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A Report to the NationSeptember 2015

State of the States

INTRODUCTION Million Women Mentors® (MWM) announces the Fall 2015 release of the MWM State of the States: A Report to the

Nation highlighting the 31 states with MWM pledges and the results of the efforts over the past eighteen months. Million Women Mentors supports the engagement of one million science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)

mentors (male and female) to increase the interest and confidence of girls and women to persist and succeed in STEM programs and careers.

MWM is a collaboration of currently more than 60 partners (reaching over 30 million girls and women), 30 sponsors, and 31 state leadership teams. The Million Women Mentors Leadership Council is chaired by Cisco, PepsiCo, Sodexo, and

Tata Consultancy Services. Over 350,000 pledges to mentor girls and women in STEM have been entered to date at www.millionwomenmentors.org.

Each mentor spends at least 20 hours working with his or her mentee(s) over the course of one year. Our five suggested pathways for mentoring are: 1) Face to Face 2) Online, 3) Paid Internships and Apprenticeships 4) Workplace Mentoring at Your Company, and 5) Sponsorship.

This technology portal enables a matching database of MWM partners broken down by city, state and additional demographics. Through this website, we assist individuals and companies who want to mentor to connect with

mentoring opportunities available in recognized girl-‐ and women-‐serving organizations. These mentors then work through these organizations to mentor the girls and women, providing a local layer of security for the mentees. We do not provide a specific mentoring technique or program, but allow mentors to work with the programs of the local

organizations. We also allow mentors to report their own mentoring efforts that they conduct individually or through their own contacts.

THROUGH ENGAGING ONE MILLION MENTORS BY 2019, OUR GOALS ARE TO: 1. Increase the percentage of U.S. high school girls planning to pursue STEM careers.

2. Increase the percentage of U.S. young women pursuing undergraduate degrees in STEM fields in higher education.

3. Increase the percentage of U.S. women staying and advancing in STEM careers through supporting

workforce-‐mentoring programs.

The MWM team recognizes the momentum from all sectors engaged with MWM: states, corporations, non-‐profit partners, higher education as all work to build the movement to assure one million mentors by early 2019.

Organizations like Science Olympiad, National Girls Collaborative Project and The National 4-‐H Council have been instrumental in building the movement. The updated robust portal rolled out allows matching of mentors to mentee-‐

serving organizations and registering mentoring efforts that are currently being conducted across the country. In

addition, MWM salutes all those companies and higher education institutions and organizations doing mentoring now to register their existing work and build with a four-‐year pledge.

BACKGROUND In the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs has been three times greater than non-‐STEM Jobs. 80% of the fastest growing occupations in the United States depend upon mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills. While women comprise 50% of the US workforce, just 24% are in STEM fields, a statistic that has held constant for nearly the

last decade. Almost one-‐third of all male freshmen, compared with only 15% of all female freshmen, plan to major in a STEM field even though 15 out of the 20 fastest growing occupations in 2015 are expected to require science or mathematics training. Too many of these women leave STEM degree paths despite their good academic standing, often

citing uncomfortable classroom experiences and climate. Even when women persist to earn a STEM degree, women are less likely than their male counterparts to work in a STEM field.

As girls grow up, they are told they can be anything, work in any job, in any environment and achieve any goals they set

for themselves. But as girls grow up and enter STEM classes they often feel pushed out by boys and pulled out by female friends and sometimes faculty comments. According to the US Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, although women make up 50% of the workforce, 50% of women drop out of STEM positions in the first

10 years. However, given that 71% of jobs in 2018 will require STEM skills and STEM jobs pay women better (White House data indicates women in STEM make 92 cents for every dollar a man makes versus the average of 77 cents on a dollar), advancing girls and retaining women in STEM will be critical.

Working with MWM partner My College Options, it was discovered that in 2014 only 15% of high school female seniors reported they were interested in pursuing a STEM career vs. 44% of boys. Over 70% of STEM-‐interested girls selected

pure science majors while boys were eight times more likely to select technology and engineering as their area of interest. What really surprised us was that only 4% of the 368,000 girls who plan to pursue STEM said a mentor

encouraged them. We also know from the National Mentoring Partnership that only one out of three college students graduate with a mentor; and therefore STEM mentoring is a tremendous opportunity for our nation.

WHAT IS MILLION WOMEN MENTORS DOING TO MEET THESE GOALS?

• Leading a national call to action for corporations to join MWM and capture metrics around mentoring girls and

women in STEM • Providing an automated, scalable and easy-‐to-‐use platform to eliminate barriers and facilitate large numbers of

STEM professionals (male and female) with tools to become effective mentors in partnership with 50+ national

organizations reaching over 30 million girls • Connecting participating corporations to scaled non-‐profit partners and educational institutions in need of STEM

mentors and role models • Recognizing best practice and “who is doing what” in mentoring girls in STEM learning • Building State Teams to work on the MWM effort in each state (see the following page to see how the state

strategy is being organized)

WHAT IS MILLION WOMEN MENTORS DOING TO MEET THESE GOALS?

• Leading a national call to action for corporations to join MWM and capture metrics around mentoring girls and

women in STEM • Providing an automated, scalable and easy-‐to-‐use platform to eliminate barriers and facilitate large numbers of

STEM professionals (male and female) with tools to become effective mentors in partnership with 50+ national

organizations reaching over 30 million girls • Connecting participating corporations to scaled non-‐profit partners and educational institutions in need of STEM

mentors and role models • Recognizing best practice and “who is doing what” in mentoring girls in STEM learning • Building State Teams to work on the MWM effort in each state (see the following page to see how the state

strategy is being organized)

serving organizations and registering mentoring efforts that are currently being conducted across the country. In

addition, MWM salutes all those companies and higher education institutions and organizations doing mentoring now to register their existing work and build with a four-‐year pledge.

BACKGROUND In the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs has been three times greater than non-‐STEM Jobs. 80% of the fastest growing occupations in the United States depend upon mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills. While women comprise 50% of the US workforce, just 24% are in STEM fields, a statistic that has held constant for nearly the

last decade. Almost one-‐third of all male freshmen, compared with only 15% of all female freshmen, plan to major in a STEM field even though 15 out of the 20 fastest growing occupations in 2015 are expected to require science or mathematics training. Too many of these women leave STEM degree paths despite their good academic standing, often

citing uncomfortable classroom experiences and climate. Even when women persist to earn a STEM degree, women are less likely than their male counterparts to work in a STEM field.

As girls grow up, they are told they can be anything, work in any job, in any environment and achieve any goals they set

for themselves. But as girls grow up and enter STEM classes they often feel pushed out by boys and pulled out by female friends and sometimes faculty comments. According to the US Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, although women make up 50% of the workforce, 50% of women drop out of STEM positions in the first

10 years. However, given that 71% of jobs in 2018 will require STEM skills and STEM jobs pay women better (White House data indicates women in STEM make 92 cents for every dollar a man makes versus the average of 77 cents on a dollar), advancing girls and retaining women in STEM will be critical.

Working with MWM partner My College Options, it was discovered that in 2014 only 15% of high school female seniors reported they were interested in pursuing a STEM career vs. 44% of boys. Over 70% of STEM-‐interested girls selected

pure science majors while boys were eight times more likely to select technology and engineering as their area of interest. What really surprised us was that only 4% of the 368,000 girls who plan to pursue STEM said a mentor

encouraged them. We also know from the National Mentoring Partnership that only one out of three college students graduate with a mentor; and therefore STEM mentoring is a tremendous opportunity for our nation.

STATE STRATEGY

STATE LEADERHONORARY CHAIR

MWM STATE NATIONAL TEAM ADVISORS

EDUCATION

BUSINESS

NON-PROFIT

NATIONAL GIRLSCOLLABORATIVE

PROJECT

ORTHERORGANIZATIONS

STEERINGCOMMITTEE

The Million Women Mentors Team has worked to build state teams engage organizations in the effort of MWM Steering Committees. This strategy has been employed: CREATING A PLAN AND MAKING A STATE PLEDGE:

1. Create a State Steering Committee

2. Hold monthly calls to energize 3. Create a state goal for MWM 4. Connect organizations involved in STEM and employers too!

