Oregon Pre-engineering &
Applied Sciences Initiative
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Oregon Pre-engineering & Applied Sciences Initiative |
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OPAS Workgroups 2007 - Succeed Strategy
| Next Meeting Date | Location and Phone |
Thursday, May 22, 3:30 - 5:00 - agenda Fourth Thursday of the Month: |
Locations:
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| Meeting Notes - #3 May 10, 2007 - in process | |
| Methods from Workshop 2006 | Meeting Notes - #4 May 24, 2007 - in process |
| Working Documents | Meeting Notes - #5 July 27, 2007 - in process |
| Action Items | Meeting Notes - #6 September 27, 2007 - in process |
| Meeting Notes - #7 November 15, 2007 | |
| Meeting Notes - #8 December 20, 2007 | |
| Detailed Meeting Record #9 February 2008 - in process | |
| Detailed Meeting Record #10 April 24 2008 |
Increase the enrollment and successful completion of STEM courses by underrepresented populations.
Action Items - cumulative; last update November 16, 2007
| Meeting Objective | Discuss Don's Program in North Salem and possible ways to propagate it; Discuss Gender and URM strategies across the POP |
| 3:30 | Phone in 1.866.232.8377 conference ID 3090# -- Say your name -- Meet and greet |
Status & Activity
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Computer Science Program at North Salem HS (Don)
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OPAS Policy Option Package through ETIC
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| 4:50 | Last Thoughts, Action Items and Next Steps |
| 4:57 - 5:00 | Next Meeting -Thursday, June 26 - 3:30 - 5:00 ? |
STEM Diversity Show_122007 (.ppt - huge file - the talking points have been put into the "Notes" section) - and as a pdf, still huge but slightly more manageable |
OPAS White Paper: Fostering STEM Diversity |
| STEM Diversity Benefits_122107 (.doc) | Spreadsheet of Professional Organization Events dated 031507 |
| Practical Guide to STEM_111207 (.doc) | |
| STEM Diversity Show CC (.ppt 30MB file, suggest right click and "save link as" to save to your desktop, then open the file with power point) | |
| STEM Diversity Show General (.ppt 5MB file, suggest right click and "save link as" to save to your desktop, then open the file with power point) | OPAS Summary of Strategy - August 2007 |
| STEM Diversity Show OUS (.ppt 1.6MB file, suggest right click and "save link as" to save to your desktop, then open the file with power point) | DRAFT Investment Model (embryonic policy option package - Rev G, 12/20/07 |
Chair Eda Davis-Butts |
Director of SMILE (Science and Math Investigate Learning Experiences) OSU | Eda is an articulate and well-traveled champion for diversity and creating a college-going culture. She likes the symphony and has several grandchildren. |
| Mary Bunn | Education Specialist, ODE | Mary has worked for many years on issues related to school-to-work, gender equity, occupations that are nontraditional by gender, and civil rights reviews of professional technical programs to ensure student accessibility. |
| Anna Cavinato | Prof. of Chemistry, EOU | Anna recently won a national award from the American Chemical Society for her outstanding outreach efforts. |
| Don Kirkwood | CS Teacher, North Salem HS | Don is an impassioned champion of gender and ethnic diversity, AP, and cross-disciplinary teaching. He's run the NBA event -- No Boys Allowed, to get middle school girls interested in technology. One of his former students won a $10,000 four year AeA scholarship. "Programs don't make a difference -- people do." |
| Brett McFarlane | Director, Undergraduate Programs, OSU College of Engineering | Brett left a successful (but unfulfilling) career as a CPA for undergraduate counselling, and recently moved from PSU to OSU. |
| Kathy Miller | Director, Technology Development Operations, Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis | Kathy has 30 years of technology development, manufacturing and commercialization experience, in the Integrated Circuits Division and 18 years in the Inkjet printing business. She is now responsible for developing relationships with external businesses and research efforts that may benefit from technology and IP developed in Corvallis. She is a member of ETIC, a passionate advocate of equity and education. Her own educational background is in art. |
| Jo Oshiro | OPAS Staff Support | Jo came to OPAS after 10 years "at home" as personal assistant to a kid who's done soccer, Girl Scouts, LEGO Robotics, marching band. She thinks that STEM education is more closely allied to arts education than most people are willing to admit, and believes passionately in active learning and immersion. In a previous life, Jo did a variety of computer programming and support. |
| John Ossowski | Program and Advancement Manager, Software Association of Oregon Foundation | As one of the foundation’s projects, John works with enthusiastic educators to produce SuperQuest – a unique professional development series designed to support the work of technology educators across the region. |
| Wendy Powless | High School Teacher | Wendy has returned to the classroom after a several year sting as the Program Coordinator in Sponsored and Pre-College Programs at OIT. |
| Todd Sanders | Professor, PCC | Todd has an ETIC grant for ETOP - Engineering Technology Outreach Program and is passionate about recruiting diversity in engineering. |
| Jill Tucker | Senior Program Officer, Lemelson Foundation | Jill joined The Lemelson Foundation in 2006. She has spent nearly 20 years in Asia, most recently in Indonesia and Hong Kong serving as the Director of Reebok International's Asia Human Rights Programs. Her previous work for The Asia Foundation was in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Jill was a Fulbright Scholar at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. Her daughter is in middle school. |
| Gayle Yamasaki | Director of Sponsored and Pre-College Programs | Gayle is an advocate and champion for diversity and is committed to broadening preparation and access for youth to college. She is passionate about “story catching” kayaking, snowshoeing and has a daughter attending college in Portland. |
Advisors and Interested Observers - on the listserv to stay informed, not attending meetings
| Morgan Anderson | Education Relations Manager, Corporate Affairs, Intel | Morgan is responsible for donations, outreach and education policy for K12 schools and universities. She sits on 7 committees and boards representing Intel. She has a young daughter. |
| Di Saunders | Director, Communications Department, OUS Office of the Chancellor | Di has been a key part of the OPAS effort from the beginning. She's a NW native who has spent time with the Peace Corps, in Africa, and in the foundation sector in the Northeast. |
For questions or information regarding OPAS and its workgroups, please email Jo Oshiro or call (503) 725.2910.
last update to this page May 22, 2008 jco