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Newsletter #11

November 2, 2006

Please Register

We have extended the registration deadline until Friday November 3rd for the November 4th MRU Forum. Please register at www.missouristate.edu/mru. Please also go to this website for directions to Drury University and for parking information at Drury University.

Please Bring Brochures/Handouts

Please bring any brochures or any handouts that you could share with others telling about what you are doing in your organization to promote students into science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities. You may want to type some information and bring a sheet to the conference.

November 4, 2006 Forum!
Mentoring/Collaboration Forum Join our National Science Foundation Midwest Rural-Urban Girls Collaborative Forum!
Location: Drury University, Springfield, Missouri, November 4, 2006!
Reed Auditorium in Trustee Science Center 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

$1000 Grants are available for you!
Teachers & Counselors are welcome!
K-12 educators are welcome!
Government agencies are welcome!
Business organizations are welcome!
People & Organizations interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics are welcome!

The purpose of this forum is bring together people and organizations so that they can learn about successful collaborations and can collaborate in various ways that will encourage girls into Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics. This forum is different than the previous forum held at K-State.

$1000 Grants will be discussed at this Forum!

Questions?
Dr. Paula Kemp
Send email to Paula.
Principal Investigator, MRU Project (supported by National Science Foundation)

Please see the agenda pasted below.

Please feel free to contact me with your comments and questions.

Dr. Paula Kemp
Email Paula.
Principal Investigator, MRU Project (supported by National Science Foundation)

Agenda for the November 4th, 2006 Forum

MENTORING AND COLLABORATION
Drury University
Reed Auditorium, Trustee Science Center

Saturday, November 4, 2006 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast
  • Come join us for pastries and coffee.
9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introductions
  • Paula Kemp, Missouri State University, MRU Director
    Barbara Wing, Drury University - MRU Team Member
    Krystal Compas, Drury University, Assistant to the President
9:15-9:40 Collaborating/Mentoring
  • Mary Sheid, Chief Executive Officer, Physical Therapy Specialist Clinic Missouri State University Board of Governors Member
    Mickey Moore - Development Director, St. John's Foundation for Community Health
    Joan Hedrick - Program Director, St. John's School of Radiological Technology
9:40-10:05 Collaborating
  • Mylene Padolina, Microsoft - Sr. Diversity Consultant
10:05-11:00 Networking and Collaborating with People
11:00-12:00 GEM Nursing/Mentoring Girls
  • Dorothy Witherspoon, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
  • Shirley Washington, School Counselor, Center Elementary School in Kansas City, MO
12:00-1:00 Lunch
  • Meredith Lindberg - Student Champions Board Member
  • Sierra Hay - Student Champions Board Member
  • Margaret Waites - Student Champions Board Member
1:00-1:40 Collaboration/Mentoring
  • Conita Gaines, Constellation Club, Springfield, MO
  • Pat Walker, Coordinator of Founders Park
  • Sheila Bouie-Sledge, Top Teen of America, St. Louis, MO
1:40-2:00 NASA Collaboration
  • Ollie Bogdon, NASA Education Specialist, Missouri NASA
2:00-2:35 Mini-Grants
  • Obstacles and Solutions for getting Girls in STEM activities
2:35-2:55 Exploring Phonics through Science - The Quirkles
  • Sherry Cook, Missouri State University, Terri Johnson
  • Regina Kissinger, West Plains, MO. School
2:55-3:00 Suggestions and Evaluation