| 8:15-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast |
PSU Theater (2nd floor) |
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- Come join us for pastries and coffee.
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| 9:00-9:20 |
Welcome |
PSU Theater |
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- Paula Kemp, Director of Midwestern Rural-Urban Collaborative
Project.
- Pat Walker, Champions Board Member
- Michael Nietzel, President of Missouri State University
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| 9:20-9:30 |
Overview of MRU Project |
PSU Theater |
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- Kishor Shah, MRU team member
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| 9:30-10:00 |
Careers in STEM |
PSU Theater |
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- Jacqueline Stropes, The Boeing Company
- Dionna Alexander, Wal-Mart, Rising Star of Technology Award
- Nancy Stewart, Sr. Vice President and CTO for Wal-Mart ISD
- Kathryn Sparks, Wal-Mart, Senior Systems Engineer
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| 10:00-10:35 |
Exhibits and Collaborative Exchange |
PSU Theater |
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- Please check out the exhibits while making connections for possible
collaborative work.
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| 10:35-11:00 |
Showcase of Programs |
PSU Theater |
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- Susan Arnold, Excite and Grow Programs
- Bridget Bolin, Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council
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| 11:00-12:20 |
Lunch |
PSU Ballroom |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Showcase of Students |
PSU Ballroom |
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- Video,"You Can Be Anything"
- Presentations by middle school/high school girls and Discovery Center
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| 12:30-1:30 |
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Mary Ellen Weber (former astronaut) |
PSU Theater |
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- Stellar Inspiration for Tomorrow's Explorers
- The road is long, the path arduous ... how do we effectively
convince young people to take the daunting fields of science, math,
and discovery?
- The answers lie in:
- the extraordinary experiences - such as space - that are possible.
- the intense personal satisfaction that only comes from
reaching for - and - reaching the stars.
- the catapult that science and math bring to almost any career
or business.
- With unsurpassed passion, Dr. Weber shares very personal
experiences from space and her own career to bring these perspectives
to life.
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| 1:35-2:00 |
Mini-Grants and Open Space Learning |
PSU Ballroom |
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- The large group brainstorms issues and barriers to supporting girls in
STEM activities that need to be addressed by the Midwestern
Rural-Urban Collaborative: Possible topics may include:
- How can rural and urban agencies collaborate to help each other?
- How can effective assessment programs be developed?
- How can effective mentoring programs be developed?
- What are effective ways for schools/universities, community
organizations, professional organizations, business and
government to collaborate on STEM projects?
- What are the funding challenges which must be met in order
to make these collaborations work?
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| 2:00-2:10 |
Coffee Break |
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| 2:10-2:40 |
Roundtable Brainstorming |
PSU Ballroom |
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- Roundtable brainstorming to identify ways to address the issues and
barriers to supporting girls in STEM activities
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| 2:40-3:10 |
Addressing Issues and Barriers |
PSU Ballroom |
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- Report on roundtable discussions and make recommendations for forum
topics.
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| 3:10-3:15 |
Evaluation and Conclusion of Conference |
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