Closing the Gap

W.I.S.terhood - Women in Science PDX

Hey listeners, welcome back to Closing the Gap. This episode is special because it is Closing the Gap's first collaboration episode! Kacey sits down with hosts, Natalie Wang and Rachael Cleveland, of Women in Science PDX's podcast, W.I.S.terhood, to talk about their experience working in STEM communications.

 

Learn about more Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub offerings at www.midvalleystem.org

 

Music by: Bosnow

Alice Welch - Integrative Biologist

Alice Welch (she/they) is a graduate student in biology instructor at Oregon State University. Currently, Alice is doing some exciting work with a recently opened research lab observing the predator response in certain species of birds.

 

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Music by Bosnow

Melissa Koke - CEO of QSL Print Communications

Melissa Koke is the fourth-generation business leader at Koke New Century Companies (QSL Print Communications, Instaprint & TechnaPrint). In this episode, Kacey and Melissa talk about what it takes to grow into a leadership position in a manufacturing company and how to respectfully, but firmly advocate for yourself in the workplace. 

 

Learn more about the Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub at, www.midvalleystem.org.

 

Music by Bosnow

 

Sara Lipow - Tree Geneticist

Tree breeding specialist, Sara Lipow, is a scientist working for Roseburg Forest Products in Oregon. Her main duties include tasks that help the next generation of douglas fir trees planted in western Oregon better withstand the effects of climate change. 

 

Visit us at www.midvalleystem.org/closing-the-gap

 

Music by: Bosnow 

Katherine Edmonds - Woodworking

Woodworker, educator, and Co-Owner of Highland Woodshop in Corvallis, Katherine Edmonds is a person who has worn many hats in her winding and eclectic career.  Join us in listening to this episode of Closing the Gap.

 

Learn more at www.midvalleystem.org

 

Music by: Bosnow

Dani Raiche - Head Brewer at Calapooia Brewing

Did you know there are over 280 craft breweries in Oregon?

That's a lot of beer!

Craft brewing is a booming industry in the Pacific Northwest with a job market that is looking for workers. If your students are interested in hands-on, physical careers but also what a position where they can be creative, a job in a craft brewery may be for them.

 

Visit us at www.midvalleystem.org

 

#STEM #Beer #craftbrewing

 

music by: Bosnow

Margaret Landis - Research Scientist

Welcome back listeners, STEMinists, and friends to the Season 4 premiere of Closing the Gap.  

This first episode has us back on Zoom as we are talking with a Research Scientist from UC Boulder and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), Margaret Landis (she/her).  Join us as we learn about pursuing a career in scientific research and how the word ‘scientist’ is inherently feminine. 

 

Music by: Bosnow

Francis Tice - Closing the Gap

“School gives you a complete understanding and encourages you to build the mechanical skills needed to be successful,” said Francis Tice, instructional assistant with LBCC’s Heavy Equipment Diesel program. 

 

Join us for our latest installment (and last episode of season 3) of our Women in STEAM podcast, Closing the Gap. Our guest speaker, Francis Tice, talks about the struggles of getting her foot in the door as a technician in the automotive and HED industries and eventually landing a dream job.

 

Learn more about Francis here: https://www.midvalleystem.org/2023/05/10/francis-tice-closing-the-gap/  

 

We will be back in the fall with season 4 of Closing the Gap. In the meantime catch up on our previous episodes. https://open.spotify.com/show/7xGDhO4HpnuJmDFNePYQkt?si=5972d51b119b4ca1 

 

Until next time, keep progressing. 

 

#STEMOregon #willamettevalley #mechanic #automotive #diesel

Girls’ Empowerment, Engineering, and Outreach - Closing the Gap

On this episode of Closing the Gap we have Claire Coxen and Kate Williams from the OSU student organization GEEO. GEEO or Girls' Empowerment, Engineering, and Outreach works with students and classrooms in the Benton County area to help demystify and empower students to pursue a STEM-rich education.  Join us and find out what they've been up to.  

Get in touch with GEEO

• Email: geeostudentclub@gmail.com
• Instagram: @geeo_club

Visit the Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub at www.midvalleystem.org.

Bilingual Translator, Patricia Martinez - Closing the Gap

Welcome back to Closing the Gap! 

 

Tune in today; we are talking to a bilingual translator, Patricia Martinez. Patricia was an architect and designer in her birth country, Peru. She switched careers after moving to the United States, becoming a Spanish translator. Patricia has been a huge help to us at Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub as we've been translating our website, newsletters, and social media.  

 

Patricia gives great insights into what it's like being a parent to a student in a country where you are new to the language and why high-quality translations are not only inclusive, they are necessary. 

 

Visit us at www.midvalleystem.org 

 

music by Bosnow - provided by Uppbeat.