Q&A with Tia Tucker on her Pathway to STEM Success
Meet Tia Tucker, the newest member of Base 11’s team leading the STEM Revolution. Born & raised in Buffalo, New York, Tia is a human factors engineer. She has years of experience elevating technology in the automotive industry for clients like Honda, GM, and...
Base 11 Newsletter — December 2017
Donate a latte to help a student | Base 11 joins Verizon to support minority males | Apply for summer fellowships | What's your STEM mission? | Whitepape: Training Tomorrow's Tech Leaders | STEM holiday gift guide
STEM Holiday Gift Guide 2017
By Jade Kim, Operations Administrator at Base 11 Ah, it’s that time of year again: dazzling lights, freshly cut trees, and horrendously long lines at department store check-outs that would make even the most zen people pull their hair out. Gift shopping can be pretty...
Base 11 joins Verizon mission in supporting STEM education for minority males
Nonprofit will work with 16 universities to identify best practices and accelerate student outcomes Irvine, Calif., December 6, 2017 – Base 11 has been selected by the Verizon Foundation to manage, administer and enhance a program under Verizon Innovative Learning,...
Base 11 Newsletter — November 2017
Launching National STEM Career Accelerator in Philly | Annual Report | Apply now for summer fellowships | Ingrid Ellerbe named to 100 Corporate Women in STEM | STEM Hero: Tia Tucker
’You’ve Got Your STEM Major, Now What’s Your Mission?’
By Tevin Ali The future success of education will stem from students graduating with both a major and a mission. I found my mission through being a first-generation college student and overcoming setbacks. I was born in Trinidad & Tobago. My parents and grandma...
Base 11’s Ingrid Ellerbe honored among 100 Corporate Women in STEM
Base 11's Senior Vice President of Partnerships and Programs, Ingrid Ellerbe, was recently named among 100 Corporate Women in STEM. Following is her account of efforts to fill the STEM talent pipeline, as published in the 2018 issue. Maria Hernandez was raised in East...
Launching a National STEM Career Accelerator Model
This fall, students at Cristo Rey Philadelphia are piloting a project-based learning program designed to boost success in STEM careers. The Base 11 program was made possible by a grant from the Deloitte Foundation, which funded the installation of new design and...
Summer Games: Fellowship Experience at USC’s GamePipe Lab
Neither Tiffany Streitenberger nor Iliana Douraghi would describe themselves as gamers. And that’s part of what made their experience in USC’s GamePipe Lab over the summer so impactful. The two community college students spent 10 weeks as paid Base 11 fellows in the...