Curiosity to Career:
STEM Education, Practice & Pathways
Wednesday, November 18th from 4:30-7 pm
PSU Engineering Building (1930 SW 4th Avenue in Portland)
Join us for a showcase of experiential STEM education and workforce development at Maseeh College. The event will bring together educators, industry partners, employers, alumni, donors, and community organizations to explore how students move from curiosity to real-world practice and career opportunity. Learn about the education and workforce pathways that our college is cultivating in the region from K-12 through the doctoral level.
Tentative Program:
- 4:30-5 pm Check-In
- 4:30-5:50 pm Experiential Learning
- 6-6:30 pm Ignite Talks
- Welcome by Martin Siderius, Interim Dean
- Introduction Nic Redfield, PSU Alum, Hardware Designer, & Adjunct Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Elliott Gall, Associate Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, on creating a new First Year Engineering Sequence
- Janaka Jayawardena, Maseeh College IT Director, on the CAT Braindump, an intensive, multi-month student IT training and apprenticeship program
- Elizabeth Stock, Director, Oregon MESA, on MESA and Workforce Development
- Antonie Jetter, Associate Dean for Research & Department Chair of Engineering & Technology Management on No Coding AI
- 6:30-7pm Reception and networking