If you have or know a young person in school, you’ve probably heard of the focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in schools. This effort, known as STEM, is particularly important to the auto industry because, without those four subjects, there won’t be any advancements in the vehicles we drive, how they are made, or the infrastructure they drive on.
Recently, there has been a cause for concern that the auto industry isn’t making the advancements it should be capable of making at this point in our history. To help preemptively fight this trend, Toyota is investing another one million dollars in the STEM program, this time in the form of a grant to Georgetown College. This amount is in addition to the 1.5 million that Toyota has already donated to the college, and it will directly support education programs for those who intend to become teachers in the STEM fields.
“At Toyota, we believe investing in education is an investment in our future, for our community and our company,” said Wil James, president of TMMK. “Partnering with institutions like Georgetown College to advance STEM opportunities won’t just have an impact on how we make cars in the future; we believe it will help shape the future of mobility for our society.”
So not only is this gift helping current students and teachers, it will also help the teachers and students of the future. Way to go Toyota!
“Toyota Says Thanks a Million to Future STEM Scholars | Corporate.” Toyota Says Thanks a Million to Future STEM Scholars | Corporate. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2016. <http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota-million-stem-scholars-april29.htm>.
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