Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates
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WEPAN 2006 National
Conference
Plenary Session Speakers
Monday, June 12, 2006 8 - 9:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom Advancing Women in Technical Fields within Higher Education: Progress to Date and Current Climate Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8 - 9:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom
Monday, June 12, 2006
8 - 9:30
a.m., Grand Ballroom
Advancing Women in Technical Fields within Higher Education: Progress to
Date and Current ClimateThis panel will discuss the environment and climate for women students, faculty, and administrators in higher education and the progress that’s taking place relative to the advancement of all women in technical fields.
Panelists:
| Dr. Cristina Amon, Director of the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems and Raymond J. Lane Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| Dr. Mary Frank Fox, NSF Advance Professor, School of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Center for Study of Women, Science and Technology at Georgia Institute of Technology |
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| Dr. Gary Gabriele, NSF Division Director for the Engineering Education and Centers Division and incoming Dean of the College of Engineering at Villanova University |
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Moderator:
Dr. Indira Nair, Vice Provost of Education and Professor of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8 - 9:30 a.m., Grand BallroomThis panel describes the interactions amongst multiple constituencies in Massachusetts who have built bridges between higher education, industry, K-12 and government to address and support engineering educational reform. The desired outcome is for more children to become interested in engineering, science and technology and to adequately prepare them for pursuing academic degrees in higher education and professional careers in a 21st century technological work force. Included in the discussion will be a description of the process that led to the successful incorporation of engineering in the educational standards for the entire state of Massachusetts.
Panelists:
Dr. Martha Cyr, Director of K-12 Outreach, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ms. Migdalia De Leon-Coffin, Academy Middle School Teacher
Mr. Rob Richardson, East Coast Education Manager, Intel Corporation
Dr. Yvonne Spicer, Associate Director, Museum of Science’s National Center for Technological Literacy K-12
Moderator:
Ms. Linda Hutchison, Director, Foundations of Technical Careers, Bristol Community College
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. The Path Forward: Title IX as a Change Strategy for Science and Engineering| Dr. Debra Rolison Head, Advanced Electrochemical Materials Naval Research Laboratory |
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The July 2004 release of the General Accountability Office report on Women’s Participation in the Sciences reminded federal funding agencies and the scientific community that Title IX is the LAW, one that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational activity receiving federal funds. The funding agencies must now begin proactive―not reactive―Title IX compliance reviews of the institutions they support to do scientific research. The internal and external assessments that accompany these reviews provide the impetus and the information necessary to create academic environments that women are willing to join as faculty and not just as talented and productive students. Title IX assessments of research universities and national laboratories can serve as a means to a critical national goal: a truly inclusive scientific enterprise.
Closing Remarks
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Dr. Beverly Karplus
Hartline |
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In response to Dr. Rolison’s Closing Plenary, Dr. Hartline will discuss how WEPAN members might be prepared for Title IX audits in science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments. She will comment on how departments might respond to national policy developments as well as possible outcomes or benefits for women in engineering.