Ingenuity Center at UT Tyler
(formerly known as Texas STEM Center)

Overview:   The East Texas STEM Center is located within the College of Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler.  The partnership is established upon an innovative center model built to confront the challenge of maintaining America’s competitive edge in the work economy in the area of engineering. The center builds on current models and initiatives and focus on creating and implementing research-based solutions to transform STEM education and address the unique challenges faced by Rural East Texas communities which are characterized by midsize cities, large towns and rural communities. The ETSC focuses on developing models to serve schools in these types of communities and increase participation in STEM from underrepresented groups. Schools in rural East Texas face unique challenges for improving STEM education including lack of access, infrastructure, opportunities, expertise, and resources. Serving a large rural area is a challenge that can be overcome utilizing a center model that is distributed and accessible via the web, at multiple sites, and utilizing distance education technologies. The center will serve students, teachers, and school administrators in Education Service Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8.    Mission: The mission of the East Texas STEM Center is to ultimately prepare students for rewarding STEM careers by improving the preparation of students who pursue postsecondary studies in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and STEM teaching through research, professional development, and technical assistance.    Key partners:   Center Lead University of Texas at Tyler Higher Ed UT-Tyler Texas A&M Texarkana UT Health Science Center Tyler Texas College (HBCU) Tyler Junior College ESC Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8 Districts Tyler ISD Chapel Hill ISD Hawkins ISD Mt. Pleasant ISD West Hardin County Consolidated ISD Texarkana ISD Palestine ISD Ranch Academy Charter School SUPERNet Virtual High School Network Business SARA Corp. Trane Apex Geosciences Estes McClure Informal Sciences Discovery Science Place Museum East Texas State Fair Research The Ingenuity Center Virtual Center for Online Learning Research Lunar Planetary Institute – Houston Nonprofit / Agencies East Texas Workforce Board Texas Department of Transportation American Association of University Women Programs Texas Project Lead the Way NASA Opportunity for Visionary Academics UT-Tyler Gear-Up Texas Space Grant	Initiative:   T-STEM   Areas of specialty:  STEM STEM in Rural Communities Service level:   6-12 high school teachers Resources:  - Ingenuity Center  - UT - Tyler presents paper that addresses critical need for P16 vision for STEM education Reform  Read paper   Location:  East Texas STEM Center University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd Tyler, Texas 75799   Contact person(s) & position: Kristian F. Trampus M.Ed. Director HPR 139 3900 University Blvd Tyler, Tx 75799 Kristian.trampus@gmail.com 903-565-5881 903-565-5648 fax  Michael Odell, Phd Executive Director University of Texas at Tyler modell@uttyler.edu 903-565-5881