E2050 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 15, 2002 Meanwhile, reports indicate that so far the apologize at and accepted Bhai to join me in extending its thanks to the three police has taken 1,222 Akali workers as Jathedar of Akal Takht. He men for their commitment to their country. into custody. Of these 934 belong to claimed that 50 SGPC members were strong- Shiromani , 234 to Sarb Hind ly behind the SHSAD. f , 50 to Shiromani Akali Senior Akali leader and close aide of Mr. THE LAND OF THE PLENTY Dal (Amritsar) and one owes allegiance to , Capt Kanwaljit Singh Mr Ravi Inder Singh. The remaining three claimed that the SAD has formulated its se- belong to the Mehta faction of the AISSF. cret strategy to bring all 120 SGPC members HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA Of these, the maximum arrests of the to Teja Singh Samundri Hall on November 12 OF MARYLAND Badal men were made in Sangrur (73), fol- to elect the President and the executive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lowed by Majitha (64), Tarn Taran (60) and committee. Talking to newsmen this evening Patiala (62). Rashmi Talwar and Ashok Sethi at Bhai Gurdas Hall after managing to enter Thursday, November 14, 2002 in their reports from Amritsar said the po- the city in disguise. He said the reign of ter- Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, those of you lice in a pre-dawn swoop entered the Golden ror unleashed by the gov- who were with us last evening recall that I Temple complex on the pretext of searching ernment on Akali leaders and workers were mentioned that this month is the two-year an- all three serais— Niwas, Guru trampling upon their democratic rights. Hargodbind Niwas and Mata Ganga Niwas. Capt Kanwaljit Singh said Mr. Badal, along niversary of the report that came out called When the police arrived to get the three with all 120 members, would land at ‘‘The Land of Plenty.’’ This was a report of the serais vacated to ensure implementation of Rajasansi Airport tomorrow for the SGPC Congressional Commission on Advancement the orders, among those evicted were 50 general house election meeting. Party lead- of Women, Minorities, and Persons with Dis- schoolchildren in the age group of six to ers and workers would ensure that all SGPC abilities in Science Engineering and Tech- eight years from Lucknow. The police par- members manage to enter the Golden Tem- nology Development. It is legislation that I in- ties which were headed by Mr Jagdish Khera ple complex on that day. troduced a number of years ago, and like so He claimed that the ex-parte disqualifica- and Mr R.S. Ghuman, both DSPs, had a much of what we know, you have to be tena- verbal altercation with the SGPC workers tion of SGPC members by the SGJC was who resisted the attempts of the raiding likely to be set aside by the Punjab and cious and diligent and patient and persevere. party to get the serais vacated. Mr Harbant Haryana High Court tomorrow. The legislation established a commission that Singh and Mr Ajaib Singh, Secretary of the Discounting the rumors of a patch-up be- looked comprehensively at the challenge of SGPC, and personal assistant to the SGPC tween Mr. Badal and Mr. Tohra, Capt under-representation in America’s science and chief, respectively, refused to budge holding Kanwaljit Singh said there was no scope for engineering workforce and the educational that the orders were not specific to the any compromise. The Badal candidate would pathway that feeds into it. The commission win hands down, he asserted. SGPC and ‘‘devotees’’ could not be evicted called for the establishment of a public/private from a religious complex. The arrival of the Jathedar of Akal Takht, The SGPC Chief, Prof Kirpal Singh Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, here this partnership to take America into acting to re- Badungar, who had to rush to Amritsar from evening has raised speculation about an ap- dress the stunning imbalance in America’s Bathinda, after the police entry into the peal being made by him for a patch-up be- technical talent pool. In their report to Con- complex, assailed the government action tween the two Akali stalwarts to avoid a gress, BEST presented their findings on Sep- maintaining that it was a direct attack on confrontation even as the Congress Govern- tember 26, 2002 at 8:15 a.m. in the Cannon the most sacred Sikh shrine and the Con- ment has queered the pitch with heavy de- Caucus Room, 345 Cannon House Office ployment of the police around the complex. gress Government was bent upon disturbing Building, Washington, D.C., Representatives communal peace and harmony. f CONNIE MORELLA and EDDIE BERNICE JOHN- The police officials managed to get com- puter printouts of the names and addresses SELECTIVE SERVICE VOLUNTEERS SON, BEST National Leadership Council Co- of 2,000 devotees staying in the serais. Chairs, presiding. (Following are edited com- Hundreds of policemen in top anti-combat ments. The full testimony is available at gear laid a siege to the com- HON. BOB SCHAFFER www.bestworkforce.org.) plex. The mounted police has also been de- OF COLORADO BUILDING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE TALENT ployed around the complex. