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n the current debate, the role of learning and knowledge is repeatedly stressed as a distinguishing feature of the new economic realities.

Knowledge has always been central to production activities, and it may therefore seem inaccurate to use this term to describe the present state of affairs in economic development as compared to the “old economy”.

However the distinguishing mark today is that leaders can no longer rely on a relatively stable set of skills and resources to succeed, but must constantly review their knowledge to stay, at least, at par with the competition.

Maybe the human predicament is not about survival or how do we survive, but it’s that we always survive — we endure anything and everything. It is out of this noxious stuff that we rebuild the lives we tend to live. Learning from the experiences of others forces us to contemplate radical thoughts — the most radical may be the question of our endurance. If we can endure everything, there is wisdom in that.

STEM as a Pathway to be Curious, Creative, Thoughtful & Innovative

The knowledge-based economy of 21st century needs a new kind of learner to thrive—not someone who can simply toss out answers monotonously, as has been done in the past, but a student who can think expansively and solve problems resourcefully. The traditional academic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic must be replaced with creativity, curiosity, along with critical thinking, problem solving, collaborative and communication skills in order to solve the complex problems of tomorrow.

Today, STEM becomes a pathway to be curious, creative, thoughtful and innovative. Students need such proficient skills for their future as leaders of the changing economy. They need to self-identify experiences within the race of competitive survival, and build successful strategies and develop ways to integrate survival skills into their lives and social work practice.

The components of STEM not only build economies, but also help in building a learner’s mind and provide an ecology that is needed for his/her emotional and intellectual development. STEM supports growth in areas like interacting with others and with one’s surroundings, building concepts, forming connections, engaging in communication, and seeking discovery. These are developmental stages that develop naïve children into whole, empathetic, resilient, creative, and happy adults.

It is essential for learners to learn to navigate the course of acquiring knowledge—essentially, to get to the answers by being curious and coming up with a lot of questions, a lot of whys. They need to get accustomed to learning from different directions, playing with concepts, and figuring out how to ask the whys in order to gain access to knowledge.

Such a learning attitude is even more important than having the knowledge itself, and hence we must step away from memorization and get back to figuring things out in a variety of ways. Join on the quest of learning how to learn. T R

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Eduventure Reinventing Society ─ One System at a Time

Trend Talk Role of Universities in Teaching the Skills Needed to Sustain in a Knowledge-Based Economy

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Imparting Innovation and Creativity through Comprehensive STEM Education

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ave a brief look at the career evolution in the last 20 years. It is quite evident that tomorrow’s occupation may not be today’s. Beyond one’s imagination, automation today has completely rendered the roles of assembly workers, switchboard operators, and aircraft and automobile production welders. Twenty years ago, we would not have predicted demand for telework coordinators, online community managers, search engine optimization specialists, and sustainability managers.

In an age of globalization and knowledge-based economies, improvements in science education for handson, inquiry-based approaches provide problem-solving and analytical skills that help to create a productive workforce. The importance of STEM education is becoming more and more relevant in today’s ever changing world. In a report from the U.S. department of Commerce, careers in STEM are growing at a rapid pace of 17% since 2008, as compared to other careers which are growing at a rate of 9.8%.

This special issue of “The 20 Most Innovative STEM College and Universities to Watch, 2017” lists out the institutions which are imparting innovation and creativity by reconciling the opposing trends, so that the composition of STEM education conduit reflects the nation’s shifting demographics. STEM education encourages a spirit of inquiry, exploratory learning, logical and innovative thinking, along with a problemsolving mindset among students. This forms the foundation for our future scientists, architects, engineers and sagacious educators.

Moreover, an extensive empowerment of such STEM-oriented courses can boost our future scientific and technological innovations, which are key to our prosperity and an improved quality of life. It proves to be an essential component for a competitive society and the driver of the entire nation’s economy. STEM education equips students with a widely-applicable set of skills that can be transferred to meet new workplace demands. Perhaps most important of these is the ability to learn.

So flip through the folios for acumens on such competent institutions providing comprehensive STEM education. Also, do not miss out on the scholarly articles on “Reinventing Society ─ One System at a Time” & “Role of Universities in Teaching the Skills Needed to Sustain in a Knowledge-Based Economy” from the editorial desk. T R

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MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: Preparing Students to Create a Sustainable & Reliable Future

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TEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — with an interdisciplinary and applied approach. STEM is a potentially new educational powerhouse, and when applied properly, this curriculum can make a big difference in how our future leaders see the world, and solve problems. It is an exciting paradigm for giving children the tools to compete in the highly competitive global economy.

By focusing on the interaction of mathematics and science, the STEM education model emphasizes the importance of integrated teaching knowledge for successful transition of the departmentalized model of teaching to an integrated model that promotes innovation. Determined to impart the innovation instinct in today’s learners, Michigan Technological University has developed a number of initiatives that directly promote STEM education, both within the University and in the K-12 community that feeds the University. Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries around the world.

Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, computer science and social sciences. Michigan Tech is located in the small town of Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Lake Superior, about 100 miles north of the Wisconsin border on a campus of about 925 acres.

Invent, Design, Code, Create, and Compete at Michigan Tech Michigan Tech researchers examine the factors that affect teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) material. They study the methods that are most effective for teaching scientific and mathematical concepts by working with undergraduate students, pre-service teachers, professional educators, and the general public, with the goal of improving the learning process. Their inventive and smart students team up with the researchers, faculty, mentors, and peers to invent, design, code, create and compete in building a sustainable and reliable future. The university’s mission states, “We prepare students to understand and safely manage Earth and its resources for the future.” Working intuitively towards its mission, Michigan Tech has progressed in various fields such as engineering, science and technology programs, including mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, biomedical engineering, informatics, quantum physics, forestry

and environmental science.

With Lake Superior in its back yard, Michigan Tech is known for its water research, based in the Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC). GLRC provides state-of-the-art laboratories to support research on a broad array of topics. Faculty members from many departments across the University’s campus collaborate on interdisciplinary research, ranging from air–water interactions to biogeochemistry to food web relationships. One of the GLRC’s most important functions is to educate the scientists, engineers, technologists, policymakers, and stakeholders of tomorrow about the Great Lakes basin.

focused on pumping fundamentals, heat exchange, membrane separation, kinetics, liquid extraction, vacuum drying, and flow measurement, among other chemical processes. Students gain hands-on experience with two fully automated pilot plants: a threestory distillation column (solvent recovery unit) and a two-story batch reactor. This unique facility affords students the opportunity to learn in a real-world chemical-processing work environment providing a practical, hands-on experience.

Together with researchers, faculty, and industry partners, Michigan Tech’s The School of Forest Resources and Huskies create the future through research. Michigan Tech's achievers Environmental Science includes a 3,700-acre research forest well-known and athletes are fondly known as as Ford Forest. The forest management Huskies owing to their joyful and sustainability principles that donor demeanor, exuberance, friendliness and extreme endurance. Battling the Henry Ford began here continue, and North wind, trudging through 200 expand—from selective cutting, to inches of snow each winter, and determining hybridization and gene staying late in the lab to discover that flow in distinct tree populations. one, new piece of the puzzle typifies Students come here to learn tree the hard work that keeps them species, geospatial mapping, how to motivated. Their mission to create evaluate wildlife habitat and safely operate a chainsaw. One-eighth of their a just, prosperous, and sustainable undergraduate programs are completed world is expressed through their entrepreneurial spirit—equal parts at the Ford Forest, including a sixcuriosity and grit. week integrated field practicum bringing classes to study and live in the forest in fall or summer.

