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Shaw Center STEM Initiatives
Shaw Center STEM Initiatives The Shaw Center needs volunteers for 2 of their STEM initiatives! STEM Explorers focuses on science and engineering activities, while SUITE (Syracuse University Information Technology Experiences) focuses on information technology activities (cyber security, coding, etc.). Both programs are great volunteer opportunities to engage with middle school students. Weekly sessions are on…
Read MoreGet Involved Ottothon
Engineering student, Lindy Melegari ‘22 coordinated the finances for Ottothon. Lindy worked on the budget and helped push fundraisers to raise money for the kids on the day of the event as well as the months leading up to the event. “I have always enjoyed participating in Ottothon since my freshman year! It is always…
Read MoreWITNESS TO INJUSTICE
WITNESS TO INJUSTICE: UNRAVELING HISTORIC NATIVE & U.S. RELATIONS This interactive group exercise is a 1 ½ hour teaching tool that raises awareness of the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the part of the world now known as the United States. When: Thursday October 26th Session #1 begins at 5:00 pm…
Read MoreYES! (Youth Experiencing Science)
Youth Experiencing Science (YES) is a three day camp for elementary school children to experience science through fun activities, demonstrations and a group project. The camp was led by undergraduates in the MII REU program, including Honors student, Geoffrey Vaartstra (EC ’17) who was part of a group in charge of planning demonstrations, a scavenger…
Read MoreRecord Breaking Service
Honors students are amazing in so many ways, and one significant way is the amount of time and effort you pour into your communities. During the 2014-2015 year, the class of 2018 logged 3,325 hours. That’s right, students brand new to campus got out and performed 180 different service projects! Given how intimidating everything is…
Read MoreDiversity Matters
Alexis Ho Liu (’18 EC) helped create a banner composed of students’ hand prints designed to show support towards unity and diversity. The event, sponsored by oSTEM, a national society dedicated to educating and fostering leadership for LGBTQA communities in the STEM fields, took place in Link Hall. E-board members of oSTEM spent their afternoon…
Read MoreWhat Do Engineers Do to Get Involved?
Just ask Grant Griffiths (EC ’15). Grant went to the Great New York State Fair with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Syracuse University Student Branch and helped run the IEEE booth. The group had different electrical devices at our table and demonstrated them to children who visited the booth. One of the…
Read MoreWhat Do Engineers Do to Get Involved?
Just ask Grant Griffiths (EC ’15). Grant went to the Great New York State Fair with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Syracuse University Student Branch and helped run the IEEE booth. The group had different electrical devices at our table and demonstrated them to children who visited the booth. One of the…
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