WILLIAMSPORT — When Allison Butler visited Lycoming College as a high school senior, she saw a display about the college’s Rural Alaska Teaching Program and said to her parents, “Wouldn’t
Allison Butler ’24, a native of Pine Grove, Pa., and Madisyn Neal ’24, both majoring in biology-ecology and working toward a teaching certification for grades 7-12, are currently completing student teaching requirements on the Alaskan tundra.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has recently been awarded a $1.18 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Noyce Grant in support of the university’s new Inclusive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and
Denerick Simpson.
SAVANNAH, Ga. â Savannah State University will be represented by Doerun native Denerick Simpson for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Â
Simpson is the son of Larry Simpson of Moultrie and Wendy King Hayes of Doerun.Â
Simpson was chosen to be a White House Competitiveness Scholar for 2020-2021. As the highest student recognition program, competitiveness scholars are chosen for their academic achievements, campus and civic engagement and entrepreneurial ethos or âgo-getterâ spirits. In addition, each recognized scholar is nominated and endorsed by their institutionâs president, which in itself is a prestigious acknowledgement. It is my privilege to congratulate the HBCU Competitiveness Scholars Class of 2020-2021 on their outstanding academic achievement, community leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit, said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. These exemplary students have excelled inside
BSU awarded large grant to help fund future math teachers
“If you know somebody in college, if they could graduate in 2022-23,” he continued, “we could support them and they could be a part of our program.” 9:00 am, Jun. 10, 2020 ×
BEMIDJI The Bemidji State University mathematics department was recently awarded a grant totaling $1,813,687 from the National Science Foundation, which will financially and emotionally support 16 mathematics and math education dual majors to help fill a critical shortage of qualified math teachers in Northern Minnesota.
The scholarships will cover the entirety of tuition and expenses for the selected students, as well as provide them support in finding a job, diversity training, a supportive learning community and a match in a teacher mentoring program.