▁Indiana . ▁Pur due ▁University ▁in ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁IN , ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁IN S GC ▁lead ▁institution ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Bar rett ▁C ald well . ▁ ▁History ▁IN S GC ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Space ▁Grant ▁College ▁and ▁Fellow ship ▁Program . ▁Space ▁Grant ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁under ▁Title ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Aer onaut ics ▁and ▁Space ▁Administration ▁Author ization ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁A ▁unique ▁national ▁program ▁- ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁mission ▁and ▁work ▁of ▁NASA ▁- ▁Space ▁Grant ▁enh ances ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁capabilities ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁education , ▁research , ▁and ▁public ▁out re ach ▁activities ▁in ▁science , ▁technology , ▁engineering , ▁and ▁mathematics ▁( ST EM ) ▁and ▁additional ▁fields ▁related ▁to ▁space , ▁aer onaut ics , ▁life ▁science , ▁physical ▁science ▁and ▁earth ▁system ▁science . ▁ ▁IN S GC ▁V ision ▁The ▁IN S GC ▁is ▁a ▁premier ▁source ▁of ▁coord ination , ▁information , ▁and ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁NASA - related ▁education , ▁out re ach , ▁and ▁work force ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁vision , ▁IN S GC ▁has ▁set ▁the ▁following ▁goals ▁to ▁align ▁with ▁NASA ▁Education ▁Out comes : ▁ ▁IN S GC ▁prom otes ▁NASA - related ▁Science , ▁Technology , ▁Engineering , ▁and ▁Mathemat ics ▁( ST EM ) ▁work force ▁development ▁by ▁providing ▁support ▁to ▁S TE M ▁research ▁and ▁education ▁in ▁higher