ABOUT INTEL MASSACHUSETTS

Intel has had a major manufacturing and research and development presence in Hudson, Massachusetts since 1998. The 149-acre site has 1.3 million square feet of building space, including the USD 2 billion Fab 17 semiconductor manufacturing plant.

Half of Hudson's 1,900 Intel employees work in manufacturing and the majority of the other employees are product developers and software designers. The technology created in Hudson powers high-performance servers, multi-user computers, notebook computers, and mobile products around the world. Strengthening local communities is also a major focus for these employees.

Community Involvement

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Community Involvement

Over 600 Intel employees in Massachusetts have volunteered their time and skills to lend a hand to more than 800 schools, nonprofits, and non-government organizations. From installing a night-vision Critter Cam at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm to helping provide produce to a local food bank, Intel Massachusetts fosters a culture of connecting with surrounding communities.

Here are some of the programs we’re most proud of:

• Visiting classrooms on Read Across America Day to read Dr. Seuss with over 1,000 students in the Hudson Public Schools.
• Installing night-vision cameras at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm so that children can watch and learn about the habits of animals at night.
• Mentoring young innovators at the Intel Computer Clubhouses across the MetroWest Boys & Girls Clubs.
• Planting and harvesting vegetables at seeding, and helping prepare Brigham Hill Farm to provide high-quality fresh produce to the Worcester Food Bank.
• Installing new technology in Abby’s House, a shelter for homeless women with children. We helped build a new learning center where children could do their homework and mothers had easy access to vocational training and employment assistance.

Education

In Massachusetts, Intel works with schools to help reach students on a deeper level, using exciting lessons with a hands-on approach to science. The Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair, with Intel’s help, provides training and support to improve science education and prepare students to enter science fairs. Five local teachers attended the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and returned to design a course for other teachers. Over 100 educators throughout Central Massachusetts have completed the course to date.

Local schools recently approached Intel for advice on their technology planning. To help guide the educators in making better investment decisions for their communities, four information technology engineers volunteered their time, expertise, and planning templates. In other cases, Intel provided a donation of computers to enable one school to expand its engineering program to more students.

Intel volunteers work shoulder-to-shoulder with student and teacher teams who compete in robotics competitions like FIRST Robotics and Vex Robotics. In addition, Intel supports the adoption of a progression of engineering courses called Project Lead the Way in Shrewsbury, Hudson, Worcester, and Assabet Regional Technical Vocational High Schools. And, in a special initiative with the teachers at Burncoat Middle School in Worcester, employees from the Intel Latino Network helped design a curriculum to teach electronics. Working with the teachers over several months, our employees developed an electronics curriculum with hands-on projects for students. They created a guidebook and training materials for teachers to help their students learn electronics basics.

Math is one of the key building blocks in preparing students for college and careers. When educators and school committees expressed the need to help their students gain proficiency in math, Intel responded with support for professional development for elementary school teachers. Intel Math [pdf] was developed by the University of Vermont as a graduate-level course and has been adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to help prepare teachers to teach math to their students.