UNI STEM Camps
UNI STEM Camps provide local youth with exciting and fun opportunities to expand their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics knowledge and skills while making new friends. Please see our STEM camp policies page for additional information.
Notice: The 2020 UNI STEM Camp Season has been cancelled due to Covid-19. UNI STEM Staff will be reaching out to those who have already paid for camp sessions with information about your reimbursements. We are very sorry to not be able to offer this outreach to the community at this time. We plan to be back in 2021 with a new STEM camp season. Learn more about UNI's response to Covid-19 here.
UNI REAP Apprenticeship Program
NOTICE: The UNI REAP Apprentice Program has been suspended for summer 2020. We hope to reopen the program for the summer of 2021. Also, please note that the national program office did not share any complete or partial applications with UNI. At this time we have no way to contact applicants to inform them of the status of the program.
Research and Engineering Apprentice Program (REAP) brings high school students to college campuses for summer research opportunities. These 9th to 12th grade students join research teams in a variety of labs across campus. UNI REAP-STEM Apprentices work on real-world STEM research with UNI Faculty, develop research and communication skills, and network during their 8-week program. Learn more by reading past REAP Apprentice research posters, projects are published to the UNI REAP Apprentice Scholarworks collection.
REAP is a commuter summer STEM program that places talented high school students from groups historically underserved in STEM into university research laboratories. REAP apprentices work on a hands-on research project, under the direct supervision of a mentor. They spend 200 hours on campus. The majority of the UNI REAP Program involves working in a lab with a faculty mentor and UNI summer undergraduate researchers (SURPs). The UNI REAP Apprentices also get together weekly to share their experiences, build professional skills, learn about STEM careers and higher education opportunities, and more. UNI REAP-STEM Apprenticeships are highly competitive and they are paid. This program is funded by the Army Education Outreach Program (AEOP) and STEM at the University of Northern Iowa. Learn more about UNI REAP Apprenticeship Opportunities. Learn more and apply at https://www.usaeop.com/program/reap/.
Future STEM Panthers
The UNI Future STEM Panthers is a virtual club open to K-12 grade students who have attended a STEM event on campus. STEM Panthers receive periodic electronic newsletters with information about upcoming campus events for students and families, profiles of undergraduates, and other stories to keep them connected to UNI and help support their future STEM career experiences.
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Annual STEM Events for Iowa Youth
Sunday at the Quarry |
Halloween House |
| Annually First Sunday in October 11:00 AM-4:00 PM Rock, mineral, fossil collecting, quarry field trips, programs by Geological Surveys, UNI Earth and Environmental Science Department Faculty and Emeritus Faculty, Soil and Water District, Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Club, Iowa Flood Center, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, Middle Cedar River Watershed Management Authority, University of Iowa Mobile Museum and much more! Sunday at the Quarry is a fun way to spend an afternoon; it is FREE and a great experience for all ages. Individuals, Families, school groups, scout groups, and groups of all ages-something for everyone! A great way to start Earth Science Week! Sponsored by BMC Aggregates. |
The UNI Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS), in collaboration with students from the Departments of Biology, Physics, and Earth Science, hosts an annual Halloween House generally on the Friday before Halloween (see link or Facebook Event for specifics). Halloween House takes place on the second floor of McCollum Science Hall. UNI students perform Halloween-themed science demonstrations and supervise hands-on activities in rooms such as the Pirates’ Cove, Frankenstein’s Lab, Dirt Discoveries, and Milkyway Madness. FREE and open to the public, this event provides a fun introduction to the sciences for people of all ages. Individual room doors include warnings if the activity inside includes loud noises, turning out the lights, and other warnings to make the event welcoming and inclusive to all. Best of all this is a student led campus event! Thank you UNI students! |
Expanding Your Horizons
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FRC Iowa Regional
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Expanding Your Horizons or EYH, is an annual Society of Women Engineers (SWE) event sponsored locally by the Society of Women Engineers - Cedar Valley Section and UNI STEM. This event brings 150 5th to 8th grade girls to campus for a day to participate in small group activities about STEM careers. The majority of sessions are facilitated by women professional engineers and scientists. Hosting the event on campus allows use of laboratories, the Metal Casting Center and other specialized spaces. Registration is required. The registration fee covers a bag, t-shirt, and lunch for each participant. Learn more at the Cedar Valley EYH page. |
FIRSTTM Robotics Competition (FRC) Iowa Regional takes place in the McLeod Center and the Dome. This event brings together 40-60 high school robotics teams for 3-days each spring. Teams design, build, and program their robots from scratch. The game and theme changes every year!
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STEM Websites
About STEM Careers
O*NET STEM Career Search - provides detailed information about hundreds of STEM fields. Green careers and growing careers are easy to identify (green leaf, yellow sun). Learn about the every day tasks, technology and tools used, required knowledge and skills, and much more about each career. O*NET is a great site to begin a career search; each career is linked to related careers and is described in detail. O*NET's data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
