{"id":2,"date":"2024-02-14T17:54:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T17:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-01-14T10:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:03:13","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/","title":{"rendered":"The STEM Center of Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-purpose-0\">Our Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The STEM Center at The Citadel works to prepare students for the 21st-century workforce. A collaborative effort of The Citadel\u2019s Schools of Education, Engineering, and Science &amp; Mathematics, The STEM Center delivers outreach initiatives to increase P-20 student interest, participation, and opportunities in the STEM disciplines and develop innovative programming related to teacher preparation and professional development activities. The STEM Center also supports The Citadel\u2019s efforts to produce more graduates who are poised to become successful leaders in the STEM fields.<br>The STEM Center\u2019s mission is to promote interest and understanding of the STEM fields by employing research-based best practices to ensure all students P-20 are prepared to succeed in the 21st-century workforce. 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The STEM Center serves as a hub for STEM outreach in the Lowcountry by enhancing STEM learning in the region, targeting grades P-20, in-service and pre-service teachers and students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We equip the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, and STEM educators using 21st century skills, relevant content, effective pedagogies,\u00a0and supporting technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-stem-center-at-the-citadel-will-foster\">The STEM Center at The Citadel will Foster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly qualified teachers equipped with cutting edge STEM knowledge and 21st&nbsp;century skills who will:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be confident in advancing student learning in STEM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspire and prepare students to pursue STEM-related careers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be better able to prepare our students to be successful in the global economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community engagement in achieving STEM literacy for our state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208_CP_StormTheCitadel_036-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208_CP_StormTheCitadel_036-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208_CP_StormTheCitadel_036-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208_CP_StormTheCitadel_036-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208_CP_StormTheCitadel_036-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/stem-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/20200208_CP_StormTheCitadel_036-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to receive regular announcements about STEM Center activities and events, useful links, and national STEM news items, please send your contact information and request to The STEM Center through this link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/stem@citadel.edu.\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Purpose The STEM Center at The Citadel works to prepare students for the 21st-century workforce. 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