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elcome to our fifth annual forum dedicated to understanding and solving the challenge of STEM education and jobs. And for many of you, welcome back!

We’ve got a lot to talk about.

Our goal has been to create a place where the disparate leadership of this sprawling community we call STEM can get together to hear the latest and best solutions, collaborate on new ideas, and remind each other that we’re facing a complex and long-term problem that, while often frustrating, is well worth solving.

One of the roles we’ve long played at U.S. News & World Report is to try to make sense of complicated issues like STEM. We come at it from both a policy and a personal perspective. We explore and explain the macro initiatives of governments and corporations, and the micro needs of a student looking for a career path or a teacher looking for better ways to inspire her class. For me and my colleagues, the past five years have been a learning experience. We’ve deepened our understanding of what STEM really means and have come to appreciate the many ways it impacts society and our lives. Like a lot of folks, we started with a narrow definition that mostly looked at shortages of high-end science skills in the workplace. But as we began to discover more and more groups that had a stake in STEM – manufacturers, health care providers, energy producers, companies in need of computer coders, and many others – we realized that STEM is, and will be, part of most people’s careers.

While acknowledging all the nuances and occasional skeptics who assert that STEM shortages are a myth, I’ve been guided by a basic question: Will society rely more or less on technology in the future?

We have also found that each community and region has unique challenges, based on the needs of its companies and the skill sets of its population. The insight we took away from some of our first meetings was that STEM is a national problem with regional solutions. We’ve continued to stress this theme.

Beyond our reporting, we’ve created an array of products to help consumers better understand the issue. We’ve built up our rankings of everything from Best Engineering Schools to Best STEM High Schools – data that millions of people each month are taking advantage of. We’ve dramatically expanded our STEM page, a daily hub presenting the latest news and cutting-edge opinion. Our booming Best Careers site provides a growing array of detailed advice on STEM careers and the qualifications needed to succeed in them.

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Debuting at the conference is our latest offering, “A Parent’s Guide to STEM,” which pulls together the best thinking from the STEM community. This 96-page, easy-to-digest guide is chockfull of invaluable advice, particularly for parents in underserved and underrepresented communities looking for ways to help their kids get ahead in school and get a head start on promising careers. Offering tips on everything from overcoming a math slump to picking the right high school courses to applying for STEM scholarships, this handy guide is a terrific new tool for families.

At the conference, we’ll also release version 2.0 of the U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index, which gives a national snapshot of progress on the STEM jobs and education equation – or lack thereof. With some great data visualization, it also breaks down the component parts of the problem, including notably the lagging interest among women and minority communities.

That insight has helped us shape much of the programming for San Diego – a clear focus on the programs and policies that are working to get more women and minorities engaged in STEM fields.

And finally, as always, we see this event as a great opportunity to expand public awareness. The live streaming, the media attention, the white papers and panel insights, as well as your Facebook posts, tweets, group chats, photos, and however else we all share information these days, make STEM Solutions a force multiplier that will live on for months to come.

At U.S. News, we’ve been pleased and privileged to have created a unique forum to help solve a tricky problem. We’re most happy that you’re a part of it.

Best,

Brian Kelly Editor and Chief Content Officer U.S. News & World Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Thank You to Our Sponsors & Media Partners...................................................................................3 General Information ............................................................................................................................4 Schedule-at-a-Glance..........................................................................................................................6 Keynote Agenda...................................................................................................................................9 Breakfast Roundtable Discussions ...................................................................................................12 Breakout Sessions................................................................................................................................15 2015 U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame................................................................................31 Exhibit Hall Events................................................................................................................................32 Floor Plan (Exhibit Hall)......................................................................................................................34 Exhibitors & Sponsors..........................................................................................................................35 Thank You to Our Supporting Organizations...................................................................................41

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GENERAL INFORMATION EXHIBIT HOURS Monday, June 29: 2:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30: 10:45 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

CONFERENCE HOURS See Schedule-at-a-Glance, pages 6-7

PRESS ROOM Room: Balboa B

Hours of Operation: Monday, June 29: 12:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30: 7:30 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, July 1: 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Hours of Operation: Monday, June 29: 11:00 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30: 7:30 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.

Opening Night Please join us for the opening night reception celebrating this year’s

U.S. NEWS STEM SOLUTIONS NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. Network with your colleagues and other STEM leaders.

WHEN: Monday, June 29, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport Ballroom

Wednesday, July 1: 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ONSITE REGISTRATION HOURS Monday, June 29: 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 30: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 1: 7:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

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That’s why the Amgen Foundation is deeply committed to inspiring and preparing the next generation of innovators who will improve lives. By sparking a love of science and supporting young people who pursue it as a career, we hope to fuel science innovation and create a brighter, healthier future for all.

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SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015 1:00-2:45

Opening Keynote Session [Grand Hall CD]

2:45-3:30

Break Seaport A

Seaport B

Seaport C

Gaslamp AB

Gaslamp CD

3:30-4:30

Session 1A Engaging Parents in Their Children’s STEM Educations

Session 1E Recruiting and Retaining Women and Minorities in Your Workforce

Session 1D The HBCU and HSI Advantage

Session 1G The Power of Partnerships: From the Classroom to the Boardroom

Session 1F Enlightening Minds

4:40-5:40

Session 2H1 SoCal’s Industry Engagement in STEAM

Session 2H2 California’s Bold and Ambitious Plan to Rebuild Public Education: What’s at Stake for STEM and the Nation?

Session 2H3 Diverse Scientific Leadership: Growing Kids to Careers Takes a Community

Session 2H4 Look to Veterans for STEM Jobs

Session 2H5 Cybersecurity: STEM Steam Engine

Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall [Seaport Ballroom]

5:30-7:00

TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 7:30-8:30

Continental Breakfast and Roundtable Discussions [Grand Hall CD]

8:30-9:30

Keynote Session [Grand Hall CD]

9:45-10:45

Seaport A

Seaport B

Seaport C

Gaslamp AB

Gaslamp CD

Session 3A Opening the Doors: Cultivating College Access and Completion

Session 3E1 Executive Workshop: Hidden Gems: The Corporate STEM Workforce

Session 3E2 The Mighty Need for a Middle-Skills Workforce

Session 3D Expert Roundtables

Session 3G OC STEM: An Ecosystem Approach Optimizing STEM Learning for All

Session 4E Expert Roundtables

Session 4F Enlightening Minds

Refreshment Break

10:45-11:30 11:30-12:30

Session 4A Focus on Minority Males

Session 4B Transforming High School: Filling the Pipeline, Fast

Session 4C Teaching the New Standards: Ramping Up STEM Professional Development

12:30-2:00

U.S. News STEM Leadership Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon [Grand Hall CD]

2:00-3:15

Dessert and Break in the Exhibit Hall [Seaport Ballroom]

3:15-4:15

Session 5A Progress on the Gender Front in STEM

Session 5B Finding Common Ground: How the New Math and Science Standards Can Equalize Education

Session 5D Community Colleges: STEM’s Secret Weapon

Session 5F One-on-One with Joan C. Williams

Session 5E A Ready-Made Employee: Internships, Co-ops and Apprenticeships

4:30-5:30

Session 6E Making the Business Case for a Diverse Workforce

Session 6C Progress Report: Improving Teacher Prep

Session 6A The Way to Science Is Through a Girl’s Heart

Session 6B High-Poverty, HighPerforming Schools: Lessons Learned

Session 6D Beefing Up Career and Technical Education

5:30-7:00

Reception in the Exhibit Hall [Seaport Ballroom]

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SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015 Continental Breakfast and Roundtable Discussions [Grand Hall CD]

7:30-8:30

Seaport A

Seaport B

Seaport C

Gaslamp AB

Gaslamp CD

8:30-9:30

Session 7E Leading the Way: The K-12–Corporate Connection

Session 7D You Are What You Know: The Move Toward CompetencyBased Programs

Session 7G The Power of Partnerships: Supporting Student Achievement in STEM

Session 7A One-on-One with Fredi Lajvardi

Session 7F Enlightening Minds

9:45-10:45

Session 8B Getting an Early Jump on STEM

Session 8E The Job Landscape Today – and Tomorrow: The San Diego View

Session 8C The Short-Term Demand for STEM Educators

Session 8D One-on-One with Cynthia Bir

Session 8F Enlightening Minds

10:45-11:00

Break

11:00-12:30

Closing Keynote Session [Grand Hall CD]

Session Tracks MAKING A DIFFERENCE: A ROBUST SUPPORT NETWORK

ENLIGHTENING MINDS

AIMING HIGH IN K-12: CRAFTING THE RIGHT CURRICULUM

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

THE KEY STEM INGREDIENT: GREAT TEACHERS

CALIFORNIA’S STEM SOLUTIONS

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Underserved Learners and STEM— A Look at Preparedness and Interests ACT is a nationwide leader in reporting college and career readiness trends for high school students, as well as student interest in and preparedness for STEM careers.

We are now releasing a first-of-its-kind report, Understanding the Underserved Learner, The Condition of STEM 2014. This report takes an in-depth look at the college and career readiness and the level of interest in STEM majors and occupations of underserved learners who took the ACT® test.

Visit us at Booth 504 to find out more about ACT’s latest STEM research.

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KEYNOTE AGENDA MONDAY, JUNE 29

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Grand Hall CD

Grand Hall CD

WELCOME

STEM SPOTLIGHTS Ray King

Linda Kekelis, Ph.D.

