Teal-BTB-thumb.jpg     AAUW-MA Convention

       STEM Literacy – Breaking Through Barriers

       Saturday, April 10, 2010

       Bristol Community College, Attleboro  

                                                  

                                      Agenda

 

 8:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 Hosted by the Attleboro Branch

 

View Exhibits

9:00

Welcome

     Beryl Domingo, President, AAUW-MA

     Ashley Occhino, President, AAUW Attleboro Branch

 

9:15

AAUW: Breaking Through Barriers - The National Perspective

     Dave Kirkwood, AAUW Board of Directors

10:00

Break  -  View Exhibits

10:15

 Keynote Address -   Andresse St.Rose, Research Associate, AAUW  

     AAUW Research in Action:  Why so Few? Women in Science, Technology,

     Engineering and Mathematics.

11:00

Campus Action Project

     Massasoit Community College: Beyond Health Care: Moving Women into   

     Non-traditional STEM Careers

11:20

Panel Presentation: STEM - Our Experiences Breaking Through Barriers

     Moderator: Andresse St. Rose

     Panel: Alison Lima – Medical Student, UMass Medical Center School

     Rochelle Lima Babigian, M.D., Boston Medical Center

     Nera-Lee Patel, Systems Engineer, Raytheon Company

     Liz Calef, Physics Teacher, Bridgewater-Raynham High School

 

12:15

Luncheon Speaker

     Autumn Grant, Coordinator, Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts, Senior Academic

     Advisor, Academic Achievement Center, Bridgewater State College

Lunch - View Exhibits

 

1:15

Closing Remarks

       Barbara Burgo, AAUW-MA Program Vice President

1:30 – 3:30

Annual Board Meeting