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POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam will host visiting scholars, students and faculty for a special Diversity in STEM Event on Oct. 4 and 5. The two-day event will promote diverse perspectives and discuss the …
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POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam will host visiting scholars, students and faculty for a special Diversity in STEM Event on Oct. 4 and 5.
The two-day event will promote diverse perspectives and discuss the importance of inclusivity in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The Diversity in STEM Event opens Friday, Oct. 4, with a reception and student poster session from 6-7 p.m. in the Timerman Commons, located in Timerman Hall at SUNY Potsdam. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be available. Guests can also view the SUNY Potsdam Department of Geology's extensive rock, mineral and fossil collection, also housed in the Commons.
Immediately following, keynote speaker Dr. Andrew David, an assistant professor and director of first-year biology at Clarkson University, will lead a public talk, titled "Marine Invasive Species and the Elimination of Oceanographic Barriers: A New Challenge in Marine Biology," at 7 p.m. in Kellas Hall Room 106.
On Saturday, Oct. 5, SUNY Potsdam will host "A Day of STEM," kicking off with an opening ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in the Wagner Institute for Sustainability and Ecological Research, located in Stowell Hall.
There will be a panel discussion from 10-11:30 a.m. in Stowell Hall Room 211, featuring visiting researchers.
From 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m., there will be an array of hands-on activities and presentations, including a diversity in STEM art display, an augmented reality sandbox activity, Google Mars demonstration, animal room visits, tours of the geology museum and the new geoscience garden, and a sustainable agriculture demonstration in the WISER Greenhouse.
Awards for the best student poster presentations will also be given.
The Diversity in STEM Event at SUNY Potsdam is free and open to the public. Students and faculty from the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley have also been invited.
This event is sponsored by the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) Explorations in Diversity and Academic Excellence Initiative, the WISER Center and the Alcoa Foundation.
