The University of Colorado will host the first statewide summit Friday to discuss a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions and study science, technology, engineering and math.
The summit is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Boulder campus. Speakers include Joe Garcia, former Colorado lieutenant governor and current president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder. Other presenters from CU will also speak during the summit.
During the summit, speakers will discuss Creating Academic Pathways in STEM, a statewide initiative that aims to boost the number of community college students who transfer to Colorado’s four-year institutions and major in science, technology, engineering and math.
The Boulder campus was recently awarded $300,000 in seed funding from the National Science Foundation for the initiative. The National Science Foundation wants to broaden participation in STEM fields and last fall funded 37 pilot projects around the country to make STEM fields more inclusive of women, students with disabilities, African American students, Latino students, Native American students and other underserved groups.
Those 37 projects, including the one at CU, will have a chance to apply for up to $12.5 million in additional funding to expand their initiatives.
For more information about this initiative or the summit, contact Janet Yowell at Janet.Yowell@Colorado.edu or 303-492-9546