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Talking to The Tribune over the cellphone, Thursday, November 14, 2002 BLUE RIBBON PANELS, INTERIM PROGRESS Capt Kanwaljit Singh said that that action REPORT: TO CONGRESS of the police in the morning and again in the Mr. SCHAFFER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today September 26, 2002 evening of searching serais and evicting to congratulate Mr. George C. Everett of Fort Present: CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, (R–MD) yatris was a serious ‘‘violation of the sanc- Collins, Colorado; Mr. Ralph L. Spellman of National Leadership Council Co-Chair; EDDIE tity of the Golden Temple complex.’’ The ac- Yuma, Colorado; and Mr. Dale H. Shoemaker BERNICE JOHNSON, (D–TX) National Leader- tion of the government amounts to gross in- Sr. of La Junta, Colorado on their appoint- ship Council Co-Chair, Allan Alson, super- terference in the religious affairs of the ments to Selective Service Local Boards 006 intendent, Evanston Township High School; and could lead to serious complica- and 024 in Greeley, Colorado, and 026 in Dan Arvizu, senior vice president, CH2M Hill; tions besides disturbing communal harmony Earnestine R. Baker, Meyerhoff Program and peace in the state.’’ Pueblo, Colorado respectively. Local board members have the distinction of UMBC; Alfred Berkeley, vice chair, NASDAQ He said a number of SGPC members and Stock Market, Inc.; Rita Colwell, director, dal workers had already managed to sneak receiving an appointment by the Director of National Science Foundation; Cinda-Sue into the complex. Selective Service in the name of President Davis, director, WISE, University of Michi- Professor Badungar told newsmen that in George W. Bush, and on the recommendation gan; , chancellor, North case the police entered Teja Singh of Governor Bill Owens. Patriotic Americans, Carolina State University; Eugene Garcia, Samundari Hall on the day of the election these board members serve their country by professor, Arizona State University; Shirley meeting, the repercussions would be volunteering their time to assist the govern- Malcom, head, Education Directorate, Amer- ‘‘drastic’’. ican Association for the Advancement of He said the government was gripped by a ment in selecting men suitable for military service in the event of a draft. If a draft com- Science; Willie Pearson, Jr., professor, Geor- ‘‘fear psychosis’’ and its nervousness was evi- gia Institute of Technology; Anne Petersen, dent from the desperate steps it was taking. mences, these citizens would decide who senior program director, W.K. Kellogg Foun- He maintained that the national and inter- would receive deferments, postponements, or dation; Paula Rayman, professor, University national media would be permitted to cover exemption from military service based on the of Massachusetts; Claibourne Smith, presi- the executive committee elections as he dis- individual registrant’s circumstances and be- dent, Delaware Foundation for Science and approved on any NDA observers to oversee liefs. Math Education; Richard Tapia, professor, the elections. No other SGPC employee The Selective Service System is America’s Rice University, Deborah Wince-Smith, would be allowed inside the meeting hall. president, Council on Competitiveness; also The SGPC chief said that non-bailable war- defense manpower ‘‘insurance policy’’ in a still present, John Yochelson, BEST, testimony rants issued against former SGPC chief Jagir dangerous and uncertain world. The service into RECORD: Shirley Ann Jackson, presi- Kaur by a Kapurthala court was an indica- performed by a Selective Service Board Mem- dent, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. tion of the desperation of the state govern- ber provides a vital link between the commu- PROCEEDINGS ment. nity and today’s military. His hard work helps Meanwhile, Mr. Sukhdev Singh Bhaur, guarantee claims filed by young men for MORELLA: Women, African-Americans, His- General Secretary, SHSAD supported the or- panics, Native Americans, persons with dis- ders issued by the District Magistrate but deferments and exemptions will receive fair abilities make up two-thirds of our work- held that these orders should be applicable in and equitable consideration if a future crisis force but they hold only one-fourth of the case of ‘‘bad elements’’ and not the devotees. requires reinstatement of a draft. jobs in science, engineering, and technology. The SHSAD was ready for a truce with Mr. Congratulations to these dedicated volun- We perceive this really as a vulnerability Parkash Singh Badal provided he agreed to teers on their appointments. I urge the House that threatens the living standards of all

