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STEM-H Education Drives America - Town Hall
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| Date and Time
| | Friday, September 21, 2012
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Engineering West Hall
- 106, Monroe Park Campus
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Engineering
Education: Teaching and Learning , Engineering: Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
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| Speaker | |
Dr. Debra Saunders-White, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Office of Postsecondary Education
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VCU Faculty, VCU Staff, VCU Students , Administration , School of Medicine
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| Description | |
Dr. Debra Saunders-White, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Office of Postsecondary Education will deliver remarks in an informal town hall discussion on Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), STEM-H, and College Affordability. She serves as the assistant secretary's chief advisor on higher-education programs administering more than 60 programs, totaling nearly $3 billion annually.
The purpose of the event is to develop strategies to excite students to enroll in post secondary STEM-H degree programs and pursue STEM-H careers.
The Department of Education funded approximately $800,000 for eight doctoral students in the VCU School of Engineering's Ph.D. Program.
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| Related Links: | | Bio Debra Saunders-White
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Contact
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Izzo, Joan L.
804 827 3984
jlizzo@vcu.edu
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izzo, Joan L.
804 827 3984
jlizzo@vcu.edu |
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