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Washington DC - Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (D-Norwalk) will host an Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness hearing on the campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on September 21 entitled “Examining Competitiveness Through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.” The hearing will explore ways in which science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education can enhance the local workforce and ensure economic competitiveness.
“Every day the global economy pulls more and more jobs out of my district, out of California, and out of our country. In order for us to remain competitive in the global economy we must increase our science, technology, engineering, and math education capacity on the local level by funding more programs in those fields,” said Napolitano. “I invited my friends and colleagues on the Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness Subcommittee to our area in order to hold a field hearing on those issues that will inform and educate our constituents.”
The hearing will feature testimony from the following expert witnesses:
Dr. Charles B. Reed, Chancellor, California State University System
Dr. Warren Baker, President, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Dr. Fred Tarantino, President, Universities Space Research Association
Dr. Marshall (Mark) Drummond, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District
Dr. Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science and Technology
Dr. Todd Ullah, Director, Department of Science, Los Angeles Unified School District
WHAT: House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness Field Hearing on “Examining Competitiveness Through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math” to be followed press opportunity with Members of Congress and witnesses
WHEN: Friday, September 21, 2007
Hearing, 9:20 am – 11:30 am PST
Press Opportunity, 11:30 am – 11:45 am PST
WHERE: Kellogg West Conference Center
3801 West Temple Avenue
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
LOCAL
CONTACT: Doug Glaeser, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
(909) 869 4944
dglaeser@csupomona.edu
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