Happy 2011!  December was a busy month for GRITS. We shared information about the GRITS Collaborative Project and our STEM activities for girls and their parents and teachers with the Chattanooga Local Section of the American Chemical Society, with science teachers from across Tennessee at the Nashville Regional Conference of the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association), and in a special symposium titled "Broadening Participation of Underrepresented Groups in the Chemical Sciences" at the SWRM (southwest regional meeting) and SERMACS (southeastern regional meeting) of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.  We closed 2010 with an invited talk, "Tennessee Women at the Forefront: Challenges and Solutions in STEM Education and Careers, at the 2010 International Chemical Conference of Pacific Basic Societies on December 17. The international audience was delighted to hear about the strong collaborations being formed across Tennessee and across the U.S. through the National Girls Collaborative Project. So make it a New Year's resolution to share your knowledge about NGCP and about the work that we are doing in Tennessee through GRITS CP. If you want NGCP and GRITS literature to share, just let me know and a package will be in the mail to you! 

We know that communication AND collaboration are 

essential for Girls Raised In Tennessee Science. Please send me in advance, information about your events and programs for Girls Raised In Tennessee Science. We will be glad to share your news in the GRITS CP newsletter.

Judith

The Satellite and Webcasting Center of Middle Tennessee State University offers live enrichment programs for students and professional development workshops for educators throughout the academic year. On February 3, the MTSU Women In STEM (WISTEM) Center and the MTSU Department of Elementary and Special Education will present "What is a STEM Educator?  for teachers and guidance counselors. This program will be broadcast live at from 3:30 to 4:30 PM CST on Thursday, February 3, 2011. Educators are invited to attend this program in person. If interested, contact Dr. Jeremy Winters at jwinters@mtsu.edu.

The student enrichment program offered by WISTEM is called "WISE Women Engineer the Future." A panel of women engineers from middle Tennessee will discuss how they navigated their career path to a degree and a fulfilling career in engineering. They will also describe what attracted them to a career in engineering and why they find their career so satisfying. The panelists will answer questions from the live and remote audience. For further information about the student enrichment program, contact Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross at jiriarte@mtsu.edu.

For information about other Spring 2011 programs for students and educators, go to the Satellite and Webcasting Center's Web site at http://www.mtsu.edu/~itsc