YOU Belong in STEM: San Diego Mini-Summit
About the Event
UC San Diego's Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health (CESJHH) and San Diego Squared, with support from the U.S. Department of Education, hosted the YOU Belong in STEM: San Diego local launch and mini-summit on April 18, 2023. The goal of this event was to lift up and leverage the efforts, brilliance, and lived expertise of diverse STEM ecosystem stakeholders across the region, and position San Diego as a model U.S. city for the community-wide, compassion-based catalyzation of increased equity and belonging in STEM education. It featured presentations from local STEM leaders, as well as special guest U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten.
About the Initiative
The Biden-Harris Administration's nationwide YOU Belong in STEM initiative aims to implement and scale equitable, high-quality STEM education for all students, regardless of background. CESJHH and SD2 are joining forces, with the guidance and support of Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten and her team, to galvanize the San Diego STEM community with a unifying vision to create a better sense of belonging and increased access to rigorous, joyful STEM learning for marginalized students in STEM.
Make a Commitment to the YOU Belong in STEM Initiative
Help advance STEM in San Diego by committing to the nationwide YOU Belong in STEM initiative. Commitments must align with at least one of three YOU Belong in STEM Goals, as outlined in the Commitment Form below.