President and CEO Urban League of San Diego County

CEO and Executive Director Techbridge

@SDULYP

@LindaKekelis

STATE OF STEM REMARKS

“STEM ROLE MODELS: LIGHTING THE WAY TO CAREER SUCCESS”

Brian Kelly Editor and Chief Content Officer U.S. News & World Report @BKellyUSN FEATURED SPEAKER

Thomas E. Perez U.S. Secretary of Labor @LaborSec “MAKING STEM DIVERSITY A NATIONAL PRIORITY” Wanda M. Austin, Ph.D. President and CEO The Aerospace Corporation @DrWandaAustin Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D. President and CEO Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities @HACUNews Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D. President and CEO UNCF

Durrell Hightower Technician LA Freightliner Racquel C. Jemison, Ph.D. Senior Chemist, Formulation Sciences Core R&D, The Dow Chemical Company @DowChemical Stephanie Reeves Engineering Advisor, Facilities Engineering, San Joaquin Valley Business Unit, Chevron @Chevron Jose Romero-Mariona, Ph.D. Lead Research Scientist for Cybersecurity Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Center Pacific MODERATOR

Blair Blackwell Manager, Education and Corporate Programs Chevron @blairblackwell

@UNCF Timothy P. White, Ph.D. Chancellor California State University @CalState MODERATOR

Leland Melvin Astronaut and Host Lifetime’s “Child Genius” @Astro_Flow

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Inspiring the next generation of engineering leaders

Iowa State University College of Engineering‌ Where diversity of thought and culture, along with adventurous minds, leads to inspired students, faculty and staff.

Where our strategic advantage in technology, innovative teaching and real-world experiences produce graduates who are in high demand around the world.

With record enrollment of 8,789 students, rapidly growing faculty, transformational research and breakthrough discoveries – opportunities abound here! engineering.iastate.edu

KEYNOTE AGENDA TUESDAY, JUNE 30

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Grand Hall CD

Grand Hall CD

U.S. NEWS STEM LEADERSHIP HALL OF FAME AWARDS LUNCHEON

KEYNOTE REMARKS Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D. President J. Craig Venter Institute

Presented by:

KEYNOTE REMARKS AND AWARDS PRESENTATION Charles A. Peters Senior Executive Vice President Emerson @Emerson_News

U.S. NEWS STEM LEADERSHIP HALL OF FAME HONOREES

@JCVenterInst “CLOSING THE TECH DIVERSITY GAP: A PROGRESS REPORT” Auguste Goldman Chief People Officer GoDaddy @GoDaddy

Craig Barrett, Ph.D.

Francine Katsoudas

Retired CEO/Chairman Intel Corporation

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Cisco

@intel Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Senior Director, Bechtel Group; Chairman, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

@FranKatsoudas Barbara McAllister Deputy Director, Diversity in Technology Initiative Intel Corporation @steministbarb

Maria Klawe, Ph.D. President Harvey Mudd College

MODERATOR

Brian Kelly

@harveymudd Shirley Malcom, Ph.D. Head of Education and Human Resources Programs AAAS @AAAS_News Eduardo J. Padrón, Ph.D. President Miami Dade College @MDCollege MODERATOR

Brian Kelly

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BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Join the following companies for a roundtable discussion over breakfast.

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Room: Grand Hall CD Engaging Employers in STEM Education Increasingly, educators are seeing the value-add of engaging industry partners early in supporting awareness and understanding of STEM careers for youth. Simultaneously, they are confronted with challenges to employer engagement such as policy, capacity, and infrastructure to support sustained and meaningful engagement. This table talk will focus on promising strategies for authentic partnerships with regional STEM companies.

Presented by:

Curriculum, Career Decisions, and STEM – New Research From MDR! What influences a student to focus on and excel in STEM subjects? MDR, a Dun & Bradstreet Company and the leading education marketing and research agency, will share new results from a STEM-focused survey of K-12 grade teachers conducted in May. The survey results provide new insight on when students actually make career goal decisions and the optimal time to launch STEM curriculum initiatives for maximum impact.

Educators also reveal what classroom resources and related activities are available and effective, the activities that best support interest in STEM careers, and the most common time students start making career goal plans. Join MDR’s Kathleen Brantley, Director of Research & Insight; Vicki Messler, Director of Corporate Sponsorships; and Jason Omenn, Strategic Director, to explore this research and the exciting opportunity it presents for you and your business!

Presented by:

Keeping College Curricula Aligned with Business Needs Almost every day one can find a news article about the misalignment between business needs and college education. Business leaders complain regularly, and rightfully so, that they have difficulty finding new graduates with the skills that are needed. The perception is that new college graduates, even those in technical fields, aren’t prepared to be productive employees. Come hear how decade-old Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is working with major employers to develop career focused programs of study. Unique faculty models, competencybased education, experiential programs and assessment processes focused on making sure that curricula remain aligned with business needs will be discussed. Case studies describing the development of academic programs in data analytics, geospatial technology and biotechnology will be highlighted.

Presented by:

Build It Now: Empowering Women, African Americans and Hispanics to be EmergingMarkets’ STEM Workers and Entrepreneurs in the Next 24 Months As the STEM revolution continues to grow by leaps and bounds, statistics tell us that women, African Americans and Hispanics still only make up a small percentage of the growth. In addition, many of the current STEM programs will not create the workforce and entrepreneurs that our country so desperately needs for another 10-15 years. Join leaders from Caltech, Base 11 and other STEM-focused organizations as they take you inside the inner workings of an innovative public-private partnership model that is getting students admitted to four-year universities, hired for STEM jobs, and prepared to launch STEM businesses in 24 months, or less.

Presented by:

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BREAKFAST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Room: Grand Hall CD Early College and STEM Early college schools are a proven strategy for increasing high school and college success for underserved youth. Learn more about outcomes from these schools and how they are being adapted and expanded nationally to focus on the attainment of postsecondary credentials leading to STEM careers.

Presented by:

Curriculum, Career Decisions, and STEM – New Research From MDR! What influences a student to focus on and excel in STEM subjects? MDR, a Dun & Bradstreet Company and the leading education marketing and research agency, will share new results from a STEM-focused survey of K-12 grade teachers conducted in May. The survey results provide new insight on when students actually make career goal decisions and the optimal time to launch STEM curriculum initiatives for maximum impact.

Educators also reveal what classroom resources and related activities are available and effective, the activities that best support interest in STEM careers, and the most common time students start making career goal plans. Join MDR’s Kathleen Brantley, Director of Research & Insight; Vicki Messler, Director of Corporate Sponsorships; and Jason Omenn, Strategic Director, to explore this research and the exciting opportunity it presents for you and your business!

Presented by:

Keeping College Curricula Aligned with Business Needs Almost every day one can find a news article about the misalignment between business needs and college education. Business leaders complain regularly, and rightfully so, that they have difficulty finding new graduates with the skills that are needed. The perception is that new college graduates, even those in technical fields, aren’t prepared to be productive employees. Come hear how decade-old Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is working with major employers to develop career focused programs of study. Unique faculty models, competencybased education, experiential programs and assessment processes focused on making sure that curricula remain aligned with business needs will be discussed. Case studies describing the development of academic programs in data analytics, geospatial technology and biotechnology will be highlighted.

Presented by:

Build It Now: Empowering Women, African Americans and Hispanics to be EmergingMarkets’ STEM Workers and Entrepreneurs in the Next 24 Months As the STEM revolution continues to grow by leaps and bounds, statistics tell us that women, African Americans and Hispanics still only make up a small percentage of the growth. In addition, many of the current STEM programs will not create the workforce and entrepreneurs that our country so desperately needs for another 10-15 years. Join leaders from Caltech, Base 11 and other STEM-focused organizations as they take you inside the inner workings of an innovative public-private partnership model that is getting students admitted to four-year universities, hired for STEM jobs, and prepared to launch STEM businesses in 24 months, or less.

Presented by:

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INFRASTRUCTURE MINING & METALS NUCLEAR, SECURITY & ENVIRONMENTAL OIL, GAS & CHEMICALS

These are the people who are building the future.

Thank you, Steve Bechtel, Jr., for your life-long leadership and support of STEM. By providing opportunities for students to learn, you have helped inspire the next generation of industry leaders — and there is no telling what they will achieve.

Bechtel is proud to continue the tradition that Steve began through volunteering, mentoring, and joining with global partners such as DiscoverE, Engineers Without Borders, FIRST®, Junior Achievement®, and Ocean Exploration Trust.

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

MONDAY, JUNE 29 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

1A: Engaging Parents in Their Children’s STEM Educations

1D: The HBCU and HSI Advantage

Room: Seaport A

Historically black colleges and universities award a large share of bachelor’s degrees to African-American students in STEM fields. Consider that only about 10 percent of African-American college students are enrolled at an HBCU, and yet these institutions graduate some 20 percent of black STEM bachelor’s degree-earners; in some disciplines they produce up to half of graduates. A similar phenomenon is occurring with Hispanic-serving institutions, which enroll about half of all Hispanic undergraduates and award roughly one-fifth of STEM bachelor’s degrees to students from these backgrounds. What are HBCUs and HSIs doing right when it comes to preparing underrepresented students for STEM careers? Join us as we hear from leaders of several minority-serving institutions about their proven and promising strategies in STEM.

Parents can play a vital role in boosting STEM awareness, enrollment and achievement. But many adults, particularly from underrepresented populations and underserved communities, remain unaware of the career opportunities in these fields, as well as how to ensure that their children obtain rich STEM educations. Actively engaging such parents through bilingual and low-cost awareness programs, community group partnerships, informational materials and other efforts can make a big difference, and a growing number of organizations boast top-notch parent engagement programs. Hear from several advocates about outreach strategies that work to elevate STEM at school, at home, and in local communities.

