CEYLA (Cultural Enrichment and Young Leaders Advancement Club) and DIMACS Present Youth Leadership Training Workshop

June 27, 2014
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizers:

Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, Cofounder of CEYLA, UGhosh-Dastidar at CityTech.Cuny.Edu

Eugene Fiorini, DIMACS, gfiorini at dimacs.rutgers.edu

Workshop Program:

 8:00 -  8:30  Breakfast 

 8:30 -  8:50  Welcome Address 
               Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar, PhD
               Cofounder of CEYLA

               Eugene Fiorini, PhD
               Associate Director of DIMACS

 8:50 -  9:20  The Citadel of Hope Library: Empowering, Engaging, and Educating Communities in Malawi, Africa
               Janet Liou-Mark, PhD
               Mathematics Department, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

 9:20 -  9:30  Water is a Necessary Resource: An Experience in Fixing Wells in Malawi 
               Mr. Robert L. Mark, Youth Leader
               East Brunswick High School

 9:30 -  9:40  Life through the Lens of Orphans in Malawi 
               Ms. Brittany Mark, Youth Leader
               East Brunswick High School

 9:40 - 10:00  Snacks 

10:00 - 11:00  Youth Leadership Training Workshop 
               Janet Liou-Mark, PhD

11:00 - 12:00  The Science and Wonders of the Atmosphere
               Reginald Blake, PhD
               Physics Department, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

12:00 -  1:30  Lunch

 1:30 -  2:00  Anthocyanins - Sun screen for plants and good for you too!
               Pamela Brown, PhD, Associate Provost
               New York City College of Technology, CUNY

 2:00 -  3:00  Mathematics of Planet Earth, Sustainable Human Environments
               Eugene Fiorini, PhD, Associate Director of DIMACS

 3:00 -  3:30  Break 

 3:30 -  4:00  Leaders Recognition/Certificate Distribution 
               Janet Liou-Mark, PhD

 4:00          Closing Remarks 

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