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From the Director... |
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have a framed poster on my office wall which shows a variety of women
chemists in different fields ranging from agricultural chemistry to
physical chemistry and to my favorite field, inorganic chemistry. On
this poster is a quote from Ellen S. Richards, the first woman to
attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1870.
Ellen was accepted as a "special student," or in the language of
science, as an experiment. MIT wanted to see if a woman could
succeed in science and she was the test subject. Ellen was
the first woman to earn a bachelor's degree in chemistry at MIT and in
the United States in 1873. MIT subsequently denied her admission
to the doctoral program. Ellen spent her entire career
at MIT, opening a laboratory for women, who were considered
"distractions" to men in the science laboratories. The quote that I want to share with you is:
"We must show to the girls who are studying science in our schools that
it has a very close relation to every-day life." This quote
still holds true today. As members of the GRITS Collaborative, we have
a passion, no, a duty, to communicate through our collaborative
partners, to girls and young women in Tennessee, that science IS
related to every-day life. We can help girls realize their
potential in science by inviting organizations, programs and events to
register in the NGCP Program Directory. Because without science,
our state and our country will not move forward in the 21st
century.
Judith M. Iriarte-Gross |
| GRITS Mini-Grants |
Mini-grants
are awarded to girl-serving science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) focused programs to support collaboration, address
gaps and overlaps in service, and share promising practices. Mini-grant
projects must relate to either informal learning or evaluation and
assessment. Mini-grants are a small amount of seed funding and are not
intended to fully fund entire projects. The maximum mini-grant award is
$1000.
Numerous
organizations provide valuable but uncoordinated activities and support
services related to motivating and supporting girls' interest in STEM
careers. These mini-grants are designed to build collaboration between
existing programs and organizations in order to encourage girls to
pursue STEM-related educational programs and careers.
The GRITS
Collaborative Project will be opening the applications for Mini-Grants
soon. In order to be eligible for one of these Mini-Grants, there
must be a collaboration between organizations or programs. Also,
the organization/programs involved in the collaboration must both be
registered the National Girls Collaborative Project Program
Directory. You may visit the NGCP Mini-Grant Web page at www.ngcproject.org/mini-grant/.
Cacy DeSheles
GRITS Assistant Director |
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WISE February Events |
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The MTSU Women In
Science and Engineering have a busy month ahead of them with many
events to promote the equal opportunity of women in STEM.
February
23- WISE Engineering Extravaganza
KUC 316 + 318
5:30PM
24- The Heart Anatomy
Central Middle School - 2:15PM-4:15PM
26- Dr. Amber
Hinkle, past chair of the Women Chemist Committee, to give a
talk sponsored by the MTSU National Women's History
Month. She is our 2009 Women In Science Invited Lecturer
WPS 102 7:00PM-8:30PM
27- Dr. Amber Hinkle "Leading Without Authority" Workshop
Monohan
Classroom,
Time 2:00PM-6:00PM
Dutch
Treat Dinner after workshop
March
2- Women In Health Panel co-organized with Pre-Scripts
CKNB N116
6:00PM |
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Thank you for staying involved in the activities of GRITS.
Cacy DeSheles
Assistant Director
Girls Raised In Tennessee Science |
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