STEM celebrated at NJ State House

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TRENTON, NJ — On March 26, the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network, in partnership with the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, celebrated New Jersey’s first ever STEM Month with a STEM fair at the New Jersey State House in Trenton.

The fair showcased 17 science, technology, engineering and mathematics organizations from across the state, each highlighting their work to drive excellence in New Jersey’s STEM pipeline. Each of these organizations also received a ceremonial legislative resolution requested by Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker of the 16th Legislative District.

Organizations in attendance included the Association for Women in Science, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Delran STEM Ecosystem Alliance, Douglass Project for Women in STEM, Garden State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation at Rutgers University, Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, Governor’s STEM Scholars/Research & Development Council of New Jersey, Hudson County Community College, Liberty STEM Alliance, Mindbytes, Newark STEAM Coalition, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey STEM Pathways Network, Rahway Public Schools, Rowan Civil Engineering, South Jersey STEM and Innovation Partnership and Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Teaching Fellowship.

Over the course of several hours, more than 100 attendees, including dozens of state legislative representatives, visited the presenting organizations to learn about the many STEM initiatives going on around the state.

“New Jersey STEM Month and this STEM fair are all efforts to increase the engagement of policymakers, STEM stakeholders and the general public in building capacity in STEM education and overall innovation in the state,” said Kim Case, executive director of the Research & Development Council of New Jersey and manager of the New Jersey STEM Pathways Network.

Photos Courtesy of Alexander Caronna