5. Collaborate and create a uniform presentation and share it 6. Steering Committee and others present at meetings and conferences across the state 7. Measure success against goal

8. Loop legislators and Governor and link to the letter that was sent out by Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds

STATE LEADERS SUPPORT: Each state is encouraged to select a leader or two who can serve as a liaison to the national MWM team. A monthly State Leaders Call is held with these individuals to share best practices between states and each month an invited

guest is featured to present a topic of interest to the states. National updates are also included in these state calls. Additional resources are created based on these calls and conversations.

SUGGESTED GROUPS TO SERVE ON THE STATE STEERING COMMITTEE: 1. Universities 2. Community Colleges

3. Educators 4. Corporations/Businesses 5. Professional Organizations – Particularly Focused On Women

6. Non-‐Profits Focused On Girls 7. National Girls Collaborative Project Affiliates 8. STEM Organizations

9. State Government

STATE TOOL KIT

In supporting the various state activities the MWM Team assembled the State Tool Kit with various resources that can be

employed and customized by the states to implement MWM regionally. Additionally the MWM team provided customized logos to each state. Offers have been made and accepted for personal state visits, webinars for state leadership and countless phone conversations to assist the states as they build their MWM efforts. The outline for the

tool kit is below and this toolkit will continue to be revised as the movement continues to be responsive to the needs of the states. It is available in a Google Drive for state leaders.

1. Introduction / Frequently Asked Questions

2. State Plans / Goals and Guidelines

3. List of Steering Committee Members with contact info

4. Sample Agendas for Monthly Phone calls

5. State Champion / Steering Committee Members agreement document

6. Letter from Lt Gov Kim Reynolds to other Lt. Governors

7. Standard Presentation

8. One-‐page Flyer

9. Business Resources

10. MWM Brochure

11. Mentor Action Guide

12. Being an MWM Honorary Chair

13. Best Practices

STATE REPORTS

As a report to the Nation we have captured the excellent state efforts for 2015 and the projected plans for each state that has made a pledge during 2014 and 2015 thus far, and worked with the MWM team to create a one page report to summarize their efforts and plans. Each report contains the state’s pledge, the list of those on the steering committee,

honorary chair (if they have one), specific actions, results of these actions and plans for MWM state efforts for 2015-‐ 2016.

The activities that occurred can be broadly categorized as media events, meetings and conferences, company and educational institution engagement, legislation and political activities. It is interesting and impressive the list of activities

each of the states has engaged since MWM was launched only 20 months ago. It is even more impressive what the states are continuing to build.

These reports will be shared broadly to allow the states to learn from each other and share within their own states as to what they have accomplished. State Reports included are:

Alabama California

Florida Georgia Illinois

Indiana Iowa Kansas/Missouri

Kentucky

MAGIC – MD, DE, DC Massachusetts

Montana New Jersey New York

North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island

Tennessee Texas Utah

Virginia NW States – AK, HI, ID, WA

HONORARY CHAIRS

The title of honorary chair is used in the states to recognize leaders who have stepped up to provide their name and

office to support the effort of Million Women Mentors in their states. Included in this every-‐growing list is: AL – Dr. Deborah Barnhart

IL – Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth IN – Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann IA – Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds

MT – Lt. Governor Angela McLean MT – Secretary of State Linda McCulloch MT – Commissioner Pam Bucy

MT – Commissioner Sheila Hogan

MT – First Lady Lisa Downs Bullock NJ – Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno NY – Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul

OH – Lt. Governor Mary Taylor TN – Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey VA -‐ Governor Terry McAuliffe

PLEDGES AS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2015

OVER 200,000 Pledges From 33 States* – Sept. 2015

* Including Washington, DC

PLEDGES AS OF DECEMBER 2015

- Dec. 2015

MillionWomenMentors.org Web Portal The MWM website is designed to facilitate and capture the efforts that are going on with local, regional and states.

OUR STRATEGIES INCLUDE:

• Connect mentors and mentor-‐providing organizations with girl-‐ and women-‐serving organizations, providing a safe environment for mentoring

• Encourage organizations at all levels to engage in mentoring through pledges

• Count ongoing and completed mentoring activities

SOME OF OUR NEWEST FEATURES

• See the mentoring opportunities closest to mentors when they log in

• Advertise mentoring opportunities nationwide with only one listing

• Additional resources available on the new "Resources" main menu

• Easily report mentoring that has already completed in just a few clicks (See Be Counted for more info).

STATE LEADERS

The MWM team has provided a single state leader account for each state. The state leader account allows states to dynamically track the MWM efforts, connect with others in the state involved in MWM and report out to state political leaders and others on the results of the activities. Webinars are available to review all of this upon request.

Companies and Mentor Provider Organizations:

• Create your organization account by clicking "Sign Up" and select "Company"

• After completing your profile, send your custom signup link to your employees to have them create individual accounts linked to your company

• Monitor mentoring progress with your reports!

Non-‐profits and Organizations that Need Mentors:

• Create your account by clicking "Sign Up" and select "Non-‐Profit"

• Enter a description of your mentor needs in your profile

• Advertise your mentoring opportunities nationally by clicking virtual/nationwide in your profile!

BE COUNTED! CAMPAIGN Currently, the amount of mentoring occurring in the nation is largely unknown. We especially do not know how many

women and girls are being mentored in STEM specifically. The MWM Be Counted! Campaign encourages individuals/organizations/ corporations to record the work they are already doing to mentor girls and women in STEM to aggregate and amplify the voice of STEM mentoring. The MWM website has been updated to include a new way to

record this mentoring which is faster and easier than it has been before. We have made it EASY! Record the mentoring you are doing just by clicking on the Be Counted! Link from the homepage

of MWM. Then it is just 1, 2, 3! 1. Sign in or sign up and create your account. 2. Just fill out the information about the mentoring you have done or are doing. 3. Be Counted! – You are now part of the 1,000,000!

SAMPLE OF BE COUNTED! STORIES: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) recently recorded mentoring from nearly every state for 2014. ORAU counted over 3200 girls and women who were mentored through their programs last year and those numbers were

easily entered into the Million Women Mentors portal. eWomenNetwork, Inc. is widely recognized as the Premier Women's Business Network in North America. They have a

dynamic and diversified culture that celebrates the brilliance of women entrepreneurs, business owners and corporate professionals and their programs have counted 13,300 women who were mentored through this organization.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. AAUW organized more than 150 STEM programs in many states, reaching 13,469 girls.

TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) recently recorded mentoring from 25 different states. Through their programs TATA Consultancy Services has mentored 924 girls and women counting over 288 mentors. TCS has counted the work of two different initiatives: their goIT program and iConnect, and expect the numbers to grow.

MWM States Team

Sheila C. Boyington, PE National State Chair, MWM President Thinking Media [email protected]

Edie Fraser CEO, STEMconnector® and MWM [email protected]

Lorena Fimbres Chief Business Dev. Officer, STEMconnector® [email protected]

Kayla Brown State Program Coordinator, MWM [email protected]

Dr. Dane Boyington Technology Co-‐Chair, MWM CTO, Thinking Media [email protected]

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds IOWA-‐IA Honorary Chair National States Honorary Chair

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey MWM-‐TN Honorary Chair National States Honorary Vice Chair

Lt. Governor Sue Ellsperman MWM-‐TN Honorary Chair National States Honorary Vice Chair

Fall/Winter 2015 State Report

STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 3,000

Dr. Deborah Barnhart, MWM – AL Honorary Chair CEO and Executive Director, U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Brenda Terry, MWM – AL Chair Executive Director -‐ AMSTEC, Outreach Coordinator, Institute for Science Education, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Dr. Susan Pruet President -‐ STEMWorks, LLC and Vice Chair -‐ AMSTEC

Felicia Simpson Director of Community Engagement and Outreach -‐ Alabama Afterschool Community Network

Mary Lou Ewald Director of Outreach -‐ College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University

“We must encourage young women at every level to pursue careers that require intelligence, creativity and determination... We need everyone’s talents and abilities, and young women need our special and focused encouragement.”

