Florida STEM Summit Is a Go
Copyright (c) 2010 Richard Ling
Last summer, more than 60 middle-school girls from Florida’s Sarasota and Manatee counties attended the first STEM Summit at the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, where they took part in hands-on activities and attended seminars. A highlight was a keynote speech about marine biology delivered by Ellen Prager, a marine scientist and author at the Aquarius Reef Base in Key Largo, the Herald Tribune of Sarasota reports. The event was organized by USF senior Valerie Connors as a way to get girls interested in all things STEM, and it was a success. But how to fund a second summit for this year? Connors applied for one of the Campus Action Project grants offered by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The theme of the AAUW’s most recent round of grants was “breaking through barriers in STEM for women and girls,” and 10 teams from around the country were awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Late last month, Connors found out that her proposal was selected for a $5,000 stipend. So this year’s summit is a go. It’s scheduled for May 22.
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