Science, Technical, Engineering, Math STEM Education

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Science, Technical, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Education

• Chapter Initiative Update

Terry McKearney San Diego Chapter, NDIA
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San Diego STEM Strategy
Goal Encourage more middle and high school
students to become interested in the STEM
disciplines

• Collaborate with CSA/California Space Education
  Workforce Institute to leverage their STEM
  Inventorywhats out there?
• Educate local defense industry about existing
  STEM initiatives and how they can help
• Financial support
• Volunteer support
• Select two or three high payoff STEM education
  initiatives for focused San Diego Chapter support
• Engage local universities to highlight defense
  industry opportunities
• Educate regional political leadership about
  defense industrys situation

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San Diego STEMStatus Report

• Worked with CSEWI to develop a web-based STEM
  Initiative Inventory.
• Chapter has directly supported
• San Diego Science Alliances Middle School
  Science Education Leadership Initiative (MSSELI).
• Space Day at the San Diego Air Space Museum.
• Cyber Defense Challenge
• Beta testing website to provide link between
  Chapter, members looking for opportunities to
  support STEM initiatives and those initiatives
• Hosting STEM networking session to facilitate
  interaction between STEM educators and our
  members
• (Tentatively) August 20th at High Tech High
• Representation at NDIA National meeting in early
  August

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What You Can Do

• Be aware of the issue
• Have a policy that involves your company in STEM
  activities
• Internships
• School volunteer activities
• Student outreach
• Support STEM initiatives with donations
• Local non-profits
• Scholarships
• Encourage your employees to participate in school
  activities that will encourage students to pursue
  STEM careers
• Designate a representative to the Chapter STEM
  Committee