Making Connections in Our STEM Community
Internship Panel Discussion
Thank you to everyone that attended the Omaha STEM Ecosystem’s 2nd Virtual Roundtable Series – Building a Thriving STEM Community. This session was focused on the role that business and education play in providing internships to build our workforce. Levi Thiele, Director of Career Development at University of Nebraska Omaha, opened with a presentation on the new internship page on the STEM Community Platform and Jim Collison, Gallup, moderated a business and education panel discussion around their needs and best practice internship models. There were 69 registrations among 25 different business, K-12/universities, nonprofits and community organizations. We are looking forward to diving deeper into this discussion of building a thriving STEM community in our final Virtual Roundtable Discussion, October 28, 2021. Through the generosity of our sponsors, this event will be offered with no fees: use CODE OSERT2021
New Addition to the STEM Community Platform
On August 26, we launched a new page on the STEM Community Platform, the Internship offerings page. This page was created to help connect and communicate with business and education to promote STEM internships. With the addition of this page, students, families, educators and businesses have a one stop place for all STEM internships. Search our comprehensive catalog on our new page for current and upcoming internships.
Go to https://aiminstitute.org/member/offering/internship to check out the new STEM Community Platform Internship page and to post your internship offerings
Save the Date for the CyncHealth Annual Conference
CyncHealth, one of our community partners, is hosting its 2021 Annual Conference, Sept. 20-21 at Omaha’s CHI Health Center. Keynote speakers will share their insights and experience with the CyncHealth participant community and healthcare executives from throughout the region. The event will feature discussions about interoperability, closed loop referral system for social care, and much more. To register for this event and support one of our amazing founders go to https://cynchealth.org/2021-annual-conference/
Featured Founder
We are grateful to have Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (OHDZA) as a Founder. The OHDZA prides itself on its unique educational programs that link STEM to career advancement. It is home to multiple year-round programming, including Zoo High School Academy, kindergarten, preschool and many after school programs. The zoo has many fall education programs to further STEM education, including Marine Scientists-Sharks. Learn more about this program and other upcoming camps, classes and programs that OHDZA has to offer by visiting the STEM Community Platform www.stemplatform.org.
Join Us at Aviation STEM Day
Through our partnership with Aviation STEM Day, we are excited to be a part of their annual Aviation STEM Day event on Saturday, Sept. 4. Aviation STEM Day Omaha offers youth and young adults a venue to showcase opportunities in a variety of aspects of aviation, motivating them to select, seek, and dream their possible path through education to a rewarding career. Look for an Omaha STEM Ecosystem booth at the event! To learn more about Aviation STEM Day go to https://aviationstemday.org/
Join our efforts to ensure five more years of STEM excellence and innovation. Your time, talent and treasure will help move our work forward as we transform Omaha into a robust STEM community where our talent pipeline can grow.
From all of us at the Omaha STEM Ecosystem, thank you for your continued support in making STEM Learning and STEM careers a priority in the Omaha area!
Julie Sigmon, Director of the Omaha STEM Ecosystem
