GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED NASA MINORITY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECT (MUREP) AEROSPACE ACADEMY PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE STEM LITERACY BY ENGAGING STUDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND TEACHERS THROUGH INTEGRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY (ECSU) WILL COLLABORATE WITH AN EXISTING NASA SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND AEROSPACE ACADEMY (SEMAA) SITE AT WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION IN THE NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA REGION. THE PROPOSED MUREP AEROSPACE ACADEMY (MAA) PROJECT WILL SUPPORT STUDENT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTIVITY COMPONENTS THAT ARE FULLY INTEGRATED TO FORM A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE PROPOSED MAA PROJECT ARE (I) CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES (CEA), (II) AN AEROSPACE EDUCATION LABORATORY (AEL), AND (III) AN INNOVATIVE FAMILY CAFE. THE NASA MAA PROGRAM AT ECSU WILL ADOPT NASA SEMAA CURRICULUM AND INTEGRATE 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) DESIGN, AND SENSOR-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE AUTHENTIC AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL TAKE THE AEL TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS USING THE ROADSHOW-IN-A-BOX APPROACH. THE MOBILE AEL (MAEL) WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART DESKTOP FLIGHT SIMULATOR; AIRCRAFT DESIGN STATION, DESKTOP WIND TUNNEL, WEATHER STATION, GPS AND RADIO RECEIVER, 3D PRINTERS, MINI QUADCOPTER UAVS, MOBILE ROBOTS, AND A SET OF HANDS-ON LEARNING AEROSPACE-THEMED STEM EXPERIMENTS. THE NASA MAA PROGRAM AT ECSU WILL ALSO FEATURE THE FAMILY CAFE, A SPECIAL INTERACTIVE FORUM THAT WILL PROVIDE PARENTS AND OTHER ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS WITH INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO BECOME AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. SUMMER CAMPS AND YEARLONG SATURDAY ACADEMIES WILL EXPOSE STUDENTS TO NASA MAA CURRICULUM AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, DELIVERED IN AN INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL FORMAT. THE HANDS-ON AVIATION AND AEROSPACE RELATED ACTIVITIES WILL BE DESIGNED TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE STUDENTS IN PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES WILL BE CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. GUEST SPEAKERS AND FIELD TRIPS WILL COMPLEMENT IN-CLASS LEARNING. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE STUDENT INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES AND SET THEM ON A LEARNING PATH TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE, EXPLAIN, ELABORATE, AND EVALUATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MATH AND SCIENCE TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE. THE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO DIRECTLY IMPACT AT LEAST 700 STUDENTS, WHERE EACH STUDENT WILL HAVE RECEIVED OVER FORTY-FIVE (45) HOURS OF ENHANCED STEM LEARNING EACH YEAR. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADMINISTRATORS, EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, PRE-COLLEGE OUTREACH COORDINATORS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE THROUGH ECSU'S NASA MUREP AEROSPACE ACADEMY PROGRAM. TEACHERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO IMPLEMENT LEARNING MODULES INTO THEIR SCIENCE CLASSES, SHARE THEM WITH OTHER TEACHERS, AND REPLICATE SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AT THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT TEAM IS COMMITTED TO CONDUCT BOTH FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE EVALUATION AND REPORT RESULTS TO THE NASA OFFICE OF EDUCATION ON CONSISTENT BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DISSEMINATE PROJECT RESULTS THROUGH A DEDICATED WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, PROGRAM BROCHURES, NEWS RELEASES, PROJECT NEWSLETTERS, AND PUBLICATIONS IN TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES/JOURNALS.