U of I Extension
Virtual STEAM Career Exploration offered for Middle Schoolers
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[July 12, 2020]
This summer, middle school students can
explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM)
careers during Meet a STEAM Professional.
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This program, offered by University of Illinois
Extension and 4-H, will allow young people to get a
behind-the-scenes look at STEAM careers as local professionals take
students on a tour of their day-to-day tasks and career paths.
Students will be introduced to passionate adults in career fields
that the students may never have considered before.
Session topics will include:
Medicine & Anatomy with Shannon Egli, JUMP Simulation July 1 at 1
pm
Music: The Arts in Education with Mary Papich, The Jazz Education
Network July 8 at 1 pm
Engineering with Ursula Towne, Caterpillar and Society of Women
Engineers July 15 at 1 pm
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Arts & Animals with Jenn Gordon, Arts Partners of Central Illinois
and Adrienne Bauer, Wildlife Prairie Park July 22 at 1 pm
Insects with Erica Goett, National Center for Agricultural
Utilization Research July 29 at 1 pm
Sessions will take place each Wednesday throughout July, at 1 pm,
through Zoom video conferencing platform, and are offered at no cost
to the participants. Those interested can see complete details and
registration link at
https://go.illinois.
edu/MeetSTEAM.
Registration is requested by the Monday preceding each session. Zoom
links will be emailed to those registered on the morning of each
respective session.
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The Meet STEAM Professional series is led by 4-H Youth
Development Educators Judy Schmidt and Emily Schoenfelder who serve in Fulton,
Mason, Peoria, Tazewell counties. The STEAM Professionals in this series are
Extension partners who support career exploration events and activities in a
variety of Extension programs. For more information about STEAM programs, in
addition to other youth and adult programs offered through Extension visit their
website at
https://extension.illinois.
edu/fmpt.
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About University of Illinois Extension: University of Illinois Extension is the
flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois' 102 counties
and far beyond. Extension provides practical education you can trust to help
people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a
better future. U of I Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas:
energy and environmental stewardship, food safety and security, economic
development and workforce preparedness, family health, financial security, and
wellness, and youth development.
About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for living.
University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in every county in
Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of 200,000 youth each year
through sustained learning clubs and groups and short-term programming.
[Source - Emily Schoenfelder 4-H
Youth Development Educator, Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit] |