{"663865":{"#nid":"663865","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech represented at inaugural White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe White House Office of Science and Technology hosted a summit on Monday to launch a national slate of initiatives to build a more equitable, diversified, and inclusive science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) workforce and bolster the nation\u0026rsquo;s global competitiveness in these fields.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELizanne DeStefano, executive director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ceismc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECenter for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing\u003C\/a\u003E, was among the more than 100 invited guests from U.S. government agencies, businesses, education, civic, nonprofit, community-based, and philanthropic organizations to attend the inaugural \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ostp\/news-updates\/2022\/12\/12\/biden-harris-administration-announces-historic-actions-to-advance-national-vision-for-stemm-equity-and-excellence\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWhite House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I was most excited to see how so many of the initiatives of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strategic plan are aligned with this federal commitment,\u0026rdquo; said DeStefano, also a professor of psychology in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Our plans to reach out to first-generation college students and their families, support K-12 STEMM teachers at all levels, create engaging STEMM enrichment activities for all Georgia students, and strengthen STEMM pathways are key to improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in STEMM.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDeStefano, whose research interests include the evaluation and sustainability of innovative STEM educational programs and multi-site initiatives, had previously served as co-chair of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/edu\/STEMEdAdvisory.jsp\u0022 target=\u0022_parent\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u0026rsquo;s STEM Education Advisory Committee\u003C\/a\u003E. The group was charged with providing oversight and input for the National STEM Education Strategic Plan, involving 19 federal agencies that support STEM education at various levels.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Since a portion of the plan addressed diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, this Summit was especially relevant to our work,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;Returning to Washington, D.C. for this momentous occasion in making STEMM education equity and access a national priority was an honor. The state of Georgia is well-positioned to make a real change in this arena with its rich ecosystem of universities and colleges, industry, and community organizations.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe one-day event included remarks from various government officials in support of the Biden-Harris Administration\u0026rsquo;s commitment to eliminate systematic barriers to entry in STEMM followed by a series of panel discussions with representatives from the public and private sectors who work in this space.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe summit concluded with a call to join the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stemmopportunity.org\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESTEMM Opportunity Alliance (SOA)\u003C\/a\u003E, a new landmark organization led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The SOA is responsible for coordinating current and future national efforts with over 90 partners from industry, government, education, research, foundations, and organizations already committed to achieving shared goals for equity in STEMM by 2050.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/ostp\/news-updates\/2022\/12\/12\/equity-and-excellence-a-vision-to-transform-and-enhance-the-u-s-stemm-ecosystem\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe five action areas that will be addressed by the SOA\u003C\/a\u003E are:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EEnsure every person has opportunity to participate in STEMM,\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EInvest in the STEMM teacher pipeline,\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EClose the funding gap and invest in community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community-based organizations,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EDismantle bias and discriminatory practices throughout the STEMM ecosystem, and\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EClose the STEMM information gap with best practices in evaluation, shared indicators of progress and meaningful disaggregation of data.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026mdash; Jo\u0026euml;lle Walls, CEISMC Communications\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESummit launches national initiative to expand access and opportunities in STEM and medicine fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Summit launches national initiative to expand access and opportunities in STEM and medicine fields."}],"uid":"36247","created_gmt":"2022-12-14 17:57:18","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 20:08:34","author":"jwalls37","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663868":{"id":"663868","type":"image","title":"Lizanne DeStefano at White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence","body":null,"created":"1671041901","gmt_created":"2022-12-14 18:18:21","changed":"1671046832","gmt_changed":"2022-12-14 19:40:32","alt":"Lizanne DeStefano at White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence","file":{"fid":"251295","name":"IMG955847.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG955847.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG955847.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":96336,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG955847.jpg?itok=WM6_MvjV"}}},"media_ids":["663868","663868"],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"191866","name":"C-PIES"},{"id":"191866","name":"C-PIES"},{"id":"187015","name":"diversity in STEM"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"46351","name":"K-12 education"},{"id":"191758","name":"STEM teachers"},{"id":"180621","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"67621","name":"federal relations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jwalls37@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJo\u0026euml;lle Walls\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECEISMC Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}