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Pathways to Successful Careers: Biotechnology Internships, Apprenticeships and Outcomes September 12, 2006, Piedmont Triad Research Park, Winston – Salem, NC. Our Objectives
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Pathways to Successful Careers: Biotechnology Internships, Apprenticeships and Outcomes September 12, 2006, Piedmont Triad Research Park, Winston – Salem, NC Our Objectives • A lively panel overview on innovative practices for the increasing demand for internships/apprenticeships with biotechnology training experts and an employer’s experience. • Panelists will give a quick “A,B,C,” overview of what is an apprenticeship and an internship. Students will give their testimonies.
Introductions: Russ Read, National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce : Co- moderator, Dr. Rebecca Dunn Panel A: Apprenticeships ( 30 minutes ) The New Hampshire Apprenticeship Program Dr. Sonia Wallman, Director of the National Center for Expertise in Biomanufacturing Training, New Hampshire Community Technical College, Portsmouth, NH. Student apprentices:Katrice Jalbert, David Haddad Panel B: Internships in Biotechnology in the Piedmont Triad ( 45 minutes ) Debra Perret, Community Affairs and Grants Manager, Targacept, Winston - Salem, NC Dr. Rebecca Dunn, Chair, Biology Department, Salem College, Winston- Salem, NC. Dr. Lucas Shallua, Chair, Forsyth Tech, Director of the National Center of Expertise in Biotechnology Research and Development Training, Forsyth Tech, Winston – Salem, NC. Student interns:Brittany Owen, Jim Crawford, Mica Welsh, Bobby Kanode Panel C: Future Perspectives on Internships( 15 minutes ) Dr. Stephen Johnson, Biotechnology Workforce Outcomes Research Manager Forsyth Tech, Winston-Salem, NC Jenny Stokes, Young Professionals Coordinator, Action Greensboro
Thank You Sponsors! • The Piedmont Triad Research Park* • The Business Journal* • Action Greensboro • Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network Piedmont Triad Partnership • North Carolina Biotechnology Center (Piedmont Triad Office) • New Hampshire Technical Community College • Salem College • Salem Kitchen • Targacept Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Forsyth Technical Community College NCCCS BioNetwork National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce