STEM

STEM majors are among the most highly sought-after candidates in the U.S.  The Department of Commerce indicates that STEM fields careers are some of the best-paying and have the greatest potential for job growth in the early 21st century.

The Department of Labor identified 14 sectors that are “projected to add substantial numbers of new jobs to the economy or affect the growth of other industries or are being transformed by technology and innovation requiring new sets of skills for workers”:  advanced manufacturing, automotive, construction, financial services, geospatial technology, homeland security, information technology, transportation, aerospace, biotechnology, energy, healthcare, hospitality, and retail.  Just look at the number of career arenas STEM comprises:  physics, actuarial science, chemistry, biology, mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, computational science, psychology, biochemistry, robotics, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, information science, information technology, civil engineering, aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, astrophysics, astronomy, optics, nanotechnology, nuclear physics, mathematical biology, operations research, neurobiology, biomechanics, bioinformatics, acoustical engineering, geographic information systems, atmospheric sciences, educational/instructional technology, software engineering, and educational research.

Our STEM workshop varies each year.  We have taken students to Northrop Grumman where they have talked with rocket scientists, and more!  This is a vast and desired field of work that everyone should explore!

Career Speakers

Current Workshops

  • Aerospace, Systems and TechnologyWe will get the privilege of a behind-the-scenes restricted tour of the James Webb Space Telescope, followed by a presentation on Northrop Grumman’s stealth aircraft over dinner, and we will conclude the evening with an interactive project involving a case…
  • Innovation & Digital TechnologyWe have entered a decade of disruption of large corporate business models, driven by a step change in the power of technology and the audacity and speed of start-ups. To be fit for the future, visionary companies will deliberately re-imagine…
  • Aerospace, Systems and TechnologyWe will get the privilege of a behind-the-scenes restricted tour of Northrop Grumman. We begin our tour with the museum in the lobby and continue on to see the James Webb Space Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called…
  • Digital EntrepreneurshipWhat is the difference between an entrepreneur and someone who just runs a business? Entrepreneurs are leaders. “Leaders walk in front and show others the way. They lift the heavy boxes first and, like Tom Sawyer, they start out by…
  • EntrepreneurshipWhat is the difference between an entrepreneur and someone who just runs a business? Entrepreneurs are leaders. “Leaders walk in front and show others the way. They lift the heavy boxes first and, like Tom Sawyer, they start out by…