Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

54 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 program’s mission is to educate, encourage and empower young women to embrace technology for the future. GTT’s key programs include panel discussions at schools, an annual GTT Fest, the IT Summer Program, the High School Ambassador Program and participation in STEM-related camps and after-school programs. The CITGO Innovation Academy for Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science at Moody High School in Corpus Christi creates a rigorous four-year college preparatory program that includes upper-level engineering, mathematics and science courses, with the goal of graduating students who are college or career ready. The Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academies, available at four two-year colleges in Texas, allow students to remain close to home for the first two years of their studies while putting them on a path toward a four-year engineering degree from Texas A&M University. The program, which was seeded by a $5 million gift from Chevron, has been lauded not only for its potential impact on underserved communities and the number of STEM degrees awarded in our state, but also for the affordability it offers many first-generation college students. The program has also expanded to include several more two- year colleges and brought on additional industry partners. Developing the oil and natural gas workforce benefits the entire State of Texas because every direct job in the industry creates three additional jobs elsewhere in the economy. Through ingenuity, innovation and investment, the oil and natural gas industry is demonstrating that it can meet the world’s energy needs while innovating technologies – and developing future talent – that will advance continued climate progress. American energy producers are accomplishing great things for our people, our country and our world. Stay tuned, more amazing results to come.