Goddard Education Programs has received a request for:

Journey Through the Universe, a cadre of 50-60 scientists/engineers to visit students in partnership with the District of Columbia Public Schools. The program provides activities during a week long celebration of learning - Journey through the Universe, conducted by teams of researchers, engineers, and scientists, trained to use earth science education materials that bring the universe into the classroom. Family science events will also be included at 3 area high schools and the National Air and Space Museum. This year's journey will take place October 21-25, 2002 focusing on the 6th grade. You may wish to join the National team that travels around the nation with the Journey through the Universe message. If interested, please call Rosemay Millham at 6-1976 or John Hamel at 703-683-9740. Training and materials will be provided.

Goddard Professionals Needed for High School Campaign - for professional representatives to make presentations to high School freshman in their classrooms about were they want to go in life and how to get there emphasizing the importance of performing well in school, building an impressive transcript, and preparing for the future. The program will be expanded to 12 high schools and are in need of more potential speakers from our surrounding area. The Achievement Counts campaign is looking for articulate, energetic people of various cultural, ethnic and educational backgrounds, to help deliver the Achievement Counts message. There will be a training session available in September prior to any visitations. Presentations will be scheduled during the month of October. For more information, please call Ron Erwin at 6-7504 or email rerwin@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov. If you are interested in participating, click on the response form for pdf of speakers form, which should be completed and faxed to Ron Erwin at 6-1655. Thank you for your consideration.

CISCO Networking Academy - Crossland High School - volunteers to serve as coaches for the Cisco Networking Academy at Crossland High School in Temple Hills Maryland. Volunteers need not have specialized networking knowledge. The focus of this program will be the sharing of interpersonal and workplace communication skills young people will need to be successful in their future work. A half-day training session for volunteer coaches is planned on August 21 at Crossland High School. The program will begin in September 2002, with lessons provided online to assist the four coaches needed in their work with the students. Each team will work with a morning class made up of juniors and seniors taking networking classes. Team members will work with the students once or twice a month in sessions that last for an hour and a quarter. If you are interested or have additional questions, please call or email John DiTomasso, Director of TECH CORPS Maryland at 410-730-3071 or email: johndit@us.net.

Viewing a Launch from the Causeway - In light of the events, which occurred on September 11, 2001, NASA Headquarters has established new security procedures for nominating and inviting NASA guests to view a Space Shuttle launch. Enhanced security measures at Kennedy for screening visitors and vehicles during Space Shuttle operations are now into effect.

As part of ensuring a safe environment for viewing shuttle launches, access to the causeway is prohibited. Causeway passes are not available to each Center for employee viewing as they were in the past. Launch transportation tickets to view a launch can be purchased from the Kennedy Visitor Center. For more information, go to: http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/html/see_launch.html