NIU STEM NEWS

Engineering groups talk to Naperville children

Advancing the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) industries has become a central focus for NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. NIU chapters of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) recently hosted a STEM night at Still Middle School in Naperville.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) collegiate section at Northern Illinois University is working to change that. Read more..

Society of Women Engineers offers inspiration

Engineering can be an intimidating field for women. Young girls rarely aspire to become engineers because it is perceived as a male-dominated field.

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) collegiate section at Northern Illinois University is working to change that. Read more..

-Science Saturdays:

    Saturday classes for kids at NIU through April 21st.

-Destination Imagination State Final tournament at Northern Illinois University, April 14

 

STEMfest 2011: Saturday, October 22

Thanks for Attending STEMfest 2011!

  For pictures of STEM Fest 2011: Click Here

Invent it Build it 2011: Saturday, October 15

  "40 Middle School NIU-EEP program participants,participated in the "Invent it & Build it"  Event sponsored by Exxon Mobil and conducted by PBS Design Squad during the 2011 Society of Women Engineers National Conference held at McCormick Place, Chicago on October 15, 2011".

Click here to view the pictures of the "Invent It and Build It" event.