by stemglobadmin | May 4, 2023 | Newsroom
An extraordinary event transpired in the Caesars Superdome. Just before kickoff of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on December 21, 2,000 parents and children K-12 attended a STEM NOLA STEM FEST, where parents and children learned about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This was a landmark moment, likely the first time STEM education was ever connected directly with a popular college football bowl game. Three days before Christmas, 2,000 parents and children left their homes to engage in STEM activities – operating a robot, building cars that run, constructing flying drones, watching a sheep heart dissection, riding a hovercraft, and much more.
by stemglobadmin | May 4, 2023 | Newsroom
STEM Global Action & STEM NOLA Founder Dr. Calvin Mackie Calls for 1 Million Children Across the U.S. to be Engaged with STEM Learning on Saturday Mornings STEM education is the foundation for pulling families and communities out of poverty and creating pathways...
by stemglobadmin | May 4, 2023 | Newsroom
STEM NOLA is building an Innovation Hub that will house laboratory space, classrooms, meeting spaces and 21st century technology to expose, educate, train, and connect students to STEM skills and careers. From the start of the project, Ochsner Health has been a key...
by stemglobadmin | May 4, 2023 | Newsroom
Star Actor Anthony Mackie Plans Major Studio in Barren New Orleans Neighborhood NEW ORLEANS – Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and CEO of STEM NOLA and STEM Global Action (SGA), said New Orleans East development projects managed separately by him and his brother, actor...
by stemglobadmin | Jan 12, 2023 | Newsroom, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2023 STATEMENT BY DR. CALVIN MACKIE, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF STEM GLOBAL ACTION STEM PROFESSIONALS SAVED NFL PLAYER DAMAR HAMLIN. IS IT TIME THE COMMIT MORE TO STEM EDUCATION? NEW ORLEANS – It was a stunning scene. A week ago, Damar...
by stemglobadmin | Oct 7, 2022 | Home, Newsroom
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Dr. Calvin Mackie is the founder of STEM Global Action (SGA), a campaign and network of affiliates that bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education to children and teenagers in New Orleans, and other parts of the country. As a veteran STEM professional, he sees a strong bond between Marvel’s fictional cinematic universe and the vital role that STEM education plays in propelling children from under-resourced and underrepresented communities into high-paying and sustainable careers.
His brother, New Orleans native Anthony Mackie, portrays Sam Wilson on the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and recently became the first Black Captain America in the Marvel Universe. “As a superhero, Wilson overcomes ferocious enemies and his own doubts about bearing the legacy of Capitan America,” says Calvin Mackie. “He also confronts the concerns of others that no self-respecting Black man should even want to protect America considering its historic mistreatment of Blacks. In real life, my brother has also prevailed against the odds. When we lost our mother growing up, our family banded together and made his dreams come true: Anthony went to acting school.”
