Science Museum CEO to discuss mission and money
What: Carlson School First Tuesday Luncheon Series
When: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 1
Where: McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis
Contacts: Dawn Skelly, Carlson School of Management, (612) 624-8770
Ryan Mathre, University News Service, (612) 625-0552
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 3/10/2008 ) -- Eric Jolly, president and CEO of the Science Museum of Minnesota, will speak at the Carlson School of Management's First Tuesday Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, at the University of Minnesota's McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. S.E., Minneapolis. Jolly will discuss "The double bottom line: How mission and money come together at the Science Museum."
The Science Museum of Minnesota welcomes more than one million people each year with a unique combination of cutting-edge technology, high-tech entertainment and a world-class collection of fossils and artifacts spanning billions of years of the Earth's history.
The Science Museum is the most visited museum in the Upper Midwest and consistently ranks first in Twin Cities rankings for favorite museums and favorite family outings. In addition, the museum manages business partnerships and programming across the nation and in more than 20 countries worldwide.
Jolly will talk about how the margins from these diverse industries are maximized to help advance the mission of the institution and how the Science Museum of Minnesota balances the double bottom-line, mission and margin.
Jolly joined the Science Museum in 2004. He was previously the senior scientist and vice president for the Education Development Center in Newton, Mass. He has advocated and led many science education initiatives through work with the National Science Foundation, the National Academies of Science, the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics and the National Science Teachers Association.
Jolly has also been extensively involved in youth and community organizations such as Youth Alive!, the Innovation Center, the American Youth Policy Forum, the American Museum of Natural History community outreach division, the Open Society Institutes, Youth Media Programs and the AAAS Healthy Families 2010 project.
A frequently published author, Jolly has written scholarly articles and books on the importance of science education in the contemporary world and has advocated for widespread participation in STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-and Math). His works include "Bridging Homes and Schools," a comprehensive resource for teachers of Limited English Proficiency students, and "Beyond Blame: Reacting to the Terrorist Attack." Jolly's published curricula for students and teachers are currently used in more than 16 countries and reach an estimated 400,000 classrooms worldwide.
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