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Welcome to the Whitaker Center

 
 

The Whitaker Center for STEM Education,  [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] is a collaboration of faculty, staff, and students from Florida Gulf Coast University's College of Arts & Sciences, College of Education, and the College of Engineering who are committed to improving the delivery and content of science and mathematics across all levels.  Our efforts support university faculty, graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants, K-12 educators, and community organizations interested in the advancement of STEM education for the benefit of society.  The Center also fosters the scholarship of STEM education and supports efforts that advance pedagogy – scholarship shared with a nationwide audience through educational research, publication, and presentation at national conferences. 
 
Whitaker Center has much to offer.  We invite you to explore our web pages, attend our many events, visit our main office Whitaker Hall 225, or contact:

Professor Laura D Frost Whitaker Center Director

Dr. Laura D. Frost, Professor of Chemistry (CV)

 who will join the Center in the July of 2012.

Office : Whitaker Hall 223
Phone: 239 590-1434

in the mean time contact

Dr. Nora Demers, Facilitator, Whitaker Center Leadership Team

ndemers@fgcu.edu,   Phone 239-590-7211.

Whitaker Hall

Upcoming Events
Summer 2012

 Summer Research Opportunity (SRO) for Middle School students from Lee and Collier County

This year's topic is  

Southwest Florida and Global Change: Human Impacts on Coastal Ecosystem Processes

Faculty leading this summer's opportuniy are

Brian Bovard (plant and wetland ecology),  David Green (aquatic food-web ecology) and Mike Savarese (geobiologist).

For additional details contact Shirley Morrison at ca-smorrison@fgcu.edu

239.839.7012