ATA and Jacobs support upcoming UTSI STEM activities

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  • By : Deidre Ortiz
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ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. --  
 With a recent donation by ATA and Jacobs of $2,000, the Milliard Oakley STEMmobile, owned and operated by Tennessee Tech University, will soon be coming to University of Tennessee Space Institute.

The STEMmobile is scheduled to be on site May 16-22, 2016, at UTSI as part of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Week for area students.

STEM Week is designed to present and engage in outreach activities with seventh grade students from the Local Workforce Investment Area which encompasses Franklin, Coffee, Moore, Bedford, Lincoln, Grundy and Warren counties. This joint effort is in collaboration with the AEDC Fox's Den and the Hands on Science Center of Tullahoma.

Jeff Haars, ATA deputy general manager, stated ATA fully supports the efforts of educators to engage students in STEM-related activities.

"Helping UTSI host Tennessee Tech's STEMmobile will expand the reach of these activities and involve local students who would not otherwise be able to participate," he said. "We are glad to invest in this worthwhile activity."

Ward Johnson, senior vice president of Jacobs Technology Inc., added that educating America's youth is important to the company.

"Jacobs is proud to sponsor local STEM programs and we do so across the country," he said. "Investing in our youth is critical to ensuring our continued success as a nation in the fields of science and technology."

During STEM Week at UTSI, students will have the opportunity to explore the STEMmobile, a 53-foot classroom on wheels stocked with educational equipment, learning materials and supplies. The STEMmobile also houses a lending library of instructional materials available for the local educational community.

Further information about STEM Week will be available early next year.  Those with questions about STEM Week or the UTSI STEM Program may call 393-7300.

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