Tobius Nance’s Journey from STEM Mentor to Community Advocate
Posted on March 18, 2024
Meet Tobius Nance, a senior at the University of Maryland studying information sciences who was a GEMS Near Peer Mentor (NPM) and is now a Student Ambassador at the ARL-Adelphi site in Maryland. See More
Hanaan Abdulmalik-Vollmer’s GEMS Lessons: From Antimicrobial Spices to Combining STEM and Interactive Education
Posted on January 9, 2024
Meet Hanaan Abdulmalik-Vollmer, a senior at Stevenson University in Maryland. She’s been telling everyone from younger family members to her professors with children to get involved with Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Sciences (GEMS) for years – read on to hear why! What made you decide to participate in AEOP? Why did you […] See More
From Band World to STEM: A Musical Educator’s Journey to Inspire Future Innovators
Posted on October 30, 2023
Nicole Collins, a former K-12 band director and music technology educator, is now leading the charge at AEOP’s Unite summer program in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In the summer of 2023, she took the reins to help develop an intriguing four week forensic sciences and criminology program for students. See More
In the Lab with Keidy Matos: A Mentor’s Perspective on AEOP’s Apprenticeships
Posted on October 19, 2023
Meet Keidy Matos, a dedicated Ph.D. student studying chemistry at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) in Manhattan, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). While Keidy is deeply immersed in her academic pursuits, she also plays a crucial role in AEOP’s Apprenticeships program, where she mentors high school students. See More
2024-2025 Unite RFP: Bring AEOP’s Unite Program to your Institution’s Campus
Posted on October 11, 2023
Unite, an initiative in the AEOP portfolio, is a pre-collegiate, academic, summer program for rising 9th through rising 12th grade students from groups historically part of priority populations in STEM. The program is designed to encourage and help prepare students to pursue college-level studies and, ultimately, careers in engineering and related STEM fields. See More
From Circuits to Compassion: A Look Inside AEOP’s Unite Summer Programs
Posted on September 14, 2023
High schoolers across the country spent their summer gaining hands-on STEM experience at higher education institutions through AEOP’s Unite program. Unite encourages students to pursue college majors and careers in engineering and other STEM-related fields through a program of rigorous academics, enrichment and career exploration. See More
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