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易胜博官网 has many thumbprints across 易胜博官网 in places where the university has made or is making an impact on the state and its people. Many of the newest thumbprints have come as a result of STEMbassadors, the three-year-old program that brings some of the university鈥檚 greatest minds into the Granite State鈥檚 K-12 schools to help spark students鈥� excitement about math, science, engineering and technology 鈥� the so-called STEM topics.

In the schools, STEMbassadors 鈥� students from all nine departments in the 鈥� run hands-on STEM activities, such as designing derby cars and racing them down a ramp, building wind turbines and measuring their electric output, designing theme park rides or figuring out how to clean up a simulated oil spill.

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It鈥檚 the kind of stuff younger students can get excited about, and since the program鈥檚 inception in 2015, STEMbassadors have reached more than 13,000 students in all 10 易胜博官网 counties.

鈥淲e鈥檒l have reached 15,000 by the end of this semester,鈥� says Brooks Payette 鈥�12, who created and oversees the program. 鈥淲e鈥檙e doing about two dozen events per semester, plus two weekend STEMfest events where students from multiple schools gather on a Saturday.鈥�

Payette says the program鈥檚 secret sauce is the interaction between the schoolchildren and the college students. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what gets kids excited,鈥� he says, adding that demand from schools has been 鈥渉uge,鈥� and he鈥檚 working to expand the program鈥檚 reach by building its activities into a standardized curriculum that schools can use after the STEMbassadors leave.

鈥淚ntegrating what we do into schools鈥� curriculums ensures our impact goes beyond one visit and better fulfills their needs,鈥� he says.

The program is funded entirely by donations from individuals and companies that contribute to听the college. Payette says the greatest expense for the program is transportation, and the group hopes to raise enough money to purchase a van soon.

鈥淚 know of no other university that is reaching this many kids statewide in this way,鈥� Payette says. 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to kids where they are, and we鈥檙e doing it at no cost to the schools and on a limited budget.鈥澨�

You can support STEMbassadors' efforts throughout the state of 易胜博官网 by making a .听