"DEVELOPING THE TECHNOLOGICAL WORKFORCE
FOR THE 21st CENTURY"

Conference funded by the
FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
(FIPSE)

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MAY 9, 1997

• 8:00 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast.
  

  
  

  9:00 am - Call to Order:
  

  Dr. Susan Feinberg, Conference Co-Chair, IIT.

  
  

  9:05 am - Welcome to IIT:
  

  Dr. Hassan Nagib, IIT Vice President.

  
  

  9:15 am - Partnership with the Federal Government: Chip Storey, Department of Education, FIPSE. (Frank Frankfort, FIPSE, substituted)
  

  
  

  9:25 am - "The Technological Workforce":
  

  Dr. Keith E. McKee, Director, BMT Program at IIT:

  
  

  9:45 am - "Entry to the Technological Workforce: High Schools and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)":
  

  Panel Chair: Dr. Jerry Field, BMT Outreach Coordinator
  Brian McCann, Instructor, Washington High School
  Joan Archie, Director of Training, Chicago Urban League
  Tom DuBois, Mexican Community Council & Institute de Latino

  
  

  10:20 am - "Post Secondary Technological Education: The Role of the Community Colleges and Private Schools":
  

  Panel Chair: Dr. Donald Smith, Vice Cancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
  Dr. Shirley Knazze, Dean, Richard J. Daley College
  Roger Speer, Director, Universal Technology Institute
  William C. Marrs, Dean, Careers Program, Morton College.

  
  

  10:55 am - Coffee Break.
  

  
  

  11:10 am - "Role and Needs of Industry":
  

  Panel Chair: Dr. David Galley, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Marvin Wortell, Chair, Triton Industries
  Bethany Pahl, Educational Coordinator, Tooling & Manufacturing Assoc.
  Gerson Ecker, President, Ecker-Erhardt Company

  
  

  11:50 am - -"Advanced Technological Education":
  

  Panel Chair: Dr. Keith E. McKee, Director, BMT Program
  Dr. Ken Packer, Chairman of the Board, The Packer Group
  Dennis Stoic, Chair, Dept. of Technology, Northern Illinois University
  Dr. Virginia Johnson, Associate Director, Center of Biotechnology,
  Northwestern University.

  
  

  12:30 pm Lunch and Table Discussions.
  

  
  

  1:15 pm - Table Presentations:
  

  
  

  1:40 pm - "Changing the Educational System":
  

  Alderman Patrick J. O'Connor, 40th Ward, Chairman of the City of Chicago Committee on Education.

  
  

  2:10 pm - "New 2+2+2 Program for CAD and Environmental Technology":
  

  Cheryl Kaplan, Director, IIT Educational Technology Center
  Dr. Don Bars his, Exec. Dean of Instruction, Wright Community College
  Dr. Sharon Rae Bender, Schulz High School.

  
  

  2:30 pm - Students' View of the Technology Training & Education:
  

  Dr. Peter Johnson, Conference Co-Chair, FIPSE PI, IIT
  Christine Colasuono and Steve Kapelanski, IIT/BMT students

  
  

  3:10 pm - "Various Entry Points Into Technological Education: Building Bridges"
  

  Dr. Peter Johnson, IIT.

  
  

  3:30 pm - Wrap-up and Assessment of Conference:
  

  Dr. Susan Feinberg, IIT:

  
  

  4:00 pm - Adjournment.
  

  
  

6:00 pm - Second Annual BMT Scholarship Dinner

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