Overview
The GRITS (Girls Raised In Tennessee Science) Collaborative Project collectively pulls resources together to build a stronger community across Tennessee in support of girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The founding program, GRITS, was established through a National Science Foundation dissemination grant supporting research on gender in science and engineering. The GRITS Collaborative Project wants Tennessee to be the premier state in the nation for women with STEM degrees and STEM careers. We hope that it will become the norm and tradition for girls and women in the south, and especially in Tennessee, to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and careers.
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The GRITS Collaborative Project will serve all 95 counties in Tennessee. The Collaborative will bring together programs, resources, and organizations that are committed to supporting and encouraging more Tennessee girls to enter the STEM education pipeline and to successfully complete STEM degree programs. The Collaborative will strengthen and unify efforts to provide for a broader and more meaningful impact of services across Tennessee. The diversity of collaborative partners across Tennessee will enable us to utilize a wealth of resources and networks that support girls and women in STEM. GRITS Collaborative Project will provide a focused effort on STEM for girls and women in Tennessee and thus will enhance economic, employment, and career opportunities for girls and women in STEM.
Lead Contact
- Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross
Professor of Chemistry
Director, MTSU EYH and GRITS
Middle Tennessee State University
MTSU P. O. Box X161
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
ph 615.904.8253
fax 615.898.5182
e-mail
Leadership Team
- Judith Iriarte-Gross, Ph.D.
Project Director, Girls Raised In Tennessee Science Collaborative Project
Director, MTSU Expanding Your Horizons Conference and of GRITS
Faculty Advisor, MTSU WISE (Women In Science and Engineering)
Professor of Chemistry - Karen Claud
Assistant Director, GRITS and GRITS Collaborative Project
Middle Tennessee State University - Sandra Burke
Community Volunteer/Advocate - Ayne Cantrell, Ph.D.
President of AAUW, Murfreesboro Branch
Emeritus Professor of English - Tom Cheatham, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Middle Tennessee State University - Linda Jordan
K-12 Science Coordinator
Tennessee Department of Education - Mary Moore
Technologist II, Eastman Chemicals
American Chemical Society Career Consultant - Sheila Moses
Academic Services Coordinator, Herff College of Engineering
University of Memphis - Jennifer Rawls
Executive Director of the Tennessee Economic Council of Women
- Staff
Girl Scout Council of Middle Tennessee