Angelo State STEM Outreach

North Angelo Branch Library recap 📚🚌✨
We had such a fun afternoon bringing the ASU Innovation STEM Lab to the North Angelo Branch Library for kids ages 5–10 and their families.

Highlights from the day
🥽 VR inside the lab with experiences like Project Snowflake ❄️ and Mission ISS 🚀
📱 AR activities on iPads outside the lab that were quick, repeatable, and family friendly

Huge thanks to Chelsea from the library team for hosting and to every family who stopped by with curiosity and big questions. That’s what STEM is all about 💡🔬

Santa Rita Elementary STEM Visit Recap 🚌🔬✨

Today we had an amazing time at Santa Rita Elementary with 47 fifth-grade students who were ready to explore, ask questions, and try new tech. 🤩👏

Our Innovation STEM Lab brought the full hands-on experience:
🥽 VR inside the lab with our Defense Tower cybersecurity-style experience
📱 iPads running interactive AR activities
🧠 student-friendly challenges and mini activities that kept everyone moving and engaged
🔄 rotations that let every group try a little bit of everything

Shoutout to Morgan Aguirre and the STEM Outreach team for helping make the day run smoothly. 💙💛

We love bringing real-world STEM experiences right to students and watching curiosity turn into confidence. 🚀

BIG NEWS for the Mobile STEM Innovation Lab 🚌✨🥽🔐
Groove Jones just dropped a national press release featuring Angelo State University’s Cybersecurity Command Center VR experience 🎉📣

This is cybersecurity you can actually play, learn, and remember 🎮🧠
Students jump into a tower defense style VR mission where they
🛡️ protect the mainframe
🔒 secure sensitive data
🚫 stop breaches before they happen

What students use in the experience 👇
🔥 Antivirus towers
🧱 Firewalls
📧 Email filtering for phishing
🔐 Encryption
✅ Two factor authentication
Plus quick knowledge checks after each wave to lock it in 📚✅

Huge THANK YOU to
👏 Russell Ezzell for the detailed work with the Groove Jones design team
🙌 James Obermiller and Braeden Gutierrez for thorough review and testing
We would not be here without this team 💙💛🐏

First public showcase 👀
🗓️ Youth Cybersecurity Expo
📍 KBHI at ASU
📅 Thursday, April 2

Read the full release here 🔗
https://www.groovejones.com/cybersecurity-command-center-vr-for-asu-mobile-stem-lab

Drop an emoji if you’d try this VR experience 🥽🔐🚀

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✨ Celebrating Excellence ✨
On Wednesday, Mar. 25 we gathered to honor ASU’s Dean’s Scholars—students recognized for their academic achievement and outstanding contributions. 📚💡
Congratulations to you all!
- Morgan Miller
- Ector Martinez
- Dallas Dotson
- Rowdy Moore
- Raymond Brown
- Lela Faison
- Maci Jo Baker
- Brennyn Barnhill
- Kim Hong Lay
Your hard work makes the Ram Fam proud! 🐏💙💛

Spring Break starts Monday 😮‍💨🌴✨
From all of us at STEM Outreach, we hope you take a real break, recharge, and make some good memories.

Quick reminder before you go full vacation mode. ✅
• Travel safe and drive smart
• Watch the weather if you’re heading out of town
• Keep your phone charged and let someone know your plans
• Rest is productive too

Whether you’re traveling, working, or staying in San Angelo, we’ll see you after the break refreshed and ready for more STEM moments. 💙💛🔬

Where are you spending Spring Break?
🏖️✈️🏡🎮📚

Family Science Night in Midland was a blast 🚌🔬✨
This week, ASU STEM Outreach and the Mobile STEM Lab traveled to the Petroleum Museum in Midland for a Family Science Night focused on STEAM gineering. Families explored Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through interactive activities that encouraged curiosity, teamwork, and creativity for learners of all ages. 🌈⚙️

Our Mobile STEM Lab stations featured
🥽 VR experiences for immersive learning
🖥️ Inspirit activities on computers
📱 Touchscreen activities for hands on exploration
🔬 Digital microscopes displayed on a large screen so groups could view specimen details together

Thank you to the Petroleum Museum team and everyone who came out to learn and explore with us. We love bringing STEM and STEAM experiences to communities across the region 💙💛

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SPARK 2026 Career Exhibit recap 💡🚀
We were honored to be invited to Concho Valley SPARK this week, and it was a huge success. ASU STEM Outreach and the Mobile STEM Lab welcomed over 800 student visits at our station, with nonstop curiosity and hands-on exploration all day. 🚌✨

SHOUT OUT TO JAMES OBERMILLER, BRADEN GUTIERREZ, AND TONY GARCIA. YOU GUYS ALL AWESOME!!! 🙌

What is Concho Valley SPARK?
SPARK stands for Strengthening Professional Abilities and Real-World Knowledge. It’s an annual event designed to bridge the gap between education and the workforce by giving high school students interactive career exploration with employers and community partners across the 14 TEA career clusters.

What makes SPARK different from a job fair
A job fair is about hiring. SPARK is about inspiring. Organizations are not recruiting. They are showcasing real world tools, experiences, and possibilities so students can discover new interests and start imagining their future.

What we ran
• VR demos and immersive experiences 🥽
• iPads with the Inspirit app 📱
• a fast paced, high traffic environment where students could jump in, explore, and ask questions

Thank you to the SPARK organizers, partners, and every student who stopped by our space. We loved being part of an event that invests in Texas’ future workforce and helps students make informed decisions about what comes next after high school. 🌟

Night at the Museum is always a good time 🏛️✨

Every first Tuesday of the month, the Mobile STEM Lab and our STEM Outreach team roll in with hands on activities and immersive tech that visitors can jump into right away. 🚌🔬

This month’s highlights:
🥽 VR headsets with interactive experiences
🖥️ Inspirit activities on desktop stations
🎮 Touchscreen content that makes STEM feel like play (and learning)

Huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to explore, ask questions, and try something new. That curiosity is what STEM is all about. 💡

Lab Night recap time 😮‍⚙️🔬✨

We just got home from Engineers Week Lab Night and the vibes were unreal. So many smiles, so many “wait… that’s science?!” moments, and so many hands actually doing the experiments instead of just watching. 🧪👀🙌

Tonight’s highlights:
🧪 Chemistry demos that had everyone crowding in
🚀 CO₂ rockets (always a fan favorite)
⚡ Physics Phun with hands on “try it yourself” stations
🪨 Geology rocks, minerals, and fossils that made people stop and stare
🧩 Math games that turned into friendly competition
🤖 “How Smart Is This AI?” demos and lots of questions
🐄🌾 Agriculture booths that were way more interesting than people expected
🐾 Plus awesome community partners helping make the night feel big

Big thank you to the College of Science and Engineering departments, student organizations, volunteers, and every family and student who showed up with curiosity. Y’all made it special. 💙💛🐏