Our Work
We amplify the voices and impact of South Carolina’s STEM community
Mission
To identify and address Grand Challenges in STEM Education through partnerships, advocacy, and public engagement.
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Vision
For all South Carolinians to exemplify world-class STEM knowledge, skills, and life/career characteristics that enable successful careers and engaged citizenship.
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Purpose
To inspire learning and leadership in STEM education in schools, out-of-school time, business and industry, and community.
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Our Team
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Dr. Tom Peters, Executive Director
Dr. Peters serves as Executive Director of South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science (SCCMS) founded by BMW Manufacturing Co., DuPont, Michelin North America and Duke Energy and hosted by the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Science at Clemson University. Among the initiatives managed by SCCMS are the S²TEM Centers SC statewide support network for economic and workforce development through STEM education, and two regional STEM Collaboratives focused on community engagement and out of school time learning. Additionally, as Principal Investigator, Tom manages a research grant funded by Boeing SC that identifies instructional strategies in disciplinary literacy to enhance student learning in middle school mathematics and science. Dr. Peters is a recipient of the Outstanding Leader in Science Education award from the National Science Education Leadership Association. He has applied his instructional, scientific, and management expertise a variety of settings including middle school, high school and university classrooms. Tom holds Doctorate and Masters degrees in Science Education and Bachelors degrees in the Teaching of Biology and in Ecology, all awarded from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn More |
Our Family of Organizations
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SCCMS provides an umbrella for our organizational family to operate. Collectively, these organizations serve educators, business and industry leaders, government, community organizers and out of school organizations focusing on STEM education and its relevance to economic and workforce development.
Our History
SCCMS is a convergence of alliances in STEM education forged over the past decade. Key among these are the former South Carolina Coalition for Science and Mathematics Education (SCCSME) and SC Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (SC LASER) a regional site of the National Science Resources Center's LASER initiative (1997-2003).
SCCSME, was instrumental in developing strong ties with NASA. Through the Linking Leaders initiative business, education and public policy leaders from South Carolina joined with NASA and the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions (NASSMC) to establish a common vision for improvement in STEM education and to engage NASA resources in accomplishing its goals.
SC LASER brought together BMW, Dupont, Michelin and Progress Energy to impact K-8 science education across the state. With the assistance of the SC Department of Education and the National Science Resources Center, SC LASER developed and implemented Strategic Planning Institutes directly impacting school districts and Institutions of Higher Education from South Carolina and 11 other states.
In 2004, after the consideration of many alternatives and acronyms, our partnership began to operate under the name of South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics & Science. As we refined our vision and set our mission we also began preparing for our first statewide STEM Summit in April of 2005. With the help of the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. Department of Education we began a dialog that continues to inform our state’s thinking and action in STEM Education.
Our Board of Advisors, as an indicator that we are purposeful about our work, adopted our tag line, “Achievement By Design”. We also like it because of its simplicity of form...three words that say a lot about our intentions.
SCCSME, was instrumental in developing strong ties with NASA. Through the Linking Leaders initiative business, education and public policy leaders from South Carolina joined with NASA and the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions (NASSMC) to establish a common vision for improvement in STEM education and to engage NASA resources in accomplishing its goals.
SC LASER brought together BMW, Dupont, Michelin and Progress Energy to impact K-8 science education across the state. With the assistance of the SC Department of Education and the National Science Resources Center, SC LASER developed and implemented Strategic Planning Institutes directly impacting school districts and Institutions of Higher Education from South Carolina and 11 other states.
In 2004, after the consideration of many alternatives and acronyms, our partnership began to operate under the name of South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics & Science. As we refined our vision and set our mission we also began preparing for our first statewide STEM Summit in April of 2005. With the help of the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. Department of Education we began a dialog that continues to inform our state’s thinking and action in STEM Education.
Our Board of Advisors, as an indicator that we are purposeful about our work, adopted our tag line, “Achievement By Design”. We also like it because of its simplicity of form...three words that say a lot about our intentions.
Advisory Board
The SCCMS Board of Advisors is responsible for providing broad policy and programmatic guidance for SCCMS in accordance with the collective views of the membership, partners and funding agents. We appreciate the service of our current Board Members.
Current Board Members
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Greg Bunner
Founding Partner Corporate Communications BMW Manufacturing Co |
Linda S. Hannon
Founding Partner District Manager, Greenville-Spartanburg Duke Energy |
Dr. Anne Pressley
Founding Partner Director, Standards & Learning South Carolina State Department of Education |
John D. Tully
Founding Partner Community Relations Michelin North America President & COO Michelin Development Company RETIRED |
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Dr. Terry Pruitt
Board Chair School Superintendents Deputy Superintendent Spartanburg School District 7 |
Cynthia Bennett
SC Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Education |
Regina E. (Wragg) Ciphrah, Ph.D.
Minority Education Owner and Principal Consultant Verbalizing Visions LLC |
Representative Sylleste H. Davis
SC Legislator |
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Erin Ford
South Carolina Business/Industry Executive Vice President/COO SCBIO |
Dr. Donna Foster
Technical College Associate Vice President, Assessment and Compliance Piedmont Technical College |
Renée Lyons, Ph. D
Institution of Higher Education Director, Clemson University Life Sciences Outreach Center College of Science |
Lynn Mann
South Carolina Business/Industry Community Relations Fluor Corporation |
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Dr. Gary J. Senn
South Carolina Science Director, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, Professor University of South Carolina Aiken |
Alex Vitou
South Carolina Business/Industry CO Engineering Manager Mechanical Power Transmission – Bulk Material Handling Motors and Generators Business ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc. |
Zelda Waymer
Informal STEM SC Afterschool Alliance |
Ex Officio
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Anand K. Gramopadhye
Clemson University Center for Workforce Development Associate VP Dean of College of Engineering and Science |
Max Metcalf
BMW Manufacturing Co. Manager |
Sheila Myers-Stratford
Michelin Americas Research Corporation |
Mindy Taylor
Duke Energy District Manager-Government & Community Relations |
Cheryl Wiggins
Fluor Corporation RETIRED |
Our Partners
SCCMS is funded, in part, by the State of South Carolina, and by grants, contracts, gifts and in-kind support from corporations, foundations, government agencies and other sources. We appreciate the organizations and individuals who share our passion for constancy and quality in South Carolina's approach to STEM education.
Thanks to our founding partners - BMW Manufacturing Company, Duke Energy (formally Progress Energy), DuPont, Michelin North America, and the South Carolina Department of Education. Their vision and support established SCCMS in 2005 and sustains us today.
Thanks to our program partners, present and past, for their interest and enthusiasm in support of STEM teaching and learning.
Thanks to Clemson University, the College of Engineering & Science, the Center for Workforce Development, and the Clemson University Foundation for continuing to provide SCCMS with expert operations and infrastructure support and to the SC General Assembly for their continued support of STEM Education in our state.
Thanks to our founding partners - BMW Manufacturing Company, Duke Energy (formally Progress Energy), DuPont, Michelin North America, and the South Carolina Department of Education. Their vision and support established SCCMS in 2005 and sustains us today.
Thanks to our program partners, present and past, for their interest and enthusiasm in support of STEM teaching and learning.
Thanks to Clemson University, the College of Engineering & Science, the Center for Workforce Development, and the Clemson University Foundation for continuing to provide SCCMS with expert operations and infrastructure support and to the SC General Assembly for their continued support of STEM Education in our state.
Affiliations
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Clemson University Research Park
CETL Building 100 Technology Drive Anderson, SC 29625 864-656-1863 |
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