Newsletter #9
September 19, 2006
MRU Forum at Drury University, Springfield, MO., November 4, 2006
Please mark your calendar for the second MRU forum which will be held at
Drury University on November 4, 2006, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. We hope you
can come and participate in this forum. There is travel money (mileage).
[This forum at Drury will be different than the previous (completed)
forum at K-State.]
$1000 Grants are available for you!
Teachers & Counselors are welcome!
K-12 educators are welcome!
Government agencies are welcome!
Business organizations are welcome!
People & Organizations interested in Science, Technology, Engineering,
& Mathematics are welcome!
Advertise Events
If you would like to advertise your events, please send me the
information.
MRU Forum (completed) at K-State, September 16, 2006
The MRU forum at K-State was enjoyed by 50 participants on September
16, 2006. The group networked together and examples were given of
possible mini-grants. Peggy Veatch, a teacher from Thayer High School
discussed "STEM Academy in Rural Thayer Missouri". This program is
partly funded by a MRU Mini-grant. Susan Arnold Christian, Outreach
Coordinator at Kansas State University, discussed the "Grow" and
"Excite" Programs at K-State. Student Champions Board members
Anna Rogers and Nandini Sarma also gave very interesting talks
from a student's point of view. Sheryl Tucker from the University of
Missouri, Columbia talked about her "Magic of Chemistry" program which
has been nationally recognized by the American Chemical Society and
the Girl Scouts. Sherry Cook and Terri Johnson talked about the
Quirkles project. They discussed their books and how the Quirkles
stories teach or reinforce phonetic sounds that serve as building
blocks for reading while also making science more fun to learn
Please feel free to contact me with your comments and questions.
Dr. Paula Kemp
Email Paula.
Principal Investigator, MRU Project (supported by National Science Foundation)