Brenda Terry – 256-‐824-‐2357– [email protected]

• The University of Alabama in Huntsville Space Hardware Club worked with middle school students to compete in a BalloonSat Challenge, where students engineer their own high altitude balloon.

• MathMovesU hosted an event for area 5th graders to encourage and teach students about science and technology.

• Mobile County Public School System launched the first weeklong JROTC STEM Academy in June 2015 to engage students in learning about STEM careers.

• U.S. Space & Rocket Center hosts space camps for elementary through high school students. • The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Annual Girls Science and Engineering Day is scheduled for October 17,

2015 for 3rd-‐5th grade girls. Girls experience four 40-‐minute hands-‐on workshops ranging from biology, to space and rockets, to robotics, and even physics.

MWM-AL KEY ORGANIZATIONS

Honorary Chair Dr. Deborah Barnhart

2015 RESULTS & PLANS

CONTACT INFO


PLANNING COMMITTEE COORDINATORS

PLEDGE GOAL: 50,000

Lupita Cortez Alcalá, First Vice Chair California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls

Beth Broome, Senior STEM Advisor to the Provost

University of California at Davis Nancy Kirshner-‐Rodriguez, Executive Director

California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls

“California is a global leader in industries involving Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It is time for California to become a global leader in female participation in STEM fields, too. We can make that a reality by welcoming female students to STEM education with role models, mentors and encouragement.”

Nancy Kirshner-‐Rodriguez -‐ 916-‐651-‐5405 – [email protected]

Beth Broome – 530-‐752-‐9310 -‐ [email protected]

• Increased pledge goal from 10,000 to 50,000 for MWM – CA!

• Secured approximately 11,700 mentor pledges to date since launch in 2014.

• Continue working with high school volunteers to contact possible mentoring organizations.

• Leverage business and industry connections within our Leadership Team members.

• Work with MWM team to continue social media communications in different channels.

• The MWM -‐ CA Leaders are developing the State Leadership Council for the Million Women Mentors effort. Their first meeting is held in September 2015.

• MWM – CA will be promoting Million Women Mentors at the State STEM Symposium.

• The Commission is sponsoring mentoring and STEM events during the Women and Girls in STEM Week.

• Sponsoring events statewide during the 2016 Women and Girls in STEM Week.

Lupita Cortez Alcalá, First Vice Chair, CA Commission on the Status

of Women and Girls

SPECIFIC ACTIONS

CONTACT INFO

2015 RESULTS/2016 PLANS


Joleen Clark, MWM-‐FL Chair, Retired Network Director, Director for Veterans Health Administration

Denise Ellison, Director in the Foundation Hillsborough Community College

Molly Demeulenaere, President and CEO MOSI – Museum of Science and Industry

Larry Plank, Director of STEM Hillsborough County Public Schools

Akira Mitchell, Program and Event Director TechStart

• MWM -‐ FL held a kick-‐off event at MOSI in August. Over 200 people from business, education, and non-‐profits attended the event. MWM – National presented during the kick-‐off MWM -‐ FL garnered several new mentor pledges during the kickoff.

• Working with businesses and organizations in the Tampa area to get mentors for the Hillsborough County Public Schools mentoring program.

Joleen Clark – [email protected]

MWM -‐ FL launched the Hillsborough County Public Schools mentoring program for female students. They

have 101 schools that have signed up to get a minimum of 1 mentor for up to 5 female students in grades 5-‐12. Mentors will meet on a regular basis

during the 2015-‐2016 school year.

The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) is the largest science center in the southeastern United States and home of the only IMAX®

Dome

Theatre in the state of Florida. Guests are encouraged to "learn by doing" in this scientific playground of special exhibitions with more than 450 hands-‐on activities.

PLEDGE GOAL: 5,000

STEERING COMMITTEE

SPECIFIC ACTIONS

MOSI — MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TAKE INITIATIVE

CONTACT INFO


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 10,000

Brenda Morant -‐ President/CEO International Women’s Think Tank

Bejanae Kareem, Ed.S -‐ Executive Director BK International Education Consultancy

Katie Dion – Senior Director of Programs & Partnerships Technology Association of GA-‐ Education (TAG-‐ED)

Channelle Ragland – Director of Strategic Partnerships STEM Premier

Mindy DiSalvo, Ed.D – Principal Research Associate Georgia Institute of Technology – GTRI

Errika Mallett Information Technology Senior Management Forum

Other Organizations: Agnes Scott College Atlanta Cares Clayton County Library Systems Clayton State University Georgia State University Georgia STEAM Alliance Network INROADS Women In Technology YELL! Academy

Georgia Tech-‐GTRI, TAG-‐Ed, BK International Education Consultancy, and the Atlanta Public schools teamed up for a summer mentorship program in 2015. Mentors facilitated STEM lessons for elementary students to expose them to STEM concepts.

Brenda Morant -‐ 404-‐587-‐3126 -‐ [email protected] Bejanae Kareem, Ed.S -‐ 678-‐820-‐9195 -‐ [email protected]

• Kicked off National Mentoring Month on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Holiday with social media campaign to spread awareness for the need of STEM Mentorship

• Developed partnerships with mentor recruitment agencies and STEM-‐based organizations to recruit quality and committed mentors such as local Public Library, Centers for Disease Control, Fulton County Schools Gifted Department and Atlanta Science Festival

• The Georgia Institute of Technology -‐ GTRI in partnership with TAG-‐ED & MWM awarded grant to encourage girls in STEM. • Hosted virtual information sessions about STEM Mentorship for K-‐12 school districts • Drafting a proclamation to present to the state legislatures • Developing strategic plan to target mentors (of color) to impact girls of color • Providing support for Women in Leadership: Emerging Trends and Issues in Cyber Security forum for Cyber Awareness month • Providing support for Girls in Aviation Day to support career awareness in the field of aviation • YELL! Academy offers an array of STEM programs and Professional Development opportunities throughout Metro-‐Atlanta. They have

serviced over 3000 students. They are steadily growing. YELL! Academy partners with Colleges & Universities, School Districts, & Community Organizations such as John Hope Community Center, Newton County Schools, and Kennesaw Charter Schools.

MWM-GA KEY ORGANIZATIONS

Summer Mentorship Program

2015/2016 RESULTS & PLANS

CONTACT INFO INFO


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PLEDGE GOAL: 5,000

STEERING COMMITTEE

Jenny Kopach – VP Marketing Communications Science Olympiad

Margie Morris – Executive Director Illinois Mentoring Partnership

Dan McManus – Community Outreach Coordinator Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-‐8th)

Our state effort launched in August 2015. Members are currently being recruited from government, industry, education and non-‐profits across the state of Illinois.

• To aggregate and amplify the efforts of STEM providers and producers in the state of Illinois

• To educate the public about the value of mentoring partnerships

• To add to the mentoring pool by encouraging Illinois STEM companies to promote female employee engagement in mentoring

• To connect organizations in need of mentors with STEM-‐skilled mentors

MWM – IL Chair: Jenny Kopach – VP Marketing Communications, Science Olympiad -‐ (630) 792-‐1251 – [email protected] Margie Morris – Executive Director, Illinois Mentoring Partnership -‐ (312) 516-‐5561 – [email protected]

• 71% of jobs in 2018 will require STEM skills... • But only 15% of female high school students plan to pursue a college major or career in STEM (compared to 44% of males)

• More than 3 in 4 female students interested in STEM careers who have a mentor feel they will be successful pursuing a STEM career

*STEMConnector and Million Women Mentors Research/Reports

Today!

Join the National Movement Today!

