Technology Management workshop May 3 brings together academia and industry to examine the field's future
Nearly all business management today involves the management of technology. Universities have recognized this and responded with programs in the academic field known as Technology Management. Industry has also responded by partnering with universities for mutually beneficial involvement. In early May, university and industry leaders will come together at Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss the future of this emerging relationship.
The first workshop designed to bring together the best and brightest of academia and industry from the Technology Management field will be held Friday, May 3, on Stevens' campus in Hoboken, N.J. Call Melissa Vinch at (201) 216-5550 or visit the workshop's website - www.stevens.edu/tmconference - to attend or for detailed information.
The workshop, titled "The Emerging Shape and Direction of Technology-Management Education: Sharing, Community Building and Leveraging for a Stronger Future With Industry," is sponsored by Stevens' Howe School of Technology Management in association with Kulper & Company LLC (kulpercompany.com). A joint planning team included key academic leaders from Stevens, Polytechnic University, Clarkson University, University of Pennsylvania and George Mason University. Workshop attendees will include faculty and administrators in the Technology Management field from a variety of academic institutions as well as industry and organizational development leaders.
"The idea is to create a new level of dialogue among academics who create and deliver the educational content, and industry leaders who use this knowledge to help them gain a competitive advantage in their businesses," says Dr. Edward Stohr, Associate Dean of the Howe School of Technology Management and one of the conference organizers. "We will focus on next steps to help move the field forward and assist in building a robust and active Technology Management community that spans universities, industry, government and other organizations."
The workshop features a keynote address by John Heindel, President of Lucent Worldwide Services, a multi-billion dollar enterprise of Lucent Technologies with more than 20,000 employees worldwide. Heindel's team includes Lucent's customer technical support specialists, engineers, installers, program managers and network consultants who serve the world's largest service provider customers. He will speak on the topic of "The Emerging New Importance and Changing Role of Technology Management Education in Industry."
Workshop sessions throughout the day will explore topics related to the challenges for Technology Management education and directions for its future.
About Technology Management at Stevens
The Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens delivers some 500 classes a year. It offers master's programs in management, information systems, and telecommunications management; an executive master's in technology management, a doctoral program with concentrations in technology management and information management, and a new bachelor of science in business and technology. The school's programs are developed with advisory boards made up of academics and industry leaders who meet regularly to make sure the programs are fresh and relevant.
Stevens began as a respected East Coast engineering school in the late 19th century, but has since evolved to be much more. The buzzword at Stevens today is "Technogenesis®," a term the university recently trademarked to describe its new strategic direction for teaching: encouraging students, faculty and industry to work together to bring new products or services all the way from initial idea to marketplace implementation.
"Our distinct competence is our understanding of the innovative human and organizational processes involved in the continuum we call Technogenesis," says Jerry Hultin, dean of the Howe School of Technology Management. "We contribute the essential management perspective to the Technogenesis research and educational programs at Stevens."
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world. Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.
