Castine Current
MMSA Col aborative Grants: Guided by Dr.
institutions" through its special "advising pro-
Paul A. Wlodkowski, professor of engineering,
gram, academic support, new student programs
coordinator of marine systems engineering, and
and student life initiatives." This new grant
member of the Governor's STEM Council, MMA
wil help MMA meet its new long-term bench-
is col aborating with the Maine Mathematics
marks including identifying at-risk students and
and Science Alliance (MMSA) to help Maine
implementing the "Five/50 Project" focusing on
young people become more involved in math and
increasing "the overal graduation rate by five
science through a program called "Mathematics
percentage points by raising the graduation rates
and Science Through Engineering." The program
of probationary students to 50%." Dr. Joceline
is funded by Maine's Department of Education.
Boucher, director of Accessibility Services and
Currently, over 100 kindergarten through 8th
professor of marine chemistry; Deidra Davis,
grade teachers (K-8) are reading and discussing
Dean of Student Services; Dr. Elizabeth True,
the book, THE ESSENTIAL ENGINEER: WHY
Vice President for Enrollment Management; and
SCIENCE ALONE WILL NOT SOLVE OUR
Dr. Patricia Bixel, Associate Dean of Academics
GLOBAL PROBLEMS by Henry Petroski. Wlod-
submitted the grant and wil be assisted by Coach
kowski serves as an expert panelist in this online
Seth Brown `98, student-athlete affairs coordi-
book forum. As a follow-up to the principles
nator.
outlined in the book study, during the summer of
2014, MMA wil host a summer teacher-training
program focused on techniques to incorporate
Photos: METEL research involves faculty and students (left, center); Rockweed researchers Pam Grindle (sampling
the physical sciences, mathematical modeling,
Ascophyllum at left, bottom) and Dr. Jessica Muhlin (deploying temperature loggers at Schoodic Point, above); and MMA
and design problems into the K-8 curriculum.
gets a star on the University Transportation Centers RITA/DOT map, below).
Wlodkowski says he plans to integrate some of
the work that the METEL team is doing as a way
"to demonstrate to the DOT how MMA is in-
creasing the STEM pipeline to the critical middle
school years." In addition, he has a 2nd MMSA
Washington
Maine Maritime
col aborative effort funded by a National Science
Academy
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New
Maine
Montana
North Dakota State University
Michigan
Hampshire
Foundation grant designed to augment STEM in
North Dakota
State University
Portland State University
State University
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_Minnesota
of New York - Buffalo
Montana State University
Massachusetts
underserved regions of Maine through MMSA's
Oregon
University
Vermont
University of Minnesota
Institute of Technology
Idaho
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of Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
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Reach Center. "The regions identified are Do-
South Dakota
Michigan
Massachusetts
Western
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Rhode
Wyoming
Michigan University
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Connecticut
Island
ver-Foxcroft and the Blue Hil Peninsula," accord-
Iowa
University of Nevada, Reno
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Rutgers Universit ^
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y
City University
Pennsylvania
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of New York
Nevada
Iowa State Universit
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y
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ing to Wlodkowski. MMA is the higher education
Ohio State University
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Nebraska
University of California, Davis
University of Iowa
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New Jersey
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaig
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Maryla
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nd
Delaware
District of
partner and hub of this project. MMA's outreach,
n
University of California, Berkeley
Ohio
West
Columbia
Colorado
Indiana
University of Maryland
Utah
Illinois
Virginia
Virginia
teacher-training, and middle school education
Kansas
Missouri
California
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Kentucky
Missouri University of Science and Technology
provided through the STEM initiative il ustrate
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University of Southern California
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Tennessee
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University of Tennessee
Arkansas
the importance of MMA's STEM engineering
Arizona
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University of Arkansas
New Mexico
South Carolina
University of Oklahoma
programs to the entire state.
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Five/50 Project: The MELMAC Education
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University of Texas, Austin
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Florida State University
University of Central Florida
Foundation, dedicated to advancing education
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University of South Florida
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for al Maine citizens, awarded $17,435 to identify
Florida
University of Texas, Pan America
Florida International University
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and provide early intervention to first-year at-risk
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students. Through an earlier MELMAC grant
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
(2007-2012), MMA participated in "Support in
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National Centers
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
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Early Success in College". The campus commu-
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Regional Centers
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Tier 1 Centers
nity learned that MMA does "wel in overal
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Consortium Member
persistence, retention, and graduation rates
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compared to other public four-year
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