SRMP/Space Grant Outreach Workshop

We invite all AEM students, faculty, and staff to come and participate in an educational outreach workshop on August 6th at 1 PM CST, in-person at the Balas Atrium and/or virtually*! This event will be led by recent graduates of the AEM department, along with faculty who have participated in educational outreach in the past.

Educational outreach is an integral part of developing interest in STEM-related fields in the younger generations, along with giving faculty and researchers a critical item and platform to add during their grant writing. In the past, outreach has been conducted by independent AEM groups like the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium and our various student groups, but we are in the process of forming a team to conduct outreach on behalf of the department. We envision that this team will participate in summer camps, after school activities, government or industry sponsored activities, and departmental/curricular development.

During this week's event, the team will demonstrate and discuss previous outreach events/activities that have been conducted and their overall impact on the community. These will include week-long summer camps, on- and off-campus outreach, and curriculum/outreach development. We are also inviting undergraduates and graduate students to join a brand new AEM student council that will assist with departmental/educational outreach and numerous items throughout the scholastic year.

We look forward to seeing, discussing, and hearing from you all on August 6th. If you cannot make it and you are interested in joining an AEM student council, doing educational outreach, or have any other questions, please contact Lani Calderon ([email protected]) and Monica Robles ([email protected]). 

*If you are interested in attending virtually—in-person attendance is preferred, since we will be trying some of the outreach activities—please contact Lani or Monica for a Zoom link.