Kicking off our Financial Literacy Program!

This month we kicked off our Financial Literacy Program for our Exelon Foundation STEM Academy and Exelon Foundation Boys to STEM Academy alumni, courtesy of Intuit!

Students have the opportunity to learn about topics ranging from making money decisions to understanding credit. Thank you to everyone who joined us to kick off our first session in this new series!

Want to improve your skills? Check out the free and interactive curriculum that uses real-world tools to help students become financially capable provided by Intuit!

Virtual STEM Day

Building A Greener Future: Sustainable Architecture and Design

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

4:30-5:30pm CT/5:30-6:30pm ET

Interested in sustainability and energy efficiency? Green building design is the first step in creating, or renovating, our built environment to reduce energy use. In this interactive session, we’ll discuss Green Building Design and sustainable building methods – both conventional and unconventional. Learn what it takes to be an architect focused on sustainable design and how that translates from design through the build process. Also learn how we renovate existing buildings to reduce energy use through design.

Virtual STEM Day

Zapping My Energy Use: Energy Efficiency at Home

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

5:00-6:00pm CT/6:00-7:00pm ET

Ever wonder how you use energy in your home and how you can reduce that usage? In this interactive, hands-on session participants will learn how to measure the energy they use at home and strategies for reducing energy. You’ll receive tools to measure your energy use including a Kill-a-Watt Meter to measure electricity usage of your pluggable devices. You will also learn how to read an electric bill and how to calculate cost savings. 

Registration closes today!

Friday, September 13th

Virtual STEM Day

Social Media: Behind the Scenes

Thursday, October 17, 2024

4:30-5:30pm CT/5:30-6:30pm ET

Join us for a career discussion with a senior social media specialist from Exelon! Get an insider's perspective on what it’s like to create content in the energy industry, from daily tasks to creative strategy. Learn how they craft and edit engaging videos, and discover what it takes to succeed in the fast-paced world of corporate social media. Don’t miss this chance to explore a unique career path in digital storytelling!

Learn about the Physics behind Football!

Ever wanted to learn more about the science behind sports? This football season learn all about the physics behind football brought to you by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Click the button below to watch a series of videos all about the different concepts of physics within football!

Reimagining STEM!

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In-Person Chicago Event

September 27, 2024

This event aims to ignite a passion for STEM among students and their families by integrating the excitement of soccer (and other sports) with hands-on STEM activities and other innovative activities led by STEM organizations across the city.

This is an In-Person opportunity

in the city of Chicago!

Highlighting our

Summer Interns!

We are super excited to feature the 2024 Exelon Foundation STEM Academy interns who are worked across the Exelon service territories this summer.

In this issue you will hear from interns who interned across several different departments at ComEd, BGE, PECO and Pepco.

Congratulations to all of our amazing alumni who interned this summer!