We Can Close the STEM Gender Gap

Mission Goals

CONTACT INFO

“Mentoring can be a powerful factor in reducing the number of youth disconnected from school and work, in increasing social and economic mobility, and in creating more productive and prosperous communities.” -‐ Margie Morris, Illinois Mentoring Partnership

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Introducing Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth as the Honorary Chair for MWM – IL!

Honorary Chair


PLEDGE GOAL: 5,000

STEERING COMMITTEE

Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, MWM – IN Honorary Chair

Bev Bitzegaio, Co-‐chair Indiana Girls Collaborative Project/ Indiana State University

Mary McGuire, Co-‐chair Remy International, Inc., Retired

Paul Ainslie -‐ I-‐STEM Resource Network Laura Dodds -‐TechPoint Youth Foundation, US2020 Jeremy Eltz -‐ Indiana Department of Education Steve Gillman -‐ Eli Lilly & Company, Retired Reginald McGregor -‐ Rolls-‐Royce Ray Niehaus -‐ Vincennes University Cathy Ritchie -‐ Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Kirsten Smith -‐ Ball State University Carletta Sullivan, McKenzie Center for Innovation &

Technology

Bev Bitzegaio – (812) 237-‐3575 – [email protected] Mary McGuire – (317) 910-‐4428 -‐ [email protected]

• Identifying existing statewide STEM programs with mentoring components for the “Be Counted” Campaign

• Connecting existing programs with companies and organizations with similar goals

• Promoting different STEM mentoring program models in post-‐secondary that can be replicated by other education institutions

• Developing a Girl Scouts – MWM partnership plan for Indiana

• Identifying a process to connect mentors with mentee organizations

• Recruiting individuals & organizations to pledge on MWM site

• Messaging for organizations, individuals, organizations needing mentors / mentees

• Developing strategies for recruiting specific companies and organizations to join the MWM movement

• Identifying contacts around the state to lead efforts in their regions

• Connecting with CTE work-‐based learning mentors at the state and regional levels

• Streamlining the MWM pledging process for follow-‐up and measuring results

Honorary Chair Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann

Fall Updates Next Steps

CONTACT INFO

The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Sue Ellspermann, is serving as honorary chair of the MWM – IN Steering Committee. An engineer herself, she is utilizing her contacts and partnerships to encourage companies and organizations to mentor. She continues to mention MWM in her speaking engagements throughout the State. She is attending the MWM Summit and Gala event in Washington, DC, and will be a part of a panel discussion on the importance of mentoring for young women going into STEM careers.

MWM – IN Steering Committee


PLEDGE GOAL: 5,000

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, MWM -‐ IA Honorary Chair & National Honorary Chair MWM States

Jana Rieker Co-‐Chair MWM-‐IA, Director of Public Relations, Trilix Marketing Group

Mike Ralston Co-‐Chair, MWM-‐IA, President, Iowa Association of Business and Industry

State Steering Committee -‐ Executive Council Representatives throughout the state serve on the committee to support the MWM effort.

Mary Sheka -‐ 515-‐725-‐3187 -‐ [email protected] http://mwmia.org

• MWM-‐IA continues its efforts aimed to get mentors in all 99 counties. Throughout the year, the Lt. Governor Reynolds strongly promoted MWM-‐Iowa on a statewide Women’s Lives Tour, at the ACE Mentor program, and at the Iowa Ag Summit.

• Added strategic partnerships with businesses and organizations throughout the state to support corporate pledges and mentoring programs.

• MWM-‐IA partnered with Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC), Girl Scouts, The Iowa Mentoring Partnership and others to expand our reach to organizations promoting STEM education and leadership opportunities.

• Focused efforts on inclusion through multi-‐cultural opportunities to promote STEM to girls and young women.

• Increased engagement with the MWMIA.org state specific website to coordinate state activities.

• Aligned with academic institutions to provide continuing education opportunities in partnership with local business partners in computer programming for women in IT.

• Partnering with strong STEM educational opportunities with Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds meeting statewide with women’s groups promoting Iowa’s STEM Female Mentoring Effort featuring MWM.

• Expanding the MWM-‐IA partnership with the Coaches’ Mentoring Challenge and the women’s basketball teams at all four major universities in Iowa to promote mentoring. The Coaches’ Mentoring Challenge is expanding into private and two-‐year colleges as well as the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union.

• Celebrating the first full year of MWM-‐IA in September of 2015. Year 2 goals will be announced at a series of events in October 2015.

• Enhancing the strong collaboration effort with existing Iowa STEMconnector Hubs and businesses to connect with more industries and companies throughout the state to reach our goal of offering mentoring in all 99 counties.

Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds leads statewide STEM Female Mentoring Effort featuring MWM.

Honorary Chair Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds

Year 1 Successes 2015 Results/2016 Plans

CONTACT INFO

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds has been a champion in moving forward the Million Women Mentors® movement (MWM) and chairs the National State Effort. She has been instrumental in engaging 99 Iowa counties to push forth efforts in STEM. She serves as the Chair-‐Elect for National Lieutenant Governors Association and serves as the Founding Chair of the Food & Ag Council for STEMConnector.


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 7,000

STATE CHAIRS: MWM-‐KS/MO: Martha B. McCabe Manager of STEM Initiatives, KC STEM Alliance

MWM-‐MO: Brian E. Crouse Vice President of Education, MO Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, MO Mathematics and Science Coalition

ORGANIZATIONS: Burns & McDonnell Cerner Google Fiber Kansas City Power & Light Kansas City STEM Alliance Kansas City Women in Technology Kansas Enrichment Network Kansas State University Missouri Mathematics & Science Coalition Missouri National Girls Collaborative Project Prep-‐KC Science Pioneers Society of Women Engineers-‐Kansas City Section Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math & Medicine -‐ Central Exchange

KC STEM Alliance hosted their second summer Girls App Camp for 21 middle and high school girls August 3-‐7, 2015. Mentors joined them each day during lunch to share information on their jobs and why they chose to go into computer science. Pictured are the girls along with one of their mentors.

MWM – KS/MO: Martha McCabe -‐ 816-‐235-‐2871 – [email protected] MWM – MO: Brian Crouse -‐ 573 -‐634-‐3511 – [email protected]

• Participated in the Kansas STEM Call-‐to-‐Action Forum • Held several STEM Events/Activities for girls:

o Girls Only Engineering Summer Camp hosted by Burns & McDonnell

o Girls App Camp hosted KC STEM Alliance o Young Women’s Conference hosted by Johnson

County Community College o Orthopedic Surgery Workshop hosted by the Perry

Initiative o Girls STEM Expo – 3000 girls o Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

• Washington University recently launched the Hawthorne Leadership School for Girls -‐ an all girls STEM charter school for grades 6-‐12 in Kansas City

• Women in Technology began hosting mentor events for young women and girls and started a new after-‐school coding program for middle school students this past school year called Tech sHeroes.

• KC STEM Alliance, funded by Cerner and Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City, initiated a Girls in Technology media campaign and community events, which began September 1, 2015.

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GIRLS APP CAMP


CONTACT INFO


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 2,015

Kathy Plomin, Development Officer Dr. Czar Crofcheck, Co-‐Chair of the Kentucky

Girls STEM Collaborative Sue Scheff AAUW Alltech Kentucky Science Center Lexmark International, Inc. Lockheed Martin Messer Construction Toyota 3M Wilderness Road Girl Scout Council

During the summer, Newton’s Attic held several STEM-‐related

summer camps. Areas of focus ranged greatly and there was

something for everyone. Here are a few of the camps: Goldie Blox

and the Three Gadgets, Minecraft Mod with Mcreator, Creative

Aviation, Camp Chemistry, and Python for Game Development.

