Culture of STEM Programming for Spring

Professional Cultures and Inequality in STEM

Culture of STEM Poster

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
7:00-8:30 PM
Oechsle 224

Presentation by Dr. Erin Cech, Associate Professor of Sociology (with a courtesy appointment in Mechanical Engineering) & Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Michigan.

Being a Refugee Scientist: The Intersection of the Refugee Experience with the Advancement of Science

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
4:10-5:00 PM
Rockwell 362

Panel presentation by students from Refugee Action and Professor Abdul Al Shehabi, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Misconceiving Merit: Paradoxes of Excellence and Devotion in Academic Science… And What to Do About It

Thursday, April 13, 2023
4:10-5:40 PM
Kirby Auditorium

Presentation by Dr. Mary Blair-Loy, Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Center for Research on Gender in STEMM, University of California, San Diego.

Being Human in STEM Presentations

May 4 & 5, 2023
(time and place: TBD)

Come hear presentations from the students in INDS:253 Being Human in STEM class on their original research projects designed to foster greater inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in STEM at Lafayette and beyond.

We are grateful to our co-sponsors: Africana Studies Program, Anthropology and Sociology Department, Engineering Division, Psychology Department, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program.