STEMconnector Blog
#BeyondTheBuzzChat Twitter Chat Recap: National Hire a Veteran Day
On July 23, STEMconnector hosted a Twitter Chat to celebrate National Hire a Veteran Day. The Twitter Chat was centered around hiring veterans for National Hire-A-Veteran Day, which is on Saturday, July 25th. National Hire a Veteran Day encourages employers to consider Veterans in their employment strategies. In conjunction with …
#BeyondTheBuzzChat Twitter Chat Recap: Summer STEM Learning Resources
On June 25, along with a few of its industry partners and clients, STEMconnector conducted a Twitter Chat focused on Summer STEM learning resources. The Twitter Chat highlighted high quality STEM resources to support summer learning for students and teachers during COVID-19. Participants shared some of their resources that they …
High Dosage, High Impact: Skills Based Volunteering in a Virtual World with the Illinois Science and Technology Institute
*This Blog was guest-written by Sarah Perret-Goluboff of the Illinois Science and Technology Institute. As the pandemic restructures every aspect of life, educators are turning to new resources to create authentic experiences and connections for their students in the coming academic year. While schools settle into a new normal, volunteers …
#SHUTDOWNSTEM: A Day of Focus on Education & Discussion to Support Black Lives
Today on Wednesday, June 10, STEMconnector joins #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia. Today we will take time to focus on what we can do better, and plan how we can continue to play a bigger part in eradicating anti-Black racism in academia and the STEM fields. #ShutDownSTEM is an initiative from a multi-identity, intersectional …
Tallo and Boeing Honor High School Seniors with STEM Signing Days
This blog post was guest written by our partners from Tallo. Scientists are becoming the rising heroes of our time, so why should college athletes have all the fun? That is exactly what Tallo was thinking, when we partnered with Boeing to create STEM Signing Day to honor high school …