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The Point Sur Arrives
February 1, 2013
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: biology, COAST, marine, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, NSF, ocean, oceans, sustainability, Water
Congratulations to the crew of the R/V Point Sur for their Jan. 26 arrival at Palmer Station on Anvers Island, Antarctica. Their journey has already spanned nearly two months since departing from home – Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in the Monterey Bay area. More …
White House honors science-guiding star from CSU
May 16, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, NSF, science education
Cal Poly SLO’s Bergen makes it a dozen – at least – Presidential Awards for Excellence in teaching/mentoring for CSU
Biology is about growth, development, metabolism, ecology and – for Anne Marie Bergen – making sure schoolchildren “get it.”
Long ago Bergen earned a biology degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1985) and a teaching credential from CSU Stanislaus (1988). Last fall, she returned to Cal Poly to serve as its Teacher in Residence in biology.
In the 22 years between, she was in Oakdale, east of Modesto, doing the kind of science teaching that earns the attention of the president. Yes: THE president. Read more »
Stellar Roster: CSU’s White House honorees for science guidance
Category: News & Notes
Tags: biology, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State L.A., chemistry, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, Humboldt State, NSF, San Francisco State, San Jose State, science education
As Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Teacher-in-Residence Anne Marie Bergen receives the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching this week, she joins a select group of CSU individuals and programs to have been honored by the White House for science mentoring — including Frank Bayliss of San Francisco State University and CSU Northridge’s Steven Oppenheimer last year.
(In the photo above, Oppenheimer is in front row, second from left; Bayliss is in the back, third to the right of President Obama. Click to enlarge the photo.)
Nine CSU faculty members and two programs have received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM), a similar honor, also administered by the National Science Foundation. It cites those who excel at enhancing the participation of underrepresented groups in all levels of science education.
In chronological order, here are the PAESMEM honorees from the CSU (with campus): Read more »
Students’ drive, Noyce program help CSU prepare top-notch science teachers
April 13, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: CSU Long Beach, Noyce Scholars, NSF, podcast, science education
