Professor Packard has served as an invited speaker in higher education,
community organization, government and business settings. For example,
she lectures on topics related to mentoring and advising or issues facing underrepresented
groups in STEM, first-generation/lower-income students, women, or transfer students. In addition,
she has provided short-term and on-going support to programs and organizations, as well as advice about launching mentoring initiatives or creating an infrastructure that fosters persistence.
Recent Activities:
Engage in Engineering Project- Resources to Improve Faculty-Student Interactions
WAMC Radio Clip Academic Minute about Community Colleges
Recent Talks:
Speaker, New England Women in Energy and the Environment, Launch of Mentoring Circles Program
Keynote Speaker, Minorities in Science Week, Smith College
Keynote Speaker, National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students, Pathways to STEM Student Success
Speaker/Trainer for Faculty Advisors at four-year colleges- for example: Williams, Swarthmore, Davidson, Bowdoin, Amherst
Keynote speaker, Connect Math Conference on Transfer in Math
Guest Speaker for STEM Faculty at four-year colleges (Smith College, Stonehill College) and community colleges (Springfield Technical Community College, Holyoke Community College, Massasoit Community College)
Higher Education/STEM/Mentoring or Advising/First-Generation/Transfer
Keynote speaker at a conference for transfer officers
Keynote speaker at a conference for college admission officers from
selective ivy league schools
Keynote speaker at a conference for faculty from across the state of MA focused on
success strategies in STEM fields for students transferring from community colleges to four-year colleges, hosted by the Board of Higher Education and the Museum of Science
Keynote speaker at a conference for counselors from
community based organizations that launch students from lower-income
communities into elite colleges
Keynote speaker for faculty on advising and mentoring first-generation
college and transfer students in STEM at a selective college in New England
Faculty training on advising first-generation
college students, students of color, and transfer students at a number of colleges in New England
Invited speaker targeting the role of STEM faculty in fostering persistence and transfer at several community colleges in New England
Guest speaker on the topic of mentoring and first-generation
college students in STEM fields at a large research university
Panelist at the National Academy of Engineering on
designing effective programming targeting girls and women in Engineering
Peer mentoring advisor for Jack Kent Cooke-funded
partnership between Mount Holyoke and Holyoke Community College
Design advisor for CS/IT peer mentoring program for alliance
of public institutions spanning Massachusetts from high school to community
college to four year universities
Business/Women in Business/Retention and Diversity
Speaker, New England Women in Energy and the Environment, Launch of Mentoring Circles Program
Guest speaker for Women in Business club at a large university
on the topic of mentoring and networking
Women of color executives at the Spelman College LEADS
program on mentoring
Advice for a financial institution’s mentoring program
with goal to improve recruitment and retention among minority employees
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