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Journal of Advanced Technology Education: Vol. 5 Issue 1

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Check out the latest technician career path downloads: Chip Design Technician KSA, Microsystems Process Technician KSA, and Maintenance Technician KSA

MNT-EC provides no-cost mentoring for community college faculty interested in preparing an NSF ATE project proposal related to technician education and program improvement

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Calendar

Events / Workshops / Scholarships

October 6 @ 8:00 am — October 8 @ 5:00 pm

ACTE Best Practices Conference 2026
Educators Industry Partners Student or Parent
October 21 @ 8:00 am — October 23 @ 5:00 pm

ATE Principal Investigators (PI) Conference 2026
Educators Industry Partners Student or Parent
October 31 @ 8:00 am — November 2 @ 5:00 pm

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Annual Conference 2026
Educators Industry Partners Student or Parent
November 13 @ 8:00 am — November 14 @ 5:00 pm

Four State Regional Technology Conference (FSRTC) 2026
Educators Industry Partners Student or Parent

Talking Technicians Podcast

Journal of Advanced Technology Education

Towards a Culture of Grants at Two-Year Colleges

Building Sustainable Grant Cultures at Two-Year Colleges: Lessons from Project Vision on Early Ideation, Presidential Mentorship, and National Teaming

Exploring Accessibility Features in SeekBeak: Making 360° Content More Inclusive 

Bridging the Expertise Gap: An AI-Assisted Workflow for Qualitative Analysis of Developer Meeting Transcripts in NSF ATE Program Evaluation

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This Week

June 18, 2026 Micro Monday: NNME Nodes, Jobs, and More
MNT Instagram Reboot with Dr. Fernanda Sulantay.

This Week in Small: Fall 2026 Is Off To An Amazing Start. Sept 17, 2026
Art Credit IEEE Women in Engineering _Neta Mochino _TOKIFUDE

June 25, 2026 Micro Monday Issue 08 _Manga and More…
Hans is a cross-SEM team supervisor at Lam Research in Tualatin, Oregon.

Hans is a XSEM Team Supervisor at Lam Research _S06-E07 Talking Technicians
2026 Community College Innovation Challenge from AACC website page.

PCC Team “Cortexa” Named 2026 Community College Innovation Challenge National Finalist
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Launching Micro Monday: New Community of Practice Newsletter _Issue 01
AI Moved the Door

AI Didn’t Kill the Job. It Moved the Door.
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MNT Monthly Update: April

Our goal is to grow the MNT technician workforce by fostering academic and industry mentorship between existing MNT partners and educators developing prospective community college MNT programs.

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