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  • "Barrier Breaking to Engineering and STEM for Diverse Students" Today at 4:00 ET
  • Watch "Safe from the Gate: Empowering Kids to Make Better Decisions Online"
  • Watch "What is Hispanic Heritage Month? And What Does it Mean for Equity, Justice, Opportunity, and Culture?"
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STEM Equity Event, Barrier Breaking to Engineering and STEM for Diverse Students,
September 22, 2022 4:00 PM ET

Dr. Steve Efe Asst. Professor, Civil Engineering Morgan State University leads the discussion with guests:
Dr. Janne Hall Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Engineering Texas Southern University
Janelle Mason Graduate Student, Computer Science North Carolina A&T State University
Tiresius Johnson Student Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Kimera Peterson Civil Engineering student Morgan State University


Bios: Dr. Steve Efe Asst. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Morgan State University. Dr. Efe’s interests include education research, adaptive materials and construction techniques, high performance material testing, and computational mechanics. Steve’s education research is geared towards improving competitive advantages for minority engineering students. He is a PI for the e4usa+FIRST program, working to democratize engineering education. He is also a PI for projects such as Developing Transportation Engineers for Industry and Autonomous Robotic System for Damage Detection, both aiming to prepare future workforce in the transportation field.

Dr. Janne Hall Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Engineering Texas Southern University. Dr. Hall teaches electrical and computer engineering courses, and is a committee member for implementation of new engineering programs. Janne worked as a RF (Radio Freq.) Engineer in cellular communications optimizing performance of cell towers. She is part of the inaugural cohort for the NSF and ASEE eFellow Postdoctoral Fellowship program, researching ways to achieve racial equity and alleviate barriers to success for underrepresented groups across academia and industry. Research interests include cybersecurity for critical infrastructures in the U.S.

Janelle Mason Graduate Student, Computer Science North Carolina A&T State University. Ms. Mason is a PhD Candidate in the NC A&T Dept. of Computer Science. Her research interests include cybersecurity, cyber-identity, biometrics, data science, machine learning, uncertainty, the Semantic Web and knowledge representation, the Internet of Things, privacy, and multi-agent systems. She has over 20 publications in peer-reviewed conferences and journals, and has had opportunities to present her research throughout the United States and Europe. Janelle has twice participated as a Young Researcher in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum.

Tiresius Johnson Student Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Kimera Peterson Civil Engineering student Morgan State University
Safe from the Gate Empowering Kids to Make Better Decisions Online
Erika Twani CEO & Co-Founder Learning One to One leads the discussion with guests:
Paul Castro Superintendent, A+UP Charter School
Dr. Liz Sweigart Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Safe Kids AI
Amr Yehia Operations Director, The Digital School
Kristie Adams Chief Learning Officer, Family Scholar House
What is Hispanic Heritage Month? And What Does it Mean for Equity, Justice, Opportunity, and Culture?
Dr. Ryan Ross; Student Affairs Equity and Inclusion for CCCS, CEO Urban Leadership Foundation of CO leads the discussion with:
Mariana Del Hierro; Executive Director Re:Vision
Crestina Martinez; Long Term Recovery & Major Initiatives Director Adams County Government
Rachel Garcia; CEO Colectiva 
Dr. Roberto Montoya; Chief Educational Equity Officer Colorado Department of Higher Education
The Stars Shine Bright in Atlanta: Join College Presidents, Business and Tech Leaders, Killer Mike, and Students at GlobalMindED Resolve to Solve Special Satellite Event, Georgia Institute of Technology
Friday November 4th

Join GlobalMindED in Atlanta for our Satellite Event (more information below). If you are unable to participate in person you can join the livestream provided by WABE, the Atlanta PBS affiliate.

Partial list of speakers includes:
Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover; President, Tennessee State University
Dr. David Thomas; President, Morehouse College
Dr. M. Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University
Michael Render, (aka “Killer Mike”); rapper, activist, host, PBS’s “Love & Respect with Killer Mike”
Petal Walker, JD; Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche
Guy Primus; CEO, Valence Community, Founding Member, BONDS Network
Dr. Sybrina Atwaters; Director, OMED, Georgia Institute of Technology
James Rhee, JD; Founder/CEO, red helicopter
Maximillian L. Hamilton; Founder and CEO, Rogue Media Group
Ken Epps; serial entrepreneur, GlobalMindED Executive Leadership Council

Schedule:
8:00am-9:00am: Continental Breakfast and Networking
9:00am-3:00pm: Program; 3 Plenaries, 3 Breakout sessions, lunch is included
3:00pm-4:00pm: Networking Reception with refreshments
SAVE the DATE 2023: June 7 Inclusive Leader Awards Dinner
First Gen Leadership Program
June 8, 9 GlobalMindED Conference
2023 Denver, Colorado

CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS OPEN
June 2022 Conference Summary in Photos and Videos
We had an inspiring conference in June after two years of virtual gatherings due to COVID. If you missed that, you can still be a part of the experience through the photos from the 2022 GlobalMindED conference, as well as seeing the complete program for connections and inspiration.



Video remarks:
Honoring the 2022 Inclusive Leader Award Winners. Please see their stories:
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