SCIENCE OUTREACH

August 2023

Volume 9

Connecting and Enhancing Community Engagement

Science Outreach will facilitate mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between Princeton University Science educators and researchers. Science Outreach serves as a nexus connecting faculty, students, and postdocs with youth, schoolteachers, nonprofit organizations, and the broader community with the goal of increasing engagement, participation, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Science Outreach supports Astrophysical Sciences, Center for Statistics and Machine Learning, Chemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Geosciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and Psychology.

Science Outreach Fellows Program

New for the 2023-2024 Academic Year!

Applications are open for the newly created Science Outreach Fellows Program. The fellows program is open to first-year, sophomores, and junior undergraduates. Selected students will engage in ongoing community outreach opportunities for K-12 students in schools and community programs. Science Outreach aims to address the gap in awareness, preparedness, and retention of students in STEM careers. Science Outreach Fellows receive a stipend each semester, and there is a one-year commitment. Please share with interested undergraduate students.

Applications close September 11. Interviews September 13-18. Required training September 22-23.

Contact Paryn Wallace at parynw@princeton.edu for additional information.

Science Outreach Fellows Application

Aspiring Scholars and

Professionals Program

The Science Outreach summer intern, Jules Boye, completed the Aspiring Scholars and Professionals (ASAP) Program. Jules completed a Mentoring Handbook that will be used to train Science Outreach volunteers and enhance community engagement. Jules presented her work during a Summer Symposium in the Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building on August 3. Jules is a Psychology major at The College of New Jersey.

Volunteer for a Science Outreach Opportunity

If you would like to volunteer for any upcoming Science Outreach opportunity, please click the volunteer box below. Volunteers are frequently needed for new outreach opportunities at area schools and community programs.

Upcoming Outreach Opportunities

Outreach volunteers are needed for River Days. River Days is an event that celebrates and educates about the Delaware River. Science Outreach collaborates with the Mercer County Park Commission and The Watershed Institute. Volunteers will be used to support program activities, collecting and distributing information. River Days takes place on Saturday, September 16, from 11 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at South Riverwalk Park (the park in Trenton over Route 29 tunnel by the river). Contact Paryn Wallace at parynw@princeton.edu for more information.

Broader Impacts

Please reach out to Paryn Wallace, Associate Director of Science Outreach, if you would like to develop broader impact outreach opportunities for your funding applications. Paryn can help you explore creative ideas and connect you with area schools and community partners to implement your programs. Paryn Wallace – parynw@princeton.edu.

Summer Outreach Opportunities

If you, your lab or your department facilitated a summer outreach opportunity, please complete the tracking form and upload a photo from your event. We will feature your opportunity in the next edition of the Science Outreach newsletter.

Science Outreah Tracking