Challenger Series
The Challenger Disaster: Communication, Culture and Ethics
THURSday, march 5, 2026
5:00-6:00pm
ALUMNI ROOM at framingham state university
in-person and via Zoom
SPEAKERS
Jennifer Braggin
Sr. Lecturer, The Gordon Institute, Tufts University
Jennifer Braggin has held various roles in technical marketing and engineering management where she focuses on improving semiconductor manufacturing yields, enhancing training efforts, and communicating technical achievements to a range of international clients and partners. Braggin graduated from the Tufts Gordon Institute with an M.S. in engineering management and received the program's outstanding student award. She also holds an M.S. in engineering science, microelectronics manufacturing from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a B.S. in materials science and engineering from Lehigh University. Braggin is currently a Director of Technology for Entegris, Inc., and teaches engineering leadership at the Gordon Institute.
Amy Hirschfeld
Distinguished Sr. Lecturer, The Gordon Institute, Tufts University
Amy Hirschfeld has more than 30 years of experience in writing, editing, publications production, and marketing. She has taught technical writing, public speaking, and business communication courses at Tufts University since 2001 and joined Tufts Gordon Institute in 2009, where she is a distinguished senior lecturer. Previously, she held positions with academic publishers, including the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Walter de Gruyter Publishers, and Brill Academic Publishers, where she served as the Marketing Director for North America. She has also worked as a professional archaeologist and served as the executive director of a non-profit organization focused on archaeological research.
PARKING AND DIRECTIONS
PRINT A PARKING PASS HERE.
Print and place the FSU Parking Pass on the dash of your vehicle or the vehicle is subject to a parking ticket and tow at the owner’s expense.
Parking is available in the McCarthy Parking Lot, Church Parking Lot, Salem End Parking Lot, and O’Connor Parking Lot. Once parked, follow Framingham State University’s signs and the McAuliffe Center’s yard signs to the McAuliffe Center (map).