The INFORMS Minority Issues Forum (MIF)
COVID-19 and the Responses of MIF to Current Challenges: A Virtual Town Hall Discussion
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
https://txstate.zoom.us/j/97382840813
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Overview of challenges faced by minority groups in Academia during the COVID 19 pandemic (Dr. Guan Saw)
- Overview of job market for current graduates (Taryn Lewis - Director of Education & Industry Programs, INFORMS)
- Panel discussion
- Questions and Answers
Panelists:
- Dr. Julie Ivy, Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University
- Taryn Lewis, Director of Education & Industry Programs, INFORMS
- Dr. Maria Mayorga, Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University
- Dr. Lewis Ntaimo, Interim Department Head and Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M University
- Dr. Guan Saw, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio
Moderators:
- Dr. Ruben Proano, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, MIF President
- Dr. Eduardo Pérez, Associate Professor, Ingram School of Engineering, Texas State University, MIF Vice President
------------------------------
Eduardo Perez
Associate Professor
Texas State University
San Marcos TX
------------------------------