USC Viterbi VAST

VAST: Viterbi Adopt-a-School Adopt-a-Teacher

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering brings innovative STEM projects, programs, and professional develpment to PreK-12 schools and teachers in Southern California through VAST by using research-based results to improve the college and career pathways of under-represented minorities in high needs, at-risk schools. We mentor PreK-12 teachers and students on campus through first-hand experience with USC Viterbi faculty research; design and implement research-based interventions that contribute to academic and policy leadership in STEM ed, supporting the Grand Challenges of the National Academy of Engineering; and create custom multi-year partnerships with schools to share the broader impacts of USC faculty research and develop PreK-12 STEM ed experiences for USC Viterbi Ph.D. students.