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On
June 28-29, 2011, Ruth Woodall, one of
Tennessee's GRITS team members visited Northern
Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky
to evaluate that conference in preparation for the
first GRITS Collaborative Project annual
conference to be held at Middle Tennessee State
University on November 5, 2011.
Ruth reported on the planning and
administration of the conference with items such
as parking, signage, check-in, gifts, and
sponsorships. In addition, she
attended sessions where the speakers related that
the important factors affecting a student's
decision to seek a career in STEM are parents,
industry, and the correct education.
The
Kentucky conference showcases included industry
representatives that provided information on
variety of STEM careers such as environmental law,
genetic counseling, food preparation and
generation, energy and environmental policy,
construction, marketing of technical products,
museum management, health care, software, and
engineering. The remaining
sessions included information on such topics as
diversity in business, integration of industry
with education in a green school, connection of
math to a STEM career, technical careers in STEM,
funding STEM initiatives, and fueling interest in
science in after-school programs.
In
summary, the conference was entertaining,
informative, and of high value to the
attendees. This conference was
a model for what the Tennessee GRITS Collaborative
Project will seek to attain this coming
November. Stay tuned for more
information about this important event in
Tennessee's pursuit of STEM careers for young
females and indeed all
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Meet Ruth Woodall