East Alliance2 for Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (EAST-2)
EAST Alliance2 in Science and Technology The National Science Foundation has awarded $3.1 million to a team based at the University of Southern Maine (USM) to increase the number and diversity of Maine students receiving degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The five-year grant will fund the development of an alliance among USM, two Maine Community Colleges and southern Maine high schools which will provide support and training in STEM activities for educators and students. The alliance, called the EAST Alliance2 in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for Students with Disabilities, welcomed guests to an inaugural meeting announcing its plans at Portland High School.
In addition to USM, EAST members include Portland High School; Deering High School in Portland; the Casco Bay High School for Expeditionary Learning in Portland; Bonny Eagle High School in Buxton; Southern Maine Community College and Central Maine Community College.
The $3.1 million grant is an extension of a project first funded in 2003 designed to encourage students with disabilities throughout New England to study a STEM discipline and, ultimately, to pursue a STEM-based career. For more information, contact USM Professor Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh at 780-5362, langley@usm.maine.edu or Lynn Lovewell, director and project manager of EAST at 780-5449, llovewell@usm.maine.edu.
Posted
June 16, 2009 16:55 UTC