Campus Technology FREE Webinar: Learn How to Help STEM Students Succeed - On Demand Webinar

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Original webinar air date: January 24, 2012

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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?

Listen 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?

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

MODERATOR

• Matt Villano, senior contributing editor, Campus Technology

Thank you,
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.

Campus Technology FREE Webinar: Learn How to Help STEM Students Succeed - On Demand Webinar