{"402061":{"#nid":"402061","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech spotlights African-American Men in STEM","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhile more underrepresented students are pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, one group has yet to experience these gains. STEM undergraduate degrees for African-American men have basically remained flat for the past nine years.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAttracting this demographic is essential to maintaining America\u0026rsquo;s position as a leader in technology innovation, said Gary May, dean of the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMay hosted two roundtable discussions in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to confront the challenges facing this issue and celebrate the success stories that receive too little attention.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a grand challenge, but we know how to solve it,\u0026rdquo; May said, noting that one out of every 10 African-American engineers with a Ph.D. graduated from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA luncheon roundtable, held on Capitol Hill, attracted Congressional staffers, representatives from national associations and others from the D.C. policy community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the evening roundtable held at the National Press Club, reporters from Politico and U.S. News \u0026amp; World Report asked questions and helped guide the conversation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt both events, panelists shared how they overcame obstacles in their careers. They spoke of the importance of mentors, the need to make K-12 lessons in STEM more hands-on and relevant to students and the role parents, corporations and nonprofits must play.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoining May on the panels were: Rodney Adkins, former senior vice president of IBM and a Georgia Tech alumnus; Reginald DesRoches, Karen and John Huff School Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech; Jeremy Feaster, Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at Stanford University; Darryll Pines, dean of the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland; Guy Primus, co-founder and chief operating officer of The Virtual Reality Company; Karl Reid, executive director of the National Society of Black Engineers; Cedric Stallworth, assistant dean for outreach, enrollment and community for the College of Computing at Georgia Tech; John Silvanus Wilson Jr., president of Morehouse College; and Kyle Woumn, computer science major at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Institute\u0026rsquo;s roundtable initiative brings together thought leaders from different organizations to discuss important issues. Last year, Georgia Tech held a similar roundtable examining \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2014\/06\/13\/georgia-tech-spotlights-women-engineering-washington-dc-media-roundtable\u0022\u003Ehow to attract more female engineers\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe roundtables are an example of a collaborative effort between different units. The African-American Men in STEM event was a partnership between Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Office of Government and Community Relations, College of Engineering, Office of Development and Institute Communications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENational event held in Washington, D.C., examined how to attract more African-American men to STEM and how to support those already working in these careers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"National event held in Washington, D.C., examined how to attract more African-American men to STEM and how to support those already working in these careers."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2015-05-06 08:30:08","changed_gmt":"2017-08-10 17:18:43","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"402161":{"id":"402161","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech showcases African-American men in STEM at DC roundtable","body":null,"created":"1449252000","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:00:00","changed":"1475895122","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:02","alt":"Georgia Tech showcases African-American men in STEM at DC roundtable","file":{"fid":"75917","name":"african-american_men_in_stem.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/african-american_men_in_stem.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/african-american_men_in_stem.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":895723,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/african-american_men_in_stem.jpg?itok=AmtduSaZ"}},"402171":{"id":"402171","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech showcases African-American Men in STEM at national roundtable","body":null,"created":"1449252000","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:00:00","changed":"1475895122","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:02","alt":"Georgia Tech showcases African-American Men in STEM at national roundtable","file":{"fid":"75918","name":"african-american_men_in_stem_roundtable.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/african-american_men_in_stem_roundtable.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/african-american_men_in_stem_roundtable.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1081884,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/african-american_men_in_stem_roundtable.jpg?itok=g_83jOAe"}},"402151":{"id":"402151","type":"image","title":"Cedric Stallworth - African-American Men in STEM roundtable","body":null,"created":"1449252000","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:00:00","changed":"1475895122","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:02","alt":"Cedric Stallworth - African-American Men in STEM roundtable","file":{"fid":"75916","name":"cedric_stallworth.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cedric_stallworth.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cedric_stallworth.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":860858,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cedric_stallworth.jpg?itok=B-nTooZY"}}},"media_ids":["402161","402171","402151"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/amplifier.gatech.edu\/articles\/2015\/05\/why-diversity-matters-stem","title":"Why diversity matters in STEM"},{"url":"http:\/\/amplifier.gatech.edu\/articles\/2015\/05\/how-do-we-get-students-stem","title":"How do we get students into STEM?"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2771","name":"african-american"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"67621","name":"federal relations"},{"id":"44641","name":"institute communications"},{"id":"125581","name":"National Roundtable initiative"},{"id":"14992","name":"Office of Development"},{"id":"167258","name":"STEM"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Laura.Diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaura.Diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Laura.Diamond@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}