CRITICAL THINKING
STAYING THE COURSE
Greg Chappelle has been running STEM programs with underserved populations before the rest of the world knew what STEM meant. He’s not giving up ef forts to keep the Native STEM program afloat, even when funds run out.
by Cheryl Marino dry, but he isn’t the kind of person that gives up easily. W
Chappelle believes good talent is out there, it all just depends on where you look, what your resources are and how you go about your search. So, for nearly three decades, he has done what- ever it takes to preserve a specialized program he founded called GLRTN DOD STEM K-12, the short version of the Great Lakes Region and Tribal Nations DOD Science, Technology, Engi- neering and Math K-12, which he has led and managed since 1994.
Te goal of GLRTN STEM—an offshoot of the DOD STEM program—is to bring accessi- ble, educational science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) summer camps to children in Native and Indigenous communities in the Michigan area. Teaming up with Native American communities, Wayne State University and, more recently, Harvard University to expand outreach efforts, Chappelle hopes to create a talent pool equipped to serve the nation and evolve DOD’s competitive edge. Because of pandemic restrictions, the program has now gone virtual, but it never lost momentum. If anything, the shift to remote learning has brought surprising success with the opportunity for even greater outreach.
Chappelle is currently the DOD STEM coordinator and the Historically Black Colleges Universi- ties and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) liaison officer at the Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center in Warren, Michigan. He started the program with a little funding and a lot of determination. In 2010, when program funding ran out, he wasn’t about to give up. Instead, Chappelle ramped up his outreach efforts. As a result, the Ground Vehicle Systems Center has been working directly with multiple tribal nations
hen you don’t have enough of something, the way that DOD doesn’t ever have enough science, technology, engineering and math talent, it can pay to grow your own. Tat’s just what the Ground Vehicle Systems Center’s Greg Chap- pelle has been doing the last 28 years. He almost lost it all when funding ran
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