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Prince George's County, Maryland

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Learning Undefeated served as the lead for the Prince George's County STEM Regional Hub. It connected K-12 students, educators and military-connected youth with hands-on STEM experiences while convening partners across education, industry and government to strengthen regional pathways. Through the hub, Learning Undefeated expanded access to STEM learning, facilitated workforce development programs and sustained collaboration.

Logic Model

Network Administrator

Hub Lead Activities 

 

  • Conduct a STEM landscape analysis to identify the 3-5 most pressing needs of the local community
  • Create a Prince George's County STEM Asset Map

Hub Region Near-Term Outcomes 

 

  • Identification of 3-5 local STEM needs
  • Increase in the number of assets on the regional asset map from Base Period Year 1 to Base Period Year 2
Catalyst

Hub Lead Activities 

 

  • Create a local advisory committee to build hub structure and STEM ecosystem

Hub Region Near-Term Outcomes 

 

  • Identification of 3-5 key regional stakeholders to join the committee 
Place-Based Local STEM Leader

Hub Lead Activities 

 

  • Increase engagement in local STEM events 

Hub Region Near-Term Outcomes 

 

  • Increase in the number of students and educators attending local STEM outreach events from Base Period Year 1 to Base Period Year 2
  • Increase in the number of STEM education partners working with the hub lead from Base Period Year 1 to Base Period Year 2
Career-Connected Pathways Builder

Hub Lead Activities 

 

  • Create a bridge workforce map 

Hub Region Near-Term Outcomes 

 

  • Identification of local industry/workforce career pathways 

Regional Outcomes

Network Administrator
OutcomeEvidence
Identification of 3-5 local STEM needsThe hub identified five primary local STEM ecosystem needs through stakeholder engagement: increasing education, career pathways, awareness; mapping of regional assets; addressing systemic constraints; supporting robust communications; and advancing STEM education and workforce development.
Increase in the number of assets on the regional asset map from Base Period Year 1 to Base Period Year 2From the first year to the second year of Base Period, the hub increased the number of assets from 23 to 40 as documented through an annual regional asset mapping activity. As part of asset mapping activities, the hub identified where strong coordination across existing efforts might create greater impact; how DoW supports and resources could be connected to schools and community organizations; and how the Hub Lead could serve as a connector between DoW installations and DSEC partners. 
Catalyst
OutcomeEvidence
Identification of 3-5 key regional stakeholders to join the local advisory committeeIn the first year of Base Period, the Hub Lead established an advisory committee comprising representatives from the local school district, higher education, industry, government, and community organizations. To expand collaboration opportunities in the second year of Base Period, the Hub Lead added four DoW lab partners to the local advisory committee (U.S. Naval Academy, Army Research Laboratory, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the Carderock Navy Surface Warfare Center). 
Place-Based Local STEM Leader
OutcomeEvidence
Increase in the number of students and educators attending local STEM outreach events from BPY1 to BPY2 For the first year of Base Period, the Hub Lead did not track the number of students and educators attending STEM outreach events as activities focused on general coalition building, identifying and prioritizing needs, and asset mapping for this newly formed hub region. In the second year of Base Period, 855 students and 20 educators attended a range of hub ecosystem STEM events, such as the Morgan State STEM Expo, Engineering Camp, U.S. Naval Academy Educator Training, and Engineering for US All New Teacher Professional Development.    
Increase in the number of STEM education partners working with the Hub Lead from BPY1 to BPY2 From the first year to the second year of Base Period, the Hub Lead increased the number of STEM education partners working with the hub from 23 to 40 partners. To engage additional partners, the Hub Lead employed strategies such as increasing communications to stakeholders, hosting introductory partner collaboration meetings and creating opportunities for partners to work directly with schools.
Career-Connected Pathways Builder
OutcomeEvidence
Identification of local industry/workforce career pathways  The Hub Lead worked with education and industry partners to identify local industry and workforce career pathways. Strategies included working with STEM defense partners, a local technology coalition, and the county’s economic development corporation to promote STEM careers through exposure to STEM skill-building programs, internships, and scholarships. The Hub Lead also connected ecosystem partners to DSEC partners and DoW lab assets to provide STEM-focused educational opportunities for local students and educators.  

Regional Data

Fourteen DSEC partners provided programming Prince George's County, Maryland and the surrounding area. 

DSEC partner participants in the PGCC hub region

[The hub has been] really successful in the way that we made direct connections with other partners that I wouldn’t have met if not brought together this way. So I think that’s been the biggest aspect for my organization on how we can use the hub to actually affect the work that we’re doing. 

— External organization partner