Kathy Plomin – 859-‐420-‐4916 -‐ [email protected]

• Plan to host additional forums, utilize social media and networks to continue to educate women and girls about MWM

• Support and showcase projects and events where mentoring is taking place that can be scaled to reach a larger audience

• Work to utilize additional resources and materials provided to advance the movement

• Attended the 2015 Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative Annual Conference, featuring incredible exhibits, presentations, and panel discussions from STEM education and industry influencers

MWM-KY KEY ORGANIZATIONS

Newton’s Attic


CONTACT INFO


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 6,600

Paige Smith Ph.D. -‐ Lead of Mid-‐Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC) and Director of Women in Engineering Program. The University of Maryland is participating in this committee. The States/Regions that are part of the MAGiC collaborative are currently involved in MWM for these states. We are working to establish additional committee members in these states.

Maryland: Paige E. Smith -‐ 301-‐405-‐3931 -‐ [email protected] Delaware: Currently Recruiting Leadership -‐ Contact [email protected] if you are interested.

Washington D.C: Currently Recruiting Leadership -‐ Contact [email protected] if you are interested.

• Leverage the Business and Industry connections within their Leadership

team, Champion Board members and others in the region • Promote Million Women Mentors though the Collaborative e-‐newsletter,

email messaging, events and social media platforms • Support local mentors with opportunities to actively provide role

models/mentors though the FabFems Project and providing role model training through a MAGiC Forum: Techbridge Role Model Training

During the summer, 140 girls participated in iEngineer, a STEM summer program offered by the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland.

2015 Specific Actions

2015 EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

CONTACT INFO

• Stepping Stones to Your Future – This was a one week commuter camp where young men and women interested in science and engineering work with current University of Maryland Students on a variety of hands-‐on engineering activities.

• S.P.I.C.E. – During this one-‐week program young women are introduced to the world of engineering through projects, tours, and guest speakers. The program hosted 20 9th and 10th grade girls.

• Exploring Engineering – The University of Maryland hosted a one-‐week summer program where 63 high school women live on campus and explore engineering through hands-‐on activities, laboratory experiments, informative workshops, team challenges, and seminars with professional engineers.

• Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program – The seven-‐week Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program is a camp that aims to combat stereotypes about computer coders and encourage high school girls to pursue computer science education.

iEngineer Program


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 8,000

Jennifer Roecklein-‐Canfield, Ph.D., MWM -‐MA Chair Simmons College, Chair Chemistry & Physics

Allison Scheff, MA Department of Higher Education, Exec. Director of STEM, MA STEM Advisory Council

Connie Chow, Ph.D. Former Executive Director for the Science Club for Girls, Boston, MA

Joanne Kamens, Ph.D. Executive Director of Addgene, Inc., Diversity outreach and expert in Women in STEM initiative and mentoring. American Women in Science

Southern New England Girls Collaborative Project (SNEGCP)

Simmons College hosted a training session this summer catered to mentors for the Science Club for Girls. Mentors learn a variety of techniques and activities that they can take back to middle school students in the Science Club for Girls after-‐school program.

Dr. Jenna Roecklein-‐Canfield – 617-521-2731– [email protected]

• MWM – MA State Chair Jennifer Roecklein-‐Canfield presented a poster about the Million Women Mentors Initiatives at the Outreach session of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting (about 5,000 attendees) in April 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.

o MWM materials and applications were handed out to approximately 250 attendees. o MWM was presented at the Women in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology networking event at the

meeting. • MWM – MA team will present a workshop called “ The Effect of Mentoring: The Million Women Mentors Initiative” at

the November 2015 Massachusetts STEM Summit. The workshop will include a panel of mentoring experts, including Sheila Boyington – MWM National, and Joanne Kamens, and a break out session on building a mentoring toolkit with strategies on how to recruit and train mentors.

• Simmons College hosted a “Moms as Mentors” event where moms and daughters spent the day building, sharing, and learning science in a hands-‐on and exciting way. This program seeks to demonstrate how early STEM mentoring even by Moms can have a profound effect on girls choosing STEM courses in the future.

MWM-MA KEY ORGANIZATIONS

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Mentor Training Event


CONTACT INFO


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 5,000

Lt. Governor Angela McLean, MWM -‐ MT Honorary Chair

First Lady Lisa Bullock Montana STEM Mentors

Tiphani Lynn (MGSCP), MWM -‐ MT Chair Montana Girls STEM Collaborative Project

Deanna Linn, VISTA Serving with MT Girls STEM Collaborative & MSU Extended University

Suzi Taylor Montana State University Extended University and MGSCP

Allyn Harris CTA Architects and Engineers, MGSCP

Jan Lombardi Montana GEAR UP, MGSCP

Nikki Anderson Exploration Works

Sheila Hogan Dept. of Administration and Co-‐Chair of Gov. Bullock’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Taskforce

The Montana STEM Mentors Initiative launched on December 9, 2014 in an effort to raise awareness of the impact STEM mentors can have on career choices of young women. Lt. Governor Angela McLean and First Lady Lisa Bullock announced on April 1, 2015 that they had exceeded their goal of committing 100 STEM mentors to provide guidance for women and girls interested in pursuing a career in a STEM field. The mentor’s commitment includes agreeing to 20 hours of volunteer service through the end of the year to provide information and wisdom to young women.

Tiphani Lynn – 406-‐750-‐3035 – [email protected]

• Lt. Gov. McLean also announced the Statewide STEM Mentors Summit set for November 6, 2015, where MWM will be featured.

• Thrive in Bozeman will host a Girls for Change statewide conference in October where three $1000 grants are awarded.

• Chicks in Science: Girls in 4th -‐ 8th grade explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and gain exposure to exciting opportunities in STEM fields.

• MWM -‐ MT is partnering with colleges and universities in Montana to recruit professors, alumni, graduate and undergraduate students for the statewide MWM initiative.

Montana STEM Mentors Initiative

CONTACT INFO



STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 3,000

MWM-‐NJ HONORARY CHAIR Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno

ADVISORS TO LEADERSHIP: Balaji Ganapathy -‐ TATA Consultancy Services Jeff M. Stoller, Assistant Commissioner -‐ NJDOL Jacquelyn Litt, Dean -‐ Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University Kim Case, Executive Director -‐ R&D Council –NJ Tanya Oznowich, Supervisor -‐ NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Judy Savage, NJ Vocational Schools Council STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Sally Nadler, PSEG – College Relations Manager Workforce Development Dr. Robert Brzozowski, Sustainability & Alternative Energy -‐ Rowan College at Burlington County Anand Ramaswami, Dean STEM -‐ Rowan College at Burlington County Keith Davis, Executive Director -‐ Camden Dream Ctr. Betty Boros, Chief Strategy Officer -‐ NJ Business & Industry Association Dr. Jay Dugan, Director PD – STEAM, EIRC Foundation John Henry, STEM Director -‐ New Jersey School Board Association Ralph Stowe, Engineer Mentor -‐ AT&T CDT Work Alfred Dansbury -‐ City of Camden, Dept. of Planning and Development Catalina Kowal, & Genna Cargill -‐ Cisco Systems Ed Stoloski, Superintendent -‐ East Amwell Elementary Dr. Todd Fay, Superintendent -‐ Milford Elementary School Laura Greenstone, Licensed Professional Counselor-‐ NJ Certified Disaster Response Crisis Counselor Mike MacEwan / Ebony Grace, NJSACC: The Statewide Afterschool Dr. Kim Metz, Superintendent -‐ Hunterdon County Polytech Jessica Cangelosi-‐Hade -‐ Hunterdon County Polytech Ralph Tillinghast -‐ Picatinny Arsenal Col. Edward Petersen and Shahram Dabiri -‐ Picatinny Arsenal Pam Rodriques -‐ TATA Consultancy Services Florence Johnson -‐ NJ Symphony Orchestra Dr. Nannette Wright -‐ Lockheed Martin Dr. Mary Fernandez, President -‐ MentorNet Dr. Ed Denton / Dave Janosz -‐ NJ Technology Engineering Education Association Carl Jackson, Sr. -‐ Retired IBM Dr. Elaine Zundl -‐ Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University

Sheila Boyington – 423-‐309-‐3667 – [email protected]

MWM – NJ Honorary Chair Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno worked with the NJ steering committee to share a letter signed by her to all of her corporate partners. The letter encouraged these companies to participate in the Million Women Mentors initiative.

