Cooperative Science Centers (CSC)

The Educational Partnership Program sponsors biennial conferences that draw representatives from government, research centers, academia and the private sector who are engaged in activities supporting NOAA’s mission and are interested in providing educational and career opportunities for students.

Three of these Education and Science Forums have been held to date, with the location rotated among the Cooperative Science Centers. The first forum was held in 2002 at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the second at NOAA (Silver Spring) in 2003 hosted by Howard University, the third at The City College of New York in 2004, and the fourth forum was held at Florida A&M University in 2006. Each forum has grown successively larger; the most recent surpassed 450 participants, and included over 150 posters and 82 oral presentations. The Forums highlight the successes of the partnership between NOAA and the Minority Serving Institution community in promoting a diverse workforce for NOAA’s mission.