The STEM Urban Outreach initiative aims to inspire local students to engage with STEM disciplines through hands-on projects and mentorship from university students. Funding and support were secured through networking and collaboration with various community organizations, despite challenges such as coordination and time constraints. The program has successfully grown, engaging with the community and expanding outreach efforts to promote STEM education.

1. SENIOR LEGACY SYMPOSIUM – FALL 2010
Maria
Barna
STEM
Urban
Outreach
19
April
2011

2. DISCUSSION MAP
Mission
Statement
Selec.ng
Proposal
Idea
Obtaining
Funding
Challenges
Encountered/Overcome
Where
We
Are
Today
Acknowledgements

3. MISSION STATEMENT.0
The
goal
of
STEM
Urban
Outreach
is
to
impart
excitement
and
enthusiasm
to
local
students,
providing
mo>va>on
to
study
STEM
coursework.

4. MISSION STATEMENT.1
¢ SUO
provides
students
with
hands-­‐on
projects
that
demonstrate
STEM
principles
¢ SUO
allows
students
to
have
fun
while
learning
about
STEM
theory
and
encourages
engaging
with
STEM
subjects
¢ Students
who
benefit
from
STEM
Urban
Outreach
will
see
SLU
students’
passion
for
STEM
fields
and
will
be
encouraged
to
consider
a
future
in
STEM
¢ SLU
students
will
benefit
from
a
group
that
organizes
and
funds
outreach
in
STEM
subjects

5. SELECTING PROPOSAL IDEA.0
Passionate
Theme
Desire
to
make
Idea
about
throughout
a
difference
educa.on
experiences
Social
Encouraged
Provided
means
Change
applica.on
of
of
funding
ideas
Conference
Family,
friends,
Networking
and
like-­‐minded
peers
Go
for
it!

6. SELECTING PROPOSAL IDEA.1
Future
Outreach Thinking
Education Sustainability
Service
Projects Leadership
Volunteerism
Hands-On
Learning

7. SELECTING PROPOSAL IDEA.2
Outreach
Education
Future
Thinking
STEM Urban Outreach

8. OBTAINING FUNDING.0
Obtained
Joined forces Formed a
Started to support from
between team to
look around faculty and
Phillip and complete the
for support several other
Maria process
students

9. OBTAINING FUNDING.1
Use resources and connections
• Dr. Malik – involved in St. Louis community
outreach
• SWE – needed volunteer project for their members
Pay attention to details
Put passion into each part of the process
Commit to idea
Rely on teamwork

10. CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS.0
Needed other
people to help
develop ideas
Needed a wide
Loss of variety of
leadership to subject
graduation expertise
Coordinating
Lack of time
Schedules
Finding others passionate
about our idea

11. CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS.1
Formed a Core
Team
Strong core of Found variety of
young subjects through
leadership networking
Efficient use Created a plan to
of available achieve desired
tools results even with
busy schedules
Collaborated with those
willing to commit

12. WHERE WE ARE TODAY
Growth of
Purchased Marketing Outpouring Begin
volunteer
project parts campaign of support volunteering
base
Aerospace
Successfully Campus
augmented Advertising Teaching 8-
leadership Working with week course at
Civil helpful faculty the Youth
and staff Learning
Computer Parks Center
Building Community
Continuing to
Computer recruit leaders
Science
and volunteers
Electrical Website
Working with
Inclusion of South Grand
Mechanical Networking new projects Head Start to
and utilizing begin program
student group Email address
Physics contacts

13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.0
¢ STEM
Urban Outreach would like to thank our
sponsors:
v Student Development and Bright Idea Grants
v Student United Way of Greater St. Louis
v Parks College Alumni Board
v Faculty and Staff of Parks College

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.1
Many thanks to my team members and advisors, without
whom STEM Urban Outreach would not exist.
v PhillipReyes (co-founder)
v Cat Mollman
v Bryan Psimas
v Matt Satcher
v Todd Foley
v Dr. Arif Malik
v Priyanka Reddy
v Parks College Deans Office, especially Kathy Barbeau
v Society of Women Engineers student group

15. QUESTIONS?
Contact
Information:
Email:
STEM.urban.Outreach@gmail.com
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/stemurbanoutreach
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every child should be
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