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Connect at UTMB leads after-school tutoring and interactive educational workshops in partnership with Galveston Independent School District to inspire and empower young students in the pursuit of STEAM fields.
01/14/2024
Connect at UTMB works to uplift children at Galveston Independent School District schools by offering tutoring services and exposing them to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and art) topics. Below is a photo of current Fellow Salman Farooqui after distributing 200 backpacks and school supplies donated from ICNA Relief to help support GISD students for the academic year.
04/22/2023
Congratulations to our tutors and mentors of the semester 🥳 These volunteers were chosen by the Site Coordinators for their enthusiasm and dedication! As we wrap up the semester, we want to say thank you to ALL our volunteers who go above and beyond each week to teach, support, and empower young students. We are grateful for your time and energy!
01/09/2023
Interested in volunteering with UTMB Connect this semester? Our application deadline has been extended! Please fill out the application form by Wednesday, January 11! 😊
Application Link: http://tinyurl.com/utmbconnect23
12/20/2022
Connect at UTMB is a mentorship program led and run by UTMB students to provide elementary and middle school students the opportunity to explore careers in STEM 🔬📚 If you are interested in mentoring or joining our leadership team, please fill out our Spring 2023 application (link below)!
Spring 2023 Application: https://forms.gle/PEggFSxKBuKmRE4A8
12/19/2022
We wrapped up our Fall 2022 semester with a pizza and letter writing party 🍕 A huge shout-out to the students, UTMB volunteers, site coordinators, and GISD for helping make this program possible! Please check out the recent Galveston Daily News article highlighting UTMB Connect's impact on the community: https://www.galvnews.com/news/article_340203c6-3a23-5f83-8638-403acf461a62.html
12/18/2022
This hands-on experiment managed to take our breath away! Using plastic bottles, balloons, straws, and tape, students created lung models and learned how the organ functions in our bodies! 🫁
12/10/2022
Earlier in November, Connect mentors helped students create their own roller coasters using construction paper and cardboard! 🎢
11/04/2022
A treat-filled experiment just in time for Halloween! Last week, students used pieces of candy to create colorful models of the DNA double helix structure 🍬🧬
11/04/2022
Future engineers in the making!💡During our week 4 workshop, UTMB Connect mentors helped students apply concepts of gravity, air resistance, and impact forces to create containers that could protect an egg when dropped!
10/08/2022
80°F in October = the perfect weather for homemade ice cream! This week's STEM workshop involved learning about heat transfer and using household ingredients to make vanilla ice cream 🍨
10/02/2022
A little food coloring and some Alka-seltzer tablets can go a long way! This past week, our mentors helped students explore properties such as density and polarity by making DIY lava lamps and rainbow milk 🌈 Check out these colorful creations from Austin Middle School below!