OW STEAM is a comprehensive and innovative program for OW students that are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). This program will also feature the application of STEAM topics to entrepreneurship and media.
STEAM Career
Enhanced faculty mentor guidance and support for pursuit of STEAM careers
For OW Students
OW students interested in the next-level educational experience that will set them on a path for success in STEAM careers
Research Grant
Funding up to $1500 for research projects, opportunities for independent project design, and support for travel to conferences and related events
Faculty Guidance
Meet with active faculty member whose research interests you and who may serve as a future research mentor
Why should I join OW STEAM?
- Special STEAM oriented pedagogy using High Impact Practices (HIPs)
- Special addition to your regalia at OW Commencement and recognition at Honors Convocation
- Access to a state-of-the-art makerspace with facilities including 3D printers, laser cutter, and chip lithography
- Preferential registration opportunities for OW STEAM course
What do OW STEAM students do?
Lower division requirements:
- Take 16-20 credits in OW STEAM tagged courses as part of your required degree program coursework
- Participate in 3-4 OW STEAM sponsored co-curricular experiences per academic year including sessions
- Engaging with a brand new OW STEAM Makerspace, developing research methods and techniques, entrepreneurship and technology, social meeting and technology, virtual and augmented reality
- Special engagement with OW Research Day
- Research Rotations
- Meet with 3-4 active faculty member whose research interests you and who may serve as a future research mentor
- Meet with 3-4 active student researchers to learn about their experiences as OW researchers
Upper Division requirements:
- Mentored researcher experience with and OW faculty, with research support of up to $1500
- OW STEAM research for credit courses
- Culminating research presentations based on mentor research work. This will take place at a research networking fair that will have major leaders and stakeholders from around our region in attendance to help students with placement and recruitment into successful career paths and professional/graduate programs
Apply
If you are an OW student interested in STEAM research grant, please fill out the application using the link!