Public Health student joins NASA 社区 大学 Aerospace program

A highly competitive NASA program selected St. Philip’s 大学 Public Health student Maricela Eslora for its next NASA 社区 大学 Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) Summer/Fall 2022 cohort. Maricela is the second St. Philip’s 大学 student selected for the program. 

NCAS builds a diverse future STEM workforce by engaging two-year degree-seeking students in authentic learning experiences. It opens doors for 2-year community college students seeking a STEM degree by offering three unique experiences. Scholars get a 关闭 look at NASA’s unique missions and research to learn how to develop their talents, 利益, 和激情. Scholars participate in one of three NASA missions.

Maricela is the current president of Psi Kappa Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. In 2021, she participated in the Historically Black 大学 and Universities Week White House virtual roundtable with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Maricela was one of five HBCU student leaders from across the country to participate. The roundtable discussed the work students are doing to vaccinate their communities.

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