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8:50 am

Welcome, Dean Darryll J. Pines

9:00 am–9:45 am

"How Diversity Impacts Innovation in a High Technology Company"

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Ernesto V. Felix, Intel Corp. 

9:45 am–11:15 am

Panel Discussion on "The Importance of Diversity in STEM Education"

Moderator:

Dr. Kumea Shorter Gooden, Chief Diversity Officer, UMD

Panelists:

Dr. Tasha Inniss, Program Director, National Science Foundation

Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, President & Chief Executive Officer, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

Dr. KerryAnn O'Meara, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the ADVANCE Program, University of Maryland

 
11:15 am–11:30 am

Break

 
11:30 am–12:45 pm

Student Panel on "Creating a Climate for Inclusive Excellence in the Clark School of Engineering"

 
Moderator:

Ms. Nadjia Motley, Chair of Clark School Engineering Student Council 

Panelists: 

Ms. Kelly Fernandez, Electrical Engineering

Mr. Benjamin Morales, Chemical Engineering 
Ms. Gladys Palacio, Aerospace Engineering 
Ms. Elizabeth Sooklal, Bioengineering 
Mr. Leo Torres, Graduate Student, Bioengineering

Ms. Angelica Ukwuoma, Mechanical Engineering