WHAT: Eastern Michigan University, the EMU alumni group GameAbove, and baseball Hall of Fame member Reggie Jackson’s Mr. October Foundation, will host a press event to report on the progress of their joint effort to expand STEM education in the Detroit and Southeast Michigan K-12 school systems.
WHEN/WHERE: Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 25) at 10 a.m. at Hope Academy at 12121 Broadstreet Ave. in Detroit (one of the K-12 schools that has benefited from the organizations’ STEM outreach effort).
The event will also be streamed via Facebook Live on the Eastern Michigan University Facebook page and the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology Facebook page.
WHY: The event is a celebration of the work to deliver hands-on programming to students in underserved communities around southeast Michigan, providing a unique opportunity to stay engaged in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education. Research shows that the middle school years are an ideal time to engage students because the opportunity to positively influence them is the greatest. Connecting the students to STEM programs while in middle school can help shape their future.
GameAbove will again contribute $250,000 to the Mr. October Foundation to continue bringing STEM education to young women and men in the area. Since January 2020, GameAbove contributions to STEM K-12 education outreach now reach over $800,000.
SPEAKERS:
Hope Academy Principal Dr. Mark Mayberry
Eastern Michigan University President Smith
Heather Stone, co-founder of GameAbove
Reggie Jackson, founder of the Mr. October Foundation
May 23, 2021
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Media Contact:
Morgan Mark
mmark@emich.edu
734-487-4402