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Clarkson employee recognized as 'trailblazer' at Upstate Women's Leadership Council's 'Ladies Who Lead' event

Posted 8/10/16

Mary Margaret Small, director of educational partnerships at Clarkson University in the Shipley Center for Innovation, was recently recognized as a “trailblazer” at the Upstate Women's Leadership …

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Clarkson employee recognized as 'trailblazer' at Upstate Women's Leadership Council's 'Ladies Who Lead' event

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Mary Margaret Small, director of educational partnerships at Clarkson University in the Shipley Center for Innovation, was recently recognized as a “trailblazer” at the Upstate Women's Leadership Council's “Ladies Who Lead” event.

Nearly 200 people from throughout central and northern New York gathered at SUNY Oswego earlier this summer to hear personal stories from women leaders about their successes.

Formed last year by state Senator Patty Ritchie and other local “trailblazers,” the council aims to create more opportunities for women.

“One of the parts of the Upstate Women’s Leadership Council’s mission is to recognize leaders in our local communities who, every day, are going above and beyond to make a difference,” said Ritchie.

“Dr. Mary Margaret Small is one of those people and I’m proud to be able to recognize her for the ways in which she has consistently sought to improve education opportunities for young people in our region,” she said.

Created in 2005, Clarkson University's Office of Educational Partnerships provides coordination and support for the growing number of educational outreach programs with regional scholars.

These include teacher workshops to project-based learning in middle school classrooms, after school and summer robotics partnerships, and visits from members of professional student societies to local classrooms.

This July, high-achieving teens were able to hone their analytical and problem-solving skills in a fun-but-competitive way at the MythOlympics summer camp held on the Clarkson University campus.

They “tackled challenges without defined answers, drawing on teamwork and creativity to determine a solution,” according to a press release from Clarkson.