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, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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