Penn State STEM Education Outreach Opportunities A comprehensive listing of outreach opportunities provided by Penn State University. This is an evolving document and includes, but not limited to, many opportunities offered at the University. (ES – Elementary MS – Middle School HS – High School UGS – Undergraduate Students GS – Graduate Students PD- Professional Development)

Penn State Outreach Domains/Target Audience Education Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Penn State Center for Young Scholars Academic Year Broader Impacts PIPELINE in STEM Science & the Schools Program Workshops Resources and Industry, School District, College of Education HS One-day PD workshops Support PSU Commonwealth 6 week summer research integrating STEAM Faculty resource to Campus program to experience with PSU imbed broader impacts integrate science and STEM researchers Summer Workshops into research grants engineering practices, st Week long PD workshops 21 century skills, and Kid Wind Challenge Navigate Education in research practices into schools ES, MS, HS Research Experiences for PA Database

interdisciplinary wind Teachers Database to help faculty turbine design challenge 6 week summer research explore education Host a RET experiences with PSU STEM entities throughout PA Host a 6 week research researchers and industry, experience for a teacher in industry including PD to integrate classroom research projects Host a RET 6 week research experience for teachers

GS Transferable Skills Agricultural Sciences Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Penn State Agriculture Community Watershed Community Watershed Engaged Scholarship Research and and Environment Center Engagements Engagements UGS, GS Extension College of Agricultural Working with local ES, MS, HS Student engaged Conservation tools and Sciences residents at specific Stream teams and 4-H opportunities with training for practitioners watershed areas to bring club projects with specific watershed management, awareness and adopt watershed areas internships, exposure to careers watershed management practices

Penn State Northeast Community Capacity Resources for Resources for Region for Rural Building Researchers Practitioners Development Resources, trainings to Economic resources, Emphasizing College of Agricultural assist residents of the articles, and research on entrepreneurship and Sciences Northeast rural areas sustainable community other resources for rural development areas Local and Regional Food Systems Trainings and Local and Regional Analysis, training and Conferences Food Systems assistance with nutrition Analysis, training and and food safety assistance with nutrition and food safety Training and Conferences Trainings and Conferences Northeast Woody/Warm Webinars Teacher Summer Undergraduate Short Courses Season Biomass Workshops Bioenergy Scholars for biomass energy Consortium MS, HS Teachers Program industry College of Agricultural Week long PD workshops at UGS summer research Sciences PSU and WVU experiences with Willow Equipment researchers in bioenergy Access Program equipment trainings and Graduate Distance loan program for willow Education Program growers Scholarship opportunities with bioenergy courses Penn State Center for Educational Resources for Pollinator Research Opportunities and family Beekeepers College of Agricultural events Field guides, bee keeping Sciences Great Insect Fair, Wings in courses and more the Park, Arbor Day and more! Penn State Center for Undergraduate and Forest Landowner Private Forests Graduate research and natural resources, College of Agricultural outreach projects conferences, and Sciences legacy planning Penn State Center for CASE Institute: Global Teach Ag! Professional Personnel Ag teachers Initiative Development week-long summer PD PD, K-12 consulting, College of Agricultural workshop evaluations of global Sciences & College of student learning Education ACES: initiatives Ag teachers PD Workshops