The Chemical Engineering Department has a 6,500 square foot, multi-story Unit Operations Lab, the largest pilot-scale chemical processing educational facility in the country. The laboratory features 18 bench and pilotplant-scale unit-operations experiments

Promoting STEM Education for Students to thrive in the Knowledgebased Economy In this fast-paced era, educational technology is also evolving rapidly.

But the foundation of a Michigan Tech education is not going to change.

Based on hands-on experience with real-world problems and an interdisciplinary approach to learning and problem-solving, a Michigan Tech education prepares—and is going to continue to prepare—students to succeed in a rapidly changing technological world. The University has developed a number of initiatives to promote interdisciplinary education in their institution’s environment.

Michigan Tech’s signature Enterprise Program, provides interdisciplinary teams of students with experience in working together to solve real-world problems and challenges presented by their industry partners; Senior Design is a platform that gives senior engineering students opportunities to design a solution to an industry sponsor’s problem; there are co-ops and internships arranged by Michigan Tech’s Career Services. Design Expo is an annual competition where the best student-designed research projects are showcased to the campus and community. Also there’s a Graduate

Research Colloquium, where graduate students can present their research; the Pavlis Honors College, which develops leadership and problem-solving skills and self-confidence; the Sustainable Futures Institute, which conducts research and outreach in all aspects of sustainability; a mobile lab, which brings engineering in-service education to working professionals where they are; Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships(SURF), which provide opportunities for undergraduates to spend their summers doing paid research with faculty mentors; The Alley, a “makerspace” open to students, staff and faculty where they can tinker, design, invent, create and collaborate; Summer Youth Programs, which give high school students hands-on experience in STEM workshops and MindTrekkers, which takes a rousing science road show to science and engineering festivals all over the country, to engage young people in STEM. Key Highlights of the University • Five graduate engineering disciplines ranked in the top 100 in US News & World Report’s most recent Graduate School Rankings. They are biomedical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering and mechanical engineering.

• Michigan Tech has 477 faculty members and 1,153 staff.

• Michigan Tech's student to faculty ratio is 12:1.

• Nearly 500 employers attend Michigan Tech’s two Career Fairs each year.

• Michigan Tech’s 19 research centers and institutes conduct research valued at $72.5 million a year.

• More than half of Michigan Tech first-year students are in the top 20 percent of their high school graduating class.

• Forbes Magazine ranked Michigan Tech among the top 25 STEM schools in the nation.

• Money Magazine ranked Michigan Tech among the “Best Colleges for Your Money.” The magazine also ranked Michigan Tech 6th in the nation for early career salaries, averaging $63,400.

• Payscale.com ranking Michigan Tech number 1 in the state for mid-career salaries.

• 94 percent of Michigan Tech graduates find jobs in their fields within 6 months of graduation.

• A prominent alumnus is Dave House, a longtime Intel executive whose team was responsible for the famous marketing slogan, “Intel Inside.” House has contributed millions to Michigan Tech, endowed several professorships and chaired a successful $200 million capital campaign.

Student Opportunities & Careers Michigan Tech’s Career Services places a remarkable 94 percent of graduates in jobs in their fields within six months of graduation.

Nearly 500 companies come all the way to Houghton for the university’s Fall and Spring Career Fairs, where more than 3,500 students meet employers and explore internships, co-ops, and job opportunities. Michigan Tech participates in Handshake, an app developed by Michigan Tech students which connects employers and potential employees online.

Handshake has now spread to hundreds of colleges and universities across the country. Tech also sponsors CareerFEST, a month of special programs surrounding Career Fair, during which various industries such as railroads, automotive and manufacturing are spotlighted.

When students aren’t in class or conducting research, they participate in more than 220 student organizations, music and fine arts, and cultural events including the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s largest multicultural festival, the Parade of Nations. Snowfall averages more than 200 inches a year, making Michigan Tech an outdoors person’s paradise. In fact, Tech students celebrate their snowy climate with a Winter Carnival every February, building enormous snow statues and competing in wacky games such as ice bowling and human dogsled racing.

Whether it’s the All-Nighter frenzy to complete a Winter Carnival snow statue, or chasing the Northern Lights right outside your dorm, there’s a lot to do at Michigan Technological University.

About a Researcher Motivated by the Need to Create a Sustainable Society Joshua M. Pearce is an academic engineer and materials scientist at Michigan Tech known for his work on protocrystallinity, photovoltaic technology, open-source-appropriate technology, and open-source hardware including RepRap 3D printers. Joshua was hired as part of a Strategic Faculty Hiring Initiative in next-generation energy systems. He has been recognized internationally for his work on low-cost solar energy, as well as open-source 3-D printing. His research has been featured in publications such as USA Today and US News & World Report and broadcast outlets including ABC, NBC, CBS and CBC. He won the 2017 People’s Choice Award from Opensource.com.

Joshua received his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He then developed the first Sustainability program in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and helped develop the Applied Sustainability graduate engineering program while at Queen’s University, Canada. He currently is a Professor cross-appointed in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering and in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Michigan Tech, where he runs the Open Sustainability Technology Research Group. He is currently on sabbatical as a Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair (2017-2018). The Pearce Research Group at Michigan Tech in Open Sustainability Technology focuses on open and applied sustainability, which is the application of science and innovation to ensure a better quality of life for all, now and into the future, in a just and equitable manner, while living within the limits of supporting ecosystems. T R

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Adelphi University

adelphi.edu

1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

Carleton University

carleton.ca

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada

Cooper Union

cooper.edu

30 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003, USA

Cork Institute of Technology

cit.ie

Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, T12 P928, Ireland

Curtin University

curtin.edu.au

Kent Street, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia, 6102

Durham College

durhamcollege.ca

2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada

Earlham College

earlham.edu

801 National Road West, Richmond, Indiana- 47374-4095

Evergreen College

evergreencollege.ca

2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, Olympia, WA 98505, USA

Humber College

Humber.ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

web.mit.edu

77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

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Michigan Technological University

mtu.edu

1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, USA

Monash University

monash.edu

Wellington Rd, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia

New Brunswick Community College

nbcc.ca

26 Dufď€ e Drive Fredericton, NB E3B 0R6

New York Institute of Technology

nyit.edu

1855 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, USA

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

nait.ca

11762 106 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1, Canada

Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology

senecacollege.ca

1750 Finch Ave E, North York, ON M2J 2X5, Canada

The University of Melbourne

unimelb.edu.au

Parkville VIC 3010, Australia

University College Cork

ucc.ie

College Rd, University College, Cork, Ireland T12 Yn60

University of California—Berkeley

berkeley.edu

Berkeley, CA, USA

University of Twente

utwente.nl

Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, Netherlands

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Adelphi University Mission: “Our University transforms the lives of all students by creating a distinctive environment of intellectual rigor, research, creativity and deep community engagement across four core areas of focus: arts and humanities, STEM and social sciences, the professions, and health and wellness.”

Adelphi University is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university offering exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training with particular strength in its Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Adelphi is dedicated towards transforming students' lives through small classes, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support student success.

Founded in Brooklyn in 1896, Adelphi is Long Island’s oldest private coeducational university. Today Adelphi serves over 7,900. students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York—just 23 miles from New York City’s cultural and internship opportunities—and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online.

Adelphi University students learn with cutting edge technology, hands-on training and instructors who understand the demands and realities of today’s workforce. More than 100,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, caring citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities and the world.

Adelphi: Experience Tradition and Expect Success • Adelphi students are making their mark across academic fields and country borders. Adelphi students have garnered Fulbright Fellowships for research and service abroad. They have been recruited to leading universities for graduate work and to premier global companies, such as Google, to pursue rewarding careers.

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• The Game Development Lab at Adelphi is equipped with cutting-edge equipment, like highend desktops and multiple virtual reality (VR) headsets, including the Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and the HTC Vive.

