Reserve Your Slot to Learn How to Help STEM Students Succeed - Free Live Webinar. January 24
Community Colleges and STEM education: a national mandate
Demand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) talent is escalating nationwide yet the academic community is challenged to produce more STEM graduates and reduce dropout/transfer rates among students who enroll in STEM majors. How can you help your students successfully pursue STEM careers?
Reserve your slot for this January 24 webinar as we identify the key issues facing community colleges, hear community college leaders discuss potential solutions and:
- Learn
how technology is helping students explore and plan successful paths to
STEM academic programs and careers
- Hear
proven community college strategies for recruiting, retaining and
launching successful STEM students, including underrepresented populations
- Gain
insight into targeted funding and technology resources that you can
leverage
How can you help your students successfully pursue STEM careers? Join us January 24 to find out.
PRESENTERS
- Dr.
Richard Cerkovnik, Professor and Executive Director, National STEM
Consortium
- Bart
Sheinberg, Director of the West Houston Center for Science and
Engineering, Houston Community College
- Julia Ridgely, Director of Product Management, Owen Software
- Matt Villano, senior contributing editor, Campus Technology
Campus Technology and Pathevo
Presenter Bios:
Dr. Richard Cerkovnik Dr. Richard Cerkovnik is a tenured professor of Physical Sciences and Director of the STEM Center at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) in Maryland. In the fall of 2011 , U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Soli announced the appointment of Dr. Cerkovnik and AACC to lead the National STEM Consortium, pulling together some of the most prestigious academic and business leaders across the country. Dr. Cerkovnik holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Science degree in Physics from West Virginia University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Science Education from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Bartlett Sheinberg Mr. Sheinberg serves as Director of the West Houston Center for Science and Engineering at Houston Community College (HCC) –Northwest and is a member of the Physics and Engineering faculty at HCC. He has held various senior administrative positions at HCC including Director of Governmental Relations, and Assistant to the Chancellor. Mr. Sheinberg holds Bachelor degrees from the University of Texas and the University of Houston and a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (Houston) and serves on numerous regional, state and national educational and community advisory and steering committees and panels.
Julia Ridgely Julia Ridgely is Director of Product Management at Owen Software. Prior to joining Owen Software, she was VP of Product Strategy at Prometheus Research, a New Haven-based data management company supporting academic research on autism. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English, from Barnard College of Columbia University; and a Master of Science Journalism degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
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