Voinovich School awarded $62,000 in grant funding to promote STEM education in Southeast Ohio

Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service has been awarded $62,000 in grant funding to promote STEM education in schools in southeast Ohio.

OHIO faculty and staff in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences are collaborating on the project and serving as co-directors.

Battelle and its non-profit subsidiary, Battelle Education, awarded two grants for a total value of $62,000 to the Voinovich School to support expanding STEM education in K-12 schools in the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) Southeast Ohio Regional Hub.

OSLN Regional Hubs play a key role in the state of Ohio by sharing resources with regional STEM collaborators and working to expand access to high quality STEM programs across the region. The hubs do this through facilitating partnerships with local entities representing K-12, higher education, communities and businesses.

Ohio University’s OSLN Regional Hub will be involved in several activities and programs, including:

• Supporting schools in the region interested in expanding and enhancing their STEM programs and aspiring STEM schools with the designation process.
• Promoting and participating in the OSLN Innovation Summit, which will engage educators and schools throughout the region.
• Hosting STEM Conversation hours with educators in the region.
• Promoting the OSLN Classroom Grant Program and the #STEMmovesOhio Design Challenge to schools in Southeast Ohio.
• Hosting a virtual grant application webinar to assist partners in the region interested in applying to the OSLN Classroom Grant Program.
• Hosting quarterly regional STEM Ambassador meetings.
• Planning professional development sessions in schools in Southeast Ohio.

For more information on the programs and activities, see the Southeast Ohio Regional Hub website.

The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service works with partners across the region and the state with the goal of strengthening communities and improving lives for Ohioans. For more information on the wide range of community programs and activities, see the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service website.

About Battelle and Battelle Education

Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At most major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the national security, health, and life sciences, and energy and environmental industries. For more information, visit https://www.battelle.org/.

Battelle Education is a non-profit launched by Battelle to advance education and connect learning with future careers. Battelle Education manages the Ohio STEM Learning Network, Stay in the Game! Attendance Network, and other high-impact projects.