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NASA Selects Stellar Interns as Student Ambassadors
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has inducted
105 top-performing interns, representing 29 states and 67
universities, into its 2014 Student Ambassadors Virtual Community.
The NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) is an online
network designed to foster greater interaction and mentorship among
outstanding interns of NASA higher education projects, thereby
increasing student retention through the NASA educational pipeline and
into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
workforce.
This is the sixth group of student ambassadors to receive the honor
since 2009.
"I am delighted to welcome these bright students to the NASA education
family as Cohort VI student ambassadors," said Roosevelt Johnson,
NASA's deputy associate administrator for education. "They are in a
unique position to inspire their fellow students and the public to
pursue STEM and help NASA cultivate the next generation of scientists,
engineers and explorers."
NASA managers and mentors nominated the new inductees from among the
hundreds of current interns and fellows across the agency based upon
the participant's internship performance and involvement in other
NASA-related activities. The NSAVC provides a network for the interns,
who are located across the U.S., and is designed to elevate the
experiences, visibility, and contribution of these students; provide a
suite of tools to help them serve as NASA Student Ambassadors; and
offer the latest NASA news, blogs, announcements and other
information.
Members of Cohort VI will have opportunities to interact with NASA,
share information, make professional connections, collaborate with
peers, represent NASA in a variety of venues, and help inspire and
engage future interns. The Student Ambassador experience is designed
to feed the pipeline of talented STEM candidates who will be the
scientists, engineers and explorers of tomorrow.
For more information about the NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual
Community 2014 Cohort VI participants and activities, visit:
For more information about education at NASA, visit:
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