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The New Bio-LinkTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the Community College Program Day
BIO 2011Washington D.C.
Bio-Link ATE National Center for Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Expanding the ImpactElaine Johnson, PI & Executive Director
www.bio-link.org
Mission:
(1) increase the number and diversity of well-trained technicians in the workforce
(2) meet the growing needs of industry for appropriately trained technicians
(3) institutionalize community college educational practices that make high-quality education and training in the concepts, tools, skills, processes, regulatory structure, and ethics of biotechnology available to all students.
Invitation to share Bio-Link Goals:
• strengthen and expand biotechnology education programs across the nation
• enable biotechnology faculty, students, and technicians to work more efficiently
• support a smoother transition of students to the technical workforce in the biosciences and related industries
Activities:
The Bio-Link Center of Excellence:
• delivers direct services including consulting, professional development, maintenance and replication of an equipment depot, instructional clearinghouse, and faculty internships
• shares information and promotes collaboration with web-based community through the use of Web 2.0 tools, conference presentations, and Synergy collaboratory
• expands and improves information for students and life-sciences companies with national survey information, career matrix, and video career scenarios
CollaboratoryA Collaboration of ATE
Centers for Achieving Scale
Research, Practice and Transformation Through Synergy
AAASVision and Change
• Strong interest & involvement in undergraduate biology education
• Commitment to hands-on skills• Dedication to preparing workforce• Belief in access for all students• Engagement of partners• Interdisciplinary focus
Next Generation Bio-Link Direct Services
• Professional Development• Leader-Links• Project & Center Advice• Partnership Building• Clearinghouse• Equipment Distribution• Courses in a Box• Online Courses• Career Information• Faculty & Student Internships• Dissemination of Best Practices• Longitudinal Survey• Networking
Our volunteers are great!! Always willing to lend a helping hand!
Next Generation Bio-Link
Conferences Coming Up in 2011
• HI-TEC, July 25 - 28, San Francisco, CA
• League for Innovation, STEMtech, October 2 – 5, Indianapolis, IN
• ATE-PI, October 26 -28, Washington, DC
