Municipal Breakfast
Municipal Breakfast
Committing to Computer Science Education in Oregon
Due to late-breaking news, this event has been combined with the Computer Science Education in Oregon Symposium.
Goals of the Symposium:
- Make the case that the need for CS goes beyond more software engineers
- Overview of the moving pieces at play in CS education in Oregon and nationally, to better enable collaboration and advocacy
- See new opportunities for collaboration and resource leveraging, especially across the industry-education boundary
More info here.
Special Guest: Ruthe Farmer,
Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Presented by the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University, OregonASK and the National League of Cities
Hosted by Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville
- Ruthe Farmer has focused her efforts on diversity and inclusion in
technology and engineering since 2001. She currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy focusing on President Obama’s call to action for Computer Science for All and other tech related initiatives. Over the course of her career, Ms. Farmer has successfully launched and scaled up multiple national programs including Intel Design & Discovery, LEGO Robotics for Girl Scouts (both started in Oregon), the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, TECHNOLOchicas campaign for Latinas, AspireIT outreach program, and more. She served as the 2012 Chair of Computer Science Education Week, was named a White House Champion of Change for Technology Inclusion in 2013, received the Anita Borg Institute Award for Social Impact in 2014, and the Education UK Alumni Award for Social Impact in 2015. She is a guest contributor for Techcrunch and the Shriver Report, and has been featured in Forbes and TechRepublic for her work. Ruthe holds a BA from Lewis & Clark College and an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Oxford Said Business School and is passionate about integrating innovative business strategies into social change efforts.
OregonASK is excited to be partnering with the Oregon Digital Promise consortium on this breakfast, in a joint effort to increase awareness and actionable support of statewide STEM efforts. This year, OregonASK was awarded a grant by the National League of Cities to connect with mayors and municipal leaders around supporting STEM opportunities in Oregon. This Symposium is a great opportunity to connect mayors with one of the specific STEM efforts funded by ongoing championship of STEM education in the legislature.
The Oregon Digital Promise Consortium is funded by a grant from ODE, and consists of the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association, Portland State University, and the Willamette Education Service District.
If you need more information, please contact Jo Oshiro via jo@oregoncsta.org or Bethany Thramer via bethany.thramer@oregonask.org