Stem Week

All sessions will meet virtually from 3-4pm.

Monday, October 18

Reflections on Being Black and Male in Engineering: What Whiteness Taught Me About Success in STEM 

Speaker:

Dr. James Holly, Jr., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and core faculty Engineering Education Research program at the University of Michigan

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Tuesday, October 19

Collaboration in Engineering Education with Focus on Equity and Identity 

Panelists:

Dr. Shakhnoza Kayamova and students Eleanor Richard and Chimnay Mahabal,UMass, Dartmouth

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Wednesday, October 20 

What is your STEM Story?  Paths to interdisciplinary STEM careers 

Panelists:

Dr. Diana Hannikainen, Editor, Sky & Telescope magazine 

Dan Augustino, Springfield Science Museum Aquarist 

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Thursday, October 21 

What is your STEM Story?  Student experiences navigating an academic pathway

Moderated by Jess Levy (’22, Biology Westfield State) 

Panelists:

Wayne Barnaby, Ph.D. student, UMass Amherst

Gabriella Wilkerson, undergraduate student at Wesleyan University 

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