The Male Development and Empowerment Center (MDEC) at Medgar Evers College, and the School of Science, Health, and Technology have come together to present “Black Men in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math,” that will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2010, in the President’s Conference Center at 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. The informative event, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., is designed to educate and inform men of color about STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This event is free and open to the public.
Held this February in recognition of Black History Month, this program will feature distinguished speakers, such as: Professor M. Chantale Damas, an astrophysicist and Deputy Executive Officer of Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs at the CUNY Graduate Center; Dr. James C. McIntosh, a leading community psychiatrist, and Co-Chair of Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP); Dr. Reginald A. Blake, an Assistant Professor at New York City College of Technology, Project Director of the Black Male Initiative and renowned geophysicist; and Ms. Beverly Johnson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Executive Director of Youth in Engineering & Science at Polytechnic Institute of New York University. This informative forum will not only analyze but also stimulate the young people of our community by taking a look at the historical and significant contributions that black men have made to the STEM disciplines.
“From the ancient to the modern, blacks have achieved and excelled in the sciences,” said Paul Washington, Director of Outreach for the Center. “From Imhotep to Dr. Charles Drew, who is particularly noted for his research in blood plasma and setting up the first blood bank, to Mark Dean, blacks in science have made significant contributions to American life. It is in this light that MDEC sponsors this forum as contribution to the trail blazing roles blacks have made to the field of scientific inquiry.”
For more information or to RSVP, contact the Male Development & Empowerment Center at 718-270-6111.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1970 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.