State Legislative Leadership Conference: Ag teachers PD Workshops

DIY Professional Development: Series for Ag Educators Penn State Center for Home Lawns Professional Turf Grass Turf grass Management how to develop and grow, Management College of Agricultural renovation, managing Sciences home lawn resources, pest Cultivar Evaluations management control Athletic Fields Plant ID identification of plants Golf Courses related to turf grass industry Diagnostic and Testing Diagnostic and Testing Services Services water quality, soil testing, disease water quality, soil testing, diagnosis, etc. disease diagnosis, etc. Penn State Schatz Center Undergraduate for Tree Molecular Research Projects Genetics College of Agricultural Post Doc Fellowship Sciences Visiting Scholars Program visitors to engaged in research, short-term projects from 3 months to 3 years Arts and Architecture Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Penn State College of Marcellus By Design Architecture and Energy Efficient Arts and Architecture educational workshops, Landscape Architecture Research Group Overview seminars to better Camps UGS, GS understand Marcellus HS projects engaging Shale Week-long residential students in designing camp energy efficient housing Institute for Arts and Humanities Events Visual Arts Camp Arts and Design HS Research Incubator Week-long residential funding, technical camp support, and workspace for high impact arts and design projects

Borland Project Space workspace for arts research Penn State Center for the Events School-Time Matinees School-Time Matinees In-Class Experiences Performing Arts ES, MS, HS i-STEAM PD workshops Infusing arts experiences College of Arts and with CSATS with field trip into UGS and GS classes Architecture funding support Communications Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Science Communication Public Communication Faculty and Graduate Alumni Outreach Program Campaign Strategy & Student Media Implementation Training Strategic Communication Campaign Evaluation Research Support Partnerships

Networking & Collaboration Earth and Mineral Sciences Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Earth and Mineral Lecture Series Weather Camps PA Drilling and Sciences Community lectures in HS Blasting Conference Overview mineral engineering Week-long residential for industry camps professionals Penn State Sustainable Research Experiences Climate Risk for Undergraduates Management and Recent Graduates Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) Conferences, Earth and Mineral Workshops and Sciences Seminars

Summer School on Sustainable Climate Risk Management GS and Post Docs Residential PD Workshops Penn State Marcellus Marcellus By Design Top Courses for Center for Outreach and educational workshops, Regulators and Policy Research seminars to better Makers for Oil and Gas Earth and Environmental understand Marcellus Industries Systems Institute (EESI) Shale Earth and Mineral Sciences Engineering Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Engineering Overview Engineering Engineering Engineering Student Educational Ambassadors Ambassadors Organizations Opportunities MS, HS MS, HS UGS, GS Partner with UGS Connect students with Connect students with Academic Engineering students on first year engineering engineering opportunities Organizations for and capstone projects opportunities and and explore career fields student engagement explore career fields Engineering Professional Development PD for Engineering Professionals – short courses, seminars, workshops etc. Center for Engineering Girl Scout Engineering Engineering Ahead Outreach and Inclusion Workshops UGS Engineering ES, MS, HS Six summer programs to One-day workshops to prepare underserved earn engineering badges and underrepresented for all levels students in engineering

Make the Machine Multicultural Engineering Camp Engineering Program HS UGS One week summer camp Bridge programs, for girls workshops, seminars to prepare underserved and underrepresented students in engineering

REU Programs UGS Research experiences for undergraduates Facilities Engineering Workshops Institute HVAC, Electrical, Boiler Engineering Plant and Water for interested professionals Larson Transportation GREATT Resources GS Research Continuing and Institute With CSATS, curricula Opportunities Distance Education Engineering resources available from K- For transportation 12 Education Outreach Student Employment professionals program GS student projects

Research Facilities Faculty research facilities for a variety of transportation testing Leonhard Center Assessments and Engineering Instructional Support For faculty and graduate assistants

Communications UGS, GS Supports in communicating research through assertion- evidence approaches

Faculty Workshops

Teaching Intern Program UGS Working with faculty to become a teaching intern during junior year Center for Acoustics and Workshops, Seminars Workshops, Seminars Vibrations and Short Courses and Short Courses Engineering UGS, GS, Faculty Corporate sponsors, international liaisons, and government liaison opportunities

Center for Innovative Workshops, Seminars Sintered Products and Short Courses Engineering for industry professionals Center for Health Workshops for Workshops for Organization Academia and Industry Academia and Transformation Faculty workshop with Industry Engineering industry Industry workshop with academia Center for Nanotechnology Video Industry tools for Nanotechnology Modules hiring nanotechnology Education and Utilization K-12 curricula resources graduates Engineering Secondary Education Nanofabrication Outreach Programs Workshops for K-12 educator workshops Industry and resources

