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The fourth biennial STEM conference, “Pathways and Partnerships in STEM for a Global New York,” hosted by the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will take place on Thursday and Friday, October 1 and 2, at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12205.  

Featured keynote speakers will be Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and author of Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement, and Jill Bargonetti, professor of biological sciences at Hunter College and chair of the molecular, cellular, and developmental Ph.D. subprogram in biology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Bargonetti is a preeminent breast cancer researcher whose commitment as a role model to underrepresented students has guided her career.

This preliminary agenda (PDF) provides an overview of the conference schedule. For more information, please visit the conference website to view the full abstracts for all workshops and poster presentations.

Two plenary panels are also on the agenda:

• Undergraduate Research Experiences across SUNY, moderated by Joseph Skrivanek, professor of chemistry at Purchase College
• Empire State Learning Network Regional Hubs: Vision and Value, moderated by Nina Leonhardt, associate dean at Suffolk County Community College

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn about SUNY STEM programs, high-impact teaching and learning strategies, and programs on recruitment, retention, transitions, partnerships, and collaborations.

Please register for this event by Thursday, September 24, and make your hotel reservation at the Albany Marriott before the Thursday, September 17, deadline. SUNY has arranged for a block of rooms under the group name 2015 SUNY STEM Conference at the state rate of $111. Please make your reservation directly with the hotel by phone at (800) 228-9290 or (518) 458-8444.

Please e-mail sunystem2015@suny.edu with questions.