Georgia Institute of Technology

This spring, CEISMC hosted a discussion panel called “Representation Matters: Black Images in STEM” that followed a screening of Black Panther at Regal Atlantic Station. Panelists, who hailed from a variety of fields and professional backgrounds, reflected on the film and discussed how figures in media can illuminate opportunities in STEM for young people.

Winners from the K-12 InVenture Prize at Georgia Tech held in March compete and place at the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo.

The Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) program at Georgia Tech will be featured in the 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase funded by the National Science Foundation. The online event will be held May 14 -21, 2018.

Horizons Atlanta at Georgia Tech is participating in Horizons Giving Day, a national effort on May 16 with a single goal: to raise more than 1 million dollars to expand existing Horizons programs and bring Horizons to more communities and families nationwide.

The STEAM Leadership Conference aims to help STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) decision makers – including superintendents, curriculum coordinators, principals, academic coaches, content specialists, teacher leaders, and artists – lead their districts and schools in becoming more STEAM-focused.

On March 17, 2018, Georgia Tech’s GoSTEM program held its Sixth Annual Latino College and STEM Fair. Latino families from Atlanta and beyond came to Tech’s campus to learn about college and STEM opportunities through workshops and panel discussions.

On March 14, 2018, Georgia Tech hosted 89 elementary through high school teams in the K-12 InVenture Prize tournament. The competition promotes student engagement with the engineering design process and empowers participants to pursue their innovative ideas. Competition winners will advance to the National Invention Convention & Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) later this year.