We invite you to a symposium and luncheon hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In keeping with the mission of NC State’s College of Engineering, this morning symposium is an interactive dialogue that focuses on expanding efforts to increase participation from underrepresented groups in engineering.

Keynote delivered by Dr. Harold Martin, Chancellor, North Carolina A&T State University

Panel moderated by Dr. Christine Grant, Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement, College of Engineering, NC State University

Panelists include:
Dr. Clay Gloster, Jr, Interim Vice Provost for Research, Graduate Programs and Extended Learning, North Carolina A&T State University
Dr. Elebeoba E. May, Program Director, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences (BIO/MCB), National Science Foundation;
Dr. Manuel Pérez-Quiñones, Professor in the Department of Software and Information Systems and Associate Dean of the College of Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte;
Dr. Renetta Tull, Special Assistant to the Sr. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland;
Dr. Iris R. Wagstaff, STEM Program Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science;

Following the symposium will be a luncheon during which the Winser E. Alexander Faculty Award will be announced. This is a new endowment that honors teaching excellence and provides a supplement for a professor who helps to build the pipeline of underrepresented groups in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Please RSVP at go.ncsu.edu/bpe