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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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Meet Our Fellows!

About Us

The Partners in Inquiry (Pi) program provides opportunities for USC Graduate Students majoring in science, engineering, computing and mathematics to:

  • Prepare to be tomorrow’s faculty by improving teaching and communication skills
  • Provide enriching learning experiences for middle school students of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) concepts and applications
  • Foster STEM content gain and professional development among participating middle school teachers

Fellows accomplish these goals through a cohort experience that includes:

  • Spending 2 days working in a middle school science class plus planning time each week and
  • Participating in GRAD 800, a 1 hour per week, fee-free course,1 semester

Pi Fellow Expectations (PDF)

Fellows receive $10,000 semester stipend over the period August 16 - December 30, 2011.

Our Partners

NSF Richland One Center for Engineering & Computing Education


Questions or Comments?

E-mail Ruth Patterson, Program Manager, ruthp@sc.edu.


Other important links:

Columbia, SC 29208 • 803-777-8322 • cte@sc.edu