New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering Women in Engineering Summit 2015

New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering Women in Engineering Summit 2015

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  + Ruthie D. Lyle-Cannon,PhD Lead Research Engineer USAA March 5, 2015
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  + Agenda YOURstory Women in STEM HERstory
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  + Dr. Shirley Jackson 18thPresident RPI, first African American to earn PHD at MIT (1973 nuclear physics) Kalpana Chawla first Indian-American Astronaut, first Indian in space, killed in Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster LiuYang China’s first female astronaut
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  + HERstory “It was aturbulent time in history; the future stood waiting for change. In nearly all areas of society, the time was right for disruption. It was time for barriers to come down and limits to shatter; and finally time, for HERstory to pivot. Now the only limit is you and the span of your dreams.”
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  + Pick’in Cotton Sometime duringthe early 1940s in a small town in Sylvania Georgia, a black girl was born to a family of 12. Although bright and said to be of strong promise by her teachers, she could not attend school everyday. Instead to help provide an income for her family, she worked every other day picking cotton on land her family didn’t own.
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  + Toppin’ ‘Baca About 10years earlier in 1930 in Clarksville Tennessee a boy was born in of tobacco farmers. He also was one of the oldest of 11 children and despite being identified as a “tinker able to fix most things” he was forced to stop school in the six grade and work the farm full time. They owned their land.
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  + Evolution of MyLife Victory Challenge Decision 1987 Roosevelt High School 1992 Northeastern University 1998 NYU-Poly 1999 IBM 2014 USAA 1st AA Female PhD, EE Married Started Family *
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  + INVENT Emerging Technologies PASSION ONPURPOSE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE LEVERAGE TECH OUTSIDE THE BOX
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  + Women in STEM Canwe craft a conversation around the reality of the numbers and why it matters?
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  + Women: Engineering
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  + Women: Computer Science
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  +“99 percent ofall statistics only tell 49 percent of the story.” Gents with No Cents by Ron DeLegge II Gents with No Cents by Ron DeLegge II― Ron DeLegge II, Gents with No Cents
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  + Why does itmatter? “A stereotype is not a stereotype if it's true.” ― Ron DeLegge II, Gents with No Cents
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  + We’ve Got Problems!!
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  + Social Issues àTechnology
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  + Why does itmatter? n Yesterday,Today,Tomorrow n Diversity of Thought, Perspective and Experience n The World is Flat: Global and Social Challenges to be Solved n Unrealized Talent
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  + YOURstory "Even the longestjourney must begin where you stand.” “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao-tzu, TheWay of Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC)
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  + WIE Summit inReview: Success Stories Overcoming Adversity Career Career and Family Building a Thriving Business People, Panels, Presentations and Purpose
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  + Closing Thoughts “Now theonly limit is you and the span of your dreams.“ n  Make Your Journey AuthenticallyYours! n  Determine what matter most to you n  Be Flexible and Open to Change n  Learn from and Teach Others n  Make Decisions without Fear n  Enjoy Life God 1st, Family, Career YOURstory
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  + “A ship inport is safe, but that is not what ships are for. Sail out to sea and do new things.” — Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, the U.S. Navy’s oldest active- duty officer at the time of her retirement, developer of the first compiler for a computer programming language, developer of UNIVAC I and COBOL, and coiner of the terms “computer bug” and “debugging.