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| id | fiscal_year | chamber | member_name | member_last | member_first | bioguide_id | party | state | district | subcommittee | recipient | recipient_normalized | project_description | recipient_address | amount_requested |
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| 82 | 2022 | House | Andy Barr | Barr | Andy | B001282 | Republican | KY | Labor HHS | Eastern Kentucky University Center for STEM Excellence | EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR STEM EXCELLENCE | The Center for STEM Excellence at EKU will increase STEM degree production, prepare students for current workforce demands, and provide the building blocks for the inventors of the future, translating ideas into products, services, opportunity, employment, and societal achievement, that have yet to be discovered. The top organizations and industries across the commonwealth related to aerospace, agriculture technology, automotive, health care, manufacturing, and teacher education, benefit from this initiative. The Center for STEM Excellence will expand access to and enhance the quality of teaching, learning, and research efforts across all science, math, engineering, technology, and health science programs at Eastern Kentucky University with emphasis on student-centered classroom and teaching laboratory experiences, evidence-based co-curricular learning supports, and innovative research opportunities. This early stage funding will be used to furnish and equip the STEM Center with the physical and virtual resources needed to support student success. The proposed initiatives, summarized here, are well-aligned with the needs of EKU’s students, 60% of whom are the first in their families to attend college and come from low-income homes. Additionally, these evidence-based practices can increase participation of women and other underrepresented populations in STEM fields. The STEM Center will freely provide high-quality discipline- or skill-specific tutoring, helping all EKU students master foundational concepts in science, math, engineering, and technology. The STEM Course Embedded Consultants will partner with instructors to support students in 100- and 200-level math and science courses (serving ~1000 students/semester). Each peer consultant will work with ~30 students, providing both in-class assistance and individualized out-of-class tutoring and mentoring. Ultimately, the STEM Center brings together a multidisciplinary team to engage learners in understanding and applying mathematical, scientific, technical, and engineering concepts and principles. These programs assist and challenge students at all skill levels as they become creators, inventors, scientists, and leaders for the twenty-first century. | 521 Lancaster Avenue, Richmond, KY 40475 | 504900 |