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The well being of indi- RICE UNIVERSITY pre K–12, higher education in the workforce. viduals and of the nation will depend on TAPIA: Thank you. My topic is university These panels will report their findings and knowledge and skills in science, engineer- program leadership, producing women and recommendations next spring. The bench- ing& and technology. How well we prepare under-represented minorities in science and marks they identify and the insights they our human resource in these areas will deter- engineering programs at research univer- develop into what works, why it works, mine how well we are prepared as a nation in sities. I’ll start with point one, everything under what conditions it works, is going to this new century * * * i.e. success or failure depends on leadership, be of very great interest to Congress and to TESTIMONY OF ALFRED BERKELEY, VICE- strong, forceful, respected, effective leader- the nation. BEST’s national assessment will CHAIRMAN, NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, INC. ship. The second point, administration from provide a foundation for action both at the top to bottom must support the activity. national level as well as in communities Mr. BERKELEY: Thank you, Chair MORELLA. This is absolutely necessary to promote buy- across the country. Now the purpose of to- I thank you for your persistence. I think per- in at the faculty level. If the administration days progress report is to let policymakers sistence is a valuable, valuable attribute. We doesn’t support, then the faculty has a way know how the work of BEST is going; and will not win this problem without staying fo- out, extremely important to have the admin- first, we’re going to get a perspective on the cused and persistent. You might ask what istration support but they don’t do the activ- framing of a national action agenda to meet does the stock market have to do with the ity, they support it. Success in promoting the challenge of under-representations, and education business? I will tell you: a con- then we’re going to hear from leaders in- stant theme of my conversations with the underrepresented minorities and women in volved in BEST’s assessments of the work- chief executive officers of the largest tech- science, engineering and mathematics, re- place, higher education and pre K–12. The nology companies in the county) both in in- quires a champion. The champion must be a progress report will wrap up with a discus- formation technology and biotech, is where respected member of the faculty. The cham- sion of BEST’s plans to spur action in the are they going to get enough technically pion will serve as an advocate. We can’t con- field through community engagement. I have trained workers and that handful of brilliant tinue to have a two-tier or fragment our sys- the honor of chairing this segment and EDDIE scientists that make the difference in break- tem. Minority-serving institutions do good BERNICE JOHNSON will lead the workforce dis- throughs? I think that this audience should jobs. Ph.D. producing at minority-serving in- cussion and then I’ll return to moderate the know that the technology community has stitutions will not produce the scientific other segments. been shaken to its foundation by the loss of leaders of the community or the professional U.S. supremacy in supercomputing. Japan organizations. The outreach activity is not TESTIMONY OF SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON, PRESI- now has supercomputers 30 times more pow- rewarded at research universities. Often this DENT, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE erful than ours having followed a technology activity will jeopardize the university career AS READ IN HER ABSENCE BY ANNE PETERSEN, path that we abandoned about ten years ago of a young faculty member * * * SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, THE KELLOGG FOUN- * * * My goal this morning was to affirm to DATION TESTIMONY OF CINDA-SUE DAVIS, DIRECTOR, you that the business community is firmly WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, UNI- PETERSEN: Thank you. It’s a great privi- interested in this endeavor and that we can VERSITY OF MICHIGAN lege this morning to be stepping in for Dr. bring substantial resources to bear on re- Shirley Ann Jackson. When Dr. Jackson was DAVIS: Good morning. The University of search-based solutions that are working and chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com- Michigan Women in Science and Engineering are proven to work * * * mission, she instituted policies for that Residence Program, called the WISE–RP, is a agency that were based on the assessment of TESTIMONY OF WILLIE PEARSON, JR., GEORGIA living-learning community for 120 first year risk to the nation’s nuclear power plants and INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY women and 33 sophomore or junior level vulnerability to that risk. The process is PEARSON: Now I will briefly discuss the ob- women interested in science, mathematics, termed probabilistic risk assessment. Look- jectives of the higher education panel. First, and engineering. The primary purpose of the ing squarely at the vulnerability to risk de- we wanted to have a comprehensive exam- WISE–RP is to provide academic and per- termines clearly what action must be taken ination of the challenge of increasing both sonal support to undergraduate women, in- to reduce the risk of a particular