July 2, 2012

DuPont Public Relations Manager Mary Kate Campbell spoke to the mayors about DuPont's Platinum Partnership with The U.S. Conference of Mayors on June 14. For the past 11 years, DuPont has invested more than $5 million and numerous resources to assist mayors in making cities safer, smarter, and healthier. From science education to safety to state of the art turnout gear for first responders, DuPont has been proud to partner with mayors for the betterment of cities.

With the Science In the School Day program, the Conference of Mayors and DuPont have reached 40,000 students in 175 cities and over 450 schools showing them what it is like to be an "engineer for the day." Through this program elementary school children are introduced to science and engineering in a fun way with some of DuPont's most promising engineers. The goal: to get kids interested in science and engineering at an early age.

In 2012, while continuing the Science in the School Day program, the partnership will be expanding its offerings to reach science educators. By broadening its program to include opportunities for middle and high school science teachers, the DuPont/USCM partnership will have an even greater impact on science education.

DuPont will offer science teachers access to national programs that will help them find new and inventive ways to make math and science interesting. They will sponsor teachers to attend exciting events such as the National Science Teachers Association's National Conference and a new program called Driving Science, a professional development institute sponsored by DuPont Motor Sports, Daytona International Speedway, and Clemson University. In these programs, teams of teachers work to strengthen content knowledge in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines and take them back to their classrooms.

DuPont is also committed to protecting the people who protect us — law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders. Turnout gear and bullet resistant vests made with Kevlar and Nomex provide state of the art protection to help guard those who so bravely put their lives at risk for others. As part of their partnership, DuPont will continue to work with mayors to identify opportunities to bring their Wear Trial program to your city.

If you are interested in any of these programs or would like to schedule a Science in the School Day event, contact us by e-mail at scienceintheschoolday@verizon.net.