About: Dr. Chet Nicklas

After earning his bachelor's in biology and master's in Secondary Education, Dr. Chet Nicklas kicked off his career by spending 11 years teaching classes like AP Biology and genetics at high schools in Meridian, Mississippi. Not one to leave his passion for education in the classroom, he also served as a football coach and bus driver. In 2021, he earned his Doctor of Education in Rural Education and Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of West Alabama. His aptitude for science and talent for community engagement brought him back to UWA in 2022 where he now serves as the Black Belt STEM Institute's Director and as an Adjunct Professor.

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Engineering Success: Breathing New Life into STEM Education in Rural Alabama

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STEM education is more important now than it has ever been. Rapid advancements in AI are already forcing vast swaths of workers to reskill and retrain. And with data becoming the hottest commodity of the 21st century, employers in virtually every industry need people with solid backgrounds in statistics, programming, and information analysis. In response,…
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