EUROTECH 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, April 11th, 2018
5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Cocktail Hour – Alumni Center Sports Museum
7:00 pm WELCOME
DR. FRIEDEMANN WEIDAUER
Eurotech Program Co-Director, Faculty Director- Eurotech Learning Community
Professor of German
OPENING REMARKS
ELIZABETH VON WAGNER
Officer for Cultural and Press Affairs, German Consulate General – Boston
DR. HANS-GEORG WOLF
Head of Unit for General Questions of University Development, Internationalization, Higher Education Statistics, Capacity Planning – Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts
Baden-Württemberg
EUROTECH – 25 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
DR. FRIEDEMANN WEIDAUER
VIDEOEUROTECH: OUR STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. FRIEDEMANN WEIDAUER
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
DR. CHRISTINE BENZ
Training & Development Manager – TRUMPF
INTRODUCTION OF ALUMNI SPEAKER & STUDENT SPEAKER
BRIAN SCHWARZ
Eurotech Program Co-Director
Director of International Engineering Program
ALUMNI REMARKS
JESSICA REHAAG
Chemical Engineering / German ‘16 – Magna Cum Laude
STUDENT REMARKS
SYDNEY SMITH-ROMANSKI
Biomedical Engineering / German ‘18
RECOGNITION OF OUR GERMAN PARTNERS
DR. DANIEL WEINER
Vice President for Global Affairs, Professor of Geography
CLOSING REMARKS
BRIAN SCHWARZ
Keynote Speaker
DR. CHRISTINE BENZ
Christine Benz joined TRUMPF Inc. in May 2003, and initially worked as an engineer in the Laser Development Department, where she developed new laser designs. Dr. Benz has been promoted to the manager of project engineering position in the Customer Service group, where she managed large-scale automation projects, before she was promoted to Training & Development Manager. In this role, she is responsible for providing TRUMPF customers in NAFTA with the knowledge they need to operate high-technology equipment successfully. She is also responsible for the continuous training and development of TRUMPF Inc. employees and the technical training of TRUMPF service technicians worldwide. Dr. Benz initiated and oversees TRUMPF Inc.’s successful registered apprenticeship program, and promotes dual education among businesses, educators, and legislators. Christine Benz also serves as a member of Central Connecticut State University’s Industrial Advisory Board.
Dr. Benz earned a B.S. in Micro and Precision engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, a M.S. in technology management at Central Connecticut State University, and a D.B.A. in Organizational Leadership at North Central University.
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