A Perspective of the College Education System & the Development of Construction’s Future Workforce Presented by: Dr. Zorica Pantić – Wentworth Institute of Technology
CFMA members will welcome Dr. Zorica Pantić, President of Wenworth Institute of Technology [founded in 1904], to provide her perspective on today’s student along with the challenges of her administration as Wentworth enters the second year of their three-year strategic plan.
Dr. Pantić will comment on today’s student and parent expectations, goals, and motivations. She will provide a behind the scenes view of the challenges in attracting qualified and motivated students to Wentworth’s 20 plus bachelor and masters programs and the financial challenges for Wentworth, students and parents in a difficult economy and competitive market place.
How does Dr. Pantić envision Wentworth role in providing the most important resource for the construction industry today and in future years? What are the limits of technology and how will technology continue to impact education. As finance professionals you will have an opportunity to listen and learn from a dynamic and committed professional who is at the forefront of developing programs to provide resources for our industry to continue to be innovation and successful.
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Location: Date/Time:
Sheraton Needham Hotel Tuesday, September 18, 2012
100 Cabot Street 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
Needham, MA 8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Program
Program Cost: $50 CFMA members $60 CFMA non-members
Please register and pay via credit or debit card for this event online by going to:
http://mass.cfma.org/events
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More About the Speaker
For more than 30 years, Dr. Zorica Pantić has been an academic entrepreneur, technology advocate, agent for change, and a champion for diversity, making a positive impact at regional, state, and national levels. As Wentworth’s first female president and the first female engineer to lead a higher education institution of technology in the United States, Dr. Pantić’s leadership is exemplified by her strategic thinking and vision for implementing key initiatives and programs that advance educational opportunities for students pursuing studies in engineering, technology, design, sciences, and management.
At Wentworth, Dr. Pantić manages efforts related to 4,000 students and more than 400 faculty and staff and oversees the Institute’s operating budget of $95 million. She is advancing Wentworth’s mission of providing a comprehensive interdisciplinary, project-based education in engineering, technology, design and management that integrates classroom, laboratory, studio, cooperative and experiential learning resulting in a career-ready, skilled professional and engaged citizen. Under her leadership, Wentworth has increased its enrollment by 9.6%; raised more than $22 million in private and corporate donations; launched five new engineering-specific bachelor’s degree programs in biomedical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering-interdisciplinary, and mechanical engineering; launched its first master’s programs in Architecture and Construction Management; restructured the academic organization into a four college system to increase efficiencies and enhance multi-disciplinary educational opportunities; commenced construction on two new and renovated facilities–a modern campus center and a Center for Sciences and Biomedical Engineering; and developed a variety of outreach programs to increase the diversity of the student body.
Dr. Pantić served on Governor Deval Patrick’s STEM Advisory Council and is co-chair of the STEM Diversity Subcommittee; was an appointed board member for the Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board; was a chairperson of an independent review panel of experts created by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA); and served on the City of Boston’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Task Force.
Dr. Pantić earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Nis in Serbia, where she is currently serving as the President of the Alumni Association