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SAVE THE DATE! Undergraduate Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment 

December 7, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater

Join an expected 120 students, faculty, and guests at an informal forum for the discussion of campus sustainability and environmental issues that cuts across multiple disciplines. Individual or teams of students can submit abstracts and give poster presentations on proposed, in-progress, or completed work. Abstracts are due November 20th. The $15 registration fee will be waived for all attendees from CONNECT institutions (Bristol, Massasoit, and Cape Cod Community Colleges, Bridgewater State, and UMass Dartmouth). High school teams are also welcome to attend and learn more about the programs at the region's colleges. For more information or to submit an abstract, contact Ed Brush at: ebrush@bridgew.edu. 

Entrepreneurship Roundtable held September 25  

On September 25 in Fall River, CONNECT was joined by industry, academic, and economic development leaders for a discussion on entrepreneurship in Southeastern Massachusetts. The conversation was led by Eric Nakajima, Assistant Secretary for Innovation Policy for the State's office of Housing & Economic Development. Panelists included Tom Lambalot, CCO at Paratek Microwave, Frank Mann, founder of BioMids, Peter Karlson, founder of NeuEon, and other leaders from regional businesses with entrepreneurial roots. Here are a few of the take-aways:

• The state has a diverse asset map which is attractive to new businesses, but there is a need for more help from the Commonwealth;
• Ongoing communication with the State is of high importance to entrepreneurs;
• The Commonwealth is in a great position to help entrepreneurs by providing testing for business plans, access to industry connections, and access to potential first customers.

CLDP Alumni Reunite, October 4 

Over 50 graduates of CONNECT's leadership development program reconvened on Friday Oct. 4 at Bridgewater  for follow-up training and networking with other alumni of the colleges' consortial management development program. Now in its tenth year, CLDP is one way that the CONNECT schools work to cultivate talent and promote advancement and expertise from within our own ranks. Trainers Ed Mitnick of Just Training Solutions offered guidance on ethics--"Standing Up and Doing the Right Thing!",  and Dr. Sabrina Gentlewarrior (pictured), head of BSU's Office of Institutional Diversity, provided insights on diversity leadership.  To learn more about the CLDP program, contact your campus's Human Resources director.