Speakers

Keynote speakers for the 2021 conference included Dr. Christine Grant, Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State, and Dr. John Matsui, Director & Co-Founder of the Biology Scholars Program, University of California, Berkeley.

Features

For students:

• Speakers and sessions to support STEM career development

• Student oral and poster presentations with awards

• Virtual networking with STEM students and professionals

• Academic resource fair

• A chance to participate in beta testing of LS-imPACt, the LS-PAC MODELS mentoring app and website

For professionals:

• Speakers and sessions to help support students in their STEM careers

• Virtual networking with individuals committed to broadening participation of historically underrepresented groups in STEM

• Opportunity to represent a program and connect to potential students at the academic resource fair

• A chance to participate in beta testing of imPACt, the LS-PAC MODELS mentoring app and website

LS-PAC MODELS 2021 Diversity in STEM Conference: Opening Remarks

Keynote: Dr. Christine Grant - Mentors, Mentors Everywhere: Weaving Informal and Formal Mentoring into a Robust STEM Mentoring Quilt

Keynote: Dr. John Matsui - STEM Diversity Centers and Programs: Scaling Our Success to ‘Fix’ our Institutions and Not our Students

Dr. Isiah Warner: My Thousands of Miles Journey from Bunkie, Louisiana to LSU in Baton Rouge