Incubate Talent

Join us on Incubate Talent for a special episode with Calvin Briggs, recorded at Innovation Depot in Birmingham, Alabama. Calvin highlights the thriving Birmingham STEM ecosystem and the vital work of The Southern Center for Broadening Participation in STEM. He also discusses the impact of the Alabama STEM Council and Foundation. Discover Calvin's insights as a mathematics educator and parent. Don't miss this episode; please follow and subscribe!

Episode Resources:
https://southernstemcenter.org/

https://youtube.com/@thesoutherncenterforstem606?si=R5Fg5r8axg_xb_6l

https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesouthernstemcenter

https://stemcouncil.alabama.gov/

https://www.alabamastemfoundation.org/s/

Join us as we spotlight the incredible missions of Kids to Love and KTECH! During this episode we discuss everything from foster care to STEM programs helping teach important trade skills.

Episode Resources:

Kids to Love 

KTECH 

Join as we spotlight Calhoun Community College and their technologies programs in advanced manufacturing and much more!  

During this episode we meet Nathan Steele, the Director of Collaborative Programs who shares many great insights about the different STEM career pathways for students and success they’re having creating a talent pipeline that addresses the workforce needs of Alabama industries.

Episode Resources: 

Calhoun Community College 

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EPIC

ACE

AMP

Join us as we spotlight the Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama with Angela O’Neil as they inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most , to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

During this episode, Angela share so many great insights for how those of you in industry can get engaged, different strategies for helping raise awareness for parents, the incredible work they’re doing in the community, and much much more!

Episode Resources:

Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama 

STEM - Boys and Girls Club of North Alabama Facebook Group

Alabama STEM Ecosystem

Join us as we spotlight STEAMFest, Saturday November 2nd at the Orion Amphitheater! 

During this episode we interview the amazing leaders helping make this science festival possible and learn a little bit about dinosaurs. We join Joe Iacuzzo on his journey to help bring fossils back to our community and hear from paleontologists from the College of Charleston, Dr. Scott Pearsons and Juliet Riddle on the importance of paleontology in STEM education. 

Make sure to checkout more about STEAMFest at https://www.alabamascience.org/steamfest-2024

Join us as we spotlight Athenian with Loxley Browne, a girls-only club creating virtual and physical education year round for its members! Athenians get to participate in many great industry fabrication exercises (FabCamps) from building e-bikes, rockets, and cars.

Make sure to visit BeAthenian.org and become a member!

An inside look at the I-85 Regional STEM Ecosystem visiting Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School and Brewbaker Middle School in Montgomery, Alabama.  During this episode, we follow ecosystem leaders for an AI training session and visit The Loft, a modern STEM lab for students.  Interviews with Charisse Stokes of TechMGM, Josh Sahib of Auburn University, and Jennifer Anderson of The Alabama Collective.

Episode Resources:
I-85 Regional STEM Ecosystem
TechMGM
The Alabama Collective

Join us to learn more about the Chief Science Officers (CSO) program and how to bring it to your school! During this episode we spotlight STEM in action at an event hosted by the Alabama STEM Council and Wallace State Community College. Hear directly from CSO advisors and students about the impact at their regional high schools and middle schools of the NCAL STEM Ecosystem.

Chief Science Offices Program in Alabama

Alabama STEM Council

Wallace State Community College 

An interview with Dr. Kay Taylor, Vice President of Education and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center to tell us about the STEM programs and opportunities they're helping create and lead across the state, world, and beyond!

Episode Resources:
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Space Camp
Spark!Lab   
SALSA
Space Academy for Educators
Cocktails and Cosmos 

An interview with Dr. Tommy Morris, Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education at The University of Alabama in Huntsville about developing the next generation workforce of cybersecurity experts through their Cyberforce Incubator and many other programs!

Episode Resources:
Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education (CCRE) and Cyberforce Incubator
Cyber Patriot
RING (Regions Investing in the Next Generation)
GenCyber Cybersecurity Summer Camps
CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service