About.We are a Northeastern University based scientific outreach group partnered with the Northeastern chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.
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Established in 2019We are currently recruiting mentors to join our team. Mentors attend weekly meetings at sites within a 20 minute walk of Northeastern. Mentors are responsible for teaching the curriculum, guiding students through hands-on activities, and being a scientific role model for the students. |
Our GoalOur goal is to show students that they can be successful in a STEM career no matter what their background. It is to show that science involves creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking. We hope to provide a scientific presence and spark an interest in STEM careers through fostering an accepting, encouraging, and supportive environment. We encourage asking questions, being curious, posing solutions.
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The science.
As the fields of science and technology advance, career opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) continue to expand, and having an influx of creative scientists is more important than ever. There is a profoundly low retention rate of students that remain in STEM following post-secondary education. A common lack in STEM education is relatability and diversity; if students don’t see people relatable to themselves in STEM fields, they may be less inclined to pursue those fields. Since we are students ourselves, we are more relatable than classic teachers. Additionally, our methodology of building a story-centered curriculum will help to rectify these concerns. The goal of this story-centered, activity-based curriculum is to encourage students to think like a real-world scientist and make it easier to translate their roles from this program to their future roles in their classrooms or careers.
Our team!
Program Chair
Gillian McClennen
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Program Mentors
Tamara Hadzic
Jasminder Sarkaria
Aissata Cisse
Shravani Kakarla
Sophia Anderson
Meghan Lau
Breana Raehse
Julia Dierker
Amanda Stark
Jasminder Sarkaria
Aissata Cisse
Shravani Kakarla
Sophia Anderson
Meghan Lau
Breana Raehse
Julia Dierker
Amanda Stark
Recruitment Committee
Maria Antonia Francisco De Melo Oliveira
Shreya Rajeswaran
Breana Raehse
Shreya Rajeswaran
Breana Raehse