ONR Seeks to Spark Partnerships at Naval STEM Forum
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS110502-10
5/2/2011
From Office of Naval Research, Corporate Strategic Communications
ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) -- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will host a conference June 15-16 that seeks to gather Department of the Navy, industry, academic and nonprofit leaders in partnering on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives.
Over the course of the two-day event, to be held at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, Va., senior Navy leaders will outline their vision for the service's STEM program; explore partnership opportunities with participants; and discuss education outreach and research.
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead and Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Nevin Carr, are all scheduled to be featured speakers during the conference.
Aimed at increasing the pool of future naval scientists and engineers, the DoN has a long history of supporting STEM education and outreach. In fiscal 2010, the DoN invested $58 million in 170 STEM-related educational programs. That same year, the Secretary of the Navy made an aggressive pledge to double naval STEM investment over the next five years.
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