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Atlanta, GA | Posted: September 24, 2013
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The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced that NNIN’s Education and Outreach (E&O) team has been named as a Finalist in the Post Secondary Outreach category for the 2013 Georgia STEM Education Awards.
TAG_logoATLANTA (August 30, 2013) –The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced that NNIN’s Education and Outreach (E&O) team has been named as a Finalist in the Post Secondary Outreach category for the 2013 Georgia STEM Education Awards.
The Georgia STEM Education Awards recognizes schools, programs, and companies for outstanding efforts and achievements in supporting and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education in Georgia.
As part of an integrated partnership of fourteen universities funded by the National Science Foundation, the NNIN’s National E&O office is headquartered at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Part of this team’s mission is to address the growing needs of the STEM-literate population and the STEM-enabled workforce of the future. More than 4000 individuals of all ages have been impacted by over 50 events in the past year across Georgia. This program has reached two-thirds of Georgia’s 167 counties, adding 24 counties in the past year. Outreach programs presented to all age groups include pre-school, K-12, undergraduates, grad students, professionals, civic and community groups. Notable relationships have been formed in rural areas with economically disadvantaged groups. Increasing relationships with community college programs has also been a special focus since a large portion of the STEM workforce needs in nanoscale science will be for technicians from those campuses.
NNIN’s National Education and Outreach Team was named a finalist during a special press conference telecast presented by TAG in collaboration with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) and the STEM Education Awards broadcast sponsors, Cisco Systems Inc. and the US Department of Commerce- Economic Development Association.
“It was truly a challenge for our judges to select the 2013 finalists from among more than 170 applicants from around Georgia,” said Michael Robertson, Executive Director of TAG Education Collaborative. “We must continue building a wave of activities that will prepare our students for the global workforce they will inherit, and we hope recognizing these organizations and their programs will raise awareness on the importance of STEM education for our state's economic future.”
This year’s Finalists were chosen in 8 different categories:
Winners in each category will be officially honored at The 2nd Annual Georgia STEM Education Awards event held on September 27th at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. The event is presented by TAG, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed), a non-profit 501c3 dedicated to advancing STEM education in Georgia, and TAG Savannah.
“Recent Studies show that Georgia will need to fill approximately 211,000 STEM-related jobs by 2018,” said Tino Mantella, president & CEO of TAG. “The 2013 Georgia STEM Education Awards finalists are helping to prepare the tech-ready workforce to fill these jobs and we applaud them for standing out as leaders in Georgia’s educational community.”
For more information about TAG and the 2nd Annual Georgia STEM Education Awards or to attend the event, visit bit.ly/STEMreg13 .
