The NASA MSI Emerging Stars Network is a partnership between the NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) to enrich STEM teacher preparation through NASA professional development opportunities and educational resources.
Emerging Stars Network members are institutions with official designations as MSIs that have:
- faculty and/or students who participate in one or more NASA professional development opportunities annually;
- an identified faculty representative who helps facilitate communication with faculty members and students about NASA opportunities and resources; and
- agreed to serve NASA EPDC in an advisory capacity on matters related to enhancing diversity in STEM teacher preparation and fostering culturally relevant STEM pedagogy
Emerging Stars Network member institutions receive:
- a framed certificate of membership,
- invitational priority to participate in special events,
- listing as NASA MSI Emerging Stars Network member institutions on the EPDC website and on relevant EPDC publications,
- invitations to participate in periodic Emerging Stars Network webinars, and
- priority for EPDC support and NASA resources
NASA MSI Emerging Stars Network
Member Institutions
9. Bronx Community College of New York
10. Broward College
11. California State University, Bakersfield
12. California State University, Dominguez Hills
13. California State University, Fresno
14. California State University, Fullerton
15. California State University, Los Angeles
16. California State University, Northridge
17. California State University, San Marcos
18. California State Universtiy, Channel Islands
19. Chaminade University of Honolulu
22. Colorado State University-Pueblo
23. Columbia College
25. Cuyahoga Community College
27. Durham Technical Community College
30. Florida Memorial University
31. Fort Valley State University
33. Grambling State University
35. Harris-Stowe State University
37. Huston-Tillotson University
38. Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Campus
39. Inter American University of Puerto Rico- San German
40. Ivy Tech Community College
44. Lehman College
47. Metropolitan State University
49. Mississippi Valley State University
52. New Mexico State University
53. New York Institute of Technology
54. Norco College
56. North Carolina A&T State University
60. Northeastern State University
61. Northern Arizona University
64. Notre Dame de Namur University
65. Nova Southeastern University
69. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico, Recinto Arecibo
70. Prairie View A&M University
72. San Diego State University
74. Shaw University
76. South Florida State College
77. Southern University and A&M College
78. Spelman College
80. Tarrant County College South Campus
81. Tennessee State University
82. Texas A&M International University
84. Texas College
86. Texas State Technical College
88. Texas Woman’s University
89. The College of Lake County
90. Troy University
94. University of California, Riverside
95. University of California, Santa Cruz
96. University of Houston Clear Lake
97. University of Illnois at Chicago
99. University of Maryland Eastern Shore
101. University of Nevada, Las Vegas
102. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo
103. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
104. University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
105. University of Southern California
106. University of Texas at Arlington
107. University of Texas at El Paso
108. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
109. University of Texas San Antonio
110. University of the Incarnate Word
111. University of the Virgin Islands
112. University of West Georgia
113. Valencia College
114. Virginia State University
115. Western New Mexico University
59. Northeastern Illinois University
MSIs interested in joining the NASA MSI Emerging Stars Network should contact [email protected].
The NASA MSI Emerging Stars Network is also supported by:
NASA EPDC MSI Teacher Education Network (MSI TEN) Member Institutions