STEM 16 is intended to provide benefits for several stakeholders in the STEM community. These include, but certainly are not limited to:
- Students, who are the ultimate focus of all STEM 16 activities, and will benefit from expanded learning opportunities, increased knowledge of STEM pathways to higher education and careers, and increased visibility of their emerging knowledge and talents;
- Educators, who will benefit from tighter connectivity to STEM funding resources in the business community and government sources, networking with local businesses and organizations whose business models include STEM related projects and processes, access to local professionals who are leaders in STEM careers, and increased visibility of their innovations in and out of the classroom;
- Administrators, who will benefit from opportunities to showcase the depth and breadth of their STEM programming efforts;
- Businesses, who will benefit from the early identification of and prospect of enhancing a future workforce; and
- Public servants and their constituents, who will benefit from a stronger regional competitive advantage in academics, and from attracting tomorrow's industries to the Region.
We welcome other suggestions of the value of STEM 16 for you, and for our Region. Comment below!
