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Read what associate professor and chair of psychology at St. Edward's University, Russ Frohardt, said about his experience at the conference. I have glimpsed the future of successful education in this country. I attended the [SCUP conference] and was provided a sense of clarity regarding the kind of goals, resources and leadership that are essential for delivering successful education in a global community in the immediate and distant future. Read the entire blog post. Thank you to everyone who attended and made this conference a success! Conference ThemeConference theme: From STEM to STEAM - Keeping the Arts in the Instruction of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math There is a growing recognition that our educational institutions need to give greater emphasis to the interrelated fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The United States is investing far less in these subjects than is deemed necessary to maintain our global leadership. According to a June 2010 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Federal funds for research in the physical sciences, relative to gross domestic product, were 45 percent less in 2004 than in 1976, and the federal government’s annual investment in physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering together equaled the increase in American health-care spending incurred every six weeks.” Perhaps no other national university has embraced both STEM and STEAM initiatives as has Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, New York, our host for the conference. Our keynote speaker will be the honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD, president of Rensselaer since 1999. Described by Time Magazine (2005) as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science,” Jackson has been in the forefront of leaders stressing the need for more funding to address what she has termed a “quiet crisis.” “Describing her as ‘a national treasure,’ the National Science Board selected Jackson as its 2007 recipient of the prestigious Vannevar Bush Award for ‘a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy.’” Jackson served as the chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1995–1999 under President William Clinton. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Jackson is a life member of the M.I.T. Corporation (Board of Trustees) and a director of several charitable and corporate boards. Conference Facilities
EMPAC contains a 1,200-seat concert hall, 400-seat theater, two black box studios, and work spaces for artists and researchers. “It offers...opportunities that are available nowhere else under a single roof, providing unsurpassed facilities for creative exploration as well as for research in fields ranging from visualization to immersive environments to large-scale interactive simulations.” For more information, visit the EMPAC website (You can learn more about it on Wikipedia or Architectural Record)
Take virtual tour of the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute campus. Current North Atlantic Regional SponsorsNorth Atlantic Sponsorship Application (PDF)
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Sessions were held in the magnificent Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). Designed by the renowned British firm Grimshaw Architects and Davis Brody Bond Aedas, EMPAC was completed in October 2008 and sits on the edge of the Rensselaer campus overlooking the city of Troy. EMPAC is billed as “both a place and a program where the arts, technology and science will challenge and transform each other.”
The day also included a tour of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. Ranked among the world’s most advanced research facilities, Rensselaer’s Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies provides the university with a state-of-the-art location to conduct interdisciplinary research and host world-class programs and symposia. Designed by Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson, it has received two architectural excellence awards.
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