April 4, 2005
NEWS ADVISORY
TO: Editors and News Directors
FROM:
Jeff Bliss, Director of Public Affairs
(805) 756-1511
WHAT: Inaugural Baker Forum Keynote Address: "California at Risk:
The Imperative for Science and Technology Educational Reform"
WHY: A report just released by the California Council on Science
and Technology warns that the state's economy is endangered because
"California's educational system is not producing the science and
engineering graduates needed to meet industry's growing requirement for
skilled workers. This (threatens) California's leadership position in
science and technology."
WHO: Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on
Science and Technology
WHEN: 4:30-6 p.m., Friday, April 5
WHERE: Cal Poly Theatre -- free admission and free parking
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