A Trip to the Nation's Capitol:
Reflecting on Science, Education, & Opportunity
2025年11月5日

On the north wall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in our nation’s capital are these words:
“I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits.”
Seeing these words while attending the 2025年诺伊斯峰会 in Washington, D.C., made me reflect deeply on my ability to make a difference in the lives of people—here, there, and everywhere.
诺伊斯峰会是一次非凡的活动,汇集了致力于扩大所有人接受STEM教育的科学家和教育工作者。 The theme for the 2025年诺伊斯峰会 was 影响农村、城市和土著学校的STEM学生:教师成功的策略。 Throughout the conference, the focus was on finding and creating 新葡京app for students in all types of schools.
由于我在一所农村学校长大,我很快就结识了许多以农村教育为中心的演讲者和会议。 I also realized that my experience in a rural school was not the same as others’—each community has its own unique strengths and challenges. 想到农村学校的好处和困难,我重新燃起了教书并最终在农村学校工作的愿望。
在韦伯州立大学数学系教授Rachel Bachman的指导下,我和我的同学Jenna Wasden分享了韦伯州立大学如何鼓励STEM专业的学生成为教育工作者。Rachel Bachman帮助领导了韦伯州立大学的Propel项目。 通过Propel项目分享我的经历帮助我对自己的道路更有信心,并巩固了我作为科学家和教育家的身份。
会议结束后,我参观了国家广场上的几座纪念碑,还参观了史密森尼博物馆,包括国家自然历史博物馆和美国国家历史博物馆。 在华盛顿的这段时间里,我尽我所能吸收了很多东西
I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital, build community, and collaborate with others toward the shared goal of expanding education for all. 如果没有美国国家科学基金会的资助和韦伯州立大学的推进项目,这次旅行是不可能的。 我希望所有的学生都知道,通过韦伯州立大学,他们可以获得这样的机会。



作者:
Keyan Staples, Propel Scholar
新葡京app State University
编辑器:
Ali Miller, College of Science
marketing and communications manager
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