Tara Chklovski, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Iridescent @TaraChk Arva Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer, New York Urban League @ArvaRice David Valladolid, President and Chief Executive Officer, Parent Institute for Quality Education @PIQE_USA

Room: Seaport C

Brian Johnson, Ph.D., President, Tuskegee University @TuskegeeUniv Ricardo Romo, Ph.D., President, The University of Texas at San Antonio @UTSA Kim A. Wilcox, Ph.D., Chancellor, University of California, Riverside @UCRiverside

MODERATOR: Ellen Peneski, Executive Director, San Diego Science Alliance @SDSATweets

MODERATOR: Mark D. Vaughn, Ph.D., Technical Talent Pipelining Manager; Lead, Technology Community Office of STEM, Corning Incorporated @Corning

1E: Recruiting and Retaining Women and Minorities in Your Workforce

1G: The Power of Partnerships: From the Classroom to the Boardroom

Room: Seaport B

Room: Gaslamp AB

While employers are undertaking many long-term strategies to build a STEM-capable workforce, what are they doing in the short term? Many STEM employers are hiring STEM graduates out of established internships and college co-op programs. Companies big and small have teamed up with local community colleges to start specialized programs to prepare technicians for job-ready skills and are implementing in-house training.

To retain diverse talented professionals, many companies are nurturing mentor relationships, helping employees maintain healthy work-life balances and creating multicultural networks. This group of STEM-savvy recruiters and experts will offer tips and advice on what works.

Sue Kimble, Human Resources Director, Alcoa @Alcoa MODERATOR: Lylah M. Alphonse, Managing Editor, News, U.S. News & World Report @WriteEditRepeat

For today’s students, finding a clear path from the classroom to the corporate boardroom requires more than basic STEM literacy. It involves a deep proficiency in STEM subjects – the kind of knowledge that includes critical problem solving and analytical skills, as well as a willingness to innovate and experiment, even through failure. While proficiency is often honed in postsecondary education, research shows that there is a critical window of learning time at the K-12 level that should not be overlooked in building a student’s foundation for success.

During this session, Linda Rosen, CEO of Change the Equation, will lead a discussion with some of today’s most effective STEM programs – and the corporate funders who support their work – to show how the private sector is giving today’s students the inspired and practical knowledge needed to preserve America’s competitive edge. The panel will not only reflect on what’s working, it will challenge the audience to consider what comes next.

Patricia Brown, National Director, Corporate Engagement, National Academy Foundation @NAFCareerAcads Russ Fisher-Ives, Director, Global Programs, RoboRAVE International @RoboRave Meisha Sherman, Director, Global Talent & Organizational Development, Hewlett-Packard @HP MODERATOR: Linda Rosen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Change the Equation @changeequation

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

MONDAY, JUNE 29

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

4:40 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.

1F: Enlightening Minds

2H1: SoCal’s Industry Engagement in STEAM

Room: Gaslamp CD

Room: Seaport A

The first step to engaging more women in STEM should start early, particularly since too many young girls lose interest in pursuing these subjects by their early teens. Come hear from several creative minds whose work seeks to get young women excited about STEM and help them understand that technology and engineering are very much a girl thing, too.

Southern California is taking STEAM education to a new level – the real world. As one of the largest STEM clusters in the U.S., we are bridging education and industry in new and creative ways. This panel will showcase three leading Southern California STEM companies and their approaches to engaging the community in STEAM, and inspiring our future leaders.

Andrea Beaty, children’s author @AndreaBeaty Dianna Cowern, Creative Director, Physics Girl @thephysicsgirl

Shari Asplund, NASA Discovery Program Education & Communications Manager, NASA Jet Propulsion Labotory @NASAJPL Vanessa Pereda, Global Corporate Citizenship Community Investor,

MODERATOR: Michael Morella, Associate Editor, U.S. News & World Report @usnews

Boeing

@Boeing Pedro Villegas, Director of Community Relations, San Diego Gas &

Electric

@SDGE MODERATOR: James E. Herr, Program Officer, California Community Foundation @calfund, @jimmash Presented by:

Cubic Corporation is committed to developing and inspiring the STEM leaders of tomorrow to ensure excellence in our industry for generations to come.

Learn more about our organization and the valuable STEM initiatives we support at www.cubic.com.

Global. Innovative. Trusted.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

MONDAY, JUNE 29 4:40 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.

2H2: California’s Bold and Ambitious Plan to Rebuild Public Education: What’s at Stake for STEM and the Nation?

Room: Seaport B California is in the midst of embarking upon historic and monumental changes to reform its public education system — one that serves 1 in 8 students in the U.S.. These reforms are centered around implementation of new standards and assessments in multiple subjects – including Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards – while simultaneously developing and rolling out new equity-focused school finance and accountability systems that dramatically increase local decision-making power and input from students, parents and community members. This panel will include insights from state policy leaders as well as educators and business leaders involved in what may be the most significant and complicated state-wide systemic reform ever attempted in the U.S.. They will share their views on some of the key policy reforms taking place and lead a discussion about their potential impacts for STEM education and workforce development, as well as implications for national policy.

Devin Vodicka, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Vista Unified School District @dvodicka Trish Williams, Member, California State Board of Education MODERATOR: Christopher Roe, Chief Executive Officer, California STEM Learning Network @CSLNet_roe

2H3: Diverse Scientific Leadership: Growing Kids to Careers Takes a Community Room: Seaport C The poor performance of American students in STEM keeps many young people from achieving their full potential, disengages entire communities, and leaves our nation without the workforce and decision-makers it needs to meet tomorrow’s challenges and sustain our position as world leaders in thought and innovation. This challenge is particularly acute in underserved communities. However, successful strategies to recruit, retain, and prepare science leaders have emerged. What does it take? It takes young people ready to overcome adversity and achieve; families, schools, and partners providing a foundation; consistent and continuous opportunities to engage in rigorous STEM experiences from an early age; and the financial and volunteer resources to support and sustain these efforts. Hear from Ocean Discovery Institute, a nonprofit organization that transforms young lives through science, and their students who, are now young professionals in STEM, about what it takes to build our future workforce.

2H4: Look to Veterans for STEM Jobs Room: Gaslamp AB Military service leaves many men and women particularly well prepared for jobs in the STEM fields, yet they still represent an underutilized workforce. This session will feature some of the successful programs helping to prepare today’s veterans for careers in STEM. You’ll also receive advice and tips from the panel on how you can build your skilled workforce by targeting veterans.

Matt Brogdon, PRC, Base Engagement and Public Relations Manager, Military Division, Microsoft @Microsoft Mike Grice, LtCol USMC (Ret.), Chief Operating Officer, Medtech & Biotech Veterans Program Beth McCormick, Recruitment and Diversity Manager, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory @Livermore_Lab MODERATOR: Patricia Reily, Ed.D., Commander, USN (ret.) Veterans Services Director, California State University San Marcos @csusmnews

2H5: Cybersecurity: STEM Steam Engine Room: Gaslamp CD What do science, technology, engineering and math all have in common? They are all impacted by cybersecurity – one of the hottest fields in science and technology today. Each of the STEM disciplines is required in the cybersecurity field which according to the White House currently boasts 400,000 open job requisitions nationally. One of the greatest challenges in cybersecurity today is not a technological one, it’s a human resources one. With the dramatic proliferation of computing and communications technologies across the globe, the cybersecurity industry has experienced unprecedented growth. This growth has created an urgent need for qualified individuals to fill current job openings and to develop the skilled workforce necessary to address the expected dramatic job growth in the future.

Linda Brent, Ed.D., CEO, The ASTA Group; Strategic Planning, NTSA/ NMSC Erik Caldwell, Director of Economic Development, City of San Diego @erikcaldwell MODERATOR: Darin Andersen, CEO, CyberTECH @CyberHiveSD

Lindsay Goodwin, Associate Director, Ocean Discovery Institute @OceanDiscInst Brooke Pinnix, Events & Communications Coordinator, Ocean Discovery Institute @OceanDiscInst Carla Pisbe, Environmental Stewardship Coordinator, Ocean Discovery Institute @OceanDiscInst

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TUESDAY, JUNE 30

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

3A: Opening the Doors: Cultivating College Access and Completion Room: Seaport A Whether choosing and excelling in appropriate high school courses or finding financial aid advice and scholarship opportunities, the road to college is a daunting one – much more so for many minority, lowincome and first-generation college students who may not have grown up amid a college-going culture. A number of organizations have stepped in to offer a helping hand, from tutoring and mentoring to a committed support system during the college journey. In this session, leaders of several of these initiatives will share their advice and success stories in assisting this crucial group of students with both college readiness and completion.

MODERATOR: Edward Abeyta, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Community Engagement; Director, Pre-Collegiate and Career Preparation Programs, University of California, San Diego Extension @edabeyta Presented by:

Matthew Fasciano, Chief Operating Officer, Posse Foundation @possefoundation Kristie Fisher, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Client Partnerships, ACT @ACT Sandy Husk, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, AVID Center @AVID4College Christopher Yanov, Founder and President, Reality Changers @chrisyanov

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TUESDAY, JUNE 30 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

3E1: Executive Workshop: Hidden Gems: The Corporate STEM Workforce

3D: Expert Roundtables

Room: Seaport B

Come join representatives of some of the nation’s leading diversity and professional organizations in an informal setting, as they converse with attendees and explain how their groups can help you.

From volunteering in the community to mentoring at local schools to evangelizing the exciting possibilities of technology and engineering, the current STEM workforce can spread a powerful message and actively participate in plugging holes in the STEM pipeline. In this workshop session, attendees will hear from several executives at companies that are deploying their STEM-savvy talent in innovative ways.

