{"589367":{"#nid":"589367","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lecturer Lends Voice to Annual Capitol Hill STEM Advocacy Event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech College of Computing lecturer \u003Cstrong\u003EMary Hudachek-Buswell\u003C\/strong\u003E recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak with congressional leaders and staff members about the importance of diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe wasn\u0026rsquo;t alone. Hudachek-Buswell was one of dozens of women engineers and advocates from across the country participating in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/societyofwomenengineers.swe.org\/\u0022\u003ESociety of Women Engineers\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/a\u003E (SWE) annual \u003Cem\u003EDiversity and Inclusion Fuels STEM \u003C\/em\u003ECapitol Hill Day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We had a wonderful conversation with Correspondence Director \u003Cstrong\u003ELindsey Maxwell\u003C\/strong\u003E and other staff members from Sen. \u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Perdue\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026#39;s (Ga.) office,\u0026rdquo; said Hudachek-Buswell. \u0026ldquo;We discussed technology infrastructure, cybersecurity funding, title IX \u0026amp; IV funding, and the growing importance of expanding gender diversity in STEM.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe two-day event began March 15 with congressional visit training. Attendees heard from experts about current public policy issues related to women in STEM. They also heard from congressional committee members and others to get insight into varying Capitol Hill perspectives on issues and legislation related to STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPreparation for the congressional visits concluded with advocacy training and role-playing exercises, which were facilitated by a consultant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following morning, after breakfast \u0026ndash; and a few additional tips from congressional staffers \u0026ndash; Hudachek-Buswell and her sister attendees fanned out across Capitol Hill in small groups to meet with congressional delegation members from across the U.S.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech is a frontrunner in supporting diversity and underrepresented students,\u0026rdquo; said Hudachek-Buswell. \u0026ldquo;These congressional visits are important because budget decisions at this level directly impact current and prospective GT students, and ultimately help to shape the future of STEM education in the U.S.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlong with meeting Perdue\u0026rsquo;s staff members, Hudachek-Buswell and her group met with Rep. \u003Cstrong\u003EBarry Loudermilk\u003C\/strong\u003E (Ga.) and Rep. \u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Tonko\u003C\/strong\u003E (N.Y.). Loudermilk represents Georgia\u0026#39;s 11th Congressional District and is a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis was the third time Hudachek-Buswell\u0026nbsp;has participated in SWE\u0026rsquo;s annual congressional outreach day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESWE has more than 37,000 members globally and advocates for public policies that promote equity in research and the classroom, foster excellence and access to quality opportunities in the workforce, and ensures that women and girls graduating high school and college leave with the skills and knowledge that support success in their professional, academic and personal aspirations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A GT Computing lecturer recently joined other women STEM advocates for a series of congressional visits."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2017-03-27 20:29:46","changed_gmt":"2017-03-28 13:26:36","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"589364":{"id":"589364","type":"image","title":"Mary HB SWE STEM Capitol Hill Day","body":null,"created":"1490645967","gmt_created":"2017-03-27 20:19:27","changed":"1490645967","gmt_changed":"2017-03-27 20:19:27","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224549","name":"Screen Shot 2017-03-27 at 4.16.15 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-27%20at%204.16.15%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-27%20at%204.16.15%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":442476,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-03-27%20at%204.16.15%20PM.png?itok=soQsl_LO"}}},"media_ids":["589364"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"173876","name":"Hudachek-Buswell"},{"id":"173877","name":"STEM advocacy"},{"id":"168724","name":"swe"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert \u0026quot;Ben\u0026quot; Snedeker, Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-894-7253\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}