Philadelphia STEM Equity Week 2024

PSEC's 2nd annual Philadelphia STEM Equity Week that was celebrated from

October 26th to November 2nd, 2024 was an exciting week dedicated to advancing inclusivity and opportunity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

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Thank you to our
2024 STEM Equity Week Event Hosts

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Our host sites presented a variety of activities: Riverbend's Fall Bird Walk and their Fall Adopt-a-Tree Planting Events , PRISE Annual STEM Educator Conference, Science History Institute's Stories of Science: Mystery Science and their First Friday: Start Talking Science , CCP's STEM Equity and Access Week Field Trips, Math Night @ Marina Anderson Neighborhood Academy, Drexel College of Computing & Informatics' Fall Career Networking Event, Black Girls Love Math's Black Girls Thriving: Mindset > Content, Launchpad's AI Skills Night: ChatGPT, PSEC's DEIB Best Practices Forum, Providence Center's Family First Friday STEM Fair, STEM Soulcial's STEM Talks on Tap, eCLOSE's Supporting Science Teachers to FLY, Philly Solar Energy Association's Junior Solar Sprint Teacher Training and the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia's Bounce, Bend, or Break: The Science of Flexibility.

PSEC's signature event the "STEMposium: To Inclusion and Beyond", on October 30, 2024 brought together collaborators in STEM education and industry and members of the Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective and the Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem.

The STEMposium included Dr. Joeletta Patrick, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Champion at NASA Langley Research Center as our Keynote Speaker, Councilwoman Nina Ahmad presenting a citation for STEM Equity Week, Meteorologist Brittney Shipp as our Emcee, and our sessions: Insights from the Cramp Community of Practice, and Reflections on STEM pathways, and Looking Into the Future of STEM. We also recognized STEM Equity Leaders & Organizations for the impactful work they do within their organizations and within PSEC.