About the network
Regional STEM Learning Ecosystems are the connective tissue that make this work possible. They help bring precollege programs together with colleges, universities, admissions offices, other ecosystems, and accreditation professionals to build the relationships, connections, and understanding that drive transformational change.
The STEM PUSH Network partners with established, urban-based STEM Learning Ecosystems, who commit to recruiting precollege STEM programs from across their region, developing a related plan of action with their programs, and attending STEM PUSH convenings, among other expectations and benefits.
As of January 2022, the network has coordinated two cohorts of ecosystems and programs.
Cohort 1
California, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania
Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) Academy
University of California’s Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program
California Academy of Science’s Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program
Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM)
Project Exploration
Northeastern Illinois University’s STEM Pathways program
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s Teenagers Exploring and Explaining Nature and Science (TEENS) program
The Rockefeller University’s Science Outreach program
New York Hall of Science’s Science Career Ladder
The Cooper Union’s STEM Outreach program
Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health
The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Young Naturalists
The Citizen Science Lab’s ICE-T Project
University of Pittsburgh’s Gene Team
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania’s Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute
Cohort 2
Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio
The University of Arizona’s Native American Science & Engineering Program
Arizona State University’s Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program
The University of Arizona’s Imagine Your STEM Future
The University of Arizona’s Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program
Kean University’s Group Summer Scholars Research Program
Camden County College’s 21st Century STEM Scholars Program
HIT in the CLE
Case Western Reserve University’s Provost Scholars
Whether you’re a current STEM PUSH cohort member or a STEM Learning Ecosystem looking to dive deeper into equity and college admissions, know that you have a crucial role to play. You are the link that helps bring all the needed STEM stakeholders together to build a more dynamic and diverse school, college, and career pathway for Black and Brown learners.
By better understanding your role, you can help actively reimagine and rebuild relationships between precollege STEM programs and college admissions in your region, and ultimately, support deeper equity and diversity in STEM learning and careers.
The STEM PUSH Network designed this digital playbook to help you:
- Identify and support precollege STEM programs in your region that are working to increase equity in STEM
- Build connections between precollege STEM programs and local higher education admissions departments and professionals
- Identify and facilitate conversations with policymakers, funders, and other stakeholders invested in equitable STEM systems
