April 8, 2014 - 10:00 am PST, 12:00 pm CST, 1:00 pm. EST.

In this mentorship talk, Professor Tapia will discuss how he became a leader in underrepresentation issues at the campus, state, and national levels, and will discuss challenges he's faced throughout this journey from being born in Los Angeles to parents who immigrated from Mexico to his trip to the White House to receive the 2010 National Medal of Science from President Obama. The National Medal of Science is the highest award given by the United States government and Richard Tapia is the first Latino to win this prestigious award. To register, please visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=sharing&userstoinvite=genaroh1@umbc.edu&formkey=dDZJRkZsQU9EVkxDbFRPckRGaVZvWnc6MA#gid=0