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NSU Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Awarded an AAUW Community Action Grant
Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D.
The Nova Southeastern University branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the recipient of a 2017-18 AAUW Community Action Grant. The grant, spearheaded by AAUW-NSU members Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Halmos College of Natural Science and Oceanography and Sheila Fabius, M.P.A., Director of Undergraduate Student Success at the College of Undergraduate Studies, is a prestigious and highly competitive award, which funds innovative programs that promote education and equality for women and girls.
Sheila Fabius, M.P.A
The AAUW-NSU branch has been collaborating with the Alvin Sherman Library and Broward’s PACE Center for Girls, a delinquency prevention/intervention program for young adolescent girls ages 12-18 since 2008. With the funding provided by the 2017-18 AAUW Community Action Grant, they will expand this partnership to implement the new “E-STEAM (Exploring – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Project for Girls”. This experiential learning initiative is dedicated to encouraging girls to pursue higher education and STEAM careers by way of mentorship, interactive activities and academic success workshops.