STEM-UP

What is STEM?
STEM is a common acronym used to describe the fields of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics. These careers will be critical for future generations to maintain the United States’ current status as the world’s technology leader.

What is the STEM-Up Initiative?
Strategies to integrate STEM career pathways into schools and local communities.

How will it be implemented?
Through a comprehensive community by community solution consisting of a value chain of opportunities, that create Awareness, Inspiration, Motivation and Skills, to be able to pursue careers in STEM.

Who will this pilot Initiative affect?
This STEM-Up© pilot initiative will take a community by community approach. In the Boyle Heights area of East Los Angeles, it will connect 80,000 residents to the surrounding STEM Community, consisting of institutions of higher learning, government agencies, corporations and other organizations.

Why is the initiative necessary?
STEM drives innovation and innovation will maintain our nation’s economic base and our status as the world’s technology leader.

It is important to increase and expand the nation’s pool of homegrown STEM talent for our government, industry and universities.

Our students, families and schools are vital to the economic solution and should take part in the opportunities available in STEM fields.

Available opportunities will this initiative bring?

• Career Pathway Planning
• STEM-Up© School Activities/Event Support
• Interaction with STEM College Students
• Connection with Institutions of Higher Learning
• Access to Professional STEM Role Models
• Hands on class-room activities
• STEM-Up© Assemblies
• Viva Technology Programs
• STEM-Up© Field Trips
• Teacher Professional Development & Parent Workshops
• STEM-Up© Materials for students, parents and schools
• STEM-Up© Bilingual Website & Awareness Campaign
• Connectivity/ Collaborations/Coalitions Resources
• Community Event Support & Outreach

STEM-Up is a HENAAC Initiative, funded through a contract from the Department of Defense as administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District office.

For more information contact:

Monica Villafaña, Esq.
Director, STEM-Up Initiative

Great Minds in STEM
3900 Whiteside Street
Los Angeles, CA 90063
(323) 262-0997
monicavillafana@henaac.org

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