#HYUNDAILOVESJIJI
Hyundai Motor America
and MIND Research
Institute announced
a partnership that will
bring ST Math to 15
more high-need schools
in four metro areas
across the country.
Walter Rodriguez,
Hyundai’s Manager of
Diversity Inclusion &
Social Responsibility
and a member of MIND
Research’s Diversity
Council, answers
a few questions
about the partnership.
Smiling student in a JiJi hat celebrating
MIND and Hyundai’s East LA Math Project
What is it about MIND’s mission
that aligns with Hyundai’s
community outreach goals?
Left to right: Ingrid Ellerbe, Walter Rodriguez,
Dr. Matthew Peterson and Maria Cervantes
MIND’S CIRCLE OF CHAMPIONS
Imagine a classroom where students thrive on success.
Math is embraced with excitement and children overcome learning obstacles that
were previously insurmountable. A passion for learning is born and students’
accomplishments in math facilitate successes in other academic subjects.
For the cost of two cups of coffee you can help make this classroom
a reality. Pledge to donate at least $10 each month and help ensure that all
students are mathematically equipped to solve the world’s most challenging
problems.
Join MIND’s Circle of Champions today. Every dollar raised helps provide
MIND’s innovative ST Math® learning program to a student in need.
Donate online at:
www.mindresearch.net/circleofchampions
or return your contribution in the envelope enclosed
with this newsletter. As a token of our appreciation,
all Circle of Champion members will receive
a stylus pen featuring JiJi, the beloved penguin
in the ST Math puzzles.
MIND Research Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization,
Federal Tax ID 33-0798804.
All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
The JiJi Stylus Pen market value is $3.
At Hyundai, we have made education
a major focus for our Corporate Social
Responsibility strategy called Bright
Ideas. By supporting innovative
programs like MIND Research’s
ST Math, we believe that students will
exceed expectations and become a
new generation of leaders in the fields
of science, technology, engineering and
math. These are areas of importance
to Hyundai’s future success in the
automotive industry.
The Hyundai/MIND partnership is
very unique in its broad scope.
Why was the partnership created
this way?
We wanted to make sure that the
investment Hyundai made was in
fact a true partnership. By using the
approach of matching grants and equal
commitment, the schools are making
an investment just as much as Hyundai
and MIND are doing. There is now
accountability amongst all partners
for the successful implementation and
utilization of th e ST Math software.
In the long term, we all have a shared
commitment to see an increase in math
proficiency and graduation rates.
The JiJi Veloster by Hyundai
made its debut at the
US News and World Report
STEM Solutions Conference.
#HyundaiLovesJiJi