• Juan Carlos Pérez ‘07, M.A. ‘08, was 11 when he came to NY from Mexico.

After earning a scholarship to Adelphi’s Honor College, a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in education, today he teaches newly immigrated students in NY public high school.

• Adelphi envisions becoming a nationally respected leader—a standard bearer—for redefining the practical and personal value of education for students, helping them define their success in the classroom, on campus, in careers and communities, and beyond.

A Competent Leader Empowering Team Diversity and Performance

Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., first woman President at Adelphi University, is an internationally recognized expert in leadership development, team building, and diversity and inclusion, and is recognized for her groundbreaking initiatives to personalize and transform the higher education experience. She is the first woman to serve as president of Adelphi. Ever since her appointment as Adelphi’s 10th president in 2015, she has launched a remarkable turnaround strategy that has led to a boost in enrollment, increased fundraising, greater recognition and new strategies to promote student success, diversity and inclusion. Dr. Riordan has published more than 60 academic and business press articles, is authoring a book on leadership and is a frequent speaker on leadership and overcoming challenges, including h e r T E D x A d e l p h i U n i v e r s i t y t a l k , “ D a re t o B e Extraordinary.” Dr. Riordan asserts, “At Adelphi, where we personalize the college experience for each of our students, we have special insight into the challenges our young students face, from the time they walk into their first college classroom, throughout their college careers. Our mission is to empower our students not just as academicians, but also as well-rounded individuals.” T R

• Students majoring in Computer Science can pursue a concentration in Information Security, and the newly opened Cyber Security Lab provides a resource to develop techniques for improving security for networks including hospital systems, e-commerce and more.

• An average 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio, with exceptionally high academic quality, gives every student hands-on learning and close interaction with excellent faculty. Their belief in one-to-one learning is revolutionizing the university experience for thousands of students.

Sagacious Educat s of Adelphi Assistant Profess Dempsey Hyatt, Ph.D., w ks wi chemistry students on research projects, including as members of his undergraduate Hyatt Research Group.

Earlier is year, he and and one of his juni members spent hundreds of hours analyzing and testing a .3-mi imeter crystal of a molecule sample using Adelphi’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer.

A $300,000 grant went to associate profess s Brian Stockman, Ph.D., chemistry chair, and Melissa Van Alstine-Parris, Ph.D., who have b n guiding e undergraduate students in research at may pave e pa f new treatments of a drug-resistant parasitic infection.

Justyna Widera, Ph.D., associate profess of chemistry, studies and tests materials at could make photovoltaic ce s m e efficient and cost-effective. In 2016, her eff ts were rewarded wi a $246,000 grant over r years from e National Science Foundation.

Assistant Profess Hasan Sapci, Ph.D., overs s e Heal Inf matics Training and R&D lab at y in Nexus—which includes two telepresence robots plus computing tools to establish a distributed medical inf mation database.

Cindy Maguire, Ph.D., acting associate dean of e Co ege of Arts and Sciences established e Science, Technology, Engin ring, Art and Ma (STEAM) co ab ative, an interdisciplinary group of 17 faculty members who are passionate about creative research.

• Adelphi’s main campus occupies 75 picturesque acres in Garden City, New York. Our $76 million, 100,000-square-foot Nexus Building, which opened in Fall 2016, houses ultramodern simulation laboratories for their nursing students and technology-rich classrooms for all students.

• Adelphi University has been nationally recognized and cited by several wellrespected organizations and publications such as The Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report and Forbes as a top choice for a quality education.

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Curtin University Curtin is an innovative, global university known for its high-impact research, strong industry partnerships and commitment to preparing students for jobs of the future.

Curtin University is Western Australia’s most preferred university and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide in the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017. With an expanding global presence, including locations in Perth, Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai, Curtin boasts vibrant campuses and a rich diversity of cultures in its students and staff, and a commitment to international engagement and research.

Curtin recognizes that today’s students need multidisciplinary skills in critical and creative thinking, problem solving and digital technologies to be prepared for occupations of the 21st century. Its STEM programs and initiatives are industryaligned, enabling students to develop real-world skills and experience to contribute to the economic, cultural and social wealth of Australia, and remain competitive in a global career landscape.

Curtin University: Committed to STEM Excellence in Teaching and Research • Curtin’s primary STEM initiative is its STEM Education Research Group, which has earned a national and international reputation for excellence in research and development, and supervises one of the largest concentrations of STEM-aligned postgraduate students in the world.

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• The STEM Group is structured to comprise a number of clusters of education researchers in the key relevant areas of: Technology and engineering, Science, Mathematics, Digital technologies & Integrated STEM.

• Supervising one of the largest concentrations of postgraduate students specifically in the STEM education disciplines in the world, the STEM Group has PhD, EdD and MPhil students from all Australian states and territories and many overseas countries.

• The Professional Learning Hub within Curtin’s School of Education provides workshops for teachers to help them integrate STEM-based inquiry and strategy into early childhood classroom activities.

Making History in Australian Mining

Sagacious Educat s of Curtin University Curtin's academic staff have made significant contributions to e university and wider community, such as botanist Profess Kingsley Dixon and novelist Profess Kim Scott.

Curtin engineering alumna Alex Atkins exemplifies the University’s long-held commitment to STEM education through her pioneering career in Australia’s mining industry.

Atkins graduated Curtin with a Bachelor in Engineering (Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology) in 1990 and was the first female District Inspector of Mines at the Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum, and the first female mining engineer to work at an underground mine in Papua New Guinea. She has played an instrumental role in helping to promote gender equality in Australia’s mining industry and the wider community. “Women were not legally permitted in Western Australia and Queensland underground mines until 1986 and were still not legally permitted to work underground in Papua New Guinea in the mid 90s, so there were a lot of concrete obstacles and superstitious attitudes to overcome when I worked underground in these locations. I basically never gave up,” asserts Atkins.

Atkins is now Chief Operating Officer of PETRA Data Science Pty Ltd, and is regularly invited by prominent industry bodies to speak at events to inspire young women to pursue non-traditional careers. T R

• Curtin engages primary and secondary education students with STEM learning through its Science and Engineering Outreach program, which provides opportunities for school students and their teachers to learn new skills, meet like-minded people and discover science and engineering through workshops, camps, excursions, trips to Curtin and competitions.

• Fireballs in the Sky is Curtin’s multi-awardwinning citizen science initiative and an important outreach opportunity.

Founded by Professor Phil Bland, an ARC Laureate Fellow in Curtin’s Department of Applied Geology, it invites families, students and teachers to learn about planetary geology by contributing meteor sightings via a free mobile app.

Dixon is an eminent botanist who discovered e specific chemical in smoke at causes s ds to germinate. He was named WA Scientist of e Year at e 2016 Premier's Science Awards, where he was recognised f his eff ts in conservation science, rest ation ecology and plant science.

Kim Scott is a multi-award-winning novelist and descendant of e Wirlomin Noongar people. His published w ks have positioned Noongar culture bef e e wider Australian and international communities. Scott is e first Indigenous iter to have won e coveted Miles Franklin award twice – first in 1999 f his novel Benang: From e Heart and again in 2011 f That Deadman Dance.

Past prominent academics include e post-modernist Nia Lucy, iter Elizabe Jo ey and journalist Robert Duffield.

• The University’s Indigenous Pre-Medicine and Health Science Enabling course is designed to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with the skills and confidence to pursue university education in the fields of health sciences and medicine.

• Curtin’s Science, Technology and Mathematics Bursary is available to female students studying a STEM course in Western Australia at a year 12, TAFE or university level.

It aims to recognize academic excellence and the extent to which studies can benefit women, families and the wider community.