Jane Broom, Citizenship and Public Affairs Director, Microsoft Sarah Toulouse, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Bayer Corp.; Executive Director, Bayer USA Foundation @BayerMSMS Steve Woodhead, Manager, Global Social Investment, Chevron @Chevron MODERATOR: Brian Kelly, Editor and Chief Content Officer, U.S. News & World Report @BKellyUSN

Room: Gaslamp AB

Sarita E. Brown, President, Excelencia in Education @EdExcelencia Gabriel A. Montaño, Ph.D., President, Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS); Technical Staff Member, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory Oscar F. Porter, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), University of California @OPorter_MESA Chad Womack, Ph.D., National Director, STEM Initiatives, UNCF @UNCF MODERATOR: Gina Amatruda, Program Director, U.S. News STEM Solutions

3G: OC STEM: An Ecosystem Approach Optimizing STEM Learning for All

Presented by:

Room: Gaslamp CD 3E2: The Mighty Need for a Middle-Skills Workforce Room: Seaport C Many employers express concern over the lack of qualified workers for so-called middle-skills jobs – those that don’t require a four-year degree.

Such positions represent more than half of all occupations today, according to the National Skills Coalition, as well as about half of the jobs in demand over the next decade. Leaders in business, education, government and other sectors are doubling down on efforts to train and retrain professionals in fields like advanced manufacturing, computer support, telecommunications and medical technology. Come learn about these promising occupations and how educators and employers are actively cultivating a new class of highly skilled, well-paid professionals.

Charles Eaton, Chief Executive Officer, Creating IT Futures Foundation, CompTIA @FoundationEaton Nicole Rigg, Social Investment Advisor, Chevron @Chevron Van Ton-Quinlivan, Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development, California Community Colleges @WorkforceVan Andy Van Kleunen, Chief Executive Officer, National Skills Coalition @AndyVKNSC

Learning today is a 24/7 experience. Learning platforms, whether they be in or out of school, are most successful when they are connected and unified behind a set of common goals. The STEM Learning Ecosystem provides a platform that addresses those challenges by helping communities develop a shared vision, fosters working across multiple settings, and connects the learning experience not only for the student but equally for the credentialed teacher and the para-professional educator.

There are now more than 25 STEM Learning Ecosystems at various stages of development around the country, most modeled after the OC STEM project in Orange County, California. Come and learn how to build or support your local STEM Ecosystem and the core characteristics and attributes that make them successful.

Katherine Bihr, Ed.D., Vice President, Programs and Education, Tiger Woods Foundation @TWFBihr Jeff Hittenberger, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Orange County Department of Education Lucy Santana-Ornelas, Chief Executive Officer, Girls Inc. of Orange County @GirlsIncOC MODERATOR: Gerald R. Solomon, Executive Director, Samueli Foundation Presented by:

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

4A: Focus on Minority Males Room: Seaport A Across the country, public, private and philanthropic efforts are helping boys and young men of color improve their education and career trajectories. Indeed, the White House’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative has re-energized momentum in this area and has already made strides in bringing business leaders and policymakers on board to help. This session will explore MBK and other programs, solutions and practices that seek to remove barriers and guide these young men to successful STEM educations and careers.

MODERATOR: Ray King, President and Chief Executive Officer, Urban League of San Diego County Presented by:

Jon Guerena, Director, Deloitte Consulting @DeloitteUS John Michael Lee, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Alumni Affairs and Advancement, Florida A&M University @JohnLeePHD Andre H. Sayles, Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, U.S. Department of Energy @Energy J. Luke Wood, Ph.D., Associate Director & Doctoral Program Director, Community College Leadership; Co-Director, Minority Male Community College Collaborative, San Diego State University @jlukewood

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

4B: Transforming High School: Filling the Pipeline, Fast

4E: Expert Roundtables

Room: Seaport B

Come join representatives of some of the nation’s leading diversity and professional organizations in an informal setting, as they converse with attendees and explain how their groups can help you.

In partnerships with colleges and industry, many high schools across the country are allowing STEM-focused students (often those from underrepresented populations) to simultaneously enroll as high school juniors and seniors in community college classes and experience real-world work at local companies. New York City has recently opened several so-called early college high schools serving grades 9-14, and officials have announced plans for many more across the state. Such dual-enrollment programs are also thriving in places like Texas, California, and Ohio. In this session, education and industry leaders involved with several innovative programs will highlight their strengths, challenges and potential to bolster a diverse STEM pipeline and equip students with in-demand skills for the workforce.

Cass Conrad, Executive Director, School Support and Development, City University of New York @ecicuny Judith Dimas, Principal, Hidalgo Early College High School, Hidalgo, Texas Scot McLemore, Technical Workforce Development Manager, Honda North America, Inc. @Honda MODERATOR: Joel Vargas, Ed.D., Vice President, School & Learning Designs, Jobs for the Future @JoelVargasJFF

4C: Teaching the New Standards: Ramping Up STEM Professional Development Room: Seaport C Recent Gallup polling shows that many teachers across the country remain split in their opinions of the Common Core standards, with those who are most familiar with the benchmarks viewing them more favorably.

As states inch toward full implementation and testing on the new material, veteran and novice educators are participating in workshops, webinars and a host of other training programs to help understand the new standards. In addition, professional learning communities are showing great promise. This session will feature insight from several organizations that are making great strides in professional development for the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

Cynthia Pulkowski, Ed.D., Executive Director, ASSET STEM Education @ASSETeducation Thomas M. Smith, Ph.D., Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Riverside @UCRiverside Kirk Walters, Ph.D., Principal Researcher, Education Program, American Institutes for Research @Education_AIR

Room: Gaslamp AB

Elizabeth Bierman, Senior Project Engineer, Honeywell Aerospace; President, Society of Women Engineers @SWE_President Judson Haynes III, Ph.D., President, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE); Section Head, Family Care Analytical Sciences, Procter & Gamble @NOBCChE Anna M. Park, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Great Minds in STEM @GreatMindsSTEM MODERATOR: Gina Amatruda, Program Director, U.S. News STEM Solutions

4F: Enlightening Minds Room: Gaslamp CD In the growing movement to address the gender, ethnic and racial gaps in STEM education and the workforce, a number of academics, advocates, and others have made great strides in ferretting out the root causes of these gaps – and optimum strategies for how to close them.

This session will feature speakers whose prescriptions include enhancing the understanding of spatial skills in female students, finding fun ways to engage girls in STEM projects, and helping set up middle and high school students for success in algebra and lab science classes, which are crucially important to STEM.

Muhammed Chaudhry, President & Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley Education Foundation @EducationIQ Emma Ling, Rising Senior, La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad, California @LCCMavs Sheryl Sorby, Ph.D., Professor of STEM Education, Ohio State University @OhioState MODERATOR: Sara Clarke, Assistant Managing Editor, Special Reports, U.S. News & World Report @USNews

MODERATOR: Patrick D’Amelio, Chief Executive Officer, Washington STEM @PatrickDAmelio Presented by:

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TUESDAY, JUNE 30

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

5A: Progress on the Gender Front in STEM Room: Seaport A Women earn more bachelor’s degrees than men, but not in most STEM subjects. And, by some estimates, women comprise less than a quarter of all jobs in these fields. Educators, corporate leaders, government officials and many others are taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to engaging more women in science and math. This session will explore specific strategies for getting and keeping women interested in STEM, from nurturing mentor relationships and learning communities to promoting awareness of spatial skills and inclusion to respecting work-life balance and the needs of parent-professionals.

MODERATOR: Mimi Lufkin, Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity @mimi_lufkin Presented by:

Kimberly Wright Cassidy, Ph.D., President, Bryn Mawr College @BrynMawrCollege Audrey Goins Brichi, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Chevron @Chevron Linda D. Hallman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of University Women @AAUWSF

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

5B: Finding Common Ground: How the New Math and Science Standards Can Equalize Education

5F: One-on-One w/ Joan C. Williams

Room: Seaport B

You read their op-eds and press releases. You see them quoted near and far. You wish you knew more about their work, what makes them tick, what inspires them. Here’s your chance to get to know some of STEM’s pioneers, movers, shakers, and change-makers. Come prepared to ask questions and probe their groundbreaking reports, studies, policies and thinking via a facilitated discussion. In this session, Joan C. Williams of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law will discuss her recent report, “Double Jeopardy?

Gender Bias Against Women of Color in Science,” and how to shatter stereotypes and battle workplace bias for women in STEM.

As political battles continue in a number of the 40-plus states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards for mathematics, many advocates are touting these benchmarks as a way to “ensure that all students – both girls and boys, regardless of their income levels and backgrounds – are taught to the same high expectations,” notes a recent report from the Center for American Progress. The Next Generation Science Standards, adopted by about a dozen states but rolling out more slowly, offer similar promise. Hear from several experts who have developed and worked with the Common Core and NGSS about the opportunities of the new benchmarks and tests.

Peter A’Hearn, K-12 Science Specialist, Palm Springs Unified School District, Palm Springs, California Okhee Lee, Ph.D., Professor of Childhood Education, New York University @nyuniversity Chris Minnich, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers @minnichc Delia Pompa, Senior Vice President, Programs, National Council of La Raza @NCLR MODERATOR: Tim Smart, Executive Editor, U.S. News & World Report @TimSmart2

5D: Community Colleges: STEM’s Secret Weapon Room: Seaport C Community colleges play an important role in the preparation of a STEM workforce, from tackling remediation to forging advanced, job-specific training partnerships with industry. Consider that nearly 50 percent of Americans who received a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering attended community college at some point. Also consider that high percentages of Hispanics, African-Americans, first-generation students, veterans and others attend these institutions. Many interventions are promising and show success – articulation agreements, guaranteed transfer, aligned advising, bridge programs, peer mentoring, tutoring and more – and community colleges have stepped up their commitments to providing America’s youth with the skills tomorrow’s employers need.

