Celebration of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Fields

Next week kicks off GRCC Women's Studies Program's "Celebration of Women in STEM Fields" (science, technology, engineering, math). All events are free and open to GRCC staff, students and the public. All events held at ATC 168 Auditorium.

Mon. March 16, 7:00-8:00 pm
“Research in Unlikely Places: Pearl Kendrick, Grace Eldering and the Michigan Department of Health Laboratories” (local discovery of Pertussis vaccine), Carolyn Shapiro-Shapin, Associate Professor of History, GVSU

Tues. March 17, 2:00-4:00 pm
“Agriculture After Monsanto: Local, Nutritious and Organic”
Film and Panel Discussion

The program will begin with excerpts from The World According To Monsanto by Marie-Monique Robin. The segments will be on GMO's and Bovine Growth Hormones. Moderators: Nancy Jones Keiser, farmer and educator, Agriculture & Health Alive, and husband Paul W. Keiser
Panelists will include: Susan Meerman, Manager, Grassfields Cheese, Coopersville; Jill Johnson and Mary Wills, owners, Crane Dance Farm, Middleville; Katie Brandt, manager, Groundswell Community Farm, Zeeland

Wed. March 18, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Dr. Elinor Gates, Staff Astronomer
University of California, Lick Observatory
“An Afternoon in Deep Space”

Wed. March 18, 7:00-8:00 pm
Opening Keynote Address - “Untwinkling the Stars: Improving our
View of the Universe using Adaptive Optics” with Dr. Elinor Gates

Thurs. March 19, 1:00-2:00 pm
Career Panel: Local Women in STEM
Moderator: Laurie Foster, GRCC Professor of Biology
Dr. Elinor Gates, Astronomer, University of California’s Lick Observatory
Dr. Cindy Miranti, Cancer Researcher, VanAndel Institute
Elise Tripp, Soil Scientist and Wetland Specialist, Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber
Molly Raaymakers, Neuroscience/Biofeedback Specialist, Neurotherapy Associates of W. Michigan

Fri. March 20, 7:00 - 9:00 pm (* at McCabe Marlowe House)
Local Book Launch & Reading of Base Ten, a novel by Maryann Lesert, GRCC Professor of English. Base Ten is the first title released in The Feminist Press’s Women Writing Science Series, funded by the National Science Foundation

Mon. March 23, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
“Agamede's Legacies: A History of Women in Science", Susan Williams, GRCC Professor of History

Tues. March 24, 2:00-3:00 pm
“Walking on Lava, a Volcanologist's Journey", Tari Mattox, GRCC Professor of Geology

Wed. March 25, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Educator Panel: Women Working & Teaching in STEM
Moderator: Laurie Chesley, Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Sue Rosser, author & researcher, Dean of Ivan Allen College, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Sandy Andrews, GRCC Professor of Physical Science
Luann Keizer, GRCC Professor of Computer Applications
Leigh Kleinert, GRCC Professor of Anatomy & Physiology

Weds, March 25, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Closing Keynote Address with Dr. Sue Rosser, author & researcher. Dr. Rosser presents her research regarding the successes, challenges and remaining obstacles facing women in STEM fields. Book signing to follow.

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