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f all until now, universities have provided the society with a safe way to gamble with the future, by encouraging innovative research and development that may not have apparent short-term beneďŹ ts, without incurring major social or commercial loss. Another most important lesson we learn at college is the ability to challenge the assumptions and positions of powerful agencies outside the university. There is a risk in tying university and college programs too closely to immediate labor market needs. The demands in the Labor Market can shift haphazardly, and speciďŹ cally, in a knowledge-based society, it is impossible to judge what kinds of businesses or trades will emerge in the future.

Nevertheless, the rapid development in higher education and the very large sums invested in learning is largely driven by government, employers and parents wanting a work-force that is competitive, employable and preferably afuent. Indeed, the universities have always been

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persuasive about this one role, which started as preparation and training for the church, then the law and much later, the government administration.

Physiognomies of some knowledge-based workers For a knowledge-based economy to run efficaciously and effortlessly, it would require people who are focused and motivated towards contributing numbers in the expansion of the knowledge-based economy. Such knowledge-based workers are determined and have distinguished characteristics, • They usually work in small companies, mostly startups.

• They often work on contractual basis, or as part-time workers, so they move around from one job to another fairly frequently.

• They sometimes are entrepreneurs and are their own bosses; sometimes they have created their own job, which didn't exist until they worked out that there was a need and they could strive to meet that need.

• They are adaptable to the digital advancements and are competent digitally; digital technology is a key component of their work contributing to the business.

• There are constant changes in the nature of their work, typically based on response to market and technological developments and thus the knowledge base of their work is likely to change rapidly.

• They play many roles because they often work for themselves or in small companies. So their role is diversely covering various verticals of marketing, designing, accounting, sales, managerial responsibilities, technical support, etc.

• They depend on social media platforms to bring-in business and to keep their knowledge up to date with current trends in their area of work • They need to be quick learners to stay on top in their business-space, and they need to manage that learning for themselves.

• Above all, they need to be flexible, to adapt to rapidly changing conditions around them.

Embedding skills in the curriculum Most faculties in universities are well trained in content and have a deep understanding of their subject areas. Expertise in development of skills though, is another matter. It is not that faculty does not help students develop skills – they do – but whether these intellectual skills match the needs of knowledge-based workers, and whether enough emphasis is given to development of skills within the curriculum.

Some of the important skills that hold an important role in an individual's overall development are communications skills, the ability to learn independently, ethics and responsibility, teamwork and flexibility, thinking skills, digital skills and knowledge management.

Universities can take that into consideration and look for ways to entrench these skills into curriculum.

• Development of skills is relatively context-specific. Furthermore, these skills need to be rooted within relatively particular knowledge domain. For example, problem solving in business is different from problem-solving in medicine. Different processes and approaches are used to solve problems in these domains (for instance, business tends to be more intuitive, medicine more deductive; business would probably accept a solution that will contain a higher element of risk or uncertainty, while medicine is more risk averse); • Skills are often best learned in moderately small steps, with steps increasing gradually as mastery is approached; • Learners need a lot of practice to reach mastery and consistency in a particular skill; • Learners need feedback on a regular basis to learn skills quickly and effectively; immediate feedback is usually better than late feedback; • Although skills can be learned by trial and error without the intervention of any of the lateral mentors like a teacher, coach, or technology, development of those skills can be greatly enhanced with appropriate interventions.

The increasing competitiveness has raised a question on employability for graduates in the knowledge-based economy.

And the question is; Are universities teaching the skills needed in a Knowledge-Based Economy? T R

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Durham College Since 1967, Durham College has been steered by its ideals of an unwavering commitment to student success, high-quality programs led by exceptional professors with real-world experience, graduates who’ve gone on to outstanding career success and a treasured relationship with the community.

Innovation in science and technology continues to change the way we live and the employment landscape in the country. STEM education increases employability and provides students with an in-demand skill set to respond to these changes. Colleges are uniquely positioned to teach students the critical thinking and analytical skills required to succeed through collaborative and interdisciplinary STEM education. In a quest to inspire the younger generation to pursue STEM-related studies, Durham College (DC) sponsors and hosts several STEM-related events throughout the year. At DC, students are taught by expert faculty who provide hands-on learning opportunities using the latest technology.

Since opening its doors in 1967, Durham College continues to live its mission, which is ‘the student experience comes first’. With campuses in Oshawa and Whitby and a learning site in Pickering, DC is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017, alongside its more than 12,000 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students, 1,400 full- and part-time staff and over 81,000 alumni. The college offers more than 140 full-time and nine apprenticeship programs in a number of different disciplines, enabling students to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job. Named as one of Canada’s top 50 research colleges, DC also focuses on applied research through its Office of Research Services, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ORSIE).

Durham College: Providing Students with the Best Learning Experience • Home to nine academic schools, DC is able to offer hands-on, experiential learning in a variety of fields, including launching its first degree, an Honours Bachelor of Healthcare Technology Management, the first program of its kind in Canada. Other programs unique to DC include Music Business Management and Horticulture – Food and Farming.

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• New facilities were also recently constructed to support the college’s Welding Engineering Technician program and the college will be launching a new graduate certificate in Data Analytics in September 2018.

• With the establishment of Durham College’s Office of Research Services, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ORSIE), the college is able to facilitate and champion applied research, while also giving students the opportunity to participate in research project design and execution.

• ORSIE recently held its first-ever Celebrate STEAM (science, technology, engineering, architecture and mathematics), an event to showcase applied research and capstone projects by students from the School of Science & Engineering Technology.

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Amit Maraj works as both a full-time Professor in the School of Business, IT & Management at DC and is a principal investigator with the college’s Office of Research Services, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ORSIE). His primary area of research focuses on the various spaces of modern day Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) and his specific interest includes Natural Language Processing using deep learning. He is currently involved with several of DC's AI research projects including studying speech recognition for closed captioning using AI and exploring the abilities of modern AI-based techniques to predict student success.

Amit holds a Computer Systems Technician Diploma from Durham College, a Bachelor of IT in Networking and Information Technology Security from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), and is currently working on a Master of Computer Science at UOIT. “DC has a unique approach to education,” says Maraj. “The professors that choose to teach certain subjects and the small classroom sizes are really beneficial and conducive to a great learning environment.” T R

• Alongside DC’s School of Science, Engineering & Technology, the School of Business, IT & Management also offers a number of STEM-related courses, especially in IT. The college has completed a number of IT-related applied research projects and is increasing its focus on Artificial Intelligence applied research in collaboration with industry partners.

• Students in STEMfocused programs are given the opportunity to work with technical equipment within their classes, while also completing field placements so they can use the skills they are learning in class, in real-world situations.

Cele ated Alumni of Durham Co ege Wi m e an 81,000 alumni, DC hears numerous st ies of professional success and e positive impact eir alumni are making on e lives of o ers.

One of ose alumni is Brent Lessard.

After graduating at e top of his class from Durham Co ege's Mechanical Engin ring Technology program in 2014, Brent co-founded rLoop Inc., a non-profit online ink tank and talent resource company at focuses on developing and launching w ld-changing technology. rLoop w ked on e Hyperloop, which is e ainchild of Elon Musk at SpaceX. Brent, along wi his co ab at s, made a name f emselves wi SpaceX by winning e Hyperloop Pod Innovation and Best Non-Student Hyperloop Design Awards.

Philip P itchard, Durham Co ege graduate of e Sp t Administration program, travels e globe to promote e game of hockey, e Hockey Ha of Fame (HHOF) and museum as we as exhibits its co ection. In addition to his responsibilities wi HHOF, Pritchard has served f many years on e board of direct s f International Sp ts Heritage Association (ISHA) as we as e Canadian Association of Sp t Heritage.

In 2009, he received e Schroeder Award, e ISHA's highest hon .