threat. the quantity and quality of university grad- cluding historically underrepresented minor- This is what BEST is doing. The work that uates from under-represented groups in ity women, by providing an academically BEST has done this past year has revealed science, engineering and technology. Our and socially supportive community. WISE– that the faces serious risk of second goal was to identify and critically RP provides contiguous living arrangements losing its economic preeminence, security, analyze exemplars whose design principles in a mid-size coed residence hall of 500 stu- and its well-being as a nation without peer. merit adaptation and replication across the dents * * * That risk is embedded in the fact that while country. The third was to further develop TESTIMONY OF EARNESTINE BAKER, MEYERHOFF there is a growing need for scientists, engi- policy recommendations discussed in ‘‘The SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF neers and other technologically skilled Quiet Crisis’’ paper. Because higher edu- MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CAMPUS workers, the United States is simply not pro- cation provides a strategic bridge between BAKER: The Meyerhoff Scholarship Pro- ducing enough of them. That leaves the pre K–12 and the workplace, the panel has fo- gram is designed to address the particular United States reliant upon scientists and en- cused on measurable outcomes reinforced by needs of African American students in gineers from other nations, a situation that the earlier discussions. As you can see, at science, mathematics, and engineering. Key bears its own inherent risk and curtailments each segment beyond the high school level components of the Program include: an in- as we know. Most of the numbers are in- the science and engineering talent gets depth screening process that seeks students cluded in the BEST paper, ‘‘The Quiet Cri- smaller and smaller for the whole population genuinely committed to a postgraduate re- sis’’ which we present to you today, and I un- in particular but especially for African search-based degree and career; a com- derstand you have the series of charts as Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans prehensive four-year scholarship package; a well * * * *** mandatory academic Summer Bridge pro- TESTIMONY OF RITA COLWELL, DIRECTOR, TESTIMONY OF MARYE ANNE FOX, CHANCELLOR, gram for incoming freshmen; study groups; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY community living and regular ‘‘Meyerhoff COLWELL: Thank you. It is an honor to be FOX: You know it’s been over 50 years in Family’’ Meetings; personalized advising and part of todays panel on building the U.S. which there’s been an explicit compact be- counseling; tutoring summer research in- science, engineering and technology work- tween the research universities and the gov- ternships with companies, federal agencies, force by fully developing the nation’s diverse ernment of the United States that research and other research universities; mentoring; human resources. The United States has be- universities would provide leadership in de- faculty involvement; administrative involve- come increasingly diverse in recent decades veloping a workforce that is appropriate for ment; family involvement; community serv- and will move steadily in the direction of the economic growth of this nation. That is ice; and extensive program evaluation. greater diversity in the future. The Bureau research universities have pledge to create Eighty-eight percent of participants are pur- of Labor Statistics projects, for the decade knowledge, to provide innovative leaders for suing post-graduate degrees primarily doc- 1998—2008, that the general labor force developing the frontiers of science, for lead- torates in science, mathematics, and engi- growth rates of minorities will more than ing economic recovery and for providing a neering or medical/ doctorate degrees, at in- triple the overall growth rate. But, we’re not workforce that can sustain and create jobs stitutions ranging from Harvard, Stanford, making comparable progress in changing the and wealth for the United States. But over Berkeley, Yale, Duke, Johns Hopkins and composition of the science and engineering those 50 years, we’ve not had full participa- Oxford * * * workforce. It looks the same as it has for tion as we’ve heard in the earlier discus- TESTIMONY OF DAN ARVIZU, SENIOR VICE generations. We need the talent of every sions. If we go to K–12 to look at the roots PRESIDENT, CH2M HILL worker in order to keep our nation competi- for this difference in participation level, ARVIZU: It is established we have a serious tive and prosperous now and in the future. we’re well aware of the digital divide which problem. The questions before us are, what