Nano4me workshops and webinars Electro Optics Center Sea, Air and Land Engineering Challenge HS Student challenge in robotics Northern Mid-Atlantic Webinars Curricula Resources Solar Education and For K-12 Teachers Resource Center Engineering Radiation Science and Tours Demonstrations and Demonstrations and Engineering Center Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Experiments Experiments Engineering for public for school groups UGS and GS inexperienced or opportunities with experienced in nuclear coursework science PD Workshops with CSATS also available Health and Human Development Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Health and Human PA Nutrition Education Penn State Diet Development TRACKS Program Assessment Center Overview Behavioral and nutritional For assistance on grant support for low-income proposals and research families studies for faculty

The Metabolic Kitchen and Children’s Eating Behavior Laboratory Research studies for children’s nutritional behaviors The Center for Childhood Community Outreach Green Smoothie Demos Obesity Research Funfest event, Head Start Nutritional program for Health and Human Health Education, Green local schools Development smoothie demos Center for Healthy Aging Community Activities Student Resources Health and Human Experience club, lecture UGS Development series, and more Events, workshops, and resources for PSU undergraduates

Faculty Resources funding support, proposal support, community project assistance The Methodology Center A Taste of Health and Human Methodology Development Support for social science research for faculty

Prevention and Methodology Training GS, post docs, and researchers Pennsylvania Office of Continuing Education Swimming Pool Rural Health Conferences, workshops, Pesticides Program Health and Human events for students and For health professionals Development faculty Farm Worker Protection Program For agricultural professionals

Rural Hospital and Health systems Initiatives For rural hospital professionals

Continuing Education Conferences, workshops, events for healthcare professionals Information Science and Technology Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public IST iTECH Academy Undergraduate Personal and Small Overview Summer Camps Research Business Security MS, HS Opportunities Systems one week summer camp short courses for small workshops Graduate Research business owners Opportunities Center for Enterprise IST Consulting Architecture Solutions Problems IST engage with PSU IST Students with government and corporate organizations to engage students in real world projects Eberly College of Science Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Eberly College of Science Summer Experiences in Penn State Research Faculty Broader Overview the Eberly College of Experience for Teachers Impacts Resources Science in Interdisciplinary Faculty resource to HS Materials and imbed broader impacts Six week program for low Nanoscience into research grants income students Six-week research program with Science Club applications in bio- Organizations engineering, chemistry, electronics, materials science, optics, optoelectronics, physics, and life sciences. Astronomy and Astrofest Field Trips Astrophysics Eberly College of Science Elderhostel Planetarium Field Trips Week long astronomy For 55 + community Teacher Workshops week long summer workshops Penn State Science-U Exploration Nights Summer Camps Do It Yourself Resource Student Volunteering Eberly College of Science community, school district, ES, MS, HS Center Opportunities and PSU Eberly College of Week long residential UGS, GS Science offers science and non-residential Special Science Events exploration nights summer science camps and Visits

Do It Yourself Resource Tours of Eberly College for Student Employment Center teachers and students Opportunities UGS, GS Expanding your Horizons STEM Career for Girls Workshop MS, HS One day workshop for female students Office of Science Summer Engagement Undergraduate Eberly College of Science Research UGS

Student Education Abroad Programs UGS, GS Student Career Programs UGS, GS

The Center for Excellence Faculty Resources in Science Education to support teaching Eberly College of Science efforts

Learning Assistance Program to support UGS students in large courses Educational Equity Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Penn State Educational Office of Veterans Upward Bound Multicultural Resource Equity Programs HS Center Overview Support for students transitioning into higher Student Disability education Resources