• Through applied research, under the supervision of faculty researchers and in collaboration with industry partners, students develop their skills in problem-solving, teamwork, communication – while refining their technical STEM skills.

• The college sponsors and hosts several STEMrelated events throughout the year. These include: FIRST® LEGO League and FIRST® Robotics competitions. Also, they encourage participating in the Durham District School Board’s (DDSB) Girls in STEM Day, which focuses on promoting STEM-related studies to female students.

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Earlham College Forming a community of global citizens of strong moral character who see the world with broad, inquisitive minds, through their open governance, values, and interdisciplinary-minded, research-focused education.

The United States has thoroughly flourished as a global leader through the prodigy and diligence in the work of its engineers, scientists, and innovators. To pursue more clarity in this increasingly complex world, the youth needs to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, collect and evaluate evidence, and make sense of all the information. These are the types of skills that students learn by studying science, technology, engineering, and math subjects — collectively known as STEM. Earlham College provides one such prodigious platform for students to innovate and thrive, with a free-hand, in more than 40 areas of study, including popular STEM majors like Neuroscience, Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Geology, Math, Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy. Earlham was founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1847 and remains deeply rooted by the Quaker principles and practices of respect for persons, lifelong learning, and the pursuit of truth.

Earlham: A National Liberal Arts “College That Changes Lives.”

• Associate Professor of Chemistry, Lori Watson, recently led a workshop sponsored by the Global Liberal Arts Alliance. The meeting of educators from around the world was designed to promote international collaborations and further the incorporation of researchbased pedagogical practices in STEM education.

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• A community-based research project has resulted in a survey of trees in the Richmond area. Chemistry and Environmental Science classes surveyed water and soil quality in the Wayne County area.

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Earlham's faculty are experts on such diverse areas as ancient tsunamis, infectious diseases, e ecology and division of lab of ants, e sourcing of ancient Chinese jades and Sou American pottery shards using X-ray flu escence, e use of cluster computing in computer science education, e biophysics of mem anes and lipids, and representation e y of Lie alge as.

Earlham has produced two Nobel laureates. They include Harold Urey, who was awarded e Nobel P ize in Chemistry in 1934 after discovering deuterium in 1931. The o er is Wende M. Stanley '26, e namesake of Stanley Ha , who won e Nobel P ize in 1946 f his research on viruses.

Wendy Tori is field ecologist and ornithologist with area of focus on bird ecology, behavior, genetics and evolution. Her current research with undergraduates involves working in the field (Amazon and the U.S. Midwest) and in the molecular genetics lab, with Manakins, Bluebirds and Turtles. Wendy loves fieldwork and is deeply interested in Ecology, Environmental Science, Ornithology, Conservation and leading off-campus programs. “I teach at Earlham because I like the diversity and how the community embraces people no matter where you come from, or who you are,” asserts Wendy. Her position is supported by The Martha Sykes Hansen Endowed Chair in Biology for Ornithology, the result of a $2.7 million bequest received by the College in winter 2017.

O er notable alumni in STEM fields include Howard Federoff '74, leading researcher into Alzheimer's disease, and Margaret Heafield Hamilton '58, a Presidential Medal of Fr dom recipient who helped design computer systems f NASA's Apo o, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs.

EPIC: Earlham Plan for Integrative Collaboration The EPIC Advantage guarantees funding for all students to complete at least one funded internship or research experience before graduation, anywhere in the world. EPIC combines classroom learning with immersive learning opportunities in the areas of internships, off-campus study, research, service and entrepreneurship. T R

• Since 2005, Earlham students have been routinely hired to conduct research at Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachuset ts Eye and Ear Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

• In a class called “Anatomy and Physiology: Nervous and Endocrine Systems,” students perform a dissection of a human cadaver, including an examination of the human brain and spinal cord. Seeing, holding, and dissecting a real human brain is an amazing experience that the college provides.

• Earlham’s 3-2 Pre-Engineering Program provides a wonderful opportunity for students considering a career in engineering who want the experience of a broad, liberal arts education that is seldom available to students in engineering schools.

• Since 2014, teams of Earlham students and recent graduates have traveled to Tanzania to work side-byside an international team of scientists as part of the Olduvai Paleoanthropology and Paleoecology Project (TOPPP).

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Reinventing Society ─ One System at a Time

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s the Greek empire began to widen its sphere of influence into Asia Minor, Mesopotamia and beyond, their people were smart enough to accept and acclimate all the useful elements from the societies which they conquered. Have a brief look at the history.

Ancient Greeks have made some significant contributions to the field of mathematics. During the time of the ancient Greek civilization, several of their arithmeticians became famous for their work. People like Pythagoras, Archimedes, Euclid, Posidonius, Hipparchus and Ptolemy brought new fundamentals of thinking to society, fostering the field of math, and building on the earlier work of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematicians.

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intellectually dominant society on the planet. But unfortunately, and surprisingly, the one characteristic that pulled-down the “intellectual” Roman society was the dearth of Roman mathematicians. Rest assured, very soon the scholarly members of Roman society came from a good gene pool and they were every bit as gifted and talented as the Greeks. But then, Romans were held hostage by their own learning systems, which restricted them from thinking innovatively. One of the primary culprits for the lack of Roman mathematicians was their renowned numbering system.

Roman numerals and its lack of numeric positioning were actually a disaster. Romans were so engrossed in their numbering system that they had no clue that it was averting

them from doing even elementary mathematics such as simple multiplication or adding a column of numbers or division, a feat still handled by abacus. It’s easy for us to make a negative judgment about the Roman numerals, but the real fact is that it was just one of many inferior numbering systems used in ancient times. Distinctively, the feature that made Roman numerals so bad was the fact that each number lacked specific numeric positioning and was in fact an equation, and this extra layer of intricacy prevented people from attempting higher math. Roman numerals were a system problem, and a huge one at that, which prevented an entire civilization from advancing through the elemental field of math and science.

Fast forward to today. We are living in a society where nigh on everything is different from the days of the Roman Empire. But the counterintuitive fact is that we are even more dependent today on our systems than the Romans ever were. Examples of such system that we take for granted ─ systems for accounting, banking, procurement, weights and measurement, traffic management, and so on. Much like the Romans, we are immersed in the use of these systems to a point where we hardly ever step back and question the reasoning and logic behind them.

Believe it or not, our systems virtually govern every aspect

of our lives. They determine how we live and where we live, where and when we travel, what we eat and where we work, how much money we will make, the job we do, the friends we have and even how long we will live.

Nevertheless, though subconsciously aware of the fact, we seldom step back to fully understand the context of our existence. Quite similar to how a fish is unaware and disregarded of the existence of water.

Our systems are what control the flow of commerce, govern our effectiveness as members of society, and create much of the stress we face on a daily basis. There are a number of restrictive systems that are preventing us from doing great things. One prominent example is the Keyboard – We use keyboards that were intended to slow the speed of typing by placing the most frequently used keys randomly across the face of the keyboard. Keyboards in any configuration are an extremely inept way to transfer knowledge from one person to another.

After studying American systems and applying the “equivalency to Roman numerals” test, it is quite evident that we, as a society, are operating at somewhere around 510% efficiency, or even less. Some of the other examples of restrictive systems include the Half-Implemented Metric System, Income Tax System, Laws etc.

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Lest you think the U.S. is the only country with system problems, consider some of the major issues afflicting other countries. For example, consider the Chinese Alphabet system, the number of Chinese characters contained in the Kangxi dictionary is approximately 47,035. Although a large number of these are rarely-used variations accumulated throughout history.

We are on a long way from optimizing the systems that administrate our lives. The freedom and potential that we value so much, is only a fraction of what it can be if we begin to seriously reinvent society; one system at a time. And the system that we see as the highest leverage point for revamping society is our education system.

