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Nov. 6

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Nov. 6, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Derek Rayment
Public + Media Relations Manager
531-MCC-2876
darayment@mccneb.edu
mccneb.edu

Media alert: NASA astronaut to be featured at MCC National STEM Day event 

What: Metropolitan Community College will host an event for National STEM Day, featuring hands-on activities for kindergarten through sixth grade students. As part of the day’s schedule, local teacher and NASA astronaut George Galdamez will speak to students while using MCC’s new Science on a Sphere, a globe measuring six feet in diameter that brings science to life. In attendance will be Howard Kennedy Elementary School and King Science and Technology Magnet Center students.

“We will be using NOAA’s Science on a Sphere for instruction as part of our National STEM Day event. Taking advantage of this fantastic resource will deepen the students’ level of STEM knowledge,” said Daphne Cook, MCC North Express Manager.

When: Friday, Nov. 8 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Galdamez will speak to students from 8-8:45 a.m.

Where: Metropolitan Community College North Express on the third floor of the Highlander Accelerator Building, 2112 N. 30th St.

Background: The MCC National STEM Day event gives students a sneak peek at the Science on a Sphere before the general public. MCC will host an open house, which will unveil the sphere formally, on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. Stay tuned for further details regarding the open house.

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Metropolitan Community College, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, is a comprehensive, public community college that offers affordable, quality education to all residents of Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy and Washington counties. Founded in 1974, MCC has the largest enrollment out of six community colleges in Nebraska and is the second largest post-secondary institution in the state. MCC serves more than 40,000 unique credit and noncredit students.