Monday, October 31, 2011

Volunteer on campus at field trips for K-12 students!

The Center for STEM Education needs volunteers interested in helping us run engineering field trips on campus for Boston students grades 4-12.  Our hands-on field trips cover topics such as renewable energy, biomechanics, river pollution and rockets.  We need a few extra hands on deck for our upcoming field trips this semester on the following days:

Fri., Nov. 18  9-1
Mon., Nov. 21  9-1
Fri, Dec. 2  9-1

Volunteers are welcome to join us for all or part of the field trips, working in small groups asking students questions about what they're learning and making sure they understand the activity and related concepts, and supervising lunch time. Please contact Tatiana at stem@neu.edu for more information. 

Thursday, October 20, 2011

The Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP), provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory during the summer.

http://nreip.asee.org/

About NREIPThe Naval Research Enterprise Intern Program (NREIP), provides an opportunity for students to participate in research at a Department of Navy (DoN) laboratory during the summer.


The goals of the NREIP are to encourage participating students to pursue science and engineering careers, to further education via mentoring by laboratory personnel and their participation in research, and to make them aware of DoN research and technology efforts, which can lead to employment within the DoN.

NREIP provides competitive research internships to approximately 238 college students (174 undergraduate students and 64 graduate students) each year. Participating students typically spend ten weeks during the summer doing research at approximately 19 DoN laboratories. To participate, a student must be enrolled at an accredited 4 year US college or university and have completed their freshman year before beginning the internship.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Field trip help - POSITIONS FILLED

Sorry, these positions have been filled.  Please apply next semester.

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The Center for STEM Education is looking for STEM majors who are interested in a part time job helping us run field trips on campus for Boston students grades 4-12.  Our hands-on field trips cover topics such as renewable energy, biomechanics, river pollution and rockets.  We need a few extra hands on deck for our upcoming field trips this semester (mostly Friday's 9-1) and occassional office support to help us refine curriculum and gather materials.

This position will be just 5-10 hours a week this semester, with the potential to develop into a more regular position in the spring semester. 

If you're interested, please email Lauren Horn at l.horn@neu.edu your resume, listing any previous experience working with children. 

Monday, October 17, 2011

STEM program teachers needed in Acton-Boxborough

AB Community Education in Acton-Boxborough is looking for college students to run STEM programs during afterschool sessions.  There are both paid and volunteer positions available, the program has had  Lego-based engineering programs in the past, but is interested in trying some other activities depending on preferances of session leaders. 

If you're interested or would like more information, contact Bernadette at 978-266-2525

Welcome to the Center for STEM Education's K-12 Outreach Blog!

WHO WE ARE: The Center for STEM Education is a Northeastern center focused on increasing opportunities and awareness in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields for students, especially those from backgrounds currently underrepresented in these careers. We work closely with our community to accomplish this goal, and have many volunteer opportunities both on campus and in the schools and communities in which we work.
VOLUNTEERING: Whether you are passionate about enhancing math and science education for K-12 students, want to get more involved in your community, or just want to fulfill some required volunteer hours, you've come to the right place! Read about our upcoming volunteer opportunities in the blog below, and then click on the link for the event in the right-hand column to register. We offer both ongoing and one-day volunteer opportunities, and new events are being added all of the time. We encourage you to also use this blog to discuss your current service experiences with other students at NU!

We also encourage you to refer to the resources provided to gain a deeper understanding of your role as a volunteer and the community that you will be serving.