Some of the advancements in the society and system could impel the change in the world of education. These factors will eventually define the speed, scope and size of the emerging new system along with the individualities needed for a global-scale adoption. Read on further for an undercurrent of the influencers, and perceive the need to understand the radical shift than will occur in the world of education.

The Changeover from Emphasis on Teaching to Learning Traditionally, Education consisted of two fundamental elements ─ teaching and learning.

But the system emphasized heavily on the teaching part. Throughout history, the transfer of information from the teacher to the learner has been done on a person-to-person basis. This is referred to as the “sage on stage” form of education, since it required the teacher to be skillfully proficient with every topic that they teach.

But today the scenario is quite different. With advancements in technology and new things to learn, the traditional system ends up being a highly inefficient system, equivalent of using “Roman numerals” in many respects. For any new topic to be taught, a new expert needs to be created, and this widespread necessity for more and more experts has become a serious chokepoint for learning.

There is indeed a grave need for the education system to undergo a transition from a heavy emphasis on teaching to a heavy emphasis on learning. Envisioning the advancements, experts ought to create the courseware for the students to learn anytime or anywhere at a pace that is comfortable for them, and learn about topics that majorly interests them.

In the future, instead of perceiving the lecturer as a topic-expert all the time, we would see them more in the roles of guides and coaches.

Exponential Growth of Information Years ago, the flow of information was controlled by just a few elite members of society, and they implicated well the theory of knowledge equating power. To the time where information was precious and few, to today, a time where information is so plentiful, we have gone a long way. There is so much data and analytics at the end of our palm that we feel like we are sinking in it – information overload.

However, we still see many of the same “information control” issues pervading the society today. Perpetuating the notion that only doctors can understand medicine, only physicists can understand how the universe works, we can still say that only elite members of society control the flow of information. But it is also very important to pay attention to the changing dimensions of information and the sheer volume of it. Today, information is not just text-based, but also graphical, audio, musical, and visual.

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Interfacing with the Society through the Classroom Touch Point It has always been the universal notion that learning can take place only in a classroom. Classrooms are designed to create a controllable environment where learning can take place through well-directed focus.

Using classrooms as the primary “touch point” for learning creates many hitches. The system that regulates the classroom also controls the time when learning can take place, the students who will participate, the media used, the tools, the pace, the subject matter, and in most of the cases, the results too.

However, the classroom-centric education system does not necessarily define a robust learning environment. Learning takes place from the moment a person wakes up in the morning until he/she goes to sleep at night. In fact, learning continues even while a person is sleeping.

Certainly, some topics like math and science require a more structured form of education for some students to grasp the information being conveyed, but learning is not solely dependent upon a classroom. In some cases the classroom may be an optimal environment for learning to take place, but most often it is not.

To inculcate knowledge faster and better, some of the new and important touch points for our mind include our computers, video magazines, handheld televisions, electronic newspapers, cellphones, video games, MP3 payers, artwork, and much more.

The pace of change around us is mandating that we produce a smarter, faster, and a better grade of human being. Existing old conventional systems are preventing that from happening. Future education system will rise-up with the advent of a uniform and rapid courseware-builder along with a single point global distribution system. Typically, students are required to achieve both breadth of knowledge across disciplines and depth of knowledge in a particular chosen subject area, particularly known as a major. For this reason, students studying Arts or Humanities are required to take science courses, and vice-versa.

There is a dire need for a standard architecture defining an organic courseware module. The software needed to build such courseware is also required. Technologically thinking, one solution to these could be a participative courseware-builder that allows the general public to create courses on any conceivable topic. We expect many companies will attempt to solve this problem, but the market will quickly gravitate towards the one it likes best, and yet again, we’ll bound ourselves to a system, though a re-invented and a better one. T R

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Seneca College Seneca offers more than an education. The college is at the forefront of providing student-focused teaching and learning that is redefining how people think about postsecondary education.

Technology is continuously expanding into every aspect of our lives. In the 21st century we have, for all intents and purposes, become a knowledge based economy. Also, given the complexities and opportunities regarding globalization, scientific and technological innovation tends to become paramount. To prepare students to be able to compete in this new technology focused paradigm, STEM based skills will be the capabilities needed to succeed. By exposing students to STEM and giving them opportunities to explore STEM-related concepts, they will develop a passion for it and hopefully pursue careers in STEM fields. A curriculum that is STEM-based and has reallife contextual examples will reinforce learning concepts.

Seneca College offers a myriad of STEM programs within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Technology including; School of Aviation, School of Biological Sciences and Applied Chemistry, School of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Technology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering Technology, School of Fire Protection Engineering Technology, School of Information and Communications Technology.

Seneca: Focused on Student Success “Because It Matters.”

• Seneca College’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Technology have 43 programs related to STEM across 6 Schools spread over 5 campuses. All of these programs include College Certificates, College Diplomas, Advanced College Diplomas, Baccalaureate Degrees, and Ontario Post Graduate Certificates.

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• Seneca and Siemens Canada are helping to address the technical skills gap in Canadian manufacturing with the creation of Ontario’s first Mechatronics Simulation and Demonstration Centre (MSDC).

• With campuses in Toronto, York Region and Peterborough, Seneca offers degrees, diplomas, certificates and graduate programs renowned for their quality and respected by employers.

• Seneca is one of the largest comprehensive colleges in Canada, offering nearly 300 full-time, part-time and online programs. Combining the highest academic standards with workintegrated and applied learning, expert teaching faculty and the latest technology ensure Seneca graduates are career-ready.

An Erudite Researcher in Image Processing, Machine Vision and Autonomous Robotics

A Different Kind of School Makes a Different Kind of Graduate The life of a co ege can be measured bo by e success of its graduates and in its physical grow . Students come to Seneca wi diverse ambitions and dreams – preparing f eir chosen car r, continuing eir education, transitioning into a new job. Listed below are some of e successful Seneca alumni:

Dr. Elliott Coleshill (BSc, Applied Computer Science; MSc, Computing and Information Science; PhD, Computing and Information Science, P.Eng) is a Professor in Seneca’s School of Information and Communications Technology, and he performs research within the School of Aviation. In August 2005, Dr. Coleshill received a NASA Space Flight Awareness Honoree Award in recognition of his dedication, commitment and his achievements in support of NASA’s space program, and in 2007, the Canadian Space Agency presented him with a Certificate of Distinction for his free flyer concept checkout procedures. Dr. Coleshill then joined COM DEV as a Software Systems Lead working on M3MSat and five other satellites designed for monitoring marine ship traffic.

In 2017, Dr. Coleshill was awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers from the Governor General of Canada in recognition of fifteen years of experience with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) as a mentor and judge. He currently sits on the FIRST Canada – Girls in STEM, Executive Advisory Board. T R

• Seneca is one of six colleges that can offer up to 15% of its program activity at the degree level. A number of FASET programs have industry certification opportunities embedded within the curriculum.

• The College has numerous, provincially unique, state of the practice learning environments. This includes a 40-foot dive tank at the KG campus, 1st in Ontario Mechatronics Simulation and Demonstration Centre, a fully functional aviation campus in Peterborough with 24 aircraft and 10 flight training devices.

Marc Caira — f mer President & CEO of Tim H tons Inc. Hon. Alvin Curling — f mer MPP Scarb ough N , Speaker of e Legislative Assembly, Ambassad to e Dominican Republic Armand La Barge — Chief of Y k Regional Police (retired) Vivienne Poy — Senat Philip Sparks — Fashion Designer Seneca Co ege has graduated ousands of students since its inception in 1967, who have rived in eir fields to become successful executives, senat s, pilots, fashion designers, police officers, oadcasters and entrepreneurs.

