Assemblywoman Annette Quijano applauded the awarding of $1.6m in federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to Kean University to develop a program aimed to increase the retention and completion rates of students studying computer science and information technology (IT).
“Congratulations to Kean University on receiving critical funding to support STEM education programs. Any opportunity to encourage students to pursue fields in STEM is one worth seizing. This is a great, well-deserved investment into higher education that will help prepare the next generation to compete in the workforce of the future.”