This panel will feature leaders from community colleges that are paving the way in preparing underrepresented populations for STEM careers.

Jean Hernandez, Ed.D., President, Edmonds Community College, Washington Cindy L. Miles, Ph.D., Chancellor, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, California @gcccdpio Jerome S. Parker, Ph.D., President, Delaware County Community College, Pennsylvania

Room: Gaslamp AB

Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law, Founding Director, Center for WorkLife Law, University of California Hastings College of the Law @JoanCWilliams MODERATOR: Lylah M. Alphonse, Managing Editor, News, U.S. News & World Report @WriteEditRepeat

5E: A Ready-Made Employee: Internships, Co-ops and Apprenticeships Room: Gaslamp CD Thanks to strong encouragement from the White House, the executive suite, community colleges, and groups like the National Association of Manufacturers, internships, co-ops and apprenticeships are getting new life as a way to fill jobs while also allowing students and new employees to get the skills, certifications and degrees they need for future success.

Numerous top corporations are exploring these models for a variety of STEM occupations. Learn how the Dow Chemical Company has developed such programs and how you might structure these initiatives at your company. An added bonus: Get an inside look at internships and co-ops from three Dow employees who have received such training.

Ronald Dickerson, Chemical Operating Technician, Union Carbide Corporation (a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company) Jason Fiori, I&E Technician, The Dow Chemical Company @DowChemical Jane Neyer, Production Engineer, Dow AgroSciences @DowAgro MODERATOR: Rob Vallentine, Global Director, Corporate Citizenship; President and Executive Director, The Dow Chemical Company Foundation @ DowChemical Presented by:

MODERATOR: Christopher Roe, Chief Executive Officer, California STEM Learning Network

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TUESDAY, JUNE 30

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

6E: Making the Business Case for a Diverse Workforce

6C: Progress Report: Improving Teacher Prep

Room: Seaport A

What are schools of education doing to both improve teacher preparation and draw more candidates into the STEM fields? Recently, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation set a raised bar for ed schools seeking its imprimatur. The new edTPA teacher candidate assessment developed by Stanford University and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and field-tested in classrooms in recent years is on the horizon. Many teacher education programs are giving new K-12 educators enhanced experiential training from the outset.

Panelists will explore the advances, proven practices and evidence-based teaching methods that are contributing to better STEM teaching.

For employers, assembling a diverse workforce has become a critical business issue. Being more diverse and inclusive allows organizations to also be more innovative, to position themselves to better understand customers’ needs, and to cast wider nets for the best talent. So why is it that women and minorities comprise about 70 percent of college students, yet earn just 45 percent of bachelor’s degrees in STEM, or that blacks and Latinos make up about 30 percent of the U.S. population, but represent only 7 percent of the U.S. STEM workforce? Harvard Business School research says that multicultural networks promote creativity, while McKinsey reports that companies with diverse executive boards see significantly higher earnings and returns on equity. Hear about some steps you can take to diversify your workforce, and how doing so can benefit your organization.

Diana Bilimoria, Ph.D., KeyBank Professor and Chair, Department of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University @DianaBilimoria Beth Clark, Vice President, IT & Chief Information Officer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company @LockheedMartin Dan Sullivan, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor, Qualcomm @Qualcomm Telle Whitney, Ph.D., President and CEO, Anita Borg Institute @TelleWhitney MODERATOR: Margaret Mannix, Executive Editor, U.S. News & World Report @USNews Presented by:

Room: Seaport B

Joan S. Bissell, Ed.D., Director, Teacher Education and Public School Programs, California State University Arthur Levine, Ph.D., President, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation @ArthurELevine Deborah Stipek, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University @StanfordEd MODERATOR: Ray Almgren, Vice President, Marketing, National Instruments @NIglobal Presented by:

6A: The Way to Science Is Through a Girl’s Heart Room: Seaport C Many girls’ interest in science is triggered by solving problems: protecting the environment, curing disease, easing poverty and hunger. They want to make the world a better place, and they want to help people. This session will examine what types of STEM learning, programs, and support (both in and out of school) can ignite and sustain a young girl’s inner scientist.

Linda Kekelis, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Techbridge @LindaKekelis Catherine A. Leslie, Executive Director, Engineers Without Borders USA @EWBUSA Courtney Tanenbaum, Ed.D., Senior Researcher, Education Program, American Institutes for Research @Education_AIR MODERATOR: Linda Ortenzo, Director of STEM Programs, Carnegie Science Center @CarnegieSciCtr Presented by:

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

6B: High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools: Lessons Learned

6D: Beefing Up Career and Technical Education

Room: Gaslamp AB

Last summer, Vice President Joe Biden presented a comprehensive report on federal efforts to boost career and technical education – everything from creating community college pathways for student with disabilities to investing heavily in apprenticeships and “earn-and-learn” programs.

Meanwhile, more than 40 states have partnered on the Common Career Technical Core, a set of rigorous standards for CTE career clusters and degree pathway programs. This session will offer an inside look at some of the CTE programs that are proving successful in swelling the STEM workforce, particularly as effective job training programs have been shown to improve access and achievement for the underserved.

It’s no secret that many of the nation’s worst schools are often those in low-income areas, no matter their size or location. But there are standouts. From shared decision-making, high expectations, and nurturing relationships to a dedicated faculty and a focus on academics and assessments, high-performing, high-poverty schools can narrow the achievement gap, particularly in the STEM disciplines. Hear from education experts and leaders of schools that excel at graduating underserved students about what makes their institutions strong pathways into college and careers.

Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools @MiamiSup Cindy Marten, Superintendent of Public Education, San Diego Unified School District @BeKindDreamBig Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director, The Education Trust – West @RyanSmithEd Devin Vodicka, Ed.D., Superintendent, Vista Unified School District @dvodicka MODERATOR: Robin White Goode, Education Editor, Black Enterprise @RobinWhiteGoode

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Room: Gaslamp CD

Deborah Boisvert, Executive Director and Principal Investigator, Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections, University of Massachusetts, Boston @UMassBoston Colleen Molko, Interim Associate Dean, Career & Technical Education; Executive Director, NSF Center for Supply Chain Technology Education, Norco College Russell P. Weikle, Director, Career and College Transition Division, California Department of Education @CADeptEd MODERATOR: JD Hoye, President, National Academy Foundation @NAFCareerAcads

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

7E: Leading the Way: The K-12–Corporate Connection

7D: You Are What You Know: The Move Toward Competency-Based Programs

Room: Seaport A

Room: Seaport B

Alarmed by middling student achievement in science and math and the need to ensure a robust workforce for the future, many corporations are upping their investments in K-12 education. As more jobs require bachelor’s degrees and specialized skills, corporations are looking for ways to forge pathways to careers for students. Supporting early childhood education, for instance, can ensure both financial return on investment and help student equity, according to the Brookings Institution. A number of Fortune 500 corporations have invested heavily in particular high schools with a push toward project-based and personalized learning. Throughout K-12, firms are providing funding for classroom technology, afterschool programs, competitions, internships and early college high schools, as well as mentoring from within their STEM employee ranks. Hear from several corporate leaders who have forged effective partnerships with K-12 schools.

In 2013, Purdue University launched the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, a curriculum that allows students to complete STEM projects and coursework at their own pace, earn digital badges and certificates, and reduce the time – and cost – of completing a traditional four-year degree.

For more than a decade, Western Governors University has allowed thousands of students to complete flexible and affordable online bachelor’s and master’s degrees, often tapping into concrete skills they already possess or acquire. Competency-based programs are popping up across the country, and their flexibility and affordability might be especially effective in boosting the enrollment of low-income students.

This session will explore several model competency-based programs for learners of all ages and their promise for transforming diversity in STEM.

Saura Naderi, Staff Career Development Specialist, Qualcomm @Qualcomm Karen Nicklin, Manager of Educational Initiatives, GM Foundation; Manager of Corporate Relations, General Motors Company Sandy Slivka, Ph.D., Statewide Navigator of Life Sciences/Biotechnology and Director of Southern California Biotechnology Center @AVID4College MODERATOR: Margaret Mannix, Executive Editor, U.S. News & World Report Presented by:

Gary R. Bertoline, Ph.D., Dean and Distinguished Professor, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University @GaryBertoline Jay Box, Ed.D., President, Kentucky Community and Technical College System Robert Duncan, Manager of STEM Programs; Interim Teachers College Manager, Western Governors University @wgu MODERATOR: Tim Smart, Executive Editor, U.S. News & World Report @TimSmart2

7G: The Power of Partnerships: Supporting Student Achievement in STEM Room: Seaport C Today, more than ever, a quality education is the foundation of opportunity. The heights that young people can reach are increasingly determined by their academic success, particularly in STEM fields. Since 2007, the National Math and Science Initiative has brought together leaders in business, education and philanthropy to raise the academic bar in schools from coast to coast. Through proven, scalable programs, NMSI is dramatically improving teacher effectiveness and student achievement, while expanding access to high-quality STEM education to traditionally underrepresented groups. This panel will explore the ways in which public, private and community partnerships can help ensure that all students are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in college and careers.

