Elgin Community College Students Invited to Free STEM Success Course at Aurora University

Elgin Community College (ECC) students can now enhance their STEM education through a new course at Aurora University (AU). The course, 'Strategies of STEM Success,' starts on May 20, 2024, and is free for one week. This course is part of a collaboration between ECC and AU, designed to give ECC students insights into STEM careers and essential skills for success in these areas.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Noyce grant, secured by AU in June 2023, supports this course. ECC's role as a grant partner provides a direct pathway for its students to participate. The course will address key topics such as student clubs, mentoring, networking with alumni, and opportunities for internships and undergraduate research.

Classes will run from May 20 to May 24, 2024, at Aurora University's campus. Tracy Vittone, the director of transfer services at ECC, noted the benefits of such educational collaborations, including resource access, scholarship opportunities, and strengthened ECC-AU transfer partnerships.

The course will include guest speakers from various STEM fields to demonstrate the real-world applications of STEM skills in professional settings. Isabella Olivarez, an ECC student enrolled in the course, looks forward to exploring STEM careers related to her statistics major.

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