What we’ve accomplished:

• Diana Elrod, PhD, is the inaugural director of the newly established Office of STEM Collaborations and Initiatives, housed under the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
• A program in engineering is on the way, with the engineering steering committee landing on a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering Tracks). These two degrees are the highest in demand, especially in DFW.
• The Master of Science in Accounting is now classified as STEM within the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

What’s coming next?

• Creation of a website for the Office of STEM Collaborations and Initiatives.
• The need to establish who owns the office, as this office will represent all STEM at TWU.
• Building a STEM Innovation Lab in the Multipurpose Classroom Laboratory Building, which is rated No. 1 in capital spending. Once final approval is granted, work will begin.
• Kinesiology and exercise science are seeking to be classified as a STEM program to increase student opportunities and access to formula funding.

Contact Us
Have an initiative within your office or duties that falls within this strategic plan imperative? Reach out and collaborate with us!

Rhett Rigby, PhD, CSPS, NSCA-CPT, brigby@twu.edu
Juliet Spencer, PhD, JSpencer7@twu.edu