Feb 25, 2020
This episode marks the first in a miniseries by the WWEST Associate
Chair program hosted at iSTAND at the University of British
Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). iSTAND is the Integrative STEM Team
Advancing Networks of Diversity, which is creating a network to
recruit, support, and increase underrepresented persons in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). You can learn more
about their program here and about the WWEST
Associate Chair program here.
In this episode, iSTAND Communications and Resource Design
Assistant Maxine van Zyl and WWEST Associate Chair Dr. Jennifer
Jakobi introduce us to 3 women in STEM in the Okanagan. These women
demonstrate diverse lived experiences of being underrepresented
people in STEM. The guests interviewed cover themes of evolution
from scientist to academic, how to explore career options and
development, and how cultural experiences and personal awareness
can lead to growth.
Featured on this episode are Dr. Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice
Chancellor and Principal of UBCO; Dr. Bowen Hui, instructor in
Computer Science of UBCO; and Dr. Mina Hoorfar, professor of
Electrical & Mechanical Engineering at UBCO.
Hosted by: Maxine van Zyl and Dr. Jennifer
Jakobi
Theme Music: “Positive and Fun”
by Scott Holmes
Produced
by: Vanessa Hennessey and Maxine van Zyl
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