{"id":475549,"date":"2023-07-20T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=475549"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:40:17","slug":"nasa-white-house-advance-historically-black-scholar-recognition","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-white-house-advance-historically-black-scholar-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA, White House Advance Historically Black Scholar Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"HBCU NASA\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?resize=300,182 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?resize=768,465 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?resize=400,242 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?resize=600,364 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?resize=900,545 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"> <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA and the Department of Education, in support of STEM and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives, are hosting a competition to engage students at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), ultimately bringing diverse talent into the future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modeled from another NASA STEM activity, students will participate in a Space Tank Pitch Competition hackathon in September at the National HBCU Week Conference in September. The conference, which features a HBCU Scholar Recognition Program, is hosted by the Department of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third competition hosted by the two agencies in support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/10\/19\/executive-order-on-white-house-initiative-on-advancing-educational-equity-excellence-and-economic-opportunity-for-black-americans\/\" rel=\"noopener\">White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2014, NASA has helped provided HBCU scholars a compelling program with access to NASA STEM networks and resources. It is one of many elements in NASA\u2019s expansive relationship with the White House, including a strategic plan in response to the HBCU Partners Act of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNASA and the Biden-Harris Administration are committed to reaching students where they are and giving them the tools and opportunities to succeed in STEM-related careers,\u201d said Shahra Anderson, NASA\u2019s senior advisor for engagement. \u201cIn partnership with the Department of Education and the White House, this hackathon will drive innovation and prepare HBCU students \u2013 members of the Artemis Generation \u2013 to develop real-world solutions to some of our most pressing challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s student hackathon will concentrate on using the agency\u2019s technologies to enhance HBCU communities. The hackathon is a modified version of the full Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC) competition that takes place each fall and spring semester at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The scholars are placed into predetermined teams and select a goal to address using a NASA technology. The teams then pitch their concepts to a panel of subject matter experts. The winning team will join the winners of the fall and spring Space Tank Pitch Competitions at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled, once again, to engage with the White House initiative on HBCUs to enhance the learning experience for this year\u2019s cohort of White House Scholars,\u201d said Torry Johnson, Minority University Education and Research Project (MUREP) manager in the Office of STEM engagement at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cWe are looking forward to the new ideas that the scholars develop at the hackathon using NASA\u2019s technology portfolio and our continued overall support of the HBCU community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During HBCU week, the scholars also will tour NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and take part in a special viewing of NASA\u2019s \u201cColor of Space\u201d documentary highlighting the life stories of seven current and former black astronauts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ed.gov\/whhbcu\/whihbcu-competitiveness-scholars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">HBCU Scholar Recognition Program<\/a>, the White House initiative annually recognizes students from HBCUs for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, and civic engagement. Over the course of an academic school year, HBCU scholars participate in professional development through monthly classes and have access to a network of public and private partners such as NASA, which has helped increase participation in and awareness of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis year our 2023 cohort of HBCU Scholars has been invited to Goddard Space Flight Center to participate in the first ever MITTIC HBCU Hackathon,\u201d said Elyse Jones Gillespie, coordinator for the Department of Education\u2019s HBCU Scholar Recognition Program. \u201cThis opportunity is invaluable to our program as it provides our HBCU Scholars with access to NASA\u2019s facilities and staff and will be a unique opportunity for HBCU students to explore the many ways in which they can commercialize NASA\u2019s intellectual properties to improve their HBCU campuses. We are looking forward to the innovations that our HBCU Scholars will produce this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through their relationships with NASA, community-based organizations, and other public and private partners, HBCU scholars will also share promising and proven practices that support opportunities for all young people to achieve their educational and career potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about MUREP and the Mini MITTIC Challenge, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\/murep\/projects\/mittic.html\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Brown<br>\nNASA Headquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1600<br><a href=\"mailto:katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov\">katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov<\/a><br>\nSandra Jones<br>\nNASA Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov\">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA and the Department of Education, in support of STEM and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives, are hosting a competition to engage students at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), ultimately bringing diverse talent into the future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pipeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":475895,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"23-076","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"RELEASE","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2663,3285],"news-tags":[12375],"internal-terms":[9507],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA, White House Advance Historically Black Scholar Recognition","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-white-house-advance-historically-black-scholar-recognition\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-white-house-advance-historically-black-scholar-recognition\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hbcu-speakers-large_1.jpg"},"articleSection":"Learning Resources","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Claire A. 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