Changing the Face of STEM - Albuquerque, NM
from Saturday, March 30, 2019 10:00AM to Saturday, March 30, 2019 4:30PM
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Changing the Face of STEM March 30, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center2400 Tucker Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131 STEM interactive workshops for students, STEM resources and tools for parents, an action-oriented roundtable for local leaders, and a lineup of live and multimedia presentations, including the short film, “Changing the Face of STEM.” Free and open to the public. (Only the roundtable is by invitation only). 9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:30 a.m Morning Sessions A. Interactive STEM Workshops for Youth: Engaging the Next Generation 1) Intro to Robotic Programming - LEGO Mindstorms (Ages 11-14) 2) CGI/Game Development - Brain Hackers Association (Ages 14-20) 3) Chemistry, Chemistry, Chemistry! - Sandia National Labs (Ages 12-18) 4) Young Engineers - Explora Science Center (Ages 7-10) 5) Build a Supercomputer - Wise Women Technology (Ages 11-18) 6) Cyber Journalists - URU The Right To Be, Inc. (Ages 13-18) B. A Workshop for Parents: STEM Roadmaps and Educational Milestones C. By-Invitation Roundtable: The Power of Collective Impact 11:30 a.m. Booksignings with groundbreaking and trailblazing STEM professionals • Sandra Begay, Civil Engineer • Edward Castillo, Research Radiotherapy • Elizabeth J. Kistin Keller, Systems Analyst • Melanie Moses, Computer Scientist • Olivia Underwood, Materials Scientist • Cristina Villalobos, Mathematician 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m Film Screening and Presentations • Intro from Karissa Culbreath, PhD, UNM and Crystal R. Emery, URU The Right To Be, Inc. • Short Film: "Changing the Face of STEM" • Remarks from Elizabeth J. Kistin Keller, PhD, Sandia National Labs 2:00 p.m Fellowship and Reception This initiative is presented by URU The Right to Be, Inc. (URU), a nonprofit multimedia production company redefining inclusion and equity in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine, in conjunction with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), and the United South Broadway Corporation (USBC).
University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Center Albuquerque NM USType: Eventbrite