Topics ranging from global career trends to technology's impact on society will be discussed at a symposium TODAY in conjunction with the inauguration of Gerald Jakubowski as the thirteenth president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute.
Jakubowski will be officially installed as the new Rose-Hulman
president Friday during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. in the Sports and
Recreation Center.
The symposium in Hatfield Hall began at 9 a.m. and concludes at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Keynote speakers will be Steven Johnson (second from left), best-selling author and technologist, who is described by Newsweek as being one of the 50 people who matter most on the internet; and George Peterson (left), executive director of ABET, the accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology. ABET is a federation of 28 professional and technical societies representing these fields.
Johnson is the author of best-selling books that deal with the intersection of science, technology and personal experience. His books include Everything Bad is Good for You in which he argues that the increasing complexity of television, films and video games are teaching us to think in complex ways. Johnson is also the author of Mind Wide Open, Interface Culture, and The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World.
He is a columnist for Discover magazine and a contributing editor to Wired magazine. He is acclaimed for predicting and explaining the real-world impact of cutting-edge developments in science, technology and media. Johnson is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of FEED, the revolutionary web magazine that blends technology science and culture with an innovative interface.
His presentation at the symposium is also the title of one of his books, Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software. Johnson will be the symposium's closing speaker at 4:30 p.m. His appearance is being sponsored by the Rose-Hulman Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Elsie Pawley Fund.
Peterson is a noted engineering educator, who will discuss "Engineering and Diversity," as a keynote speaker to begin the symposium at 9 a.m. He has served as the program director at the National Science Foundation for undergraduate engineering, mathematics and science education, and section head/program director at the National Science Foundation for teacher and faculty development at the undergraduate level. He has also been chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the United States Naval Academy. Peterson was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He has been honored as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ABET and the Institution of Engineers in Ireland.
Three, 50-minute panel discussions featuring Rose-Hulman alumni will fill the symposium schedule from 10:50 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. The first panel will discuss entrepreneurial skills and technical careers.
Panelists include: Damon Richards, president of Port-to-Port Consulting; Jeff Ready, co-founder of four companies and president of Ready Consulting; Marcie Morrison, co-founder and vice president of Streamline Designs; and Dustin Sapp, co-founder and president, Vontoo. All of the panelists' businesses are located in Indianapolis.
Careers in the global marketplace is the focus of the second panel discussion beginning at 1:35 p.m. Participants will be Tony New, director of DigitalWorks Operations, Sony DADC, Terre Haute, Ind.; Roseanne Forgione, project engineer, Federal Express, Indianapolis; and Greg Holler, operations account manager, NEC Electronics America.
The final panel will begin at 3:25 p.m. The panelists will provide their insight into the importance of engineers and scientists role in making contributions as volunteers for social service organizations locally, nationally and around the world. Panelists will be Bryce Clark, staff nurse, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center; Kelly Kozdras, electrical engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff; and Wesley Bolsen, vice president, Coskata Energy Co.
The symposium is free and open to the public.
Source: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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