Family Math. Developed at the 

 Lawrence Hall of Science, 

 Berkeley. Family Math gets par- 

 ents and young children to learn 

 math together and involves par- 

 ents in their children's schools. In 

 the last five years. Family Math 

 has reached 34,000 families. 

 Contact: Ms. Nancy Kreinberg, 

 Lawrence Hall of Science, Univer- 

 sity of California. Berkeley, CA 

 94720, (415) 642-1823. 



The Hispanic Mother-Daughter 

 Project. This Arizona State Uni- 

 versity project focuses on eighth 

 grade girls, building on the strong 

 mother-daughter relationships 

 intrinsic to Hispanic families. In 

 some cases, mothers pursue col- 

 lege degrees along with their 

 daughters. Contact: Dr. Nancy 

 Felipe Russo, Arizona State Uni- 

 versity, Tempe, AZ 85287-1801, 

 (602) 965-2358. 



"Get Into the Equation". En 



courages minority families to set 

 college as a goal and gives practi- 

 cal advice on how to prepare for 

 science and engineering majors. 

 Contact: Office of Academic Af- 

 fairs, The College Board, 45 Co- 

 lumbus Avenue, New York, NY 

 10023-6992, (212) 713-0000. 



Graduate Student Researchers 

 Program (Underrepresented 

 Minority Focus). Students 

 collaborate with university 

 investigators working on NASA- 

 funded projects and spend a 

 period of residency at a NASA field 

 center conducting research on 

 aerospace-related projects. The 

 program offers up to $18,000 per 

 year of support for 3 years. 

 Contact: Dr. Yvonne B. Freeman, 

 NASA Headquarters, Code U, 

 Washington, DC 20546, (202) 

 453-2171. 



Illinois Institute of Technology 

 Minority Engineering Program. 



Succeeds in attracting and gradu- 

 ating minority students in engi- 

 neering. Contact: Mr. Mark 

 Angelini or Mr. Leroy Kennedy, 

 Illinois Institute of Technology, 

 Perlstein Hall, Room 222, 10 W. 

 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60612, 

 (312) 567-6976. 



International Business Ma- 

 chines (IBM). IBM makes special 

 efforts to hire people with disabili- 

 ties, and has instituted many 

 programs and policies designed to 

 facilitate their employment and 

 productivity. Contact: Mr. James 

 G. Breene, IBM, P.O. Box 2150, 

 Atlanta, GA 30055, (404) 988- 

 2638 or Mr. Juan Sabater, IBM, 

 2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, 

 NY 10577. (914) 697-6730. 



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