Science, Technology, Engineering & Math - STEM

 

Welcome to the Mission College STEM student website! Here you will find a wealth of information to assist you as you work towards graduation/transfer in pursuit of your own STEM career. Check this page often, as we will frequently be posting information new events/opportunities.

What's new at the STEM Learning Center? There's an app for that, and a website too.

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Learning Center invites you to visit our online resources:

• http://www.missioncollege.org/student_services/stem/index.html

• Search for "Mission College" in your Android marketplace.

(At this time our app is only available to Android users, though we hope to make this resource IOS compatible soon!)

New Events

STEM Week

The AANAPISI Programs presented Mission College's first-ever Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Week on September 16th through September 20th. The five days of festivities include career speakers, competitions celebrating all STEM disciplines, and the grand opening of the STEM Learning Center.

Internships

Mission College Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Students,

Do you want to intern for:

- The Federal Government

- NASA

- The U.S. Department of Energy

- National Institutes of Health

- The White House Initiative on Asian Americans

and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI)

Did you know that all of these agencies have paid internship programs that you can apply for? In fact most of these programs have application deadlines due in coming weeks. For more information about which program might be most appropriate for you, or how to apply, click here. For a complete slide show on these internship programs, click here.

For further questions, please contact Jessica Shillings at the STEM Learning Center by emailing jessica.shillings@wvm.edu or by calling 408.855.5261

Mentor Net

MentorNet is an online mentoring program that matches students at colleges and universities — especially women and  underrepresented minorities — to mentors who help them achieve their career goals in engineering and science.

Great reasons to join MentorNet:

• Find your own mentor. 

• Get serious about your career.

• Connect to your future. 

• Network with professionals. 

• It's free to all Mission College students.
• It's as simple as email.

• It only takes 15 minutes a week

How do I sign up?

Visit www.mentornet.net and click on the "Find a Mentor" link.

Questions? Contact Jessica Shillings by email at jessica.shillings@wvm.edu or by phone at (408) 855-5261

More about STEM

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM education matters because it prepares students to lead the next wave of innovation in the Silicon Valley. Over the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs was three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, and 15 out of 20 of the fastest growing occupations projected for 2014 will require significant math or science learning. STEM workers also command higher wages and face less joblessness than their non-STEM counterparts.

 Questions?

Contact the STEM/Transfer Program Coordinator, Jessica Shillings at jessica.shillings@wvm.edu or (408)855-5261

 Contact STEM Transfer Counselor Kent Gomez at kent.gomez@wvm.edu

Visit the STEM Learning Center!

The STEM learning Center is located on the first floor of the Science Building(SCI-131). Services currently available to students at the STEM Learning Center include:

• Tutoring in many STEM subjects from our MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement) tutors. They can help students with Chemistry, Math and Physics. For tutoring hours, please see the attachment.
• Chem Draw software is available for students to use on the four computers we have in the STEM Learning Center.
• Meet with our STEM Peer Mentors, experienced STEM students who understand what you're going through and can answer your questions about campus resources. 
• The STEM Learning Center is a quiet place to study and has the added benefit of being located directly adjacent to STEM faculty offices. For the STEM Learning Center’s hours of operation, please see the attachment.
• STEM students can schedule an appointment with Kent Gomez, STEM/Transfer Counselor, at the STEM Learning Center. Kent also maintains drop in hours at the STEM Learning Center, from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
• And much more!

The STEM Learning Center is now available to reserve.

Usage of this room is limited to:

• STEM related student activities
• STEM Club Meetings
• STEM workshops
• Small group study sessions
• Faculty/Staff meetings - for all other meeting types, please contact Jessica Shillings

If you would like to reserve the STEM Learning Center, please do the following:

• Contact the STEM/Transfer Program Coordinator, Jessica Shillings at jessica.shillings@wvm.edu or (408) 855-5261.
• Provide a date and time of the event.
• Name & purpose of the event.
• Number of attendees.

Please allow a 24-hour turnaround for a response on availability. Once your request has been approved, you will be sent a confirmation email and the calendar on the outside of the STEM Learning Center will be updated.