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Week of Diversity in STEM
During the week of February 6-10, 2023, events and activities were presented that highlighted and celebrated the many, often unacknowledged, ways that people from diverse walks of life contribute to STEM disciplines (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Our goal was to make diversity in STEM more visible within the community in hopes of inspiring greater appreciation and recognition of these contributions.
In conjunction with Diversity in STEM Week, the Biology Department sponsored the Diversity in STEM Art Contest in collaboration with the Lydia M. Olson Library! Cash prizes were awarded!
We also held the Diversity in STEM Snow Sculpture Contest! Entries ranged from an octopus doing science to bears fishing together. See some pictures below!
Snow Sculpture Contest Winners
First Place - STEM Diversity Under the Sea
Second Place - Fishing Together
Third Place - Giant Turtle
2023 Diversity in STEM Week events:
Multi-day Events:
What: Diversity in STEM book display
Where: Main floor of the Lydia M. Olson Library
When: February 6 to 10
Who: Lydia M. Olson Library
What: Tsu-Ming Han Historical Exhibition
Where: NMU Archives; Lower level of Elizabeth and Edgar Harden Hall
When: February 6 to 10
Who: NMU Archives
What: Diversity in STEM Spotlight Panel
Where: Lydia M. Olson Library
When: February 6 to 10
Who: EcoReps
What: Diversity STEM Art Contest Display
Where: Main floor of the Lydia M. Olson Library
When: February 8 (noon) to February 10
Who: Biology Department and art contest participants
Monday Event:
What: Screening of the movie GATTACA, with introduction by Dr. Kate Teeter
Where: Jamrich Hall, room 1322
When: 7pm
Who: Biology Department
Wednesday Events:
What: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Panel discussion
Where: The Science Building (formerly West Science), room 3710
When: 12 pm (noon)
Who: Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences Department
What: Lecture - Dr. Kate Teeter - GATTACA, eugenics, and the future of genetic privacy
Where: Jamrich Hall, room 1322
When: 5 to 6 pm
Who: Biology Department
Friday Events:
What: Geometric Designs of Islamic Scholars
Where: Main floor of Jamrich Hall
When: 9am to 3pm
Who: Mathematics and Computer Science Department
What: Equity in the Classroom panel discussion
Where: The Science Building (formerly West Science), room 3710
When: 12 to 1pm
Who: Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences Department
What: Screening of the movie The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, with introduction by Dr. Lesley Larkin
Where: Jamrich Hall, room 1322
When: 7pm
Who: Biology Department