Externally Funded STEM Ed Projects Directory
Directory of Current Externally Funded Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Education Projects at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—November 2009
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign hosts a wide array of STEM education initiatives across many campus units. This directory features initiatives that are currently supported by external funds. Links provide direct access to project websites, project information posted by funders, principal investigators and the academic units responsible for each project. Although this directory lists each project only once, a number of active projects address more than one of these goal categories.
- Externally Funded Campus P–16 STEM Education Outreach. Cultivate sustained, coordinated preschool through undergraduate partnerships to engage students in STEM experiences early and consistently, involving university faculty and students to meet STEM education challenges.
- Externally Funded Campus Projects To Improve STEM Teacher Training and Professional Development Quality. Revitalize STEM teacher preservice education, induction, and professional development programs that attract and prepare a diverse group of P–16 STEM teachers and promote their effectiveness, retention, lifelong learning, and continued involvement in research.
- Externally Funded Campus Projects to Reform Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Education Reform. Champion accessible, engaging undergraduate STEM programs and research experiences to promote interest and success in STEM fields, including STEM teaching, for diverse students.
- Externally Funded Campus Projects to Shape Policy and Advocate for STEM Education. Stimulate partnerships with Illinois business and industry, government agencies, educational institutions, and professional associations to understand the STEM pipeline, mainline and workforce development needs, opportunities, and challenges and to serve as advocates within the state.