CEE to offer exciting free virtual STEM program for high school students
McLean, Va. (February 23, 2022) – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is inaugurating a new program for high school students that will nurture their interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. The free virtual STEM Lyceums kickoff event is on Thursday, February 24, 2022, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET via Zoom. View the program recordings on YouTube.
Distinguished speakers include:
Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia, will be the keynote speaker. Ms. Guidera is a national expert on the use of data in education policy. Prior to her appointment, she was the head of the Guidera Strategy consulting firm and a former founder and leader of the Data Quality Campaign, a national nonprofit that advocates for using data to shape education.
Gilbert T. Bland, President & CEO of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Founder and Chairman of The GilJoy Group, and a CEE Trustee, has been an owner/operator of restaurants for over 30 years, as a franchisee of Burger King, Pizza Hut, and Mrs. Fields Cookies. He is among the nation’s largest African American franchisees. Mr. Bland has pursued a lifelong passion by supporting and advocating for opportunities for the underserved throughout the educational pipeline.
Isabel Gallegos is a senior at Stanford University studying Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and a minor in Education. After her first exposure to research during the Center’s 2017 Research Science Institute, she now conducts research in the Stanford Laboratory of Quantitative Imaging and Artificial Intelligence, where she works on multimodal, multi-task machine learning models to predict disease diagnoses.
Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE, and Laura-Ashley Alegbeleye, STEM Lyceums Manager, will also be speaking during the kickoff.
This spring students will explore STEM careers in genomics, clean/renewable energy, nuclear engineering, and the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare (smart devices). All the events take place via Zoom. The schedule is at https://www.cee.org/programs/stem-lyceums.
CEE’s STEM Lyceums are monthly virtual meetings that will engage high school students in discussion and exploration of STEM concepts and unique STEM career pathways, provided at no cost to schools or students. Students will interact with STEM professionals and fellow students, both national and international. Meetings will foster critical thinking skills, encourage excitement for science, and prepare students to enter STEM careers.
CEE recently announced it will partner with Virginia Bio to establish and sponsor STEM Lyceums in Virginia’s rural and urban high schools to provide information and hands-on activities that encourage STEM studies and careers in science and technology. The United Negro College Fund and the Urban League of Hampton Roads will also partner in taking this project beyond Virginia to high schools throughout the U.S.
“CEE’s STEM Lyceums promise to bring life-changing opportunities to rural and urban students,” said Joann DiGennaro, President of CEE. “Thanks to the Center’s supporters, STEM Lyceums are cost-free to participants.”
Companies and organizations interested in supporting this innovative program are encouraged to contact CEE’s Development office at (703) 448-9062.
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About the Center for Excellence in Education
CEE, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit, was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center’s mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biolympiad (USABO), and the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP). CEE programs are provided cost-free to participating students and teachers. The Center works closely with educational institutions, private foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. For more information, visit www.cee.org.
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