College of Education

Institute for Math and Science Education Partnerships, Grants, and Collaborative Groups

Working across the university with mathematicians, scientists, educational researchers, and public school community leaders, faculty and staff in the College of Education have built a mathematics and science research and outreach group that includes a broad range of research and outreach grants. The institute has also led a long-term leadership effort to build and coordinate K-20 STEM Education efforts at NMSU and across the state of New Mexico. The institute was founded by Dr. Prentice Baptise, Dr. Karin Wiburg and Dr. Susan Brown in 2006. Currently Dr. Susan Brown directs and coordinates science education grant projects and Wanda Tamez directs the math grants. The institute fulfills NMSU's land grant mission by serving over 20 partner districts and their schools from Raton to Hobbs to Gadsden. Around 40,000 students and their families as well as over 1000 teachers benefited from the numerous outreach programs available in the NMSU College of Education

Our programs include:

• STEM Outreach Center
• Mathematically Connected Communities (MC²)
• Scientifically Connected Communities (SC²)
• Southern New Mexico Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Aerospace Academy (SNM SEMAA)
• SUMA
• Academy for Young Scientists (AYS) - Stone Age to Space Age
• Women in STEM fields - WIN-STEM
• Masters in Teaching with a Science Emphasis

These programs have been funded by: New Mexico legislature, Federal funds, National Science Foundation, Toyota USA Foundation, Honda Foundation, ADC Foundation, Intel Foundation, Public Service of New Mexico, RGK Foundation, Tommy Hilfiger Foundation, El Paso Foundation, General Motors, Qwest Foundation.

The uniqueness of the programs is emphasized by the fact that colleges across the campus of NMSU have collaborated with the programs as well as other institutions from the Dona Ana Community College to various school districts and the Public Education Department.