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member information memo is coming to you via AAUW of Washington Member—listserv
from Connie Dunkelberger, State President at the request of Carolyn Hayek, AAUW
Northwest Regional Liaison.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Carolyn Hayek at <A
href="mailto:hayekservices@aol.com">hayekservices@aol.com</A>.
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Association of University Women of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>National Girls Collaborative Project
(NGCP)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Advancing the Agenda in Gender
Equity<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">For Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM)</SPAN></I></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">There are many projects devoted to
increasing the number of girls interested in STEM across the country, and the
premise of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is that these
programs could be more effective if they worked together. Often,
individuals working on one “girls in STEM” project are unaware of similar
projects nearby. The goal of the NGCP is to facilitate collaboration among
projects so that they can share resources, work together, and learn from one
another. <B> <o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3>Program Directory<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT
size=3>www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp/directory<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A central feature of
the National Girls Collaborative Project is the creation of a Program Directory
which lists </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">organizations and programs that
focus on motivating girls to pursue careers in STEM.<SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN>The
purpose of this directory is to help organizations and individuals network,
share resources, and collaborate on STEM-related projects for girls.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The directory contains program
descriptions, resources available within each organization, program and/or
organization needs, and contact information.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The directory can be searched by Program
Name, Organization, City, State, and/or Program Focus.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All organizations offering programs in
the STEM area are encouraged to <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">register that program</I></B> on the NGCP
Program Directory.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The more
programs listed the more powerful the resource.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3>Mini-grants<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3>www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp/mini-grant<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><SPAN
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</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Another key feature of the NGCP is the
mini-grant program. The $1000 mini-grants are designed </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">to build collaboration between existing programs and
organizations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">For example, if one organization has meeting space with
computers available, and another organization has mentors and girls available,
the two organizations can apply for a mini-grant to help pay for the costs of
their joint event. </SPAN>To be eligible for a
mini-grant:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">At least two programs from
different organizations must collaborate on the mini-grant project,
and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 26.65pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 44.65pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: list 44.65pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
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style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">All programs/organizations
collaborating on the mini-grant must be registered in the Program
Directory.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">All regional collaborative projects will be offering
mini-grants in mid-2007.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Application information will be available by April 2007.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3>American Association of University Women Regional
Liaisons<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
size=3>www.aauw.org/education/ngcp<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">There are currently six regional
collaborative projects in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region> (<st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:place></st1:State>, Middle Atlantic, North Carolina
and Northwest).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As a partner in the
National Science Foundation, AAUW has recruited Regional Liaisons for the
NGCP.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These Regional Liaisons help
the people involved in the NGCP to make connections – to one another, to
resources on gender equity, and to AAUW. More regions will be added to the
NGCP in 2008.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">Carolyn Hayek, Northwest Regional
Liaison</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">hayekservices@aol.com</SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>