Camylle Coley, Senior Advisor to the Director, Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs Sarah Moynes, AP Biology Teacher, Serra High School, San Diego Matthew Randazzo, Interim Chief Academic Officer, National Math and Science Initiative @NMSI MODERATOR: Marty Alvarado, Director, Learning Communities, Jobs for the Future Presented by:

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

7A: One-on-One w/ Fredi Lajvardi

8B: Getting an Early Jump on STEM

Room: Gaslamp AB

Room: Seaport A

You read their op-eds and press releases. You see them quoted near and far. You wish you knew more about their work, what makes them tick, what inspires them. Here’s your chance to get to know some of STEM’s pioneers, movers, shakers, and change-makers. Come prepared to ask questions and probe their groundbreaking reports, studies, policies and thinking via a facilitated discussion. In this session, Phoenix educator Fredi Lajvardi will discuss his experience leading a group of diverse high school students to victory in a robotics competition over a number of college and university teams (inspiration for the 2015 film “Spare Parts”) and how to engage students from underserved backgrounds in STEM.

Experts say getting children interested in STEM should start at an early age, even before kindergarten. And there’s growing momentum for state policies encouraging math instruction for young children. A recent National Governors Association report, for example, points to evidence that finds that more and higher quality math preparation at early ages could close the achievement gap in math. A mastery of math is a great predictor of future success, from high school and college completion to job skills. This panel will identify early education programs that are underway and strategies that educators, administrators and parents might use to incorporate more STEM into their children’s lives.

Fredi Lajvardi, Program Director, Carl Hayden Community High School, Phoenix @falconmaster

Douglas H. Clements, Ph.D., Kennedy Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education; Executive Director, Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver @DHClements Annette Huett, Science Teacher, Kelley Elementary School, Moore, Oklahoma Wanyonyi J. Kendrick, Executive Director, Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub Sam Whiting, President and CEO, Thrive Washington @ThriveWA

MODERATOR: Scott Peters, U.S. Congressman, 52nd District of California @RepScottPeters

7F: Enlightening Minds Room: Gaslamp CD From understanding San Diego’s life sciences industry to helping college students engage with each other online or through mobile devices, join us to get a sense of several initiatives that are aiding STEM students, job-seekers, and companies.

Liisa Bozinovic, Executive Director, Biocom Institute @ BiocomInstitute Jessica Gilmartin, Chief Business Officer, Piazza @Piazza MODERATOR: Michael Morella, Associate Editor, U.S. News & World Report @usnews

MODERATOR: Michael Morella, Associate Editor, U.S. News & World Report @usnews

8E: The Job Landscape Today – and Tomorrow: The San Diego View Room: Seaport B Most employers agree that the workforce of tomorrow will need a deep knowledge of computer science, IT, big data, math, and other STEM-related abilities, not just for science and tech jobs, but for all occupations. Such skills are essential for San Diego’s booming biotech and life sciences industry (ranked third largest in the country), as well as other large employers in IT, manufacturing and health care. The U.S. Navy, too, has recruited strong STEM talent for more than two decades and partnered with a range of San Diego schools and universities to actively equip students with necessary skills through tech fairs and afterschool enrichment programs. Hear from several San Diego region industry experts about what skills they need most today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

Darryl S. Albertson, Ph.D., Vice President, Human Resources, Cubic Corporation @CubicCorp Brian Edward Alvara, Sr., Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy; President, 3R’s Robotics LLC Peter Callstrom, President and CEO, San Diego Workforce Partnership @PeterACallstrom Ed Hidalgo, Senior Director, Staffing, Qualcomm @EdHidalgoSD MODERATOR: Jonathan Horn, Reporter, The San Diego Union-Tribune @sdut Presented by: 28 | U.S. News STEM Solutions | The National Leadership Conference

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

8C: The Short-Term Demand for STEM Educators

8F: Enlightening Minds

Room: Seaport C

Room: Gaslamp CD

In the scramble to find highly qualified teachers in the STEM disciplines, some states are embracing alternative plans to get top-notch professionals in science and math into classrooms as soon as possible.

Some programs are placing qualified individuals into low-income classrooms quickly with temporary teaching credentials, allowing them to gradually earn full licensing through alternative credentialing programs.

Teacher residencies, Math for America, Teach for America and online programs are also emerging as alternatives to traditional graduate school programs in education, many with a particular emphasis on placing high-quality educators into high-needs classrooms. At this session, leaders of several teacher recruitment and training efforts outline how they are improving the supply of educators in STEM fields.

What are some ways that people who struggle with math can retrain their brains to find success? What do comic book superheroes have to teach us about engineering? This session will feature speakers who are working to help others see STEM in a new light and enrich their understanding of the field. Listen in, and prepare to be enlightened.

Lupita Cortez Alcalá, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction and Learning Support, California Department of Education @CADeptEd John Ewing, Ph.D., President, Math for America @MathforAmerica Belle Faust, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boettcher Teacher Residency; Senior Director of Education, PEBC @BoettcherFdn Ayeola Kinlaw, Director of the Funding Collaborative, 100Kin10 @100Kin10

MODERATOR: Sara Clarke, Assistant Managing Editor, Special Reports, U.S. News & World Report @USNews

Suveen Mathaudhu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering/ Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside @smathaudhu Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., Professor of Engineering, Oakland University; Visiting Scholar, University of California, San Diego @barbaraoakley

8D: One-on-One w/ Cynthia Bir Room: Gaslamp AB You read their op-eds and press releases. You see them quoted near and far. You wish you knew more about their work, what makes them tick, what inspires them. Here’s your chance to get to know some of STEM’s pioneers, movers, shakers, and change-makers. Come prepared to ask questions and probe their groundbreaking reports, studies, policies and thinking via a facilitated discussion. In this session, USC professor Cynthia Bir will discuss her extensive work on human injury tolerance and consulting for television, including ESPN’s “Sport Science” and National Geographic’s “Fight Science.”

Cynthia Bir, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Southern California MODERATOR: Marty Block, California State Senator, 39th Senate District @MartyBlock39

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2015 U.S. NEWS STEM LEADERSHIP HALL OF FAME Craig R. Barrett, Ph.D. Retired CEO/Chairman of the Board Intel Corporation Craig Barrett joined Intel Corporation in 1974 and held positions of vice president, senior vice president and executive vice president from 1984 to 1990. In 1992, he was elected to Intel’s board of directors and was promoted to chief operating officer in 1993.

Barrett became Intel’s fourth president in 1997, chief executive officer in 1998 and chairman of the board in 2005. In 2009, he stepped down as board chairman. Barrett has also held many professional leadership roles: he chairs Change the Equation, has co-chaired the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, and is a board member of Achieve Inc., the Carnegie Institution for Science, and the Society for Science and the Public, among others. Barrett also previously served as chairman of the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development, which works to bring computers and other technology to developing parts of the world.

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Senior Director, Bechtel Group Chairman, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. served as the thirdgeneration head of the worldwide engineering and construction business that began in 1898 as a small Western railroad construction firm.

Today, Bechtel Group, Inc. provides a broad range of technical, construction, and management services to clients in many industries around the globe. In addition to leadership roles with Bechtel and the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, he is senior director of The Fremont Group, separate affiliated companies that manage and operate in marketable securities, natural resources, and other selected investments. Bechtel has served as a director on the boards of several major corporations, including General Motors and IBM, and has been appointed to several presidential committees and commissions. Bechtel currently serves on the Hoover Task Force on Energy Policy and the MIT Energy Initiative External Advisory Board.

Maria Klawe, Ph.D. President Harvey Mudd College Maria Klawe began her tenure as Harvey Mudd College’s fifth president in 2006. A renowned computer scientist and scholar, Klawe is the first woman to lead the college since its founding in 1955. Prior to joining HMC, she served as dean of engineering and professor of computer science at Princeton University. Klawe is a member of the boards of Microsoft, Broadcom Corporation and Math for America; a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and a trustee for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California. In her research, Klawe has made significant contributions in several areas of math and computer science, including functional analysis, discrete mathematics and human-computer interaction. She has devoted particular attention in recent years to improving K-12 science and mathematics education. In 2014, she was ranked among Fortune’s list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.

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Shirley Malcom, Ph.D. Head of Education and Human Resources Programs American Association for the Advancement of Science As head of Education and Human Resources Programs at AAAS, Shirley Malcom works to improve the quality and increase access to education and careers in STEM fields as well as to enhance public science literacy. Malcom is also a trustee of Caltech, a regent of Morgan State University, a member of the SUNY Research Council, and a former member of the National Science Board. She served on President Bill Clinton’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. Internationally, she is a leader in efforts to improve access of girls and women to education and careers in science and engineering, serving as co-chair of the Gender Advisory Board of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development and Gender InSITE. In 2003, Malcom received the Public Welfare Medal of the National Academy of Sciences, the highest award given by the academy.

Eduardo J. Padrón, Ph.D. President Miami Dade College Since 1995, Eduardo Padrón has served as president of Miami Dade College, which enrolls more than 165,000 students. An economist by training, Padrón has been selected to serve on posts of national prominence by six U.S. presidents, and he currently chairs the White House Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. He is former chair of the board of directors of the American Council on Education and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. In 2009, Time magazine included him among the “10 Best College Presidents” in the country. He serves on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Business-Higher Education Forum and has held leadership positions with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Miami Branch.

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EXHIBIT HALL EVENTS - STEM SOLUTIONS STAGE MONDAY, JUNE 29

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

52 Weeks of Science

They’re IN the Pipeline….Now What?

Together we can leverage the creative and innovative programs happening in San Diego to create a community of science for all residents. Hear more about this effort to combine the efforts of exciting local programs at schools, libraries, community centers and other gathering places to further connections to science.

SPEAKER:

Melba Novoa, Manager of Community Engagement

Everyone has focused our energy on ensuring students are interested in STEM opportunities...but what are we doing to ensure that they’re well-rounded, well-versed, effective and impactful marketplace leaders?

