Bridging Education, Workforce Development, & Economic Prosperity
Jim Pittman Chief Communications Officer, STEM NOLA | STEM Global Action The Collaborative Power of STEM NOLA & the Mayor’s Summer Youth Program (MSYEP) In an era where technology is shaping every facet of our economy, the importance of Science, Technology,...
STEM NOLA | STEM Global Action engaged 19K K-12th graders in first half of 2025
Jim Pittman Chief Communications Officer, STEM NOLA | STEM Global Action Empowering and inspiring 18,995 future innovators across 7 states with hands-on STEM activities In the first six months of 2025, STEM NOLA | STEM Global Action engaged 18,995 students across 7...
STEM NOLA’S ROCKET DAY ENGAGES OVER 450 PEOPLE FOR ANNUAL EVENT
STEM NOLA, a leading nonprofit organization focused on promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, recently hosted its annual Rocket Day event. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD STEM) and The Boeing Company sponsored the event last...
For Frank T. Joshua Jr., the Path To Success Starts with Hard Work
When Frank T. Joshua, Jr. was young, growing up in New Orleans, his mom knew how to motivate her son. He played sports and “was into everything,” recalls Zolee Thomas, but above all other activities, he loved playing in the band. It became her magic wand. “It was...
Citing the Lack of Diversity in STEM, Dr. Calvin Mackie Calls for a New Approach to Advance STEM Education
Dr. Mackie, a Leading STEM Educator, Warns of Consequences for Communities of Color
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Speaking to medical engineers at the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine, Dr. Calvin Mackie warned conference attendees that America must diversify science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to ensure that technological advances can benefit populations of color. Calling STEM a “life or death” issue, Dr. Mackie urged medical engineers to help bring more diversity to STEM fields by changing the approach to STEM education. Dr. Mackie, an award-winning mentor, inventor, author, and former engineering professor, said that technology inexplicably hasn’t always worked on people of color.Dr. Mackie believes having more Black and Brown STEM experts working on these issues would help ease the concerns.