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NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology  has named STEM NOLA — a New Orleans-based science, technology, engineering, and math education leader — its inaugural Engineering Change award winner. ABET accredits over 4,500...

Frank T. Joshua Jr. is a construction site manager who has an unwavering love for STEM education. He grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was always interested in how things worked. He loved taking things apart and putting them back together, and he was always eager...

Check out the FOX8 segment about STEM NOLA Summer Camps aired July 2023.

“The problem that is facing us isn’t new, we’re in the midst of a fourth industrial revolution. The first industrial revolution… we had a challenge of switching an agricultural society to an industrial society… Now, we are in a fourth industrial revolution, which includes the internet of things, censors, artificial intelligence, robotics… The only difference in those other three industrial revolutions was that we always trained people to do the work and we had enough people, primarily white males. The challenge is now we need everybody and now we have to talk about STEM for all… and we need to make sure that the resources the congressman talks about are applied equally to communities that otherwise have never had access,” said Dr. Mackie.

WASHINGTON – Outlining a platform to increase STEM careers in urban and minority communities, Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and president of STEM NOLA, told a congressional briefing that children must be exposed to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education at an early age and K-12 teachers need better preparation to be more effective.

Outlining a platform to increase STEM careers in urban and minority communities, Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and president of STEM NOLA, told a congressional briefing that children must be exposed to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education at an early age and K-12 teachers need better preparation to be more effective. Dr. Mackie also asserted that parents and communities must prioritize STEM education because it will fuel quality jobs for their children – today and in the future.

Dr. Calvin Mackie understands the opportunity an education can afford historically underserved youth. One day when he was young and helping his father, who was a roofer in New Orleans, his dad said, “See those people in suits coming in and out of this building? If you stay in school, you could be one of those people.”

Dr. Calvin Mackie understands the opportunity an education can afford historically underserved youth. One day when he was young and helping his father, who was a roofer in New Orleans, his dad said, “See those people in suits coming in and out of this building? If you stay in school, you could be one of those people.”

In celebration of Black History Month, New Orleans & Company is honoring Black leaders, both past and present, who have made great contributions to our city and became pillars to our community.

ASPIRE2050, a newly formed company offering educational robotics for students, will bring Robotify to learners in the United States.

Robotify allows students to master robotics and the basics of artificial intelligence with only a tablet, Chromebook or simple computer capable of accessing the Internet.

New Orleans – Thousands of students from around the world are learning about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM for short) from a busy studio in New Orleans.

Calvin Mackie is the president and CEO of STEM NOLA, an organization dedicated to promoting STEM learning. He gave WGNO’s Stephanie Oswald a tour of the company, including the brand new studio, and a shipping room where countless boxes are being assembled for delivery around the planet.