NASA has awarded Texas State University a $324,000 grant to help Central Texas minority youth grow the skills to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.
Texas State is among the largest universities in Texas with an enrollment of 38,694 students on campuses in San Marcos and Round Rock.
The university’s 188,000-plus alumni are a powerful force in serving STEM workforce needs.
The grant, which is funded by NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Program Aerospace Academy, goes to a two-year research project led by Araceli Ortiz, an associate research professor in the College of Education at Texas State University.
The NASA Future Aerospace-engineers and Mathematicians Academy (FAMA) is a partnership between Texas State University and three regional school districts—San Marcos, Lockhart, and Hays.
Participating teachers at elementary schools in the three districts will rotate backpacks filled with STEM activities for the students to complete with family. Teachers will also receive professional development throughout the year.
In addition, FAMA mobile technology labs will bring emerging technologies and STEM learning activities to students in their community.
Outreach activities will invite families to become involved in their child’s education in a comfortable and familiar setting to strengthen STEM education.
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