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2008 Performance
Highlights | 2009 goals
In 2008, TI reached thousands of students, teachers and policymakers through programs designed to generate interest in and funding for science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM) research and innovation. We achieved this by purchasing technology for classrooms, providing academic enrichment opportunities, expanding an algebra improvement initiative, awarding scholarships, sponsoring math and science fairs and competitions, and recognizing educator excellence through a regional awards program.
TI issued $8.8 million in grants to support U.S. K-12 and university STEM research and education programs in 2008.
Additionally, the TI Foundation provided grants of more than $4.3 million to support education institutions. Almost $1 million of this amount was to match gifts from TI directors, employees and retirees to support educational institutions. For the first time, these contributions provided support beyond higher education, including K-12 public, private and charter schools.
Highlights
TI supported the following new education initiatives in 2008:
- Faculty Endowments – The TI Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University and the TI Distinguished Chair in Nanoelectronics at the University of Texas at Arlington were endowed by the TI Foundation and TI, respectively.
- Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) – TI was part of a $16 million collaboration among academia, industry and government that focuses on research in analog and radio frequency technologies. These technologies could help solve some of the world's biggest challenges in such areas as energy efficiency, health care and public safety.
- TI Science & Technology Innovation Fund – The TI Foundation issued a three-year $332,400 grant to the University of Texas at Dallas to support innovation and entrepreneurial development camps for high school juniors and seniors, thus increasing their interest in science and technology careers. The grant also will fund scholarships to UT Dallas engineering and science students who take entrepreneurship courses.
2009 goals
Effective teachers are integral to student achievement, particularly in STEM curriculums. Research indicates that teachers have a greater impact on learning than students' ethnicity, family income, school attended or class size. As a result, TI and the TI Foundation will accelerate and extend our investment in strategies and programs that help improve the quality and increase the quantity of secondary STEM educators.
Additionally, we will continue to refine our portfolio of programs to help students, particularly those from traditionally underrepresented ethnic groups and women, achieve academic success and pique their interest in STEM-related university degrees and careers.
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