Panel to Examine STEM Education
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIncreasing the number of students earning science, technology, engineering and math degrees is the topic of a panel discussion Thursday in Indianapolis. The Indy Chamber says education experts and high-tech employers will examine the steps being taken to attract more young people to consider careers in the STEM fields. March 12, 2014
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INDIANAPOLIS – Tomorrow, the Indy Chamber will host a panel of STEM education experts and employers of high-tech talent to discuss steps our community is taking to increase the number of students obtaining degrees in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Members of the business community, educators, and community leaders have been invited to attend this interactive discussion.
The panel, moderated by Robert L. Smith, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Eli Lilly and Company and President, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, will include:
Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD,
Director of Continuing Education & Preceptor Development,
Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Dr. Vince Bertram,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Project Lead The Way
Charlie Feldhaus, Ed.D.,
Associate Professor and Chair of Graduate Programs and
Co-Director, STEM Education Research Institute (SERI)
Wendy Stein,
Head of North American IT, Roche Diagnostics
What:
Ask the Experts: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Education panel
When:
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Where:
Old National Centre
Indianapolis, IN Source: Indy Chamber