It’s not just “what” you know...but it’s also do you know how to articulate it as well as “who” you know and how you bring ALL of these elements together to make a difference in the universe. As STEM leaders and educators what are we doing to ensure their TRUE success?

SPEAKER:

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3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Real World Innovation With Dare 2B Digital Learn how to engage young innovators in STEAM with a winning formula that includes: popular culture, mobile & social technologies and incentives. Hear how to inspire the next generation to solve real world problems leveraging tools and teams from industry and academia with support from parents/guardians and mentors.

SPEAKER:

Staci Lyons, President and Chief Strategy Officer

Errika Mallett, Vice President of Operations and Partnerships Presented by:

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Putting the “E” in STEM A veteran engineer turned high school teacher addresses America’s STEM problem by bringing the Engineering Process into the classroom. The Engineering Process is a powerful tool that provides a methodology to problem solving and embodies “The 4 Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical Thinking.” The discussion outlines the effort taken and the challenges encountered.

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3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

AWIS San Diego: Providing multi-faceted support for the advancement of women and girls interested in STEM careers AWIS San Diego is committed to supporting the advancement of women in science and science-related fields by providing opportunities to participate in professional networking and development, mentorship, community outreach, and leadership activities. We envision a day when all women in STEM achieve their full potential in the workforce and community.

SPEAKER:

Dorothy D. Sears, Ph.D. Presented by:

Nino Polizzi, CEO/Founder Presented by:

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Providing Content for Students at K-12 in STEM Education and Applied Subjects It is becoming increasingly difficult to fill the jobs left by baby boomers and those that did not exist ten years ago like cloud technology, cybersecurity, big data, data analytics, digital forensics, cognitive computing, etc. A successful STEM education provides “Solutions to Everyday Mysteries.” Zapphire is engaged in curriculum development, teaching, and writing books on technologies as they evolve. Book titles and information at Zapphire Publishing: http://tinyurl.com/pffz5wx.

SPEAKER:

Beatrice Kilel, Ph.D.

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Note: The views expressed by the presenters do not necessarily reflect the views of U.S. News STEM Solutions or U.S. News & World Report.

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EXHIBIT HALL EVENTS - BUILD A BACKPACK

Join us for Build a Backpack!

TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH | 2:00-3:00 P.M. | BOOTH 804

Benefitting Blue Star Families of San Diego, Avondale Elementary School and The STEAM Academy at La Presa Middle School This year’s STEM Solutions Conference presents Build a Backpack, a partnership between First Book and U.S. News & World Report. This special partnership will provide access to books for organizations that serve low-income families in the San Diego community.

Join us Tuesday, June 30th as we stuff 1,000 new backpacks with 3,000 new books.

If every backpack is filled, U.S. News will provide an additional 5,000 free books to teachers in the community.

With your help, over 8,000 new books will be presented to local San Diego organizations.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617

MDR – A D&B Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405

National Assessment of Educational Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704

U.S. News University Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

Studica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706

Cubic Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Amgen Biotech Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707

Army Recruiting, Education Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

STEAMConnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711

Deloitte Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416

Start Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 712

ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504

Team America Rocketry Challenge (AIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713

STEM Premier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505

STEMKids, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716

Universal Technical Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506

The Dow Chemical Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717

STEMfinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507

Silicon Valley Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718

UC San Diego Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510

Rokenbok Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719

U.S. News & World Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511

Purdue Polytechnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724

Paxton/Patterson, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512

First Book (Build-a-Backpack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804

National Training Simulation Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516

AWIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 1

Chevron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517

Rocket Science Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 2

Ten80 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518

San Diego MESA Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 3

Ardusat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605

Expanding Your Horizons San Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 4

AUVSI Foundation/SeaPerch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606

YMCA of the USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 5

American Institutes for Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607

STEMconnector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 6

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611

San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . SD Zone 7

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EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS SPONSOR

SPONSOR ACT Booth 504 ACT is a nonprofit, mission-based organization that provides insights that unlock potential. Our solutions give individuals, institutions, and organizations the insights they need make decisions and take actions that improve their lives. We provide a continuum of integrated solutions that align with our mission of helping people achieve education and workplace success. For more information, please visit www.improveyourself.org.

SPONSOR American Institutes for Research Booth 607 Established in 1946, American Institutes for Research (AIR) is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research on important social issues and delivers technical assistance, both domestically and internationally, in the areas of education, health, and workforce productivity.

Base 11 Base 11 is a non-profit public benefit corporation focused on empowering high-potential, low-resource community college students with hands-on education and training in STEM-related enterprises. Base 11 partners with community colleges and their feeder high schools to provide students with real-world training, experience and mentorship in STEM-related enterprises, delivering to employers a pre-recruitment pipeline of well-trained, highly skilled STEM employees and entrepreneurs.

PRESENTING SPONSOR Chevron Booth 517 Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon, CA. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

SPONSOR Amgen Foundation Booth 707 The Amgen Foundation seeks to advance excellence in science education to inspire the next generation of innovators, and invest in strengthening communities where Amgen staff members live and work. To date, we have donated over $200 million in grants to nonprofit organizations that impact society in inspiring and innovative ways. Learn more at www.AmgenInspires.com.

Ardusat Booth 605 We’ve taken it to space but we think it can go even further.

That’s because every curious mind that has impactful experiences with STEM has the potential to go one step beyond anything anyone’s imagined yet. That’s what we get excited about—providing groundbreaking collaborative tools, community and support that are a natural fit in the classroom but can take those possibilities anywhere.

We’re here to help make sure the adventure is a fun (and powerful) one. www.ardusat.com Army Recruiting, Education Division Booth 411 The G-7/9 Education Division mission is to manage, develop and promote Army education programs and services to assist the Army recruiting field force in gaining, maintaining and improving access to students in the nation’s high schools and colleges. The division also conducts educational outreach activities that communicate Army training and education opportunities to the civilian education community.

AUVSI Foundation/SeaPerch Booth 606 AUVSI Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides students with hands-on robotics activities designed to fuel and sustain their interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Our educational student programs include RoboNation, SeaPerch, Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, RoboBoat, RoboSub, International Aerial Robotics Competition and Maritime RobotX Challenge. For more information, visit www.auvsifoundation.org

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SPONSOR Corning Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have transformed people’s lives. Today, Corning’s products enable diverse industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications, transportation, and life sciences.

SPONSOR Cubic Corporation Booth 410 Cubic Corporation is the parent company of two major businesses, Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Global Defense (CGD). CTS is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions around the world. CGD is a trusted provider of realistic training systems, C4ISR solutions, and highly specialized support services for the U.S. and allied nations. For more information about Cubic, please visit www.cubic.com.

SPONSOR Deloitte Corporation Booth 416 Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands, including 70 percent of the Fortune 500.

Our people work across more than 20 industry sectors to deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in our capital markets, inspire clients to make their most challenging business decisions with confidence, and help lead the way toward a stronger economy and a healthy society.

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SPONSOR The Dow Chemical Co Booth 717 Dow combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. Dow’s integrated, market-driven, industryleading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions.

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) Established in 2005, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) is an independent, non-profit institution offering academic programs in mathematics, science and technologies, HU’s unique value is simple: “We provide access to a high quality, employer driven, science and technology education to traditionally underserved students when no one else will do it.” Our innovative faculty models, experiential programs, and meaningful connections between classroom and workplace, have resulted in a 10-year-old success story, 49% of HU’s students are women, 45% are minorities, and 92% of its graduates get jobs in their fields.

SPONSOR Emerson A long-standing STEM supporter, Emerson (NYSE: EMR), headquartered in St. Louis is a global manufacturing and technology company that offers a wide range of innovative products and services that help deliver productivity and efficiency to industrial, commercial, and consumer markets worldwide. Emerson is a FORTUNE 500 company with nearly USD 25 billion in sales, 115,000 employees and a marketing presence in more than 150 countries.

To learn more about Emerson’s STEM initiatives, visit Emerson.com/ILoveSTEM. First Book (Build-a-Backpack) Booth 804 To date, First Book has distributed more than 125 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families throughout the United States and Canada. First Book is transforming the lives of children in need and elevating the quality of education by making new, high-quality books available on an ongoing basis. Learn more at http://www.firstbook.org/

SPONSOR Jobs for the Future Jobs for the Future is a national nonprofit organization that works to ensure economic opportunity for all. We develop innovative career pathways and public policies, resulting in increased college readiness and success for students and a more skilled workforce for employers. For over 30 years, JFF has been a leader in building connections between education and work that expand opportunity and strengthen our economy.

SPONSOR JPMorgan Chase & Co. Booth 617 JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. www.jpmorganchase.com.

SPONSOR Freescale Freescale provides secure, embedded processing solutions for the Internet of Tomorrow. We develop solutions to provide secure efficient connections, safer and greener automobiles, and add intelligence to everyday items. As a leader in processing and sensing solutions, we are driving a more innovative and connected world for the future. www.freescale.com

SPONSOR Lockheed Martin Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s net sales for 2014 were $45.6 billion.

SPONSOR GMC GMC has manufactured trucks since 1902, with innovation and engineering excellence built into all GMC vehicles.

The brand is evolving to offer more fuel-efficient trucks and crossovers, including the Terrain small SUV and Acadia crossover. GMC’s highest-volume vehicle, the Sierra pickup, is the most powerful light-duty pickup on the market, and the first full-size pickup to receive the highest-possible five-star Overall Vehicle Score for safety since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration changed its New Car Assessment Program for the 2011 model year. Details on all GMC models are available at www.gmc.com.

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SPONSOR MDR – A D&B Company Booth 405 MDR partners with clients to connect with schools, classrooms, and families by leveraging the powerful influence of educators. Our comprehensive database and unparalleled connectivity through educator channels offer unique insight and results in the school market.

