12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Banquet Room B339
The Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, the Business-Higher Education Forum, and the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in conjunction with the U.S. House of Representatives STEM Education Caucus are hosting a congressional luncheon briefing, The Landscape of Undergraduate STEM Education Reform: A Snapshot of Current National Initiatives.
The need to improve undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is not a new issue,
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Keynotes and Raytheon Chairman & CEO William H. Swanson Debuts the U.S. STEM Undergraduate Model
Washington, D.C. (June 12) — On Monday, the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) hosted the first Summit on Meeting the President’s STEM Call to Action – A Joint Implementation Response to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST)’s
This report shows how insights gained from system dynamics modeling and the U.S. STEM Undergraduate Model® can help inform the Navy’s strategy to grow a robust civilian workforce that is strongly invested with Navy-relevant STEM skills and ready to contribute to the next generation of Naval innovation. This work positions the Navy to serve a strong national leadership role in advancing President Obama’s goals in STEM precisely while it enhances Naval STEM capacity. That powerful synergy is doing much to advance important improvements in the shaping and execution of the STEM education pathway.
This event unveiled the STEM Undergraduate Model® (funded by the Office of Naval Research) to the STEM education community, policy leaders, and others.
The Honorable Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, gave the keynote speach, which highlighted the leadership, progress and coordination underway to meet President Obama's call to graduate one million additional STEM students by 2020. He was introduced by Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, Chief of Naval Research, United States Navy. View the invitation and speaker list for the event.
The report, The U.S.
BHEF is committed to aligning education and the workforce to create the talent and capacity for innovation necessary to keep regions, states, and the nation economically competitive. As part of that work, BHEF strives to analyze the factors that contribute to effective business and higher education partnerships that align education and the workforce. To reach this deeper understanding, BHEF periodically examines exemplary “innovative communities” already in existence.
One such center of innovation is in Houston, where leaders in the energy industry collaborated with the University of Houston
This issue brief explores the STEM workforce challenge in Kentucky, where 70% of high school seniors lack interest in STEM fields.
This issue brief explores the STEM workforce challenge in Ohio, where 68% of the state’s students are not interested in pursuing STEM education and careers.
This issue brief explores the types of STEM proficient students, and the types of institutions in which they enroll.
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