Tech Director inspires and encourages students to pursue STEM
Omowale Casselle is the director of Pritzker Tech Talent Labs at Discovery Partner Institute. He spoke to the students in the Pre-College Science and Engineering Program about careers in tech. Photos provided By Patricia Andrews-Keenan
Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program to choose careers in technology. Casselle understands Chicago’s tech economy is growing and there is a need to get more Black and Brown students in technology.
economic growth and I want to solve that,” he said.
high school guidance counselor who didn’t believe he would excel in a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He did and went on to get his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. While at Ford Motor Company, he decided he wanted to go to Harvard Business School to get his MBA. His supervisor laughed and when Casselle got accepted, the supervisor stopped talking to him.
technology than STEM is for you. If you enjoy doing stuff and making all these videos, and doing all these things that are technology-related, that means you enjoy math. Lean into that enjoyment of math because if you can understand math, you can do almost anything in this world,” he said.
in grades Kindergarten through 12 and prepares them to pursue careers in
STEM. It was founded by Kenneth Hill in 2008. Hill founded the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program in 1976 and wanted to bring the success of that program to his hometown.
have graduated from high school and will attend college this fall. A report was done and 80 percent of the students will major in science, computer science or engineering as a result of participating in the program.
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