Tag: Kummer Center for STEM Education

From small classrooms to big ideas: Engineering Day welcomes 500 students to Missouri S&T

Posted by on February 27, 2026

Approximately 500 middle and high school students from 12 schools across the state filled the Missouri S&T campus for Engineering Day on Feb. 26.

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FIRST Tech Challenge returns to Missouri S&T

Posted by on February 27, 2026

Missouri S&T will once again host the FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship on Saturday, March 7, welcoming hundreds of middle and high school students to campus for a themed robotics competition.

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Missouri S&T summer camp registration now open for 2026 

Posted by on December 22, 2025

Missouri S&T is now accepting registrations for its 2026 summer camps, offering students of all ages the chance to explore, create and learn through hands-on STEM experiences. 

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STEM Center launches free, open-source science curriculum for Missouri middle schools

Posted by on December 18, 2025

The Kummer Center for STEM Education at Missouri S&T is now offering a free, open-source science curriculum for sixth- through eighth-grade educators across Missouri. The curriculum project began with the STEM Center’s first Rigorous Curriculum Cohort in 2022, when middle school teachers from across Missouri collaborated to refine a standards-based science curriculum.  After three years […]

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Keune named communications, outreach and engagement leader for Missouri S&T

Posted by on October 15, 2025

Katharine Keune, a longtime communications leader at The Ohio State University, has been named vice chancellor for communications, outreach and engagement at Missouri S&T. Her appointment will begin Monday, Oct. 27.

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Haunted Mine offers free admission, STEM-themed event on Oct. 24

Posted by on October 13, 2025

The Missouri S&T Kummer Center for STEM Education is teaming up with the university’s Haunted Mine for a free, one-night-only event called “STEM in the Shadows” for K-12 students and their families. 

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Missouri S&T to celebrate five years of impact on Kummer Day

Posted by on September 23, 2025

Missouri S&T will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Fred and June Kummer’s $300 million gift during Kummer Day on Thursday, Oct. 9, on the university’s campus in Rolla, showcasing its transformative impact on campus and the community.

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S&T bringing high-tech, hands-on fun to Missouri State Fair

Posted by on July 28, 2025

Drones, robots, virtual reality and a world-champion Mars rover built by students. Missouri S&T will bring hands-on activities for fairgoers of all ages to the Missouri State Fair, Aug. 7-17 in Sedalia, Missouri.

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Engineering meets glam: Celebrity makeup artist to speak at Missouri S&T 

Posted by on April 25, 2025

Alexandra Butler, celebrity makeup artist and Missouri S&T alumna, will be the keynote speaker during STEM Exploration Day 11 a.m. May 7 at Leach Theatre. 

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Missouri S&T summer camp registration now open 

Posted by on December 19, 2024

From robotics to rockets, movies to history or biology to mining — Missouri S&T has a summer camp for any interest, and registration is open now. There are 29 camps for K-12 students to choose from this year, including six new camps.  

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