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can be done about it? and, who should do it? trates an approach utilized by my former TESTIMONY OF EUGENE GARCIA, PROFESSOR, Our Panel’s work addresses these questions colleagues at duPont. We established a set of ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY from the perspective of the workplace. Let principles that are still effective in increas- GARCIA: Clearly, in this endeavor, we know me start by stating the two core objectives ing our company’s diversity internally. the pathway to science and technology of the of the Panel. Number one, we are to identify These principles are: (1) Leadership must future begins in the Pre K–12 sector, if not and distill the success factors and best prac- come from the top echelons of the organiza- earlier. So our efforts at BEST are to look tices that create a more inclusive workplace tion. Managers must ‘‘walk the talk.’’ An in- very carefully at the beginning pathway or spanning the private sector, including indus- stitution must have highly visible, fully in- the beginning steps into science, technology try and academe, as well as, government. volved, visionary leaders in order to make and mathematics. Our students depend heav- This distillation will form the foundational valuing diversity efforts a success. (2) Ac- ily on the public school system and other al- asset base that can be accessed by BEST’s countability for personal and organizational ternatives to move forward to those futures proposed test-bed community programs as behavior must exist. A system must be in they get underway. Number two, we are to that we believe should be available to all place to motivate behavior change and that children in this country. BEST has a par- develop an action agenda that moves the means diversity performance must be linked country forward toward the adoption of ticular way in which we are striving to open to compensation and advancement. (3) Val- the doors to the world of science, technology these best practices. Although the work of uing diversity must be perceived as a critical the panel is not yet complete, I can report on and mathematics for all children. First, the part to the success of the organization i.e., a membership of BEST feels that we need to some of our initial findings on success fac- business imperative. (4) Education around tors and provide some of our early thinking understand what is now working for students this issue must not only raise awareness, but as we move into the recommendations phase in this arena—particularly with our target more importantly, develop skills needed to of our work. First, and perhaps most impor- populations in mind. BEST is attending to work in and manage a multicultural organi- tant, is what we will call ‘‘transformational’’ the strict notion that we need to understand zation. (5) Finally, effective mentoring pro- leadership. Leaders who believe in and value empirically ‘‘what works’’. We need to have grams for women and underrepresented mi- diversity as a business imperative invest good research-based information, solid evi- time and effort to change the future of their norities must be developed and implemented dence, and clear knowledge about which pro- organizations. They drive this change deep * * * gram make a difference for whom, how they make a difference, and what are the actual into the culture and management of the or- TESTIMONY OF SHIRLEY MALCOM, HEAD, EDU- results. The reason we are so attached to ganization and do not simple espouse it only CATION DIRECTORATE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION this notion of having solid evidence for what in the top layer of management. Second, a FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE commitment to skills development that works is that if anyone needs to move for- translates diversity into enhanced perform- MALCOM: When President Bush and the na- ward and invest resources, whether they be ance is also an important success factor. tion’s governors met in Charlottesville in in the public or in the private sector, we Third, the development of enabling programs 1989, they established ambitious national must be able to inform them as to whether and policies to encourage and support a di- education goals. These goals were affirmed their investments will pay off. It is only fair verse workplace is extremely important * * * and expanded upon by the Congress of the to those individuals who implement pro- grams or systemic efforts to change systems TESTIMONY OF PAULA RAYMAN, PROFESSOR, United States. The goals included that we in response to this need, to assure them that UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS would raise achievement levels in all aca- all children will be served by their interven- RAYMAN: To build upon the rationale for demic fields and, even more ambitiously, tions and/or changes. Thus, we need the abso- diversity presented by my honored col- that we would be first in the world in mathe- lute superior evidence. Therefore, BEST, in leagues Dan Arvizu, and Dr. Shirley Jackson matics and science achievement by the year lending the text to the context that Shirley I will address the crisis we are facing in our 2000. When in 1995, the results were an- has presented, needs to understand in this nation’s science and technology workplaces. nounced from the Third International Math- area of urgency, what BEST programs, and We face a work world in the midst of an ematics and Science