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Velda received the highest Pennsylvania Graduate Education Award for her thesis work on extracurricular STEM programs, West Chester University 3E Institute Director's Award for Educational Excellence and Entrepreneurship and also selected as a 3E Ambassador. She’s appeared on Philadelphia’s WURD, Carole’s Corner on Technology, presented at the National Council for Community & Education Partnerships (NCCEP) Conference, National Education Computing Conference (NECC), International Technology Education Association (ITEA) Conference, National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) Conference, Boosting Engineering Science and Technology(BEST) Conference, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Data Conference, and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference. Morris’ robotics program schools were given commendations by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia and BEST Practice Awards by the School District of Philadelphia. In 2010, partnering with the Mechanical Engineering Department at Villanova University and Video Ray, they launched the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Pennsylvania Regional Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Challenge, the first in the state of Pennsylvania. All of her robotics tournaments have national or international platforms and she was instrumental in the development and national launch, of the Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge (underwater robotics) in Philadelphia, through the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Morris partners with the colleges of engineering at Villanova University and University of Pennsylvania to host land and sea robotics competitions.

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MARBLES served as a demonstration project for a regional mathematics, engineering and science initiative to accelerate achievement in life science domains for minority students ages 16 and older in DE, NJ and PA.ĪT&T and NCCEP selected one recipient for the state of Pennsylvania and Velda was the solitary winner of the $50,000 grant to “prepare tomorrow’s innovative leaders in technology”. In 2009, Velda was the co-author and instrumental in launching a regional Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant bio program called “MARBLES”, $107,000 grant. She was a resource team leader for a Philadelphia middle school and instrumental in their receiving a partnership grant from NASA making it the first school in the state to ever be named a NASA Explorer School.

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She published a book on "Robotics a New Extracurricular Activity in the New Millennium", and published with teams of teachers two books with their students on technology and generational issues. Morris has conducted STEM presentations nationally. She’s the Co-Director of the Philadelphia FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championship, on the leadership team of the Pennsylvania Girls Collaborative Project, Pennsylvania STEM Compact, and became one of the first African American elected officers of the Society Manufacturing Engineers, Chapter 15, (since its inception in 1936) with over 300 members and reelected in 2011. She was elected onto the BEST Robotics Board of Directors, in recognition of her expertise and sincere interest in the objectives of the organization she is the District 6 representative for east coast Hubs now in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Velda was appointed as the nation’s first African American Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (BEST) Hub Director. SRI is conducted in sixty-two schools some of the neediest schools in The School District of Philadelphia, providing engaging, hands-on educational opportunities proven to enhance learning in STEM. She designed and oversees the Secondary Robotics Initiative (SRI), one of the District’s most promising initiatives. Velda Morris is the Robotics Education Specialist in The School District of Philadelphia's Office of Secondary School Reform/Division of College Readiness, she functions as a results-oriented administrator who excels in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives, and brings research experience in the STEM areas and robotics.














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