{"id":29,"date":"2023-11-05T18:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T18:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2023-12-18T20:59:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:59:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1b3539fb alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1e9f933f\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-70ab62c4 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-96a25b33\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3e6a663b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-97559115 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-separator\"><\/div><h2 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Who We Are\u200b<\/h2><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">The<em> UASTEP project<\/em> is a collaboration between<strong> Palomar College<\/strong> and <strong>Southwestern<\/strong> <strong>College <\/strong>and their partner high school districts, universities, and industry partners. The project team will involve industry professionals and veterans in the development of industry-specific UAS courses, develop new academic programs and educational pathways, host professional development workshops for educators, cultivate students\u2019 business and workplace competencies, and host summer academies as well as outreach events to excite underrepresented high school and college students about UAS educational and career pathways. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b618de3c\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fc56d9f7 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-af58ec55\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-5ed09a9c wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Palomar-1.png ,https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Palomar-1.png 780w, https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Palomar-1.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Palomar-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1393\" width=\"1817\" height=\"987\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f701220a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-591d49cd wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo.png ,https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo.png 780w, https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1972\" width=\"382\" height=\"205\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c21e87fc alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unmanned Aircraft System Operations Technician Education Program (UASTEP) Project\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjJwBSzhpnU?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-3a2a356e uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-separator\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">This project will increase the number of skilled UAS technicians in the workforce and foster interest in UAS among faculty members and students from different disciplines. The Massive <em>Open Online Course <\/em>(MOOC) developed from this project will also provide broad societal benefits by educating the public about the safe and novel applications of UAS, thus fostering a responsible culture for UAS operations and building further excitement around UAS careers.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-3c511046\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">OUR TEAM<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-23e83ab6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b6875f19\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-5407d535 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-image-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ibarrak.nastraining.com\/uastep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wing-ch-150x150.png\" alt=\"principal\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div 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