RAC-CEMS

= About the RAC-CEMS =

Located on the Nazareth College campus in Rochester, NY [ [http://www.naz.edu/news/dailyupdate.cfm?detailsID=126&detailsType=news&showDetails=1 Nazareth College: ] ] , the Rochester Area Colleges Center for Excellence in Math and Science (RAC-CEMS, or RACCEMS) is an association of 19 post-secondary educational institutions located in west-central New York State [ [http://www.raccems.org/AboutUs/ About Us ] ] . The RAC-CEMS focuses on the development and delivery of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) topics in K-16 education and supporting programs designed to increase the quality and quantity of the student talent pool pursuing curricula in math, science and related technical fields [ [http://www.naz.edu/news/dailyupdate.cfm?showDetails=1&detailsType=news&detailsID=229 Nazareth College: ] ] .

The Rochester Area Colleges is a consortium of higher education institutions in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1970, Rochester Area Colleges has numerous area public and private colleges as members, and provides collaborative working opportunities for colleges and their students [ [http://www.raccems.org/AboutUs/Institutions/ RAC Institutions ] ] . The purpose of the association is to support the functions of career development, placement, and experiential education in the region. In 2006, Senator Schumer called for Rochester to become a math-science teaching center of excellence and gathered together presidents of Rochester colleges to establish a national math and science teaching center. He also pushed for the Senate Appropriations Committee approve a grant under the FY07 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill for the RAC-CEMS to be funded [ [http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/record_print.cfm?id=259655 #Title# ] ] . In December or 2007, the RAC-CEMS was awarded nearly $1,000,000 in federal money to pay for an expansion of teacher-training programs [ [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS01/712200329/1002/NEWS | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle ] ] .

Mission

The goal of the RAC-CEMS is that the Rochester, New York region will continue to be nationally recognized for innovative and effective education of young scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and their teachers [ [http://www.raccems.org/AboutUs/Mission/ Mission/ Vision ] ] .

RAC-CEMS Website

The Center for Excellence in Math and Science maintains a [http://www.raccems.org website] that pulls together resources from the community. This site is a collaborative effort to link students, parents, educators, counselors, and community members to local STEM events and community resources, including specific subject area support [ [http://www.raccems.org Rochester Area Colleges Center for Excellence in Math and Science ] ] .

Rochester Area College Consortium

The RACCEMS consortium consists of [ [http://www.raccems.org/AboutUs/Institutions/ RAC Institutions ] ] :

[http://alfredstate.edu/ Alfred State College]
[http://www.alfred.edu/ Alfred University]
[http://www.crcds.edu/ Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School]
[http://www.corning-cc.edu/ Corning Community College]
[http://www.esc.edu/esconline/online2.nsf/ESChome.html Empire State College]
[http://www.fingerlakes.edu/ Finger Lakes Community College]
[http://www.hws.edu/ Hobart and William Smith Colleges]
[http://www.keuka.edu/ Keuka College]
[http://www.monroecc.edu/ Monroe Community College]
[http://www.naz.edu/ Nazareth College]
[http://www.roberts.edu/ Roberts Wesleyan College]
[http://www.rit.edu/ Rochester Institute of Technology]
[http://www.sjfc.edu/ Saint John Fisher College]
[http://www.stbernards.edu/ St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry]
[http://www.brockport.edu/ State University of New York College at Brockport]
[http://www.geneseo.edu/ State University of New York College at Geneseo]
[http://www.rochester.edu/ University of Rochester]
[http://www.wells.edu/ Wells College]

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