The Center of Excellence in STEM Education is a resource for students who are interested in Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We cater to K-12, undergraduate and graduate students.
K-12 & Community Outreach
The purpose of K-12 community outreach is to promote and encourage students in exploring careers in STEM fields and to strengthen their understanding of STEM disciplines. To that end, we provide several STEM presentations and hands-on activities. We also regularly present educational IMAX and National Geographic movies on a wide range of STEM topics such as: International Space Station, Hubble, life in deep sea, the last reef. We encourage schools to visit C-STEM and engage their students in exciting STEM activities.
Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Students, faculty and staff members are free to use and reserve the C-STEM for several purposes, such as holding student organization meetings, signing up a group of students to watch educational movies, and using the C-STEM software and equipment for presentations and assignments. While we welcome all majors to attend our events, we do provide STEM focused resources to those especially interested in these fields. We offer workshops on applying to summer research programs, creating research posters, giving technical scientific talks, writing technical papers, and advice on how to get into a research lab and how to read scientific articles and conduct literature reviews. These talks provide a rich environment for students and faculty members from all disciplines to come together and talk about innovative ideas and have discussions about the talks. Students find this causal forum to be especially helpful for talking to their peers and getting to know faculty members outside of class well.