Tag: Kummer Center for STEM Education

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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Missouri S&T launches free after-school STEM program for local students 

Posted by on September 24, 2024

Missouri S&T recently launched a free after-school program for three Phelps County school districts thanks in part to a grant totaling almost $2 million over the next several years. 

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S&T’s manufacturing academy available statewide for after-school programs, career courses 

Posted by on September 19, 2024

Missouri S&T is starting another year of the Missouri Manufacturing Academy, and school districts throughout the state with after-school programs or career courses are invited to apply to participate. 

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Saudi Arabia students affected by Crowdstrike outage still able to enjoy summer camps

Posted by on August 7, 2024

Missouri S&T holds a wide variety of STEM-related summer camps that bring in students from around the nation, and even all around the world. In July, a group of four high school students from Saudi Arabia had a difficult journey getting to the Missouri S&T campus to attend the Exploring Materials in Your World Camp. While they were forced to miss most of the actual camp, S&T employees ensured the international students still had a fun and educational time while at Missouri S&T.

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Meet S&T at the state fair

Posted by on August 6, 2024

The Missouri State Fair will be held Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia, and Missouri S&T invites all fair attendees to experience the best of the university through live demonstrations, a “drone zone,” games and more.

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