ORAU Sponsoring Institutions Explore education Strategies To Bridge U.S. STEM Workforce Gap
ORAU Vice President Dr. Arlene Garrison introduces a panel discussion at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions. Panel members (left to right) Dr. Mark Leddy, National Science Foundation ; Dr. Susan Singer, Carleton College ; Dr. Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Dr. Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Dr. Adam Maltese, Indiana University. OAK RIDGE, Tenn. —More than 100 representatives from leading U.S. colleges and universities attended ORAU’s 67th Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions for a two-day workshop focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education. Speakers addressed curricular, funding and policy approaches to improve student performance and increase enrollment in STEM disciplines. “With a consortium of 105 Ph.D.-granting institutions, we knew we had an opportunity with this event to convene the right people to discuss how we could have a significant impact on...