Category: Community College

VSGC Summer Programs: A New Digital Frontier
Jun 8, 2020
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Community College, Earth Science, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, K-12 Education, NASA, NASA Langley, ODU, Research, Rocketry, Satellites, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Virginia Tech, Wallops
The Virginia Space Grant Consortium is now offering an online alternative to our summer programs.
VSGC Scholarships and Fellowships, 2019-2020
Nov 12, 2019
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Community College, Earth Science, Fellowships, Graduate, ODU, Research, Scholarships, STEM, Undergraduate, Virginia Tech
Interested in research topics that win STEM scholarships? The 2019-2020 VSGC Scholarship and Fellowship awardees and research titles have been posted to the website. There were seventy-four awardees; 33 graduate, 11 undergraduate, 25 STEM Bridge and five community college students.
VSGC Programs
May 7, 2019
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Aerospace, Airports, Community College, Drones, Engineering, Graduate, Higher Education, Internships, K-12 Education, NASA, Research, Scholarships, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Technology
Did you know that VSGC offers programs and scholarships for students and faculty from middle school all the way to graduate school? We also offer opportunities for educators. Download an interactive pdf here to learn more.
Faculty Professional Development Workshop
Mar 25, 2019
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Community College, Engineering, K-12 Education, NASA, STEM, STEM Education, Technology, Wallops
Nineteen Virginia community college faculty completed the STEM Takes Flight Professional Development workshop at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility.
Upcoming deadlines for VSGC programs
Dec 17, 2018
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Community College, Fellowships, Graduate, Higher Education, Internships, K-12 Education, Research, Scholarships, STEM
Upcoming deadlines for 2019 programs including VSGC graduate fellowships, undergraduate scholarships, internships and STEM programs. Please visit the the main menu for more information.
2019 STEM Takes Flight Application Opens
Dec 4, 2018
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Community College, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, NASA Langley, STEM, STEM Education, STEM Internships, Technology, Wallops
Applications are now open for the 2019 STEM Takes Flight NASA Research Experiences Program. Virginia Community College students in STEM fields with a GPA of at least 2.5 are eligible to apply.
sUAS in-service at Virginia Highlands Community College
Oct 17, 2018
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Community College, Drones, Higher Education, STEM Education, Technology
GeoTED-UAS cohort members led a workshop on drones and incorporating UAS into the curriculum at Virginia Highlands Community College during an in-service day.
STEM Takes Flight in the Tidewater News
Sep 21, 2018
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Aerospace, Community College, Higher Education, Internships, inventors, NASA Langley, Research, STEM, VCU
Lilly Balderson, a 2018 STEM Takes Flight participant, was named a co-inventor of a pending patent developed while she was an intern over the summer at NASA Langley.
STEM Takes Flight 2018
Sep 4, 2018
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Aerospace, Community College, Engineering, Higher Education, Internships, NASA, NASA Langley, Research, STEM Internships
This summer the STEM Takes Flight NASA Research Experiences program placed twenty community students at NASA Langley and three at NASA Wallops Flight Facility.
Community College Faculty Learn to Operate UAS
May 17, 2018
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Kristyn Damadeo
in Community College, Drones, GIS, Higher Education, STEM Education, Unmanned
The GeoTEd-UAS Faculty Institute was hosted by Virginia Tech. Twenty faculty returned for a second year of UAS training.