Throughout his career, Dr. Howard Adams has advised thousands of young adults from underrepresented backgrounds on how to navigate higher education and build careers in both industry and academia. Dr. Adams will share his wisdom with our campus community over dinner.

The panel discussion featured Dr. Howard Adams, Inaugural Executive Director, National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM); Dr. Stephanie G. Adams, Dean of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas; Robert V. Jones (’85), Co-Founder, President, and CEO, PReSafe Technologies; and Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas, Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of South Florida.