Upward Bound Math and Science HS Academic year workshops and six week long summer workshops for students from underrepresented and underserved populations Upward Bound Migrant HS support for students from migrant farmwork backgrounds transition into higher education Interdisciplinary Institutes & Centers Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Applied Research Undergraduate Navigation Short Laboratory Research Courses Opportunities

Graduate Research Opportunities

Bio Acoustics Summer School GS Week long summer workshop for graduate students in marine bio acoustics

Summer Faculty Research Program To engage with PSU scientists and engineers with ARL

Clinical and Translational Community Engagement Consultations Consultations Science Institute Consultations For research purposes for research purposes involving community and involving community and healthcare industries healthcare industries

Community Education and Education and Collaboration Network Workforce Workforce Avenue to engage with Development Development researchers at Penn State GS, Post Docs, Junior for early career Faculty professionals Transitioning programs transitioning to the to the clinical sciences clinical sciences workforce workforce

Community Collaboration Network avenue to engage with community on research Institute for Undergraduate Lecture series CyberScience Research Experience 10 week long summer research experiences

Lecture series

Internship Opportunities UGS, GS Materials Research Nano Activities for Kids Research Experiences for Undergraduate Industry Opportunities Science and Engineering Teachers Program Research Materials Day, Office of Center Six week summer research Opportunities Technology experience Management, and Graduate Student interdisciplinary project Nanoday Teacher Opportunities work with PSU students

Workshop PD, outreach and 6-12 grade teachers community building Women in STEM Mixer one day academic year activities workshop on nanotechnology Institute of Energy and Research Database Collaborate with PSIEE the Environment integral network of for industry researchers involved professionals with PSIEE across PSU The Polar Center Polar Day For teachers and students to engage with polar research at PSU

Huck Institutes of the Life Seminars Conferences and Sciences UGS, GS, Post Docs, Workshops Faculty For life science Seminars involving life researchers and science research professionals

Conferences and Workshops For faculty Materials Research Millennium Cafe Millennium Cafe Millennium Cafe Institute Talks engaging real world Talks engaging real Talks engaging real research open to public world research open to world research open to public public

PPG/MRI Research Workshops Experiences for For engineering and Undergraduates other industry six week summer professionals research experiences Industry Partnerships Collaborations with Materials Research Institute Radiation Science and Open House Events - Field Trips - Field Trips - educational Engaged scholarship Conferences, Engineering Center Parents and Families educational activities, activities, tours opportunities, workshops, weekend tours internships, outreach professional (Penn State Alumni student clubs, development Association) undergraduate and graduate class support, volunteering Sustainability Institute Tours and Tours and Tours and Green Paws Demonstrations Demonstrations Demonstrations Faculty, staff Supporting ways to increase sustainability

Eco-Reps UGS, GS Paid positions to support sustainability throughout campus

Living Lab student engagement projects through campus facilities and locations The Schreyer Institute for Provide pedagogical Teaching Excellence support to any staff, faculty, student, or postdoc who teaches Penn State students at any Penn State campus. Rock Ethics Institute Lecture Series Lecture Series Ethics in science and Ethics in science and engineering research open engineering research to public Penn State Extension Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Penn State Extension Natural Resources Summer Youth Camps Wildlife Outreach Center Collegiate 4-H Natural Resources Overview Resources Water, forestry, natural gas Residential summer camp Teacher Resources Water, forestry, natural etc. extension research for for students gas etc. extension use in the community Food and Nutrition research for use in Stream Teams Curricula for Teachers industry Community and Business Community and Ag alternatives, farming 4-H Animal Projects 4-H After School Club Business resources, economic Ag alternatives, farming Resources development, resources Field Days resources, economic development, resources Animals Animals Plants and Pests Plants and Pests Food and Health Food and Health Youth and Family Penn State Extension, 4- Penn State Extension has 4-H reaches youth ages For those teachers using Not applicable. Not applicable. H Youth Development an office in every 5-18 through multiple 4-H curriculum in the Pennsylvania County delivery modes schools, we do offer K-12 providing support for the including 4-H clubs, educator workshops. The 4-H program. Families afterschool clubs, most common who are interested in residential and day workshops are on having their children join camp, and local events embryology, Meet the the 4-H program are able and activities. Plants, and Ag to contact those Information for each Adventures. However, counties. county's Penn State some counties do offer Extension Office. other workshops based on available curriculum Penn State Outreach Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Arboretum at Penn State Events Childhood’s Gate Educational Programs Research Educational Programs, Children’s Garden Avian Education Program, UGS, GS, Post Docs, tours, special events Childhood’s Gate Children’s Faculty Garden, Arbor Day Research opportunities for students and courses Field Trips

