Two Decades of Supporting Excellence in STEM through Programs that Work: A History of High-Quality STEM Programming in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Authors

Bill Haver, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Deborah Neely-Fisher, J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeFollow

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

The Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition annually recognizes effective science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. The leaders of these Programs That Work receive recognition and others gain ideas to incorporate into their STEM programs. Programs That Work was initiated in March 2000 as a part of a statewide conference designed to better understand effective strategies to increase the success of women, minorities and members of other groups who had been underrepresented in STEM. Programs That Work has since expanded to include effective STEM programming for all students and teachers at all levels by recognizing school systems, colleges and universities and other institutions, while maintaining a special emphasis on underrepresented groups. This paper summarizes the statewide conference and provides a description of the types of programs recognized over the last two decades. Lastly, the 2023 ceremony is described along with brief summaries of each of the seven recognized programs.

Volume

19

Issue

1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25891/j2hv-3r40

Recommended Citation

Haver, Bill and Neely-Fisher, Deborah (2024) "Two Decades of Supporting Excellence in STEM through Programs that Work: A History of High-Quality STEM Programming in the Commonwealth of Virginia," Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations: Vol. 19: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jmsce_vamsc/vol19/iss1/4