The Intelligencer – Staff Writer
“19,000 high-school students across the United States participated in the 2nd annual STEM Career Accelerator Day 2015, a program designed to engage and educate students about the rewarding career opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The STEM Innovation Task Force – a leadership council of STEMconnector – designed and implemented the program with the assistance of partner organizations and school systems. The 2015 program took place throughout the week of October 19-23. Of the 19,000 student participants, 60% were female and 65% were under-represented minority students, a specific design of the program aimed to improve the glaring disparity in representation in the STEM workforce. In addition to the students, 400 teachers, 400 parents and 900 employee volunteers participated in the program.”(more)