BlackboardTallahassee Educator Named to National STEM Board
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Susan Borland, education manager of the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, was selected from the Challenger Learning Center national network to sit on the board of directors for the network headquarters, Challenger Center for Space Science Education.
Challenger Center for Space Science Education is a not-for-profit education organization created in 1986 by the families of the astronauts from Challenger Space Shuttle mission STS-51-L. Its mission is to inspire an interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education through exploration and discovery.
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee is part of a national network of 48 Challenger Learning Centers throughout the US, Canada, United Kingdom and South Korea. Combined, Challenger Centers reach 400,000 students and 15,000 teachers each year through mission-based activities focused on STEM education.
Borland began her career with the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee in February 1999 and was involved in all aspects of planning the center. As education manager, her duties include standards based curriculum planning, workshop preparation and delivery, camp coordination, grant writing and the management of the education department. She currently serves as a network consultant and mentor for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education network.
Michelle Personette, director of the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, describes Borland as "a tremendous asset to the CLC, full of experience and incredible passion," adding that she is thrilled to share Borland with national efforts to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, teachers and astronauts.
