Micron places a high priority on improving education, especially
at the K-12 level.5M in grants and more than $2M of
in -kind support in the same time period, along with a steady stream of
community volunteers. "One
of the best ways to start the preparation is by investing in our
Chemistry, Math, Physics and Physical Science teachers."
From 9 to 10:30 a.

Chrysler Group to Help 'Close the Technology Gap' Among Michigan Students

Jennifer
Granholm is serving as the honorary chair and Chrysler Group Chief Operating
Officer Eric Ridenour will host the event. Winners who place fourth through
10th place will receive $500 grants."
All applications must be submitted by March 22, 2006, to The New Detroit
Science Center.
Winners will be based on submissions that clearly demonstrate unique,
creative avenues for teaching students math, science, technology and
engineering skills while also bringing passion and excitement to the
classroom.577.
424, visit the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund's website at
http://www.fund.detroitsciencecenter.

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Micron's Headquarters Becomes a Laboratory for Teachers Learning to ``Engineer the Future''

The workshop's goal is to use Micron's campus, workstations,
products , programs and more as a valuable learning laboratory. Since 1995, through Micron's Boise-based K-12
program, the lives of more than 160,000 students, parents, teachers
and others involved in education have been touched. In addition, since its formation in 1999, the Micron
Foundation has committed support to Idaho's education and local
communities with more than $8. on Saturday, the physical science teachers
will participate in "All Wet," a water purification and deionization
learning activity , beginning at the river and concluding inside
Micron's plant.
The competition recognizes Michigan public school teachers who are
committed to stimulating students' interest and academic achievement in math,
engineering, science and technological courses.
"The decrease in the number of students pursuing careers that require
math, science and technical courses is a reflection of U."
A total of 10 prizes will be awarded to each school level: elementary,
middle/junior and high school .8400, ext.

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"Micron connects teachers with its high-tech work environment to
facilitate on-going partnerships with engineers, scientists, chemists,
mathematicians and other professionals and we then provide the
opportunity and funding for these teachers to complete lessons for
their students using the activities in which they have participated,"
Baker said. In 2004, nearly
four percent of all new hires at Micron reported participation in a
Micron K-12 event that influenced them to apply for work at the
company.

* New program will award $87,000 to honor exemplary Michigan public
school educators in science, math, engineering and technology
* Deadline for applications is March 22, 2006; winners will be announced
in May

AUBURN HILLS , Mich.S. Those numbers are far behind other
countries, such as India (36 percent), China (22 percent ) and Japan (10
percent).S. Closing the Technology Gap in
Education, in its first year, will award grants totaling $87,000 to 30
teachers and their respective schools to further promote innovative lessons in
the fields of math, science, engineering and technology.
Applications are being mailed to all Michigan public schools as well as to
every school superintendent. The winners will be announced at an awards
ceremony on May 13, 2006, at The New Detroit Science Center. Gov. At Chrysler Group, we look for the best and the
brightest, and we want to encourage young people to enter fields that require
technical backgrounds."
"Perhaps the single most important key to economic development is the one
that opens the doors to learning in the minds of our young ones today ," said
Granholm. The grants will go to schools and used
to build the science, math, engineering and technology curriculums.
"Students begin to decide at an early age whether they are interested in
science and math," said Science Center President + CEO Kevin F. "Once
they start to dislike these subjects, we have lost them as future engineers or
scientists. A panel of independent judges from prestigious science, math,
engineering and technology arenas, including University of Michigan , Lawrence
Technological University and Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
(DAP-CEP) , will determine the 30 winners.org .

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According to Alecia Baker, Micron's K-12 Program Manager, teachers
will be provided with hands-on activities that bring work science and
math applications to life in a way that they can then incorporate into
their classroom curriculum. As a semiconductor manufacturer , Micron is a pioneer
in water recycling and currently recycles a large portion of water
used each day for production at its Boise, Idaho facility.
students graduating from college with a degree in science, math, technology or
engineering is rapidly decreasing.
To help combat that trend and increase the number of potential U.
engineers, mathematicians and scientists, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Fund, in partnership with The New Detroit Science Center, is creating a
"Closing the Technology Gap in Education" competition.
"Through our Closing the Technology Gap awards competition , we want to shine
the spotlight on the educators who understand the importance of science, math,
engineering and technology. It's imperative for our future workforce. First through third-prize winners will receive
$15,000, $7,500 and $3,000, respectively. Prihod. The Closing the Technology Gap in Education awards are so
critical because they recognize the teachers who keep math and science
interest alive during those critical years before college.

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BOISE, Idaho----

23 Idaho and Utah teachers will glean real world science and math
curriculum content for their classrooms

On Saturday , March 5, 2005, teachers from across the Treasure
Valley, around the state and as far away as Utah will gather for the
second day of Micron's "Engineering the Future:" A Micron Experience
workshop .
"Micron is providing avenues for students to prepare for and
envision themselves in the jobs of the future," Baker explained.m. Micron's
reclamation system is a model for change in the water use habits of
the semiconductor manufacturing industry and earned Micron an award
from the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Water Works
Association for Innovation and Commitment to Water Conservation., The number of U. According to a study commissioned by the
National Science Foundation , only six percent of the world's graduating
engineers are from the United States.S. students not being
pushed to seek careers that demand highly technical skills," said Ridenour. "In the knowledge economy, business and education are linked; you
cannot succeed at the former if you do not excel at the latter.
For more information, please contact Julie Flashner at 313.daimlerchrysler.com or The New Detroit Science Center at
http://www.

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