Regional STEM Managers Translate Policy into Practice
Student Staff Fill Big Shoes for Iowa
The efforts of capable student assistants at the STEM Council operations center, headquartered at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), help support myriad high-profile programs throughout the year.
Read More →Faces of STEM: Lindy Ibeling Joins STEM Council as Communications Manager
A national search for the all-important position of Chief Communicator for the Governor's STEM Advisory Council netted the search committee's top pick, right from the operations center's back yard.
Read More →Faces of STEM: Kelly Bergman Joins STEM Network Team as North Central Regional STEM Manager
Dr. Kelly Bergman recently joined the STEM network team as the north central regional STEM manager operating out of Iowa State University (ISU). Bergman joins five regional manager counterparts in Iowa who effectively implement the priorities of the STEM Council in local communities and school districts throughout the state.
Read More →Faces of STEM: Assistant Director for Development Carrie Rankin's Path to STEM
As assistant director for development for the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council, Carrie Rankin plays a key role in STEM Council efforts.
Read More →Faces of STEM: Ann Watts, the Driving Force Behind the Microsoft Imagine Academy
Ann Watts leads the Microsoft Imagine Academy on behalf of the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council. The Imagine Academy provides a bridge from the classroom to the business world through Microsoft Office training and certification opportunities.
Read More →Governor's STEM Advisory Council Charts Course Ahead
In the throes of the largest single-unit overseas deployment since 2010 -- the 248th Aviation Support Battalion to Afghanistan and elsewhere, as well as deploying units to hurricane relief -- leaders at Camp
Read More →Regional Boards: The Backbone of Iowa STEM
One of the earliest and most significant questions asked of and by the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council back in 2011 was how to deliver inspiration and innovation locally throughout the state. A working group of volunteers assembled around the question, chaired by DMACC President Rob Denson.
Read More →Small, Yet Mighty: the STEM Council Student Staff
Contributed by Michelle Matchell, student assistant
Read More →Mega-meeting is a mega-hit for harnessing regional STEM success
Iowa’s STEM Council recognized early on the uniqueness of each of the six STEM regions they created in 2012. Their founding vision was that a statewide STEM program cannot thrive as a “one-size-fits-all” model.
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