ODU Robert Noyce Program Scholars and Mentors Present at Southeastern Noyce Conference

ODU’s Robert Noyce Scholars Program was well represented at the Southeastern Noyce Conference held in Mobile, Alabama, with a strong team of faculty, students, and mentor teachers. The conference brought together Noyce-funded projects to share resources, lessons learned, and strategies for bringing engaging STEM practices to classrooms in high-need communities.

Attendees from ODU included Principal Investigator Dr. Demetrice Smith-Mutegi, Co-Principal Investigator Christina Steel, undergraduate scholarship recipients Courtni Mundy, Dominique Wright, and Janya Ware, graduate student Steevenson Rosema, and mentor teachers Kimberly Jackson and Morghan Bryant from Norfolk Public Schools. The team shared preliminary outcomes and next steps for the ODU Robert Noyce Scholars Program (GEMS, Growing Educators of Math & Science) program, participated in workshops and networking sessions, and built new connections with other Noyce projects across the region.