The Rotary Club of Scottsdale welcomed Dr. William C. Harris, President and CEO of Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz), as its keynote speaker at a luncheon meeting held at McCormick Ranch Golf Club. While introducing Dr. Harris, Rotarian Jim Bruner noted prior to joining SFAz, Dr. Harris was in Ireland serving as director general of Science […]
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $599,929 grant to the Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University (SFAz Center for STEM) to support an Advanced Technological Education Project, entitled: Impact of System-Wide Contextualization of Math in SFAz+8 Rural Arizona Colleges on Producing More Qualified Technicians (SFAz+8 CXM). Math and CTE faculty from eight rural Arizona community colleges will […]
On August 8, 2018 Phoenix College was awarded a $1,499,985 HSI grant from the National Science Foundation (HRD-1832543) to improve recruitment and retention of students in STEM. By incorporating multi-disciplinary Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) into STEM curricula in colleges throughout the Maricopa Community College District, the capacity building program is expected to impact […]
On August 8, 2018 Los Angeles Mission College was awarded a $1,325,260 HSI grant from the National Science Foundation, HRD-1832348, to build capacity to improve the success of Biology Majors in Mathematics. The project seeks to increase success rates for undergraduate biology students by providing them with additional support, such as weekly workshops to help them […]
Scottsdale, AZ. – Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) in partnership with Florence-Darlington Technical College (FDTC), has received funding from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program (NSF ATE) to assist community college Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) nationally. This $584,271 grant award enables the partnering organizations to implement interventions they have each developed to improve the success […]
On March 30, 2018, Miami Dade College, a Hispanic Serving Institution in Florida, was awarded a $224,000 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) award from National Science Foundation. Diego Tibaquira (Principal Investigator) and Antonio Delgado (Co-Principal Investigator) lead the program called Cybersecurity Opportunities and Methods that Promote Access and Student Success (COMPASS). COMPASS seeks to increase the diversity of students entering the cybersecurity workforce. […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), has named 10 finalists for the fourth annual Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). Students in Biotechnology at LA Mission College, an SFAz KickStarter Cohort 1 College, were among the top ten finalists for their project: Los Angeles Mission College, California: […]
On April 5, 2018, Central Arizona College, a Hispanic Serving Institution, was awarded a $225,000 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) award from the National Science Foundation. In collaboration with industry partners, the program, led by Gary Gardner (Principal Investigator), will develop and pilot curricula for an advanced fabrication and joining program to prepare Advanced Welding Process […]
On March 30, 2018, Alamo Colleges District, Palo Alto College (PAC), in San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $225,000 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) award from the National Science Foundation. The program, led by Ronnie Brannon (Principal Investigator), William Cook (Co-Principal Investigator), and Monica Ayala Jimenez (Co-Principal Investigator), will focus on leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain […]
On March 29, 2018, Caroline Warner, Co-Founder and Chairman, Corporate Education Consulting, Inc., was recognized as the 2018 Hero of Education. Each Spring, The Heroes of Education Dinner honors those who have a proven personal and professional commitment to supporting students and educational opportunities. Sponsored by the Maricopa Community Colleges and the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation […]
