| Start Date: | 3/6/2023 | Start Time: | 4:00 PM |
| End Date: | 3/6/2023 | End Time: | 5:30 PM |
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Event Description
Drexel University will honor the legacy of pioneering African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose critical contributions to the success of the U.S. space program, from Alan Shepard’s suborbital Mercury flight to Apollo missions to the Moon and the first space shuttle missions, were featured in the award-winning film "Hidden Figures" and inspired a generation of women and people of color to become today’s leaders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
To recognize the importance of heroic role models like Katherine Johnson, we will welcome a panel of speakers including:
- Michael Moore, Katherine Johnson’s grandson and a senior vice president and director of software engineering at Truist Financial Corporation;
- Moogega Cooper, an alumna of the College of Engineering and a planetary protection engineer at NASA;
- Latasha Harling, a diversity and community impact consultant and member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University;
- India Johnson, a social psychologist at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, who studies what makes individuals role models and allies from the perspective of Black women in STEM; and
- Stephen Cox, who is the regional project director of the Greater Philadelphia Region Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and is in the Office of the Provost.
The event will be held in Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut streets), from 4-5:30 p.m., with light refreshments to follow. The event will also be livestreamed with captioning.
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Location:
Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut streets) |
Audience:
EveryoneUndergraduate StudentsGraduate StudentsSenior ClassInternational StudentsLGBTQA CommunityFacultyStaffAlumniParents & Families |
Special Features:
Free Food |
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