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WHO :* Sen. Jay Rockefeller; Kasi Jackson, principal investigator, National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program award to West Virginia University, assistant professor,
WVU Center for Womens Studies, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences; faculty from the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Human Resources and Education math, science and teacher training programs;
WVU Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship recipients; graduate students in the Benedum Collaborative Five-Year Teacher Education Program
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WHAT :* Rockefeller will participate in an informal lunch discussion with students about the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at
WVU and the importance of teaching
STEM science, technology, engineering and mathematicsdisciplines.
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WHEN :* Wednesday, April 15, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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WHERE :* Mountaineer Room,
WVU Mountainlair (second floor)
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PARKING :* Mountainlair garage, Area 9 with
WVU media parking pass
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BACKGROUND :* Serious shortages of math and science teachers in the U.S. are predicted. The goal of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program is to encourage talented students majoring in the
STEM disciplines to become K-12 math and science teachers.
WVU s programTeaching Excellence at College for High Achievement in West Virginia, or TEACH -WV, which aims to help meet the shortage in West Virginiaprovides scholarships for 20 students to complete the Benedum Collaborative teacher training program. Scholars earn a STEM bachelors degree, as well as a masters degree in education, upon completing the program.
The University was awarded a $750,000 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation in September 2008 to launch the WVU Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Under the leadership of Jackson, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and College of Human Resources and Education faculty collaborated to develop the grant proposal.
The funds were awarded through the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program that Rockefeller co-authored several years ago.
