Clarkson University Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Peter Turner recently spoke at the second Smart Schools Commission Public Symposium in Buffalo.

Turner has been a leading figure in STEM education and in educational outreach activities at Clarkson University for more than a decade, Clarkson said.

He has been especially influential in developing partnerships with school districts and BOCES in the North Country, which are increasingly dependent on broadband connectivity between the classroom and home, according to Clarkson.

The latter is especially true for the college readiness summer preparation program offered free to all incoming Clarkson University students, the school said.

On a broader level, Turner is deeply involved in several national initiatives on STEM college readiness, curricular development and transition to college, according to the school.