Following the , the South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership has expanded their partnerships to reach a wider area of students.
Made up of 15 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ school districts, and serving a total of 120,000 students, the South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership includes six post-secondary institutions and 20 businesses and community organizations.
The Salem STEM hub has three initiatives:
- providing professional development for teachers;
- connecting organizations and schools through an online network;
- bringing more college-level courses to high schools
To read more about the hub’s success, visit Education Week’s article at . For more information about the South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership, visit .
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech
Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ is one of seven universities in the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ University System, and the only public institute of technology in the Pacific Northwest. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech provides degree programs in engineering and health technologies, management, communication, and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public, and international communities through hands-on learning. Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech has a full-service, residential campus in Klamath Falls and an urban, industry-focused campus in Wilsonville. Visit www.oit.edu to learn more about Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ.
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ the South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership
The SMS STEM Partnership is a collaborative of community leaders, representing 15 school districts, 6 higher education institutions, 11 industry partners and 9 community organizations, with the vision to catalyze Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ students to achieve STEM degrees and certificates, and reach Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s education goals by increasing the access, excitement and engagement of students in STEM courses and experiential learning. For more information, contact Lita Colligan at lita.colligan@oit.edu or .
