Dr. Steven Lay and Dr. Johnny Evans recently attended a meeting in Nashville hosted by the board of directors of Edvantia, a funding agency, related to the grant Lee University received last year in the math and physics education program. At the meeting, Edvantia showcased five of their grant programs across the state of Tennessee, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Natural Sciences and Mathematics’
August 29, 2008
Work Progresses on Science Building
The Lee University Beach Building has stood since 1966 as a testament to furthering knowledge and education. Recently, however, construction has begun on the new science building. Construction began in June of 2007, and the project will be completely finished by the fall of 2010. Work is currently being done on the [...]
February 13, 2008
Lee Gets Grant to Train Math Teachers
Lee University has been awarded a $750,000 from the Tennessee Department of Education to provide training for seven school systems in the teaching of mathematics at the middle-school level. The three-year grant was announced in Nashville by Governor Phil Bredesen and Education Commissioner Lana Seviers.
Three other universities – UT-Knoxville, Middle Tennessee State, and East [...]
January 23, 2008
Lee Receives Grant to Teach Physics Teachers
Lee University recently received a $393,000 grant which will be distributed over the next two years from the Tennessee Department of Education Math Science Partnership Division as an extension of Lee’s current Improving Numeracy and Algebraic Thinking (INAT) grant directed by Dr. Steven Lay. This new component, directed by Associate Professor of physics and chemistry [...]
