Outreach

• Educational
  • Local Schools (meet with each school once per year)
    • Daytona State College
    • Spruce Creek High School
    • Atlantic High School
    • Mainland High School
    • New Smyrna High School
    • FIRST robotics team
    • Volusia County Educators
  • Summer Programs (participate in summer programs each year)
    • GEMS – Girls Exploring Math and Science
    • SECME – Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering
    • 2009 Leadership Institute

• Community Engagement
  • Local Government (meet with local governments once per year)
    • Volusia County
    • City of Daytona
  • Local Industry (engage local industry)
    • International Speedway Corporation
    • NASCAR
    • Solar-FIT
    • Hawkeye
    • US Didactic 

• Media (provide media updates at least once per month)
  • Virtual Lab Tour
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Website
  • Press releases
  • Media Event
  • Green Garage blog
  • Local Newspapers (Daytona News-Journal)
  • You Tube

Professional Development

• Conference Publications (at least 2 publications per year)
• Workshops
• Internships
• Sponsor Mentors (weekly meetings with GM mentor)
• Industry Standard Practices (yearly training)
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Safety Training
  • Project Planning Tools
• GM’s Global Development Process (weekly updates and usage)
• Hybrid Technology (several classes on hybrid vehicles supported by project)
• Vehicle Electrification (class on energy systems, advanced mechatronics supported by project)

Environment

• Energy Independence / reduction in petroleum energy usage (67% reduction in PEU)
• Vehicle electrification (25 mile all electric range, extended range electric vehicle - EREV classification)
• Bio-fuels (usage of B20 biodiesel for extended range operation)
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction
• ERAU Green Garage / green building materials (recycled materials and environmentally friendly produced used in the construction of the new ERAU Green Garage)