Accession Number:

ADA597954

Title:

AFOSR Mission Critical STEAM Program

Descriptive Note:

Final performance rept. 1 Jan 2013-31 Dec 2013

Corporate Author:

THURGOOD MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP FUND NEW YORK NY

Personal Author(s):

• Lesley, Misha
• Aaron, Bob
• Armour-Thomas, Eleanor
• Payne, N. J.

Report Date:

2014-02-10

Pagination or Media Count:

74.0

Abstract:

Consistent with the Department of Defense Air Force Office of Scientific Research AFOSR diversity and inclusion goals, Thurgood Marshall College Fund TMCF has aligned its programmatic activities to address workforce diversity priorities by contributing to the agency in three critical areas research, higher education, and industry. Specifically, TMCF has devised a cost effective recruitment and capacity-building strategy that will 1 increase the research capacity of underrepresented groups 2 improve TMCFs member-schools ability to attract, retain and graduate science, technology, engineering, agriculture and mathematics STEAM students and 3 identify and prepare a qualified STEAM and STEM workforce.

Descriptors:

• *EDUCATION
• INSTRUCTORS
• MINORITIES
• RECRUITING
• SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
• SCIENTISTS
• STUDENTS
• UNIVERSITIES

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE