Monday, July 14th

RCCC
8:30-3:30

Time

Location/Room

8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30

Main conference room 9281

2nd Floor (Electronics Lab)

9:30-10:30

2nd Floor (Electronics Lab)

10:30-10:45
10:45-12:00

2nd Floor (Electronics Lab)

12:00-1:00
1:00-3:00

Main Conference Room 9281

AHR Lab (2nd floor)

Activity
Welcome and start up
Introduction of teachers and
hosts. Overview of activities
for the day.
Construction Management
Technology Program
briefing, STEM in
Construction
Break
Math in construction activity
(estimating) & Technology in
construction (Autodesk Revit
exercise pending software
installation)
Lunch
Geometry in Air Conditioning
and Heating (sheet metal
fabrication) & tour of program
Wrap Up

3:00-3:30
Main Conference Room 9281
Notes for the day:
CBTC Campus (behind Websters Radiator on Hwy 29)
660 Concord Parkway North

Cabarrus STEMersion Day

Agenda 07-15-14
Carolinas Healthcare System
Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast
8:15-8:35

Arrive, light breakfast (provided)

8:35-9:00
Wingate)

Welcome

Roper Commons (Phyllis

Overview of Day
Confidentiality and HIPAA

(Tang, Castrodale)
(Barrier)

Emergency Management

Roper Commons
(Pat Patrick, Heather Harper)

9:00-9:45

9:45-12:15 Small Group Tours

Laws,
Laboratory
Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Sterile Processing

Roper Commons

(Tang, Barrier, Kevin

Castrodale)
(Charles Phillips)
(Tim Hoagland, Lisa Tadlock)
(Tomain Murphy, Jessica
Vanmarter)
(Patricia Washington)

12:15-1:00 Lunch (provided)

Roper Commons

1:00-2:00

Roper Commons - Tour of

Plant Operations
Plant

Ops
(Roger Boyington)
2:00-2:45

Small Groups
Health
Forensics

Cabarrus College of
Sciences (CCHS)
(Lori Clark)

2:55-3:15
228

Debrief

Coltrane Theater, CCHS, CR

(Castrodale)

Walk back to visitor deck.

Note special instructions on page 2.
Parking Instructions:

Use Visitor Parking deck located off Church Street/Hwy 29 on the

Sears side of the mall entrance.
When entering campus from Church Street/Hwy 29, take
immediate fork to the right and turn into either deck entrance on
immediate right.
Please park on the ramp up to 2nd floor or above and not in
designated marked spaces.

Directions to and once in Medical Arts Building to Roper

Commons:
Enter the Medical Arts Building at the second set of doors in front
of the pineapple fountain.
Receptionist at Medical Arts Entrance will gladly provide
directions.
You will go straight behind desk, radiology to your left and
cafeteria will be on your right. You will see circular stairs on the
right. Take stairs or the elevator beside stairs down to the
ground level.
You will be in Roper Commons. Look for registration table at
stairs.
What to wear:
For your safety and comfort, wear comfortable, closed-toed
shoes, as there will be a lot of walking (tennis shoes could be
appropriate.)
Attire should be comfortable professional or business casual.
Please no jeans, shorts, midriff shirts, cleavage, or exposed
tattoos.
You may need a sweater for air-conditioned areas.
Wear ID/nametag.
For questions, contact:
Jessica Castrodale, 704.403.3589
jessica.castrodale@carolinashealthcare.org
Katherine Barrier, 704.403.1596
katherine.barrier@carolinashealthcare.org

Tri Tang, 704-403-1510 tri.tang@carolinashealthcare.org

Manufacturing
Legrand (Pass and Seymour)
July 17, 2014
8:30-12:30
Time
8:30-9:00

Location/Room
Lobby

Activity
Arrival at main lobby (will be escorted to
conference room upon arrival)

9:00-9:30

Conference Room

Company and site overview, review of skills

required, how academia can help to prep
future employees

9:30-11:45

Plant floor

Integrated tour of manufacturing with

demonstrations (molding, machining,
assembly, testing labs, tool-and die shop)
and employee-led discussions on how lean
manufacturing, quality, and STEM skills are
integrated into day-to-day work (employees
will make connections to education and
training to their jobs

11:45-12:30

Conference Room

Lunch

Notes for the morning:

o Location: 4515 Enterprise Dr NW, off of International Dr in Concord
(between NC 73 and Poplar Tent Rd, off Exit 55 of I-85).
o Park in lot in front of main entrance. If run out of spots, there is another lot
just down the hill from the main lot.
o Dress requirements: Comfortable, closed-toe shoes; all pants, etc. must
be below the knees in the plant (e.g., no shorts)
o Safety: protective equipment will be provided for the tour (safety glasses
and ear plugs/protection).

Manufacturing
Southeastern Packaging
July 17, 2014
1:00-3:30
Time
Location/Room
1:00-1:30 Training Conference Room

Activity
Welcome and overview of the
business and STEM-related plant
initiatives

1:30-3:00 Plant floor and CR

Integrated tour and presentations on

employee-involved continuous
improvement, Six Sigma, operations
career paths and skills utilized

3:00-3:30 Training Conference Room

Wrap Up

Notes for the afternoon:

o Location: 2200 Mulberry Rd, Concord, NC (off Pharr Mill Rd, E of NC 49).
o Parking: Dont use main entrance at 2200 Mulberry Rd but continue on
Mulberry and turn left at the 2nd parking lot just past the building. There will
be some tractor-trailer cabs in the lot, but we can park around and among
them.
o Safety: Must wear closed-toe shoes. Personal protective equipment
requirements will be bump caps and hearing protection (disposable

earplugs), which will be supplied.

Agribusiness
Incubator Farms, Metrolina, Porter Farms
July 16, 2014
8:30-3:30
Time
8:30-9:00

Location/Room
Ed Center/Bus

Activity
Welcome and Start Up

9:15

Tours/STEM Focus

11:15

Metrolina
Greenhouses
Porter Farm

11:45

Lunch

1:15

Lomax Farm

2:00-3:00

Ed Center

3:00-3:30

Ed Center

Lunch and Presentations (Porters and

4H)
David Goforth and Carl Pless
Cooperative Extension Presentation
Presentation Tom Gentry
Sustainability and Urban Agriculture
Wrap Up

Tours/STEM Focus

Notes for the day:

o We will load the bus at the Cabarrus County Education Center and travel
to each location.
o Wear comfortable clothing, sunscreen and hat.
o Bring a cool drink.

Infrastructure
Coddle Creek Water Treatment Plant
Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant
July 18, 2014
8:30-2:00
Time
8:30-9:00

Location/Room
Meet at Ed Center

Activity
Welcome and Start Up

9:00-10:30

Coddle Creek WTP

Tour/STEM Focus

11:00-12:30

Rocky River WWTP

Tour and Presentations

12:30-1:00

Rocky River WWTP

Lunch

1:00-2:00

Rocky River WWTP

Wrap Up

Notes for the day:

o We will load the bus at the Cabarrus County Education Center and travel
to each location.
o Wear comfortable clothing
o We will be ending by 2:00 PM