The annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Symposium focuses primarily on public health and inter-professional collaboration. (Note: The symposium usually takes place in conjunction with Fall Festival, and was canceled because of COVID safety precautions in 2020. We hope to return in fall 2021.)
Free and open to the public, except for dinner for which advance registration is required.
2019 schedule
Friday, Oct. 11 |
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| 1 p.m. | Welcome and introductions | Krehbiel Auditorium, Luyken Fine Arts Center |
| 1:05 p.m. |
Panel: Careers and Opportunities in STEM Fields – informal discussion with questions and comments from the audience
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Krehbiel Auditorium, Luyken Fine Arts Center |
| 2 p.m. |
Lecture and discussion — "How Atmospheres Evolve: Tiny Particles, Planet-Sized Impacts," Blake Johnson |
Krehbiel Auditorium, Luyken Fine Arts Center |
| 3 p.m. |
Lecture and discussion — "Reinventing the Mabee Observatory," Martin Ratcliffe Ratcliffe has a degree in astronomy from University College London. He is the astronomer on staff with the planetarium company Sky-Skan, Inc., training planetarium staff worldwide. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the International Planetarium Society (IPS) and a former president of IPS. He writes a monthly "Night Sky" column for Astronomy magazine and is a faculty member in the Cohen Honors Department at Wichita State University. |
Krehbiel Auditorium, Luyken Fine Arts Center |
| 3:30 p.m. | Symposium reception
Refreshments, opportunities to meet the speakers, informal discussion |
Robert W. Regier Art Gallery, Luyken Fine Arts Center |
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5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
7:30 p.m. |
Dinner By advance registration only Lecture, part 2 Martin Ratcliffe, "Reinventing the Mabee Observatory" continued, in preparation for using the telescope Telescope demonstration |
Lounge, Mantz Library
Krehbiel Science Center Room 016 (lower level)
Mabee Observatory, Krehbiel Science Center 4th floor |
Saturday, Oct. 12 |
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| 9 a.m. |
Lecture and discussion — "Channeling Human Energy: Applying Psychology and Behavioral Health Principles to Disasters," Aimee Voth Siebert Voth Siebert received a B.A. from Bethel in 2010 with majors in psychology and communication arts, and has an M.A. in international disaster psychology from the University of Denver. She is currently the behavioral health and inclusion worklead for the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver. She has developed multidisciplinary emergency knowledge and experience in both domestic and international settings. |
Chapel, Ad Building |
| 10-11 a.m. | Coffee/reunion
Coffee and other refreshments for STEM alumni, students and guests (biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, natural sciences, physics, psychology) |
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