Study (TLMSS), there what BEST systemic changes really do work enormous change. Nothing is the same as it was good news and bad news about science * * * was 50 years ago or even 20 years ago. And and mathematics achievement of U.S. stu- more dramatic changes are anticipated over dents when compared with the performance TESTIMONY OF ALLAN ALSON, SUPERINTENDENT, the coming decades. We face a crisis on three of students from other countries in the EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL world. The results of TIMSS showed U.S. dimensions: Where will the new science jobs ALSON: I am in my eleventh year as super- be? Who will fill the jobs? How the work will fourth grade students comparing quite favor- intendent of Evanston Township High School get done or, what is the changing nature of ably in their performance on tests of science, in Evanston, Illinois. This large comprehen- work? It is important to note that while we both scoring far above average and among sive high school with a national reputation compete for science and technology workers the top tier of countries. Performance by for excellence has 3200 students and is quite within the context of a global economy, the fourth graders in mathematics was about at diverse—racially, socioeconomically and lin- diversity of our own nation’s labor force pro- the average compared with other countries guistically. Student achievement, despite vides a comparative advantage. Diversity is involved in TIMSS. When fourth grade stu- impressive gains, continues to reveal racial a key building block of economic competi- dents were tested in eighth grade in 1999, and class achievement disparities. Yet, we tiveness and scientific discovery and innova- performance had fallen to the average levels have made significant strides, for example, tion. In addition to the change in skill sets, in science and slipped in mathematics as in boosting female and minority enrollment and demographics, the nature of work itself well. The performance of 12th graders in in Calculus and Advanced Placement Science is undergoing significant transformation science and mathematics was near the bot- courses. A little over three years ago I brought about by the changing business cli- tom. This underperformance by U.S. stu- founded an organization known as the Mi- mate and technological advances. These dents was true even for our brightest and nority Student Achievement Network. We changes include: companies organized so best performing students, such as those tak- are 15 urban-suburban districts devoted to labor is a variable, not a fixed cost; a work- ing advanced placement courses in physics. discovering, developing and implementing force built on the premise of teams that can The current structures provide neither equal strategies to eliminate the racial achieve- be easily assembled and disassembled; a nim- chances nor a level playing field, and it is ment gap. Our strategies include conferences ble workforce whereby workers hopscotch these circumstances that we must remedy if where we learn directly from students and from job to job, even career to career, car- we are to maximally utilize the talents of all teachers, and research where teachers are di- rying their set of skills and abilities on their of our young people. These must include: rectly engaged in studies with university backs and desperately needing new policies Vigorous support for systemic reform efforts professors. My professional experience has in portability in health insurance, pension to improve the quality of the curriculum, revealed the extensive gap in education be- plans and other benefits * * * teaching and support within our schools, tween research and practice. Quite frankly, TESTIMONY OF CLAIBOURNE SMITH, PRESIDENT, with assurance that opportunities for study it is the rare exception when districts or DELAWARE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE AND of science and mathematics will be extended schools are able to successfully bridge that MATH EDUCATION to all students; specific interventions that gap. Practitioners generally receive very lit- SMITH: I believe business/industry/govern- allow students to explore STEM fields, such tle training in the interpretation or use of ment and the great educational institutions as through summer camps, research appren- research findings. In fact, research method- of this country must take the lead in defin- ticeships, after school science clubs, museum ology that meets the highest standards of re- ing the strategies necessary to maintain our activities and media-reinforced learning op- liability and validity are quite often written leadership position in the world. From the portunities; outreach to parents and commu- in language that is unfamiliar to the teacher intense discussions of our workforce panel, nities to help them organize activities at or administrator. Our worlds usually do not we are entertaining a two-pronged agenda to: home and in the community to support overlap sufficiently for us to make timely Drive change within organizations and to science, technology, engineering, and mathe- use of significant findings. Simply put, while drive change externally among industry, matics aspirations, to build demand for it would be far preferable to examine our academe, and government as employers to school reform, and to increase community- practice from the vantage of current re- promote a diverse workforce. Let’s look at based opportunities for learning beyond search, the barriers of time, language and an example that comes to mind which illus- school * * * politics often interfere * * *