• The contemporary Canadian Art collection at Seneca College are examples of Canadian abstraction, figurative work, post-War modernist art, sculpture, photography, Innu, Amerindian, installation as well as works addressing the new technologies.

• Education should be flexible and accessible, so Seneca also employs various methods of teaching – from in-class lectures and online learning to co-op and field placements – in programs related to applied arts, business, financial services and technology.

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The Cooper Union Through outstanding academic programs in architecture, art and engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art prepares talented students to make enlightened contributions to society.

Founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper, industrialist and philanthropist, The Cooper Union offers public programs for the civic, cultural and practicable enrichment of New York City.

The Cooper Union’s Albert Nerken School of Engineering provides a rigorous and progressive education to its students. Engineering is fundamentally about solving problems, and Cooper gives its students the tools and skills to do so. The school has multiple K-12 STEM outreach programs designed to meet the needs of underrepresented students while introducing them to science-related fields. These programs include Summer STEM, a six-week program for high school sophomores and juniors in which students work in teams to solve an engineering problem while learning presentation and writing skills (the program has been running for over 25 years); STEM Saturdays, a 10-week, tuition-free program held twice during the school year that teaches high school students basic engineering concepts; STEM Days, one-day science workshops provided free of charge for fourth through twelfth graders; and High School Inventors, in which students from two nearby New York City high schools are immersed in a rigorous, hands-on engineering project.

Additionally, Cooper Union undergraduates teach within many of these K-12 programs and act as mentors for the younger students to encourage interest in STEM subjects. The Cooper Union continues to represent the cutting edge in the development of STEM higher education.

The Cooper Union: “Education is the Key to Civic Virtue and Harmony” • Cooper Union is committed to excellence and brings together motivated and bright students, nurturing and developing their talents while encouraging them to excel and learn at the highest levels. Degree programs are designed to prepare students to enter the workplace immediately after graduation or to pursue graduate study.

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• Cooper Union’s Albert Nerken School of Engineering maintains high standards and requires 135 credits to matriculate. This school is one of three schools that comprise The Cooper Union; the others are the School of Art and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture.

• The faculty at The Cooper Union instills students with the desire and the ability to use their engineering background to fulfill their potential as knowledgeable, creative, and responsible makers, thinkers, doers, and leaders in society.

• An extraordinary number of their engineering graduates go on to earn Ph.D. degrees at the nation’s most prestigious graduate schools. Others go on to study in fields such as medicine, law, or business.

Many graduates rise to leadership positions in industry, education, and government.

About The Cooper Union’s First Woman President

Laura Sparks became President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art on January 4, 2017. She is the thirteenth president of the institution, and the first woman in the role.

Sparks is a leader in the field of community-focused philanthropy. Previously she served as the Executive Director of the William Penn Foundation. At the leading philanthropy with an endowment greater than $2 billion, she was responsible for numerous initiatives addressing social and environmental challenges in America’s fifth largest city and for designing programs in education, public space, the arts and the environment. Under her guidance, the foundation launched and refined new strategic priorities, focusing its $115 million grant budget on improvements in urban education for economically disadvantaged children, protection of the water resources serving 15 million people across four states, development of world-class urban parks and trails in underserved communities and cultivation of a vibrant cultural sector. A magna cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, Sparks holds an M.B.A. and a J.D. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. T R

• Unlike most other schools where students select a major in their sophomore year, Cooper’s engineering students apply directly to one of the bachelor of engineering (B.E.) degree programs offered; these are chemical, civil, electrical engineering, and mechanical.

• Cooper Union students are encouraged to pursue internships and, typically, will finish at least two internships before graduation. The Center for Career Development helps prepare students to transition successfully from their undergraduate degree to either an advanced degree or to their professional career.

Cooper Union Alumni Alumni of The Cooper Union span professions, continents and generations. Nina Tandon graduated from e electrical engin ring program in 2001. Today, she is e CEO and co-founder of EpiBone, “ e w ld's first company growing bones f skeletal reconstruction.” Also, ano er eminent alumnus The Cooper Union is proud of is Patty Jenkins, a 1993 graduate of e School of Art. She directed e blockbuster superhero movie Wonder Woman.

Michael D et's (A'67) fifty-year car r w k has included logos like e one he did f e New Y k Knicks, album covers like KISS' “Rock and Ro Over” (1976) and various graphics, like multiple covers f Time magazine. A designer and i ustrat who graduated from e School of Art, in 1951, Seymour Chwast has created countless i ustrations, posters, advertisements and c p ate graphics. F his st ied car r, he was named to e Art Direct s Ha of Fame and received an AIGA Medal from e American Institute of Graphic Arts.

O er notables include Dr. Russe Hulse, a 1993 Nobel Prize f Physics winner, Stanley Lapidus who invented scr ning techniques f e early detection of colon and uterus cancer, and Marissa Lago, who is Direct of e New Y k City Department of City Planning.

• A popular event hosted by the college is the Annual Student Exhibition that transforms the halls, labs, and studios into exhibition space and allows students to showcase their research and engineering projects. The Cooper Union's student organizations, such as Society of Women Engineers, SHPE, and major professional societies, also host regular networking events and discussions.

• The Cooper Union has built creative partnerships with larger and foreign institutions so students have exposure to research, career opportunities and experiences beyond the in-house resources. Scholars are regularly recruited by major national and international corporations, such as Bloomberg, SpaceX, Google, Ford Motor Company, Raytheon, and more.

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The Evergreen State College As an innovative public liberal arts college, Evergreen emphasizes collaborative, interdisciplinary learning across significant differences. Their academic community engages students in defining and thinking critically about learning.

Evergreen supports and benefits from local and global commitment to social justice, diversity, environmental stewardship and service in the public interest.

In this fast-paced era, as we face the prosperities and adversities of both globalization and a knowledge-based economy, scientific and technological innovations have become increasingly important. To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, students need to develop their competences in STEM to echelons much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past. The Evergreen State College’s math and science programs emphasizes on student learning supported by dedicated faculty and staff and access to cutting edge scientific practices and modern pedagogy.

Set amid a serene Pacific Northwest forest, The Evergreen State College is a progressive, public arts and sciences college in Olympia, Washington. From sustainability to social justice, Evergreen’s curriculum focuses on real-life problems, themes, and experiences. Some of the undergraduate courses in the STEM fields offered at Evergreen in 2017-18: Earth and Sky: Climate and Change; Student-Originated Software; Computation and Consciousness; Atoms, Molecules, and Reactions: Inorganic Chemistry; Northwest Forests: Biogeochemistry and Management; Business, Biology, and Sustainable Solutions; Bryophytes and Lichens of the Pacific Northwest; Advocating for a Sustainable Future: Weaving Stories and Statistics. Evergreen also has three prominent graduate programs: Master in Teaching,Master of Public Administration and Master of Environmental Studies. Evergreen students choose from an impressive array of interdisciplinary programs and plan their path to a bachelor’s degree and area of emphasis. Narrative evaluations replace grades and provide students with meaningful feedback that future employers and graduate schools can review to learn more about students’ accomplishments.

The Evergreen State College: Go Beyond the Ordinary and Experience Your Education the Way You Imagine • Institutional commitments to interdisciplinary learning, collaborative learning across significant differences, and connecting theory to practice mirror the communities of practice that students will encounter in scientific work after they graduate.

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• As a student, you can mix a variety of interests and develop your own area of emphasis based on your unique goals.

Evergreen offers programs and courses in more than 60 fields of study.

• Evergreen’s grounds and facilities are managed to minimize environmental hazards through resource conservation, low-impact cleaning and maintenance, native landscaping, stormwater runoff reduction measures, and LEED certification for new and renovated buildings.

