Dr. Jennifer Blitz This is Me

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1. 1. PCI :: Public Communications Inc. :: Newsroom :: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum College

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   Published on: 10/16/2001   Last Visited: 9/8/2005

   According to Dr. Jennifer Blitz, vice president of education at the Nature Museum, TEENS is the natural evolution of the institution's Science Scene: KIDS and TEENS program that was established in 1993. The initial program, which was also funded by HHMI, was created to improve the scientific literacy of disadvantaged children living in Chicago and to encourage minorities to pursue college and science-related careers. Each school year, high school sophomores and juniors (TEENS) spent Saturdays working in the museum as interpreters, and developing and leading workshops for KIDS (fifth through eighth grade) living in low-income housing.
   
   Although the program was successful in fostering greater scientific knowledge among high school sophomores and juniors, it was determined that adding a new component that incorporated younger students would help students prepare for college and a career in science, medicine or technology. "We concluded that the program needed to start earlier; if possible, before the students reached high school," said Blitz.
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   "By providing teenagers with more encouragement, academic assistance, job skill development and experience before moving to college, it's our hope that more students will make the leap to college," emphasized Blitz.

2. 2. Exec Team :: Who We Are :: Channel G

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   Published on: 5/12/2004   Last Visited: 5/12/2004

   Dr. Jennifer Blitz, Funding Coordinator
   
   Dr. Jennifer Blitz served as the Vice President of Education at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum for the last three years of her eight-year tenure. Dr. Blitz was responsible for the funding, administration, research, development, and implementation of all museum-based and outreach educational programming. She composed award-winning federal and state grants, which brought in over $1.5M. Through her efforts, she was able to expand the Education Department's staff from twenty to thirty-five individuals. Dr. Blitz received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Anthropology. She has also taught as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

3. 3. E*PRAIRIE.COM - Midwest Technology Business News

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   Published on: 5/16/2001   Last Visited: 5/16/2001

   FAMILY : My wife is Dr. Jennifer Blitz , the vice president of education at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. We have a dog named Roxy , a lab-shepherd mix.
   
   EP : What do you do at Dunn Systems. BD : My purpose is to assess where technology is going and predict its impact on our clients.