MDR engagement solutions can help change behavior, champion your cause, deliver brand visibility, or attract new fans.

EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS National Assessment of Educational Booth 704 Progress The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Paper-and-pencil assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, U.S. history, and in Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL).

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SPONSOR National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI) The National Math + Science Initiative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming math and science education in today’s classrooms with proven, effective programs that can be replicated nationwide. NMSI’s programs provide a continuum of training and support for students and teachers from elementary school through college and are having a dramatic and lasting impact on teacher effectiveness and student achievement SPONSOR

National Instruments National Instruments (NI) equips engineers and scientists with systems that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery. Knowing that many of the world’s most significant engineering challenges will be met decades in the future, NI is committed to preparing and inspiring students to become the next generation of innovators.

National Training Simulation Association Booth 516 NTSA provides the training, simulation, related support systems and training services industries a focused, formal organization to represent and promote their business interests in the market place. The Association provides a forum to communicate the full capability and broad characteristics of all of the elements of training systems and services to include associated support services.

Paxton/Patterson, LLC Booth 512 See our blended curriculum which combines a Cloud Based Learning Management System with Project Based Learning. Students access the content - Anywhere!

Anytime! Any Device! That means iPad, iPhone, Kindle, tablets or laptops. Individualized learning with formative assessments, predictive analytics and automatic remediation achieve extraordinary results in STEM.

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Rokenbok Education Booth 719 Rokenbok is applied technology education for K-12 students. We are a non-profit providing Mobile STEM Labs and curriculum that teach children to see like designers and think like engineers. Our students become confident, creative problem solvers, with increased self-esteem.

Ultimately, this leads to more students having the curiosity, desire, and persistence to choose postsecondary STEM careers.

Purdue Polytechnic Institute Booth 724 The Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University offers a learning experience designed to produce graduates who not only have deep technical knowledge and applied skills in their chosen discipline, but also possess problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills. Subject areas include aviation, construction, engineering technologies, computing and technology management.

SPONSOR SPONSOR Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Booth 404 Qualcomm Incorporated is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. For nearly 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to the information, the entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm’s website at www.qualcomm.com.

Raytheon Raytheon Company, with 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission support services.

Silicon Valley Education Foundation Booth 718 Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) is a not-forprofit resource and advocate for students and educators.

We drive scholastic achievement in the critical areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by combining resources and partnerships to provide innovative academic programs. For more information, visit www.svef.com.

Helping Students Realize Their Dreams BLACK ENTERPRISE—with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation—has launched the BE Smart Initiative to bring together educators, administrators, professionals and business leaders to find new, inventive ways to improve educational opportunities for our children and prepare them for excellence and leadership in the 21st century.

Our multiplatform approach seeks to promote engagement, collaboration, and action.

For more information on BE Smart, go to

www.blackenterprise.com/besmart

EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS Solid Professor Booth 613 For the past ten years SolidProfessor has been at the forefront of the technology revolution that is transforming how students learn. Using the most advanced technologies and instructional design techniques we deliver world-class education content to young engineers, designers, architects, manufacturers, and fabricators. We are dedicated to providing students with the leading-edge skills and knowledge they need to advance and succeed in their chosen field of study.

Start Engineering Booth 712 The goal of Start Engineering is to inspire and engage children from elementary school through high school about engineering. Through the use of poetry and whimsical and fun illustrations, our children’s books, magazines, flashcards, and posters aim to create an environment where children can learn about the crucial role engineering plays in their lives.

SPONSOR STEAMConnect Booth 711 STEAMConnect bridges arts and STEM for K-12 educators, nonprofits, industry and policymakers through regular convenings and opportunities to share, replicate and evaluate promising practices in STEAM. The organization produces Full STEAM Ahead events, an annual conference, the STEAMBrief newsletter, and is a fiscally sponsored project of Mission Edge San Diego.

STEMfinity Booth 507 With over 30,000 project-based STEM resources (and growing), STEMfinity is your one-stop-shop for infusing PreK-12 STEM education. Whether you’re working with early learners or soon-to-be graduates, STEMfinity has created PreK-12 STEM solutions for classrooms, afterschool programs, and homeschool educators in all 50 states and 21 countries.

STEMKids, LLC Booth 716 STEMKids develops collaborative tools to connect diverse industry, university and student STEM experts with middle and high school teachers for collaboration and innovation.

Our proprietary National Science Foundation supported beta platform focuses on recruiting veterans, women, people with disabilities and under-represented STEM populations as our experts and “student experts”. The STEMKids.jobs collaborative platform allows teachers to quickly search, connect and collaborate with the exact expert required for a particular project. Please sign up as an expert or teacher on our site at www.stemkids.jobs.

STEM Premier Booth 505 STEM Premier is a virtual platform that connects STEM students with higher education and the workforce.

Students showcase their skills, can be ranked and rated, receive guidance and find scholarships while colleges, technical schools and corporations can identify, track and connect with STEM Premier talent.

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Studica Booth 706 Studica’s fischertechnik Division provides complete solutions for STEM education. The innovative fischertechnik STEM Lab Program offers project-based curriculum developed by Tom White. Studica offers an array of STEM education solutions and game design programs while providing academic discounts on a variety of products including software, 3D printers, hardware and more.

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Team America Rocketry Challenge (AIA) Booth 713 The Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is the aerospace industry’s flagship STEM education program.

Sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association, the National Association of Rocketry and industry partners, TARC provides middle and high school students the opportunity to design, build and launch model rockets in a nationwide competition.

Ten80 Education Booth 518 Ten80 National STEM League is a STEM initiative that inspires all students to engage in sustained learning, a collaborative network and optional competition league adopted by schools in 43 states. Students are invited to own their own business specializing in racing, robotics, energy or technologies/innovations. Students collaborate and compete with other schools regionally and nationally, benefitting from over ten years of development from Ten80’s engineer-educators.

UC San Diego Extension Booth 510 As the continuing education and public programs arm of the university, UC San Diego Extension educates approximately 66,000 enrollees a year, which translates to about 33,000 students in more than 4,600 courses.

UC San Diego Extension is recognized nationally and internationally for linking the public to expert professionals and the knowledge resources of the University of California. extension.ucsd.edu.

U.S. News & World Report Booth 511 A multi-platform publisher of news and analysis, which includes the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com.

Focusing on Health, Personal Finance, Education, Travel, Cars, and Public Service/Opinion, U.S. News has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers.

U.S. News & World Report’s signature franchise includes its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its annual “Best” series of consumer web guides and publications that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, mutual funds, health plans, and more.

U.S. News University Connection Booth 407 U.S. News University Connection provides students and universities with a unique experience, directly connecting them via USNewsUniversityDirectory.com & USNews. com. U.S. News, the trusted leader in college rankings, is committed to revolutionizing student recruitment & retention. We’re dedicated to education, focused on students and trusted worldwide.

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EXHIBITORS & SPONSORS Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Booth 506 UTI is chosen by industry for training professional technicians for the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine industries. With modern campuses throughout the country, UTI provides hands-on training using the latest technology and a fast-track alternative to traditional postsecondary education. UTI maintains relationships with the world’s top manufacturers and follows the principles of ASCA and the STEM Education Coalition. STEM and job-specific professional skills are interwoven throughout the UTI curriculum to ensure we continually deliver high standards of learning. UTI is a STEM-approved school. We don’t just train students for a job; we prepare them for a lifelong career.

Woodrow Wilson National Booth 611 Fellowship Foundation The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation identifies and develops leaders and institutions to meet the nation’s critical challenges. Learn more at www.woodrow.org

San Diego Zone Exhibitors Association for Women in Science , Inc. Table 1 (AWIS) – San Diego The Association for Women in Science, Inc. (AWIS) champions the interests of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics across all disciplines and employment sectors. Working for positive system transformation, AWIS strives to ensure that all women in these fields can achieve their full potential.

Expanding Your Horizons San Diego Table 4 Expanding Your Horizons, San Diego offers unique opportunities for girls to engage in hands-on workshops and events led by San Diego’s top scientists and engineers. Our programs foster young girls’ enthusiasm for STEM careers, and encourage them to continue their studies in science and math.

Rocket Science Tutors Table 2 Rocket Science Tutors (RST) is an all-volunteer, allEngineer non-profit organization composed of technical professionals and graduate engineering students. RST brings STEM to life and excites middle school students with real-world examples, hands-on labs and an inquirybased curriculum. One instructor delivers RST’s internally developed program to every five students.

San Diego MESA Alliance Table 3 The San Diego MESA Alliance is a statewide model for intersegmental regional collaboration in STEM education for underserved student populations. The Alliance mission is to collaboratively enhance the MESA pipeline in San Diego County; establishing best practices, strategic partnerships, effective coordination of services and development of curriculum for MESA programs.

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San Diego Festival of Science Table 7 & Engineering / Biocom Institute The Biocom Institute supports life science innovation and success by providing K-12 student and teacher STEM outreach, innovative professional development programs and key veteran focused mentorship and internship programs. The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering, features a week of interactive demonstration, hands-on activities and dynamic speakers to excite our next generation of innovators.

STEMconnector Table 6 STEMconnector is a consortium of over 140 companies, nonprofits, academic institutions, and government entities working together to build partnership and collaboration around STEM education and careers. With several products and services, STEMconnector links “all things STEM.” Our work spans the entire pipeline (K-J: Kindergarten to Jobs) and puts a particular emphasis on diversity and women.

YMCA of the USA Table 5 At the YMCA, we know that lasting personal and social change comes about when we all work together. That’s why, at the Y, strengthening community is our cause.

Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors in over 10,000 communities to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

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