Shaver’s Creek Public Programs and Summer Camps Field Trips Graduate Student Events Age 4-15 Opportunities Festivals, nature walks, One day to week long Traveling Naturalist meet the creek weekends summer nature camps Programs Aurora Outdoor bring wildlife to your Program Kids Corner classroom! UGS 3-credit course Two hour engagement activities for youth Courses and Workshops Research Initiatives

For environmental UGS, GS, Faculty Outdoor School for education educators To engage in outdoor Teachers research projects with ES courses Four day residential program for students to

engage in outdoor experiences Millennium Scholars Millennium Aspiring Millennium Scholars Scholars UGS HS Seniors Supportive and small Seniors entering into cohort to assist students higher education with in STEM fields aspirations to become leaders in STEM Faculty Mentors PA Space Grant K-8 Student K-12 Teacher Workshop Undergraduate Consortium Opportunity Resources Resources Opportunities Scholarships, 9-12 Student fellowships, Opportunity Resources internships

Fellowship Opportunities Post docs, Faculty WPSU Creative Group WiSci Profiles Internships High impact media for teachers and students UGS, GS education projects to engage with women in STEM fields Media Sales Community Events Research dissemination, education outreach events video projects for kids and families Museums Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Matson Museum of Events Field Trips Student Volunteers and Anthropology Tours, Collections and Tours, Collections and Internships Liberal Arts Exhibits Exhibits UGS EMS Museum and Art Tours, Collections and Tours, Collections and Tours, Collections and Senior Theses Projects Gallery Exhibits Exhibits Exhibits and Exhibits Earth and Mineral Sciences Special Programs and "Shake, Rattle & Rock" "Shake, Rattle & Rock" Research Loans and Events Annual Event Annual Event Projects

Olli Continuing Nittany Mineralogical Nittany Mineralogical Internships Education Programs Society Junior Society Junior Education Education Day Day Palmer Museum of Art Events Field Trips Internships Arts and Architecture Tours, Exhibits, Collections, Tours, Exhibits, Collections, UGS, GS Collections database Collections database

Frost Entomology Events Field Trips Loans Museum Tours, Collections and Tours, Collections and to researchers and Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Exhibits faculty Pasto Art Museum Events Field Trips Agricultural Sciences Tours, Collections and Tours, Collections and Exhibits, Ag Progress Days Exhibits Teacher workshops with Volunteering CSATS and Ag in the Opportunities Classroom also available. Penn State Campus Opportunities Community & General K-12 Students K-12 Educators Higher Education Industry & Workforce Public Kids & Teen College Summer Camps Week long summer camps for students in grades 3-12 Penn State Altoona Kids' College

Summer camps - Week long non-residential summer STEAM camps. Penn State Wilkes-Barre Summer Youth Program, Women in the Sciences Programs for Educators - Continuing Education Academic enrichment and Engineering (WISE) Graduate Credit Courses and athletic day camps 3-day program for For more information on for children grades 1-3 young women in graduate education grades 6-8 that have an courses contact us at interest in exploring (570) 268-7777 or science, technology, [email protected]. engineering and math Penn State is an (STEM) careers. approved Act-48 provider.