STEM LECTURE SERIES Gustavo Ramirez: Ph.D. candidate in Marine Geomicrobiology and Biological Oceanography at the University of Southern California Thursday, September 10th San Jacinto Campus, Room 156 —5:30—7:00 PM STEM PROGRAM ORIENTATIONS (Open to all MSJC students interested in STEM) 12:30 PM—1:30 PM Wednesday, September 16th Menifee Valley Campus, Room 412 San Jacinto Campus, Room 1211 Dr. William Hayes: Deadly or Curative? Amazing Insights on Animal Venoms Thursday, October 8th Menifee Valley Campus, Room 927—12:30—2:00 PM Tuesday, October 13th Menifee Valley Campus, Room 416 San Jacinto Campus, Room 1211 Wednesday, November 18th Menifee Valley Campus, Room 412 San Jacinto Campus, Room 1211 Ben Orchard: Automation Application Engineer Thursday, October 29th San Jacinto Campus, Room 156 —5:30—7:00 PM Tuesday, December 8th Menifee Valley Campus, Room 416 San Jacinto Campus, Room 1211 Lisa A. Nordstrom, Ph.D.: Applied Animal Ecology—The Science of Saving Species Thursday, November 19th Menifee Valley Campus, Room 927—12:30—2:00 PM STEM SKILLS WORKSHOPS If you would like more information regarding these events please contact us: stem@msjc.edu San Jacinto Campus 4:15—5:15 PM Room 1213 Information on Resources and Activities: www.msjc.edu/stem and www.facebook.com/mtsanjacintostem Basic Skills EVERY STEM Student Should Know Wednesday, September 2nd Learn methods on how to be successful in STEM. ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS Chemistry Hacks Wednesday, October 7th Tricks and Strategies to learning Chemistry Arduino Microcontrollers Monday, September 14th, San Jacinto Campus, Room 111 2:30—4:00 PM Tuesday, October 13th, Menifee Valley Campus, Room 974 12:30—2:00 PM October 13th’s workshop has been canceled In this hands-on activity, explore the hidden and fascinating world of embedded systems. Nearly every electronic device today contains a microcontroller. In this activity you’ll learn to program an Arduino microcontroller to flash an LED, move a servo, and run a motor. No previous programming or electronics experience required. *NOTE: This is the same workshop on both dates Explore 3D Modeling & Design with SolidWorks CAD Monday, November 9th, San Jacinto Campus, Room 111 2:30—4:00 PM Laboratory Notebook & Electronic Portfolio Wednesday, November 4th Learn how to create an Electronic Portfolio of all of your STEM classwork and research projects. STEM CONVERSATIONAL CAFÉ Come Join us for Refreshments, Hot-Topics, & Fun! We encourage all STEM Program Students to attend this event! Turn imagination into reality. In this activity go hands-on with SolidWorks CAD. Explore a world of 3D modeling and design and see why over 2 million engineers say that 3D design starts with SolidWorks. No previous experience required. Thursday, October 15th—5:00—6:30 PM Menifee Valley Campus, Room 651 Tuesday, November 17th—4:00—5:30 PM San Jacinto Campus, Room 1211 Need a disability-related accommodation to attend an event? Call 951-487-3302 or email ada@msjc.edu at least five days prior to the event. The MSJC CCRAA STEM Project (Award #P031C110177) is supported by a 5 year grant from the U.S. Department of Education in the amount of $4.2 million. The purpose of the CCRAA program is to develop and carryout activities to improve and expand the institution’s capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income students. The contents of this brochure were developed under the above named grant, and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education.