• The main library on the College campus is the Daniel J. Evans Library, named after the former governor that signed the legislation that founded Evergreen, and was also the school’s second president. The library is home to some 428,000 volumes and 750,000 print and media items overall.

About A Percipient Articulator of Ornithology

Dr. Steven G Herman, a faculty emeritus at Evergreen, has taught Summer Ornithology: Birds in the Hand for over 35 years. Summer Ornithology is a three-week bird course taught entirely in the field in various locations throughout Oregon. The only prerequisites are enthusiasm for studies in natural history and a fascination with wildness in the American West.

Studies are built around banding hundreds of birds of about 25 species, focusing on aspects of banding protocol, including net placement, removing birds from nets, identification, sexing, ageing, and record-keeping. Steve encourages students to balance the in-hand work with field observations, and take local field trips to provide instruction in the myriad aspects of natural history and local culture in the High Desert of southeastern Oregon.

Herman has a PhD in Zoology and is a tireless mentor; training and inspiring beauty, connection, and natural history to promote applied conservation. He is also the co-author of “The Naturalist's Field Journal: A Manual of Instruction Based on a System Established by Joseph Grinnell”. T R

• Through individual and group projects in classrooms, computer labs, dry labs, wet labs, and the field, and through faculty-guided undergraduate research, student learn technical and 21st century skills including critical thinking, collaboration, and communication as they integrate knowledge across disciplines to tackle real-world problems in all their complexity.

• One of the LEED buildings, The Longhouse, is the first building of its kind on any U.S. College or university campus. The Longhouse is home to Evergreen’s tribal programs and is a world-renowned gathering space for indigenous artists.

Gl ious Gr ners of e Evergr n Co ege Evergr n is notable f having produced a number of graduates in fields including animation, comedy, and music. Recently, Byron Howard '0 received an Oscar f co-directing e movie Zootopia, which is an animated feature at puts diversity on display. Among eir most cele ated alumni are mycologist Paul Stamets, cartoonists Matt Groening, Craig Bartlett, and Lynda Barry, comedians Josh Blue and Michael Richards, musicians Macklem e, Carrie Brownstein, C in Tucker, Ka l n Hanna, Tobi Vail, Conrad K ly, Tay Zonday, John Wozniak, and Martin Courtney, reality television stars John Tayl and Steve Thomas, iters Benjamin Hoff, Judi Mo e, Tom Maddox and Wendy C. Ortiz.

Evergr n alumna Lynda Weinman founded e premier software and digital media training site, lynda.com, which she sold to LinkedIn f $1.5 bi ion. She is also a leading au on web design and graphics. O er notable alumni include peace activist and diarist Rachel C rie, professional soccer players Shawn Medved and Joey Gjertsen, and United States Representative f Washington's 10 congressional district Dennis Heck.

• The annual Science Carnival on campus allows Evergreen students to showcase their research and projects to the wider community, including 750 students from surrounding elementary and middle schools.

• Evergreen is among the top colleges in the U.S. for offering the best first-year experiences to freshmen, which entails building into the curriculum first-year seminars or other programs that bring small groups of students together with faculty and staff on a regular basis.

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University College Cork UCC is competent in the delivery of flexible, leading-edge education, training and development, through interdisciplinary collaboration, by making STEM learning fun, interactive and educational to inspire the future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians.

A STEM qualification provides a strong foundation to make an impact in people’s lives and environment through new devices, technologies, products, drugs and medicines, new processes and cleaner economies. University College Cork aims to light the student’s fire of curiosity and passion for exploring and learning about the amazing world by engaging them with STEM education from an early age.

The university was founded in 1845 as one of the three Queen’s Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. It became University College, Cork, under the Irish Universities Act of 1908. It provides a full range of discipline, serving regional, national and international students. UCC attracts disproportionately high number of top school leavers compared to other universities. It offers programmes in the arts, humanities, social sciences, business, law, engineering, architecture, science, food science, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and the clinical therapies. The College of Science, Engineering & Food Science department is particularly proactive in targeting students at an early stage at both primary and secondary levels. As part of a research-led University, the department takes pride in embedding research into the curricula across their portfolio of programmes. Their degrees have a strong focus on the laboratory experience across all disciplines of STEM and most of the degree programmes incorporate formal placement as part of the curriculum.

University College Cork: One of the Oldest Universities “Imparting Innovation and Knowledge” • UCC has over 80 active societies and 50 different sports clubs. There are academic, charitable, creative, gaming/roleplaying, political, religious, and social societies and clubs incorporating field sports, martial arts, watersports as well as outdoor and indoor team and individual sports.

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• In 2010, University College Cork was the first third level education institute worldwide to receive the Green Campus Award along with the Green Flag for environmental friendliness.

• Several of Ireland’s top research centres are based in UCC, including Tyndall National Research Institute (microsystems, photonics, and nanotechnology) and the APC Microbiome Institute (alimentary health, functional foods), both recognized as global leaders.

• A science degree in UCC not only provides a foundation in a specific discipline, it also provides graduates with key attributes and skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity and innovation, and communication.

The Scholarly Researcher and Innovator of UCC

Professor Paul Ross is the Head of College of Science, Engineering & Food Science in UCC and a member of the University Management team. Although Paul is well known for his jovial personality, he is a serious researcher who is internationally recognized for his contributions in microbiology, where he has published in excess of 500 peerreviewed publications (ISI H-index of 73).

His particular area of expertise is gut microbiota and the impact of antimicrobial peptides, bacteriocins, probiotics, and anti-infectives on gut health. Moreover, Paul is a natural collaborator and is largely responsible for many of the close partnerships between scientists at UCC and representatives in industry, academia, Government agencies (Teagasc) and politics. Apart from supervising over 70 PhD students, one of his most significant contributions has been the discovery of a natural antimicrobial (ThuricinCD, with collaborators Colin Hill and Mary Rea) which selectively kills Clostridium difficile, a very problematic bacterium that causes antibiotic associated gut problems. T R

• Academics and researchers in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science have a strong track record of attracting prestigious research funding and are involved in international collaborations with colleagues throughout the world.

• UCC has 21,000 students.

These comprise of 15,000 in undergraduate programmes, 4,400 in postgraduate study and research, and 2,800 adults in continuing education. Its student body includes 3,300 international students, representing more than 100 countries worldwide.

Sagacious Educat s of e University Co ege C k The year 2015 marked e bicentenary of e bir of UCC's most notable 'independent inker', Ge ge Boole (18151864). A year-long programme of events and activities cele ated e life and legacy of UCC's first profess of ma ematics and e f efa er of e digital age, who is also famous f contributing Boolean Alge a.

Mary MacSwiney (1872-1942) was a noted republican, feminist, and educat . A charismatic school teacher associated wi C k's sma advanced nationalist community pri to 1916, MacSwiney was also an active suffragist and founding member of e non-militant Munster Women's Franchise League. Alfred O'Rahi y (1884-1969) was Profess of Ma ematical Physics (1917-1943) and Registrar (1920-1943) and was e dominant co ege figure from 1920 to 1954. Profess Mary Ryan was e first woman in Ireland and Great Britain to hold e position of Profess . During her irty years as Profess in UCC, she won a f midable reputation f sending her postgraduate students to e S bonne.

She was awarded a 'DLitt' f her published w k and had bestowed upon her e highest hon of e French Republic, e Legion of Hon .

• University College Cork (UCC) is in the top 2% of universities worldwide. It is a research-intensive, student-centred, international top-tier university.

• UCC was voted as the Best University in Ireland by the Sunday Times, that too three times in the past decade.

UCC is the only Irish University to have won this accolade.

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