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Charting your future career in SMET

Charting your future career in SMET. Dennis Anderson, Ph.D Professor/Associate Dean Pace University January 5, 2007. Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference 2007. My Background. Korean American B.A. in CS, Fordham University M.S. in CS, New York University

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Charting your future career in SMET

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  1. Charting your future career in SMET Dennis Anderson, Ph.D Professor/Associate Dean Pace University January 5, 2007 Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference 2007

  2. My Background • Korean American • B.A. in CS, Fordham University • M.S. in CS, New York University • Ed.M. in Instructional Technology & Media, Columbia University • M.Phil., Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, Columbia University • Management & Leadership in Education Program, Harvard University • Fulbright Scholar, Belgium • Fulbright Mentor • Professor & Associate Dean, Pace University • Advisor to NGOs, Nonprofits and Corporations • High-level Advisor, United Nations Global Alliance for ICT & Development • Technologist Enabling communities through ICT, Education and Knowledge Transfer

  3. Poverty Global ChallengesOver 3 billion people are living under $2 a day. P3

  4. Why SMET?

  5. Where are you today? Where would you like to be in 10 years from now?

  6. SMET? • Current Trends (post dot-com bust, post 9/11) • Corporations • R&D: NSF, DOE, DOD, DHS, NASA • What does it mean to • America? • World?

  7. USA “In a nation of nearly 300 million people, the number living below the poverty line ($14,680 for a family of three) recently hit 37 million, up more than a million in a year.” (Newsweek, 2006) Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9287641/site/newsweek

  8. “If you look at engineering overall, you get concerned. In my particular field of computer science, it’s reasonable to start panicking,” Rashid said. (Campus Technology, January 2, 2007)

  9. SMET? • Education • K-12 (No Child Left Behind) • Higher Education (shrinking IT enrollment) • Career in SMET • Brain drain • Knowledge worker market • Universities

  10. Challenges • Glass ceiling • Leadership (corporate board rooms, CIOs, university presidents, etc.) • Stereotypes (docile Asian, minority when it is convenient) • Soft skills (presentation, communication) • Global thinking vs. local thinking • Team work • Mistrust (WHL)

  11. What can YOU do?

  12. Recommendations • Get involved in things (be active) • Find your passion • Stay ahead of the curve • Be a team player • Take a leadership role • Speak out • Learn and master soft skills • Train yourself to think globally and locally • Build trust with other community members • Networking (golf) • Build your resume • Pursue Fellowships (Postdoc, Ford, etc) and others like Fulbright, Marshalls, etc. • Research positions (National Labs, MSR, Google, etc.) • Research & Publish • Get involved in community services • Be a mentor

  13. Contact Info. Dennis Anderson, Ph.D. dennis.danderson@gmail.com If you are interested in getting involved in my projects, visit http://oneworldprojects.blogspot.com/ One World: Think Globally, Act Locally Source:

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