THE SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (SSU) EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH (E/PO) GROUP LEADS THE SWIFTEDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. FOR SWIFT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY IMPLEMENTED BROAD EFFORTS THATHAVE CONTRIBUTED TO NASA S SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE E/PO PORTFOLIO ACROSS MANY OUTCOME AREAS. FORFISCAL YEARS (FY) 2012-2014 AS A RESULT OF SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING WE HAVE CHOSEN TOSTRATEGICALLY FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON HIGHLY-LEVERAGED AND DEMONSTRABLY SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THEWIDE-REACHING ASTROPHYSICS EDUCATOR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND OUR POPULAR WEBSITES: EPO S CHRONICLESAND THE GAMMA-RAY BURST (GRB) SKYMAP. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS WORKINGCOLLABORATIVELY THROUGH THE ASTROPHYSICS SCIENCE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH FORUM (SEPOF) ON THEON-LINE EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE NASA S MULTIWAVELENGTH UNIVERSE.

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park CA

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