222 STATEWIDE GIRLS RAISED IN TENNESSEE SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MEETING SET JAN. 10 AT MTSU

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Release date: Dec. 19, 2007


News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
GRITS contact: Karen Claud, 615-504-8587 or e-mail grits@mtsu.edu


STATEWIDE GIRLS RAISED IN TENNESSEE SCIENCE
COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MEETING SET JAN. 10 AT MTSU


(MURFREESBORO) — A statewide effort to bring together programs, resources and organizations in order to build a stronger community to support the success of girls and women in science, technology, engineering and math soon will hold and informational meeting at MTSU.
The GRITS Collaborative Project informational meeting will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in Room 108 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building. GRITS stands for Girls Raised in Tennessee Science.
“We are targeting participants that are involved with programs that support or could support girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math),” said Karen Claud, GRITS assistant director.
An invitation is being extended to anyone interested in attending the meeting.
Claud said the GRITS Collaborative Project is part of the National Girls Collaborative Project, which brings together organizations that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
“The goal of the project is to encourage organizations from K-12 education, higher education, government, professional organizations, business and community-based organizations to collaborate with other girl-serving organizations to increase their capacity for continuation and broader impact,” Claud said.
GRITS, the founding program, was established through a National Science Foundation research on gender in science and engineering dissemination grant, she said.
“The GRITS Collaborative Project wants Tennessee to be the premier state in the nation for women with STEM degrees and careers,” Claud said. “We hope it will become the norm and tradition for girls and women in the South, and especially Tennessee, to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and careers.”
The project will serve Tennessee’s 95 counties, she added.
Those planning to attend should R.S.V.P. by calling Claud at 615-504-8587 or e-mail grits@mtsu.edu by 4:30 p.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 3. For more information about GRITS, visit mtsu.edu/~grits.
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