Community Involvment
Splash! Chicago
Educational outreach program, Learning Unlimited & UChicago
Splash! Chicago is a community service organization dedicated to providing unique and fun academic enrichment programs to high school students in the greater Chicago area. We hope to give high school students, particularly students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, a chance to explore fields they are interested in, UChicago, and the idea of going to college.
South Side Science Festival
STEM outreach event, UChicago
Created in 2022, the South Side Science Festival brings the South Side and UChicago communities together for a day of fun outdoor science exploration, inspiring exchanges with faculty and student researchers, live experiments and demonstrations, food, and music.
A Day in the Life of a STEM-itist
STEM outreach career series, Northwestern University & UChicago
A virtual STEM career series for middle and high school students. We reached 7,518 students in the 2020-21 academic year!
POWERS Day
STEM outreach event, UC Santa Barbara
Hosted by UCSB’s Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), POWERS (Problem sOlving for Women to Encourage Research in STEM) Day aims to empower women pursuing careers in STEM fields. Throughout the day, there are talks and activities about math, physics, computer science, and more. POWERS Day aims to make role models available to girls and provide information about STEM workplaces to empower the next generation of women in STEM careers.
Math Circle
Mathematics outreach program, UC Santa Barbara
Math Circle is a unique program that accessibly introduces abstract mathematics by exploring its beauty while also developing and improving commonly used mathematical skills and problem solving tactics.