VerDate 0ct<31>2002 03:13 Nov 17, 2002 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO8.080 E15PT1 November 15, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2053 TESTIMONY OF ANNE PETERSEN, SENIOR VICE to 10 outstanding leaders committed to com- her M.A. in Jewish Education at Hebrew Uni- PRESIDENT, KELLOG FOUNDATION munity improvement. versity’s Rothberg International School’s Divi- PETERSEN: Thank you for this opportunity Since 1964, Missourians who have dedi- sion of Graduate Studies. She was also jointly to speak with you on a topic about which I cated their lives to community improvement enrolled at the Pardes Institute for Jewish am most passionate—not only because I am have received acclaim through the MCB Pro- Studies. Her ambition was to be a teacher. a scientist but also because I have seen indi- viduals, families and communities trans- gram. This initiative, which is meant to spur Marla was not new to Israel, nor even to the formed by opportunity that for some, has economic growth and improve quality of life, Hebrew University. She spent her junior year been unavailable. The opportunity to gain an has worked to empower communities with in college attending the Rothberg International education and pursue a career in engineering strengths that often go unnoticed. School’s One Year Program. or the sciences is still precious in our soci- Pat Scott, through her tireless community She had lived in Israel for a year, during ety. Today, more than ever, we must support efforts, continues to make her friends, family which time she sent home frequent letters the interests in science and technology for and state very proud. I am certain that my col- brimming with idealism, especially in her ar- all with talent and energy, and especially leagues will join me in wishing Pat all the best. dent belief in Israeli-Palestinian peace. Last those who have been underrepresented. I’m May, she wrote that ‘‘At least if I am here I here today as a scientist who is senior vice f can take an active role in attempting to put president for programs of the W.K Kellogg HONORING CONGRESSMAN BOB Foundation. In this role I’ve witnessed the back together all that has broken. I can volun- kind of creative and energetic work that can CLEMENT teer in the homes of Israelis affected by ter- open doors of opportunity for all—girls and rorism, I can put food in collection baskets for boys, , Hispanics, and Na- HON. JOHN S. TANNER Palestinian families.‘‘ tive Americans, and those who are phys- OF TENNESSEE Bennett, whose exams were over, had a ically challenged. Engagement—real engage- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flight back to San Diego that was scheduled to ment—in which institutions of higher edu- leave only hours after the time of the attack. cation and communities form lasting rela- Thursday, November 14, 2002 tionships that influence, shape, and promote Marla Bennett symbolized the goals and ob- success in both spheres is rare. More often Mr. TANNER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to jectives of the university she grew to love. She we see evidence of unilateral outreach from take this opportunity to honor our colleague, symbolized the striving for academic excel- colleges and universities rather than part- an outstanding statesman and my friend, Con- lence as well as the search for cooperation nerships based on true mutual benefit mu- gressman BOB CLEMENT. I have known BOB and peace that has typified this university tual respect, and mutual accountability * * * for more than 30 years, having gone to school since it opened its doors in the mid-1920’s. TESTIMONY OF DEBORAH WINCE-SMITH, with him at the University of Tennessee. The University’s President, Menachem PRESIDENT, COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS He served his country with distinction in the Magidor, summarized this when he wrote in a WINCE-SMITH: In 1986 the United States was United States Army and the Tennessee Air letter to the New York Times that this was ‘‘an facing one of its most dire economic chal- National Guard. He previously held positions attack on understanding, tolerance and the lenges since the end of World War II: the as president of Cumberland University and quest for peace. [It] is a crime not only against country slid from being the world’s largest TVA board director before being elected to Israel or the Jewish people, it is a crime creditor to its largest debtor; its position as a global leader in technology and innovation represent Tennesseans as a member of the against the free and enlightened world.’’ was declining and American industries were United States Congress. In the wake of this tragedy, President losing market to international com- BOB is a man of energy, intelligence and vi- Magidor asked ‘‘whether it still makes sense to petitors. We know that long-term U.S. pro- sion. I am certain that as he prepares to leave strive for a peaceful society based on reason ductivity growth and a subsequent rising the House of Representatives, BOB will con- and understanding.’’ He concluded that ‘‘the standard of living depends on our ability to tinue to serve his state and nation in a con- answer came to me clearly, and it is summa- increase U.S. innovative capacity. This top structive capacity. rized by the Hebrew word ‘davka’—‘despite tier policy issue was the focus of two na- everything.’ We must not let them kill our drive tional innovation summits hosted by Council f of peace.’’ that convened the nation’s top business, gov- THE LEGACY OF MARLA BENNETT ernment, academic and labor leaders. A key In this spirit, it is important to stress that He- impediment to increasing innovation is our brew University is continuing its fine academic workforce, which comes as no surprise to HON. BOB FILNER traditions. Its researchers and scientists are anyone in this room. Yet, even as demand for OF CALIFORNIA continuing their cutting edge work on projects science and engineering talent grows, the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that are designed to benefit all peoples. It is number of science and technology degrees at not surprising that Hebrew University’s sci- Thursday, November 14, 2002 the undergraduate and graduate degrees has entists apply for and receive so many grants remained flat or declined in every field out- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, in a region that from American government agencies including side the life sciences. Boosting the national has been racked with violence and acts of ter- talent pool in science and engineering re- USAID, NIST, NIH and DARPA. Many of quires that the S&E workforce mirror the ror, the vicious bombing that took place on these projects are done in cooperation with population at large; we must be able to en- July 31, 2002 at Hebrew University stands out American universities and research centers. gage more women and minorities in math as a particularly heinous crime. This is a uni- Other Members of Congress have com- and science to sustain our innovation econ- versity that prides itself on its diversity, espe- plimented the high quality of research done at omy. The Council has acted on its commit- cially its ability to integrate students and fac- Hebrew University and I join in their com- ment to raise the standard of living by initi- ulty regardless of their ethnic or religious mendations. ating programs that encourage excellence in background. It is the oldest university in Israel Rather than go through a long litany of all math and science and diversity in the and has established itself as one of the out- science and technology pipelines—namely of these projects, especially those that have getsmarter.org and BEST * * * standing universities in the world, one that has an Israeli, Palestinian and American compo- gained renown for the quality of its students, nent, it might be useful to mention just one as f teachers and researchers. typical of the ethos of this special university. PAT SCOTT RECEIVES MISSOURI I feel compelled to comment on this attack The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PRO- for many reasons, not the least of which is and Tropical Diseases functions within the GRAM LEADERSHIP AWARD that it hit my community, my Congressional University’s Medical School, which is a world district and my friends so personally. The class institution established over 75 years ago. HON. IKE SKELTON bomb that was detonated in Hebrew Univer- The Kuvin Center has been a leader in infec- sity’s Frank Sinatra International Student Cen- OF MISSOURI tious disease and parasitological research for ter cafeteria killed nine young people, includ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES over 30 years. Its researchers and physicians ing five Americans. Over eighty were injured. have published extensively in the professional Thursday, November 14, 2002 Marla Bennett, of San Diego, California, was literature and it has trained many active sci- Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to one of the Americans killed in this senseless entists in the field. my attention that Lexington, MO, native Pat assault. Marla was only 24 when her life was For a number of years, the Kuvin Center Scott received an Adult Leadership award at taken. She had graduated in 2000 at the top has collaborated with Al-Quds University Med- the Missouri Community Betterment (MCB) of her class with a B.A. in Political Science ical School on a variety of scientific and med- Conference awards banquet September 28, from the University of California at Berkeley. ical projects. Al-Quds, the pre-eminent univer- 2002. Adult Leadership awards are presented At the time of her death, she was studying for sity in the West Bank, is located in Abudies,

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