Corporate Outreach

2015 EVENTS/ACTIVITIES

CONTACT INFO

• 3/9-‐3/13 – STEM WEEK hosted by Research & Development Council of NJ featured the formal KICK-‐Off of MWM-‐NJ Steering Committee, endorsement by Lt. Governor and keynote by Balaji Ganapathy of TATA Consultancy Services;

• 3/25 – WHAT’S NEXT Webinar for MWM-‐NJ Steering Committee

• 3/24-‐3/25 – Release MWM-‐NJ State Report • 3/26-‐8/31 – Phase 1: Assessment of NJ Participants • 4/16 – Formation of Douglass Student User

Experience Team • 6/08 – MWM-‐Steering Committee at Princeton

University-‐ Who’s Registered on MWM-‐NJ site; Collaborated with Earth Friendly Products (ECOS) to create sustainability and “green” program for girls and women in STEM. ECOS was the first corporate donor to MWM – NJ.

• 7/17-‐ 10/31 – Rowan College at Burlington Co. MWM-‐NJ Steering Committee, AJA & 15 state partners create tools for Public Information, started work on Mentoring Jeopardy : NJ Style.

• 9/21 – MWM Summit & Gala • 11/17 – Final Meeting 2015 / NJ Business &

Industry Association theme.


PLEDGE GOAL: 25,000

Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, MWM – NY Honorary Chair

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, MWM -‐ NY Honorary Vice Chair

Michelle Stark, PE., Manager of Technical Services – Electrical, CHA

Stephanie Lemnios, Collaborative Co-‐Lead, Informal STEM Education Consultant

NY STEAM – Established leadership team to bring STEM and project management expertise to the collaboration.

The 2016 Global Forum on Girls’ Education is to be held February 7-‐9, 2016 in New York, NY. The event is expected to

be a place for leading educators, researchers, advocates, authors, and other passionate leaders from across the globe to

come together and share ideas and experiences that can help bring awareness of STEM-‐related subjects to the forefront for

young girls.

Michelle Stark, PE. – 518-‐453-‐3971 -‐ [email protected]

Stephanie Lemnios -‐ [email protected]

• Volunteer Match and The Connectory Webinar was held

on September 10, 2015 to raise awareness of the new partnership between the two organizations that will

provide The Connectory with free access to resources from Volunteer Match.

• Build relationships and connections with organizations in

the state to raise awareness of the MWM-‐NY effort.

• Promote Million Women Mentors via the New York STEAM

Girls Collaborative’s Facebook page, Twitter account, and e-‐newsletter.

• The ACM-‐W New York Celebration of Women in

Computing Conference takes place on April 8-‐9, 2016.

STEERING COMMITTEE

2016 GLOBAL FORUM ON GIRLS’ EDUCATION

SPECIFIC ACTIONS

CONTACT INFO


Del Ruff – Director North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs Public School Forum of North Carolina

Members are being recruited at the current time from STEM stakeholders (organizations, businesses, higher education, etc.) from around North Carolina.

Del Ruff – 919-‐781-‐6833 x 115 – [email protected]

• The MWM – NC leadership team held 4 virtual meetings to develop outreach plans.

• Drafted and revised recruitment letters to be sent to individuals, organizations, universities, businesses, etc. around increasing the number of STEM mentors pledging in MWM

• Recruitment letters were disseminated in March and August 2015 to higher education institutions, organizations, etc.

• Identified key persons to serve on the steering committee and identified State Champion for MWM – NC

• Developing a STEM mentoring plan of action • Announcing innovative opportunities for mentors to

become involved in programs across North Carolina through MWM NC Kick-‐off November 2015

• Promote MWM on the NC CAP’s website, NC Girls STEM Collaborative website and via social media (Twitter and Facebook)

• Partner with local businesses, industry and government entities also participating in the MWM initiative to maximize mentor pledges in our region

• Participate in the NGCP social media campaigns to promote the MWM initiative

• Supporting our expanded learning and afterschool programs with opportunities to actively recruit role models/mentors through the MWM website and the NC Girls Collaborative Project website

• Promotion of MWM through NC CAP’s Afterschool Observer -‐ the online newsletter to over 3,200 subscribers

• Priority points will be awarded to NC CAP STEM grant applications that utilize MWM mentors

• Promotion via social media (Twitter and Facebook)

• Included participation in MWM as a specific strategy for mentorship in the NC CAP grant RFP called Get STEMulated during February 2015

• Participating in NGCP social media campaigns to promote the MWM initiative (July 2014 – Mentor Fireworks)

• Providing regular announcements to our community (via email, newsletters, social media, and during community events) about opportunities to pledge through the MWM initiative

• Joining with the annual Lights ON Afterschool Campaign each October

• Fall 2015 kickoff at NC State University

NC CAP Synergy Conference is the largest gathering of expanded learning professionals in North Carolina. With over 500 individuals representing North Carolina and other states, the Million Women Mentors initiative is infused as one of the collaborations to get involved with in 2015. A presentation entitled “Mentor Training Resources for Afterschool Programs” was provided by Christi Whitworth that included MWM initiative.

PLEDGE GOAL: 3,000

S T E E R I N G C O M M I T T E E N C C A P S Y N E R G Y C O N F E R E N C E

S P E C I F I C A C T I O N S R E S U L T S A N D P L AN S

CONTACT INFO


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 25,000

Stephanie Johnson – 614-‐946-‐8358 – [email protected]

• On September 8th, MWM – OH held their kick-‐off event at the Metro Early College with over 40 people in attendance.

• Gained large support from Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland along with significant involvement with Northwest Ohio Center for Excellence in STEM education, Global Impact STEM Academy, Hudson Fasteners, YWCA, and Dayton Early College Academy.

• MWM – OH leadership is working to engage business and industry with Million Women Mentors through direct contact efforts with all institutes of higher education and 100 companies in Ohio.

“Mentoring young women is a true win-‐win… as mentors we can help unleash the full potential of the next generation of American innovators.”

Aimee Kennedy, Vice President of Education, Philanthropy and STEM Learning at Battelle

MWM-OH KEY ORGANIZATIONS

Lt. Governor Mary Taylor, MWM – OH Honorary Chair

Stephanie Johnson, MWM – OH Chair -‐ Battelle

Bob Midden -‐ Bowling Green State University

Elizabeth Daly -‐ Battelle

Kathy Wright -‐ Hughes STEM High School

Marcia Downes -‐ The Works

Margaret Finley -‐ Columbus Women and Girls Mentoring Society

Mary Juhas -‐The Ohio State University

Mary Yerina -‐ Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland

Rachel Sanders -‐ Global Impact STEM Academy

Ronnda Cargill -‐ Hughes STEM High School

Shelly Mulkern -‐ SK Food Group

Susan Stearns -‐ Bowling Green State University

Tracy Martz -‐ Dayton Early College Academy

Lt. Governor Mary Taylor serves as the Honorary Chair for the MWM – OH efforts. The Lt. Governor attended the MWM – OH kick off event to help launch the effort within the state.


CONTACT INFO

Honorary Chair Lt. Governor Mary Taylor

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PLEDGE GOAL: 2,015

STEERING COMMITTEE

Saeed Sarani – President Coalition for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education in Oklahoma

Xan Black – Executive Director Oklahoma Women in STEM

Jaisy Myers – Program Manager Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance Elsa Velasco Paul – Student and Early Career

Programs Manager Society of Exploration Geophysicists

36 girls participated in 2015 Tech Trek Tulsa camp, a weeklong residential camp on the University of Tulsa Campus. Girls explored STEM through classes taught by STEM women professors, lived in dorms with 4 women studying STEM at the collegiate level, and were around 35 of their peers all interested in STEM.

