciplines other than physical sciences or engineering.

“Women are becoming increasingly prevalent with each new cohort of doctorate recipients, earning a majority of all doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents each year since 2002 and earning one-third of all doctorates awarded to temporary visa holders over that period,” according to the report. “In 2012, women earned 46 percent of all doctorates.”

Taking into account all sciences (beyond physical sciences), women earned 43 percent of all science and engineering doctorates awarded in 2012 — a 13-point increase from 1992.

But physical sciences and engineering, while still far behind other disciplines, are nevertheless the fastest-growing sub-fields for women, and NSF characterized the growth in doctorates awarded to women in those disciplines as “increasing rapidly.” Since 2002, the number of doctorates in physical sciences awarded to women has grown 60 percent, and the number of doctorates in engineering has grown even more — 66 percent.

Read the full article at Campus Technology.