Op-ed: Governor Hochul must STEP up

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If you build it, they will come.

That immortal line from “Field of Dreams” is as applicable today as it was when first heard at movie theaters 35 years ago.

Instead of building a baseball field amid acres of corn stalks, we’re talking about a dynamic pipeline for students from low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds, the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) and the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), and other NYS “Opportunity Programs” — uniquely designed pipelines that take middle school and high school students through undergraduate studies to professional and graduate school programs of study and eventual careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), health and licensed professions.

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National Recognitions

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Below are a few of our National Recognitions that we would like to note:

  • STEP and CSTEP are nationally recognized programs that have made NYS a leader in preparing talented students for careers in STEM, health and the licensed professions.
  • STEP and CSTEP were the 2003 recipients of the National Science Foundation Presidential Medal of Excellence for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
  • CSTEP students have received recognition for their scholarly research and presentations and among our graduates are Rhodes and Fulbright Scholars and recipients of many other prestigious awards.