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ISU SWE Outreach

ISU SWE Outreach plans activities for children in grades pre-K through 12 to encourage interest in science and engineering. Check out the calendar for outreach events that are coming up.
Please email us at isusweoutreach@gmail.com! We are always open to questions and input, especially...

  • If you are an ISU student interested in becoming involved, either as part of a committee to help plan events or as a volunteer to help make our events successful.
  • If you are interested in having us help out with an activity or visit your school or daycare. We are always looking for new ways to get involved and help with other on campus organizations and the community!

Examples of previous and current outreach events:

  • High School Senior Sleepover: High school seniors are invited to stay the night at ISU's campus and spend time with current ISU SWE members, and learn about different groups and departments in the College of Engineering.Occurs every year at the end of January.
  • Halloween Village: An opportunity for elementary students and their families to partake in a safe, fun, and educational Halloween event. Engineering organizations are invited to participate by hosting a room with a simple engineering or science activity and a treat for the children.
  • Girl Scout Day: Brownie through Senior Girl Scouts from across Iowa are invited to come to ISU's campus, and earn a science and engineering badge! Occuring this year both in the fall and spring.
  • Visiting daycare and elementary through high schools and with hands on science and engineering activities such as bridge building, making "slime", learning about aerodynamics with paper airplanes and ping-pong balls, and many more.
  • Visiting middle or high school math and science classrooms to talk about what engineering is, why it is so exciting and interesting, and what students need to do to prepare for any major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field.