National Science Foundation’s Community College Innovation Challenge changes lives

The speaker shares their journey of personal growth and passion for science, sparked by participating in the National Science Foundation's Community College Innovation Challenge. They discuss the impact of the challenge on their career, leading to a job with an industry partner. The speaker emphasizes the importance of taking initiative and engaging in extracurricular activities, highlighting the motivational role of financial incentives. They advocate for open-ended challenges that encourage creativity and collaboration, which are not typically enabled in traditional classroom settings.

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