About Us
- Improve math, science, arts, creativity, innovation, and problem solving skills
- Foster interest in math, science, technology, engineering, and arts instruction
- Provide schools with the tools needed to prepare students for college and career readiness
- Provide students with examples of how UNA can serve their STEAM career choices
- Develop partnerships with area schools and industries
- Encourage and foster diversity in STEAM
- Promote the CODE movement
- Accelerate achievement and access for all students by providing activities that interest them and thereby enable them to reach their full potential
- Enhance STEAM involvement within the community
- Create career pathways that align with the 21st century economy
UNA STEAM Collaborative Membership 2018-2019
- Academic Affairs
- Joy Borah, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
- AMSTI
- Lee Brownell, UNA STEAM Collaborative Chair
- Shannon Uptain, STEAM Initiative Liaison for Area Schools
- UNA Student Representatives
- Kristen Anderson
- Darian Burden - University Innovation Fellow
- Jordan Scruggs - University Innovation Fellow
- College of Education and Health Sciences
- Lorie Johnson - Elementary Science Education
- Jessica Mitchell - Secondary Science Education
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Ravi Gollapalli - Engineering Technology
- Cindy Stenger - Mathematics
- College of Business and Technology
- Santanu Borah - Management and Marketing, Innovation/Entrepreneurship
- James Jerkins - Computer Science/Computer Information Systems
- Collier Library
- James Mitchell - Systems Librarian/Makerspace Manager
- Shoals Chamber of Commerce
- Stephanie Newland - Workforce Readiness
- Northwest-Shoals Community College
- Ches Smith - Biological Sciences
- Corporate Partners
- Develop partnerships with community stakeholders
- Provide space, materials, training, and support for STEAM events, including:
- UNA Robotics Competition
- Marine Advanced Technology Education ROV Competition
- Team America Rocketry Challenge Competition
- Host summer STEAM Camps
- Offer consulting services for schools that want to build a STEAM program