The Institute for Advanced Computational Science, in conjunction with the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE), is delighted and privileged to sponsor Drawing Diversity to Academia, a panel session designed to discuss opportunities, best practices and novel ideas for increasing the participation and success of underrepresented minorities in the STEM fields.
The panel session will run from 1:30-3:15pm in the Wang Center Theater followed by a coffee break social from 3:15-4:00pm in the Wang Center Lobby. The event is free and all are welcome to attend. Participating panelists are:
Chair: Robert Harrison, Director, IACS
- Dennis Assanis, Provost, Stony Brook University
- Noel Blackburn, Manager, University Relations and DOE Programs, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Frances Brisbane, Vice President for Health Sciences Workforce Diversity, Stony Brook University
- Carlos Medina, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, SUNY
- Charles Robbins, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the Undergraduate Colleges, Stony Brook University
- Toni Sperzel, Interim Assistant Dean, Center for Inclusive Education
- Charles Taber, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Stony Brook University
- Richard Tapia, Professor & Director, Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, Rice University
