Tagged: STEM

Diverse individuals represent about one-third of the STEM workforce in the United States—a figure ODI works to increase by providing students with the resources to be successful in science, math, and related fields. In early March, more than three dozen ODI scholars took advantage of one such opportunity: the ODI STEM Retreat.

Held at the Barrister Club, the day-long event featured workshops and panel discussions with over a dozen guest speakers pursuing careers in STEM, many with personal ties to The Ohio State University and ODI programs.

Four dozen third-graders wrapped splints, tried CPR chest compressions, listened through stethoscopes, and were read aloud the "Medical School for Kids" children's book series as ODI Morrill Scholars and First-Gen Pre-PA Scholars welcomed them to campus to spark career interests in medicine.

The November visit from third-graders from Eakin Elementary, a West Side Columbus Public school, was the brainchild of Tiffany Nguyen, who organized the event along with her student group, First-Gen Pre-Physician Assistant Group.

Earlier this August, ten ODI Scholars presented their Student Experiences in Entrepreneurial Development (SEED) Program individual lab research as well as gave entrepreneurial pitches based on those lab research projects.

As an undergraduate student at the University of Toledo, Aaron Poole saw his STEM career dreams slip away when he struggled initially in the school's pre-pharmacy program and needed to switch majors.

On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, AT&T officials paid a visit to Hale Hall to meet with students from the Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program (JLM3) and present a check providing additional funding for the pipeline program.

The $40,000 check supported scholarships for JLM3 Scholars for this academic year as well as last year. “This is the best part of this job,” said Molly Kocour Boyle, president of AT&T Ohio, who attended the meeting to learn more about the staff and students within the program and what it means to them.