metropolitan community college presents the 2011 stem in the city math/science conference

Metropolitan Community College

Presents the 2011

STEM in the CITYMATH/SCIENCE

conference

Elkhorn Valley Campus

Conference for Young Women in Grades 7 Through 8Friday, April 1, 2011

Special thanks to Metropolitan Community Collegefor their support of this conference.

Especially toDave Ho, Vice President of Academic Affairs

Kay Friesen, Director of Special EventsBrad Morrison, Dean, Math and Science

Larry Lindberg, Campus Dean, EVCDave Golda, Buildings Manager, EVC

Local Network Conference Committee

Joyce Fischer, Ph.D., Co-ChairChemistry Instructor

Metropolitan Community College

Bernadette Corbett, M.S., Co-ChairChemistry Instructor

Metropolitan Community College

Leslie Kwasnieski, M.S., Co-ChairScience Lab Coordinator

Metropolitan Community College

Kendra Sibbernsen, Ph.D., Co-ChairPhysics and Astronomy InstructorMetropolitan Community College

Greeta Barrett, Co-ChairAcademic Affairs

Metropolitan Community College

Mary Vogt, Co-ChairFaculty Secretary

Metropolitan Community College

SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY

7:45 a.m. to Pick up registration packets8:15 a.m. Common Area

8:30 a.m. to Main Speaker Board Room 9:15 a.m. Naida M. Loskutoff, PhD (Room 114)

Reproductive PhysiologistCenter for Conservation & ResearchHenry Doorly Zoo

9:15 a.m. to Welcome Board Room9:25 a.m. Joyce E. Fischer, Ph.D. (Room 114)

9:30 a.m. to Session I A-Workshops10:05 a.m. B-Large Group Forum

C-Career Panels

10:10 a.m. to Session II A-Career Panels10:45 a.m. B- Workshops

C- Large Group Forum

10:50 a.m. to Session III A-Large Group Forum11:25 a.m. B-Career Panels

C-Workshops

11:30 a.m. to Wrap-up Session Board Room 12:15 p.m. C.J. Chelin, President (Room 114)

& Founder SAR Unit, Inc. K-9 Search and Rescue from Murray, Nebraska

All workshops and panels are color-coded. Please note the color on your name tag and the corresponding room for your panel (page 4) and workshop (page 5).

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Adult Sponsors:

PLEASE have your students sit with you during the wrap-up session. This session was added with the intention of bringing the students back together with their sponsors so that the sponsor can make sure the students get to their rides.

Sponsors are free to attend the Panel Presentations or the Large Group Forum . Please do not attend any of the Workshops, due to limited space and resources.

Thanks for bringing your students and enjoy the day!!

CONFERENCE GOALSTo increase young women’s interest in mathematics and science.

To foster awareness of career opportunities for women in mathematics and science-related fields.

To provide students an opportunity to meet and form personal contacts with women working in traditionally male occupations.

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LARGE GROUP FORUM Board Room (Room 114)

Presentation: Women in Aviation and Aeronautics

Diane R. BartelsAerospace Education V/P

Air Force Association Lincoln Chapter 187

9:30 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. Group B

10:10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Group C

10:50 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Group A

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ADULT SESSIONS Room 306

9:30 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. Session INaida M. Loskutoff, PhDReproductive Physiologist

Center for Conservation & ResearchHenry Doorly Zoo

10:10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Session II

10:50 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. Session IIIBiology Hints for Teachers

Alan Wasmoen, MSBiology Instructor

Metropolitan Community College

Expanding Your Horizons Workshops

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Expanding Your Horizons Panels

#1. Room 119 BLUE

#2. Room 122 ORANGE

#3. Room 120 GREEN

#1. Bringing Science to Life Room 152 BLUE Leah Woodland Outreach Manager Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

#2. Raptor-ology Room 103ORANGE

Denise M. Lewis Outreach Coordinator Raptor Recovery, Nebraska Inc.

#3. Do Chickens Get the Flu? Room 151 GREEN Terri Wasmoen, PhD; Sr. Director, US Vaccine Research Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Joan Schrader, DVM, MS Section Leader, Poultry Research Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health