• Held Oklahoma Women in STEM Education Event at Tulsa Zoo with 130 high school girls and 30 mentors participating in a day of STEM mentorship focused on behind-‐the-‐scenes STEM at the zoo.

• Hosted a Sonia Kovalevsky Day – all girls, all math, all day event at Tulsa Community College on Tuesday, March 24 for 300 middle school/high school students. Girls explored various mathematical topics under the leadership of Tulsa area math professors as well as a team from Casio Electronics Company. Girls were treated to a discussion panel of female STEM professionals during lunch.

Xan Black – 918-‐863-‐8709 – [email protected]

• MWM 2015 goal = 2015 girls. Through end of July, more than 800 girls have been mentored in Oklahoma!

• Will triple our STEM mentorship pilots in 2015 – working on mentorship programs in ten elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools.

• Planning is starting for an Oklahoma Women in STEM service event, as well as one social event for the fall semester.

MWM – OK KEY ORGANIZATIONS

2015 Tech Trek Tulsa Camp

FUTURE 2015 PLANS

SPECIFIC ACTIONS

CONTACT INFO


CHAMPIONS BOARD MEMBERS:

Julia Betts, Classes Coordinator Saturday Academy

Lynn D. Dierking, Ph.D., Sea Grant Professor Free-‐Choice STEM Learning, College of Science, Oregon State University

Rane Johnson-‐Stempson, Director Microsoft Research

Jennifer Miller, Computer Science Instructor Clackamas Community College

Joyce Zook, Co-‐President AAUW -‐ Oregon

LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS: MWM-‐OR Co-‐Chair: Bethany Thramer, Community

Connections Coordinator-‐ OregonASK MWM–OR Co-‐Chair: Beth A. Unverzagt, Director

OregonASK Karen Armstrong, Program Director

Woodburn After School Club Melissa Dubois, Director

South Metro Salem STEM Partnership Kristen Harrison, Collaboratory Director

Portland Metro STEM Partnership Krina Lee, Executive Director

Salem-‐Keizer Education Foundation Jacqueline Murphy, Executive Director

Airway Science for Kids Elizabeth Nye, Executive Director

Girls Inc. of the Pacific NW Jo Oshiro, STEM Education Advocate Jeffrey Paules, Coordinator of Science Education

University of Oregon Kiki Prottsman, Founder

Thinkersmith

Heidi Sipe, Superintendent Umatilla School District

Sherry Yang, Professor, Computer Systems Engineering Technology -‐ Oregon Institute of Technology

• Highlighted the MWM campaign, handed out information and included a link in the follow-‐up email Collaborative kick-‐off conference

• Promoted MWM in our OGCP newsletter • Built relationships with STEM hubs in an effort

to expand our direct connection with thousands of potential mentors

• Started working with industry and school district partners as we develop a toolkit for mentoring and outreach engagement

• Recent mini-‐grant application helped us reach out to engage and connect with new programs around Oregon

• Partner with STEM hubs to establish criteria required for digital badges for STEM mentors

• Develop a toolkit that helps programs and organizations engage, train and sustain mentor relationships with STEM professionals

• Promote MWM at each of our 6 forums around the state with information and sign-‐up opportunities

• Bi-‐monthly correspondence to promote MWM • Utilize leadership team and champions board

relationships to reach new mentoring partners • Engage existing partnerships/mentors in a

collaborative effort

Bethany Thramer -‐ 541-‐513-‐0423 -‐ [email protected]

S T E E R I N G C O M M I T T E E

PLEDGE GOAL : 5 , 000

S P E C I F I C A C T I O N S A N D P L A N S

CONTACT INFO


PLEDGE GOAL: 3,000

M W M - P A

K E Y O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

20 1 5 / 20 1 6 P RO J E C T S A N D P L A N S

• Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology was held on March 21, 2015. This free event to raised STEM awareness by offering fun, STEM activities for girls in middle and high school to explore and enjoy.

• The 2015 Extra Learning Opportunities Conference was held March 3-‐5, 2015 with a focus on “Changing the World One Student at a Time”. The PA STEM Girls Collaborative Project presented Role Models Matter training at the event.

• The Agnes Irwin School and its Center for the Advancement of Girls hosted their first STEM Think-‐Tank and Symposium event on March 19-‐20, 2015.

• Additional Role Models Matter events are planned. • PA STEM Girls Collaborative Project is scheduling more SciGirls events.

CONTACT INFO Lisa Kovalchick – 724-‐938-‐4146 – [email protected]


PA STEM GIRLS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT CHAMPIONS BOARD MEMBERS: Carol Adukaitis –

PA State System of Higher Education / Dixon University Center

Paula Clifford – MLA, RLATG, CVT, Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research

Lori L. Harvey -‐ Intelitek Jessica Hoyt -‐ WISE Institute Dale McCreedy -‐ The Franklin Institute Linda Ortenzo -‐ Carnegie Science Center Jennifer Stancil -‐ WQED

LEADERSHIP TEAM: Lisa Kovalchick , MWM – PA Chair,

California University of Pennsylvania Patty Bicanich –

CTE Resource Center – Penn State University Gina Boff -‐ California University of Pennsylvania


STEERING COMMITTEE

Carol M. Giuriceo, Ph.D. (Chair) Rhode Island STEM Center/Rhode Island College Candida Desjardins Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Jen Giroux Rhode Island College Diane Guillemette Guill Tool & Engineering Company, Inc. Amy Leidtke Rhode Island School of Design/Leidtke Design JoAnn Johnson Tech Collective Ilona Miko, Ph.D. Neuroscientist/Artist Jo-‐Ann Schofield Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership Southern New England Girls Collaborative Project

Rhode Island has recently joined the Million Women Mentors initiative and is currently in the planning phase with its newly-‐formed Steering Committee.

Carol M. Giuriceo – (401) 456-‐2799 -‐ [email protected]

The Rhode Island STEM Center located at Rhode Island College serves the entire state as a central educational hub and resource focused on building partnerships, advocating for increased STE[A]M (Science, Technology, Engineering, [Arts+design], Mathematics) literacy, and nurturing, promoting, and implementing research-‐based practices so that all Rhode Islanders will be able to understand, participate, and contribute fully to 21st century society.

PLEDGE GOAL: 2,000

VISION AND MISSION

Rhode Island STEM Center @ Rhode Island College

SPECIFIC GOALS

CONTACT INFO

Vision: To develop today’s girls and young women into tomorrow’s science, technology, engineering, arts + design, mathematics (STEAM) leaders.

leaders. Mission: To build a STEAM mentor network in Rhode Island that connects education, community, industry, and government organizations and agencies for the purpose of engaging and motivating girls and women to increase their STEAM literacy and pursue careers in STEM and STEAM.

Photo: Tech Collective


UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

PLEDGE GOAL: 10,000

September 12: East Tennessee Expanding Your Horizons -‐ Maryville College Day-‐long event for middle school girls featuring activities in STEM led by women scientists.

September 26: MTSU Expanding Your Horizons presented by MTSU is a hands-‐on Science and Math conference.

October 23-‐24: Women in Higher Education Tennessee Conference -‐ MTSU Conference for women in higher education focusing on pathways to success.

October 24: Society of Women Engineers – Invent it. Build it. Expo – Nashville TN Invent It. Build It. is an experience designed to encourage girls to choose a career in engineering

November 20: Tennessee Academy of Science Meeting -‐ MTSU

Lt. Gov. Ramsey presented a state resolution recognizing Tennessee Women in STEM. Representatives from partner companies and organizations across the state attended this historic event at the State Capital.

Dr. Judith Iriarte-‐Gross -‐ 615-‐904-‐8253 -‐ Judith.Iriarte-‐[email protected] Ronna-‐Renee Jackson – 423-‐994-‐0007 -‐ [email protected]

Lulu Copeland – 423-‐697-‐3212 -‐ [email protected]

MWM-TN KEY ORGANIZATIONS

• Attended the STEMposium presented by Girls, Inc at Chattanooga State Community College where there were panels, discussions, and activities aimed at getting more girls to follow a STEM career path.

