DRAFT AGENDA Friday, September 8, 2017 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM University of Arkansas at Pulaski Tech College, Campus Center, Grand Hall A and B 3000 West Scenic Drive, North Little Rock, 72118

8:30 am

Registration fee for the meeting is $25.00.

9:00 am

Arkansas Girls STEM Coalition, Women’s Foundation of Arkansas  Why Promote Women in STEM careers?  What is Arkansas Doing to Bridge the Gap?  Where are the Opportunities to Encourage and Support Girls in STEM? Welcome - Sharon Vogelpohl, Mangan Holcomb Partners Remarks - Dr. Charisse Childers, Director of Arkansas Department of Career Education The Power of Collaboration, panel discussion with the 2017 #CSforAR PSA Campaign Collaborators, Moderated by Karen Walker, AETN Arkansas Department of Education, Anthony Owen; AT&T-Melinda Faubel, AETN-Stephanie Lewis, and Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, Cindy Thornton Arkansas Girls STEM Collaborative Project Update, Kathleen Lawson, Arkansas Discovery Network Taking Collaborative Action – Laveta Wills-Hale, Arkansas Out of School Network Closing-Sharon Vogelpohl

10:45 am

Transition Break

11:00 am

Lunch buffet

11:15 am

MEETING CALL TO ORDER – Allison Nicholas, Chair of the Arkansas STEM Coalition and Director of Recruiting, Privacy Star, First Orion STEM STATEWIDE  Welcome-Dr. Robert Moss, Director, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College STEM Success Program  Microsoft Imagine Academy – free license opportunity – Brinda Berry, Federal Programs Manager, Arkansas Department of Higher Education and Carolyn Betts, Business and Marketing Advisor, Arkansas Department of Career Education  Life at L’Oreal, Amanda Day, Pilot Plant Engineer, and Elaine Cobb, Senior Manager  eSTEM High School and University of Arkansas at Little Rock Partnership, John Bacon, CEO  Hidden Figures-Research on Dorothy Hoover, Arkansas mathematician at NASA, Ellen Turner and Richard Sallee STEM Quick REPORTS –  Congressional App Challenge-Cara Cox, Field Representative and Grants Coordinator, Office of U.S. Representative Bruce Westerman, 4thCongressional District  John Chamberlin, TechTober  Statewide Computer Science Leadership Summit 4.0 – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, October 12, 2017  2016-2017 STEM Girls Leadership Conferences Report – Suzanne Mitchell

12:45 pm

SUMMARY AND REMINDERS  NEXT Quarterly STEM Coalition MEETING DATE –Friday December 1, 2017, University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College, Campus Center, Grand Hall A/B, North Little Rock  Please visit the AR STEM Coalition website – www.arkansasstemcoalition.com Send suggestions to Suzanne Mitchell: [email protected]

1:15-3:00 pm

Meeting of the STEM Center Directors: 1:15-3:00 pm – Grand Hall A/B Suzanne Mitchell-grant discussion and reporting; robotics: math and science competitions

Important Dates to Remember – visit www.arkansasstemcoalition.com/Events for more professional development Important Dates 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

September 9, 2017 – Tinkerfest at Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff September 16, 2017 – Tinkerfest at Museum of Discovery, Little Rock September 29, 2017 – Women in STEM Conference – STEM Success, UA-Pulaski Tech College September 29-30, 2017 – Ozark Mountain Brawl, Arkansas First Robotics competition, Harding University, Searcy September 30, 2017 – Global Women’s Summit, Clinton Presidential Center October 7, 2017 – Tinkerfest at Scott Family Amazeum, Bentonville October 5-6, 2017 – Little Rock Tech Fest, Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock October 6-8, 2017 - JOLT Hackathon, The Venture Center, Little Rock October 12, 2017 – Computer Science Education Leadership Summit 4.0, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville October 14, 2017 – Conway Ecofest October 16, 2017 – Arkansas Maker Summit, John Q. Hammons Convention Center, Rogers October 16, 2017 – Women in Technology Conference, Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit, John Q. Hammons Convention Center, Rogers October 17, 2017 – Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit, John Q. Hammons Convention Center, Rogers October 17, 2017 – Trash to Robots Workshop, Harrison October 20, 2017 – Arkansas Science Festival, Kevin Delaney, Fowler Center October 21, 2017 Science Expo, Student Activities Center, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro December 1, 2017 – Quarterly Board meeting, UA- Pulaski Tech College February 12-13, 2018 – STEM Summit 2.0, DoubleTree Hotel, Little Rock

2017 Arkansas STEM Coalition Board of Directors Shandrae Anderson, Community Initiatives Coordinator, Northrop Grumman (2018) - B Collins Andrews, AR STEM Coalition Board Treasurer Executive-in- Residence, FIS (2017) – B Neal Barlow, Dean, College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Arkansas Tech University (2018) -E

Uma Garimella, Director, UCA Institute for STEM. Professional Development and Education Research (2019) - E Stacy Gunderman, Director, Administration, FutureFuel Chemical Company (2017) - B Mary A. Hunt, Practice Manager, FIS (2019) - B

Darin Beckwith, Director, Dawson Educational Service Cooperative (2019) –E

Valerie Keaton, Financial Manager Accounting, Lockheed Martin (2019) – B

Melody Ann Brown, Manager of Training, Dassault Falcon Jet (2019) - B Walter Burgess, AR STEM Coalition Board Past Chair Vice President of Sales and Engineering, Power Technology, Inc. (2018) - B G.B. Cazes, President, Products and Services, Metova, Inc. (2019) -B Brian Collins, Chemical Engineer and Production Superintendent, Albemarle Chemical Company (2019) - B

John Miller, Retired (Dassault Falcon Jet) (2017) - O

Kathi Turner, Deputy Director, Arkansas Department of Career Education (2018) - G

Michael Nauman, CEO, Brady Corporation (2017) – B

Bentley Wallace, Vice President for Economic Development, University of Arkansas- Pulaski Technical College (2019) - E Lee Watson, President & CEO, The Venture Center (2017) - NP

Allison Nicholas, AR STEM Coalition Board Chair Director of Recruiting, Privacy Star, a First Orion Company (2018) - B Sandra Porter, AR STEM Coalition Board Secretary Retired, (2018) - O

Betty Ramsey, Retired (2018) - O Sherry Lane, Consultant, SK Consulting for K-12 Math & Science (2017) – E

Michele Snyder, Science Advisor, Arkansas Department of Education (2017) - G

Gail McClure, CEO, McClure Scientific Consulting (2017) – O

Bill Stovall, Director, Arkansas Community Colleges (2017) – NP

Kevin Messick, Project Manager, Central Arkansas Team, Baldwin & Shell (2019) - B

Michelle Talley, Senior Software Engineer, Acxiom, (2018) - B

Lawrence Whitman, Dean, Donaghey College of Engineering & Information Technology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2018) - E Lillian Williams, Program Specialist, Arkansas Department of Higher Education (2017) - G Laveta Wills-Hale, Network Director, Arkansas Out of School Network (2018) - NP

*Ex Officio Suzanne Mitchell, Executive Director, Arkansas STEM Coalition

B - Business Representatives – 14 E - Education – 6 G – Government – 3 NP/O – Nonprofit/Other – 6 Total - 29

2017 Executive Committee Chair – Allison Nicholas Vice-Chair – Past-Chair – Walter Burgess Secretary – Sandra Porter Treasurer – Collins Andrews

Updated 9/8/17

www.arkansasstemcoalition.com