14 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Department of Defense Awards $4 Million Grant for Hampton University STEM Students


Education


physics lectures during the academic year.


Members of the DoD and


Hampton University’s School of Science met recently to officially kick off the program. They sat in on a physics class with the students in the cohort to see what they are learning. This group will meet again in Maryland next semester.


Dr. Calvin Lowe speaks to physics students who are a part of the SSP cohort BY HAMPTON UNIVERSITY


Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded


HAMPTON, Va. the


Hampton –The U.S. University


School of Science with a $4 million grant, specifically aimed to enhance research capabilities and strengthen educational


technology, engineering mathematics (STEM).


programs in science, and


“Thank you to the Department


of Defense for this much appreciated grant. Our students continue to prove that they are the best and the brightest. They are receiving a world-class education at our university where we have continually set the bar high. Hampton students are meeting that bar and exceeding it,” said Hampton


HU Faculty and Staff meet with DOD Staff to kick off the SSP


University President, Dr. William R. Harvey.


The Stem Scholars Program


(SSP) has already chosen the cohort, 17 Hampton


University students


who are also Merit Scholars, and began this past summer when they took English 102 Honors and other courses. The program supplements the Merit Scholarships and ensures the full cost of tuition and fees, and room and board are fully paid for four years. Students in the program can be in any of the following majors: biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics,


physics, electrical


engineering, chemical engineering or computer engineering.


Scholarship Watch American Essay Contest American Essay Contest


Eligibility: Applicants must be in grades 7 through 12 and must be sponsored by a Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) branch or Ladies Auxiliary unit. They must submit an essay on a sponsor-determined topic. Selection is based on the overall strength of the essay.


Amount: $2,500-$5,000 Deadline is Saturday, December 1st.


How to apply: An essay and cover sheet are required.


Entry instructions are available at: www.fra.org/fra/Web/Events_and_Programs/7_12th_Grade_Essay_ Contest/Web/Content/Essay_Contest.aspx?hkey=707c4b42-2eb8-4992-9d57-31b8bd14c68a


"The SSP program is a unique


program that benefits the students and the university. This program provides students with full scholarships and the university gains more students in the trajectory towards STEM careers. So far, it has been a privilege to work with such eager and intellectually, budding scientists as we explore the academic, research and STEM education aspects of this program,” said Dr. Isi Ero-Tolliver, assistant professor for the Hampton University School of Science and Co-PI


for the Stem Scholars Program. Dr.


Donald Lyons, Endowed


Professor of Physics, is the PI of the grant. He also facilitated the physics pre-college enrichment course of the SSP students and continues to teach the


but we’re not trying to grow elitists. I think if we can use SSP to help others find their way, then we’ve accomplished a tremendous thing,” said Dr. Vallen Emery, Jr., program manager, HBCU/MI outreach, U.S. Army Research Laboratory.


“We have an elite program, to


spend the summers after their sophomore and junior


Stem Scholars are required years


conducting research in a DoD laboratory, as interns. The DoD chooses which lab the student will serve their internship. Students must also maintain a 3.30 GPA their entire four years as undergraduate students, which is the same requirement for the Merit Scholarship program.


“This is a great opportunity


for a group of high performing undergraduates. I’m excited and am looking forward to them doing great things,” said Dr. Calvin Lowe, Dean of the Hampton University School of Science.


Volume 13 Number 2


November 2018


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