COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
PARTNERSHIPS BLOOM WITH FEDERAL
INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
This is the third consecutive Community College Program sponsored by the Council of Biotechnology Centers of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. This year’s program, on Sunday, May 6thth, brings together grantees and their partners working under two different federal initiatives that fund workforce development programs: the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) Program and the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration’s (DOL ETA) High Growth Job Training Initiative.
8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:15am to 8:30am Welcome
8:30am to 9:00am Gerhard Salinger on the
National Science Foundation’s
Advanced Technological Education Programs
9:00am to 10:30am Session One
Building a Biotechnology Workforce Partnership
This session will bring together leaders from San Diego’s community college system, four-year universities, workforce development community and biotechnology industry to talk about the region’s history of collaboration, and its strategy for utilizing funding and support from the United States Department of Labor to build a world-class workforce.
Session Chair: Mark Cafferty, Director of Workforce Development
BIOCOM, San Diego, CA
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Annie Glidden
Director of Outreach
Biogen-Idec
San Diego, CA
Ashley Wildrick
Program Coordinator
San Diego Workforce Partnership
San Diego, CA
Sandra Slivka, Ph.D. Director
Southern California Biotechnology Center
Miramar College
San Diego, CA
Al Kern
Director of Biotechnology
Cal State University, San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
10:30am to 10:45am Break
10:45am to 12:15pm Session Two
Showcasing Industry Community College Partnerships in the Midwest
This session will showcase community college-industry partnerships that provide students with exemplary educational opportunities and companies with skilled employees who are well-prepared for the biotechnology workplace. These partnerships help produce a competitive workforce that provides for the economic development of the Midwest and are funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program.
Session Chair: Lisa Seidman, Ph.D., Director of the North Central Region of Bio-Link,
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, WI
PowerPoint Presentations:
1) Biotechnology Intensive Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
2) A Training & Development Partnership for Automated Manufacturing
Rosie Mortenson, Dean
Continuing Education and Customized
Training
Anoka Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN
Jeanette Mowery, Ph.D.
Biotechnology Program Director
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI
Tom Still, President
Wisconsin Technology Council
Madison, WI
Eileen Lyons
Biotechnology Program Director
St. Louis Community College
St. Louis, MO
12:15pm Heartland Buffet Lunch
12:45pm to 1:15pm Gay Gilbert on the
Department of Labor’s
High Growth Job Training Initiatives
1:15pm to 2:45pm Session Three
National Support for Local Workforce Development
Bio-Link, the NSF ATE Center for Biotechnology, has created a national network for biotechnology workforce education. Its multiple partners utilize the resources of community and technical colleges for preparing the technical workforce. The panelists from across the nation will provide unique perspectives as they describe best practices in workforce development. You will hear about successful local models and gain exposure to national and local resources.
Session Chair: Elaine A. Johnson, Ph.D., Executive Director, Bio-Link, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Matt Gardner
President, BayBio
South San Francisco, CA
Mary Pat Huxley
State Director, California Community
College Biotechnology Initiative
Ventura, CA
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Jong-On Hahm, Ph.D.
Vice President for Biotechnology Talent
Biotechnology Institute
Arlington, VA
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Martha Matthews
Director, Technical Training and
Compliance
Biogen-Idec, Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC
Gail O’Kane, Ph.D.
Education-Industry Partnership
Office of the Chancellor
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
St. Paul, MN
2:45pm to 3:00pm Break
3:00pm to 4:30pm Session Four
Biotechnology Training: Preparing for the Diversity Needs of the 21st Century
A panel consisting of representatives from the United States Department of Labor Presidential High Growth Training funded National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce will provide models of curriculum and skill sets in five distinct areas of demand driven biotechnology training: informatics, research and development, agricultural bioprocessing including biofuels, bioprocessing and biomanufacturing.
Session Chair: Russ H. Read, Executive Director, National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce, Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC
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Patricia Dombroski, Director
Ctr of Expertise in Life Sciences Informatics
Bellevue Community College
Bellevue, WA
Lucas Shallula, VMD, Ph.D., Director
Ctr of Expertise in R&D
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC
Janet Paulson, Director
Ctr of Expertise in Agricultural
Bioprocessing
Indian Hills Community College
Eddyville, IA
Ric Matthews, Director
Ctr of Expertise in Bioprocessing
MiraCosta Community College
Oceanside, CA
Sonia Wallman, Ph.D., Director
Ctr of Expertise in Biomanufacturing
NH Community Technical College
Portsmouth, NH
4:30pm to 5:00pm Wrap Up/BIO 2007