• TN STEM Innovation Summit – Sheila Boyington, Kayla Brown, and Dr. Judith Iriarte – Gross held a booth at the exhibition center for MWM and took sign ups.

• Sheila Boyington attended and spoke at the East Tennessee State University STEM Conference featuring MWM.

• Attended the STEM Think Tank and Conference and held an MWM booth.

• ACE (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering) Mentor and Girls Inc. of Chattanooga counted 95 mentors for over 110 girls as part of the Be Counted! Campaign

• Working with Electric Power Board (EPB) of Chattanooga for a corporate pledge

• Held a career-‐awareness summer camp with Volkswagen where girls were introduced to STEM professions.

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Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey Makes Resolution

CONTACT INFO

Recent Events and Activities


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 20,000

Tricia Berry Lead, Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP)

Director, Women in Engineering Program at UT Austin

TxGCP Leadership Team TxGCP Champions Board TxGCP Regional Leadership Teams

• Dallas – Fort Worth • East Texas • El Paso • Houston

http://txgcp.org/about/

TxGCP is disseminating the Techbridge Role Models Matter curriculum across Texas, engaging role models and organizations across the state with research-‐based best practices in role model interactions and messaging to engage girls in STEM.

Tricia Berry – 512-‐471-‐5650 – [email protected]

• Continue to educate STEM mentors, role models and those who utilize STEM mentors and role models across the state as part of a TechBridge Role Models Matter Curriculum dissemination

• Ensure STEM mentors use the best messaging and practices to engage kids in STEM • Expand outreach to organizations, universities and companies with STEM students or professionals

MWM-TX KEY ORGANIZATIONS

• Partnering with existing networks and mentoring resources across the state • Promoting MWM through the TxGCP eNewsletter, social media, presentations, forums, conferences and events • Leveraging national platforms such as the FabFems role model database, the National Role Model Directory, The

Connectory, MentorNet, Nepris and nPower • Connecting with MWM sponsors in Texas like BP, Freescale and Lockheed Martin • Launched Regional Leadership Teams with TxGCP, which will help support the MWM initiative throughout TX

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Role Models Matter

2015 - 2016 Plans

CONTACT INFO

GIRLSCOLLABORATIVE

PROJECT

TEXAS

Specific Actions

• Rio Grande Valley • San Antonio • Waco


Tami Goetz -‐ Chair Utah STEM Action Center

Tami Goetz – 801-‐674-‐2405 – [email protected]

PLEDGE GOAL: 2,000

• Working to develop steering team committee for the initiative. • Developing the first version of STEM Match mobile app mentoring program, which will pair mentors,

teachers, counselors, and parents to help students get better exposure to STEM experiences. • Partnered with NDIA/AIA for the first UTAH STEM call-‐to-‐action forum August 19-‐20, 2015. • Girls Code at Canyons Technical Education Center: a summer program put on for middle and high

school girls in the Salt Lake area. • Stem Fest March 23-‐25, 2016 in Sandy, Utah: Unique gathering of businesses, educators, and

students for an opportunity to participate in exciting hands-‐on experiences in science and technology and expose children to a world of career opportunities in the STEM field.

• She’s Geeky: an event for women in STEM to come together and connect, network, share, and learn in a fun and friendly environment. September 18-‐19, 2015.


G E E K S Q U A D

S P E C I F I C A C T I O N S AN D H I G H L I G H T S

CONTACT INFO

Geek Squad Summer Academy: A program for kids 9-‐13 to provide inspiration for kids to get involved in technology fields. They gain exposure to 3-‐D printing, CAD design, programming and robotics, circuits and logic, digital citizenship, digital music, and film production and editing.


STEERING COMMITTEE

PLEDGE GOAL: 3,000

Governor Terry McAuliffe, MWM-‐VA Honorary Chair

Dr. Carole Cameron Inge, MWM-‐VA Chair, Founder International Association for STEM Leaders

Dr. Yvonne Thayer, CEO and Founder VESTED Educational Development

Dr. Yvonne Harris, Ph.D., Vice Provost James Madison University Research and Scholarship, Division of Academic Affairs

James W. Dyke, Jr., Sr. Advisor Virginia State Gov. Relations/McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

Jennifer Bisceglie, CEO InTEROS Solutions

Dr. Usha Rajdev ED.D., Professor, Math and Science Marymount University

Others are being recruited.

MWM – VA is excited to announce Governor Terry McAuliffe as the first Governor to serve as a State Honorary Chair for Million Women Mentors

MWM-‐VA Chair: Dr. Carole Cameron Inge – 434-‐294–9423 -‐ cinge@stem-‐leaders.com

MWM-‐VA Inaugural Kick-‐off with Governor McAuliffe is planned for Fall, 2016. Community Foundation funded:

George Mason University Foundation – FOCUS: Females of Color Underrepresented in STEM To support a week-‐long STEM summer camp program for 100 middle school girls at GMU to pique the interest of females of color by offering exciting hands-‐on and experiential learning in STEM and to empower them with leadership, entrepreneurial and 21st Century skills including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity.

Marymount University – Empowering Leaders in STEAM “ENLIST” To support a twelve-‐week STEM/STEAM after school program for 60 5th-‐6th grade girls through Marymount University’s partnership with Fort Belvoir Elementary School to spark students’ enthusiasm. Activities are staffed by 15 MU pre-‐service teachers (mentors) and supervised by mentor teachers.

Second Annual Grant Cycle applications are by Sept. 30, 2015

MWM-VA KEY ORGANIZATIONS

The International Association for STEM Leaders (IASL) is partnered with the STEM Education Foundation, a 501c3 organization, helping Virginia’s STEM efforts to create a pipeline of students for STEM careers. STEM Education Foundation is a component of the Loudon and Northern Fauquier Community Foundation. Dr. Carole Cameron Inge -‐ Virginia State Lead

Honorary Chair Governor Terry McAuliffe

MWM – VA Update

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STATE LEADERSHIP

PLEDGE GOAL: 3,000

STATE CHAIRS:

MWM -‐ ID: Cindy Thorngren, Director STEM Idaho

MWM -‐ AK: Leadership to be Determined

MWM -‐ HI: Leadership to be Determined

MWM -‐ WA: Leadership to be Determined

Pacific Northwest Girls Collaborative Project (PNWGCP) Leadership Team Members www.ngcproject.org/pnwgcp

“We know that mentoring isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone. And yet, mentoring is a key piece of the solution for addressing gender inequities in STEM. We are excited to participate in MWM and provide mentors in our region the tools, resources and connections they need to engage more girls and young women in STEM across the Pacific Northwest.”

MWM-‐ ID: Cindy Thorngren -‐ [email protected] MWM -‐ AK: Lead to be Determined, to get involved contact [email protected]

MWM – HI: Lead to be Determined, to get involved [email protected] MWM – WA: Lead to be Determined, to get involved [email protected]

• Provide professional development and networking opportunities for local educators and stakeholders invested in supporting girls and women in STEM and share opportunities to participate in MWM

• Promote MWM through social media and monthly e-‐newsletters and during in-‐person event(s) • Identify key spokespersons from business/government in each of the participating states and invite leaders to

participate in 2015-‐16 PNWGCP event(s) • Grow and expand our MWM Steering Committees in Washington, Idaho, Hawaii and Alaska • Recent Accomplishment: Engaging Youth in STEM with SciGirls! A PNWGCP Forum – In April 2015 the PNWGCP hosted

a professional development forum focused on integrating inquiry-‐based STEM instruction with a commitment to gender equity and announced the MWM Initiative.

• Leverage the business and industry connections represented in our local Leadership Team and Champions Board members

• Include MWM messages and resources in our upcoming professional development forum • Continue to recruit additional women to the FabFems Directory and continue to support connections between

mentors and youth-‐serving organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii and Washington

Nimisha Ghosh Roy, NGCP Network Manager

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