This page includes a list of current and future opportunities for volunteering and outreach. CEM Scholars are required to complete at least 5 hours of outreach per year that scholars are funded.
Please visit our website and email scientificthinkers@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering.
West Fest
West Campus Science & Sustainability Festival
- Saturday, October 25: 11:00am-3:00pm
- It is available to volunteer in shifts (11:00-1:00 and 1:00-3:00)
Activities:
- Fun with Shapes: Learn about topology with a mobius strip and tic tac toe activity
- Emergence Flashlight: A circuits lesson using copper tape, LEDs, and popsicle sticks to make a “flashlight”.
CEM’s Scientific Thinkers Visits at Parkmoor Elementary School
Classroom visits are listed below, topics for the lessons TBD. Please note that the After School Program times include travel time to and from campus; teaching time is from 4-5pm.
- Thursday, September 25: 5:30-6:30pm Open House
- Thursday, October 30: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Thursday, November 6: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Thursday, November 13: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Tuesday, November 18: 5:30-7:00pm Literacy Night
- Thursday, November 20: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Thursday, December 4: 5:30-7:00 Holiday Game Night
CEM’s Scientific Thinkers Visits at Mansion Day School
Classroom visits are Wednesday’s from 3:15pm to 5:30pm on the dates listed below (this include travel time to and from campus)
- Wednesday, October 22: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Wednesday, October 29: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Wednesday, November 5: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Wednesday, November 12: 3:15-5:30 After school program
- Wednesday, November 19: 3:15-5:30 After school program
The next orientation will be spring semester 2026 in person in room 1080 in the physics research building. If you would like to join this fall, please email scientificthinkers@gmail.com and someone will share a recording of the training and the required forms.