Podcasts about saint louis science center

The Best Things to Do in -1. St. Louis, MO:St. Louis is often called the “Gateway to the West,” but it's also a gateway to a memorable, well-rounded travel experience. From world-class art and live entertainment to major league baseball and local culinary treasures, this Midwestern gem packs a punch. Whether you're here for a weekend or a longer stay, here are some of the top things to do in St. Louis that highlight the city's diverse appeal.

This week, we're presenting stories about the struggle to find acceptance — whether it's at Space Camp or in the United States of America.Part 1: Computer scientist LaShana Lewis's childhood dream of attending Space Camp starts to feel far away — until she gets the Christmas surprise of a lifetime. Part 2: When Guizella Rocabado leaves her home in Bolivia to pursue her education in the United States, her plan hits an unexpected snag. LaShana Lewis grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, where a love of the night sky led her to the Saint Louis Science Center as a longtime volunteer, and later a docent presenting talks on astronomy and aeronautics. She studied computational mathematics at Michigan Technological University, earned a HarvardX honor certificate in computer science, and attended NASA Space Camp. Now based in Los Angeles, LaShana serves on the board of STEAM Superheroes, a nonprofit inspired by Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols' legacy, and leads L. M. Lewis Consulting, bringing over 20 years of experience in tech, strategy, and inclusive leadership. Dr. Guizella Rocabado is an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Her research focuses on chemistry education. She is mainly interested in uncovering the narratives of success of students from all backgrounds. Bringing diversity to STEM fields is a great focus of her work. Her current projects involve the development and testing of instruments for use with diverse populations to investigate the role of the affective domain in undergraduate STEM learning and persistence. In her spare time she loves to travel, try new foods and meet new people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Felberbaum is the co-author of Focused Fundraising with Chris Cannon of Zuri Group. Michael co-leads the Advancement technology effort at Yale University. He is on the Board of Solar Youth, and he is a long time teacher and practitioner of mindfulness meditation.Chris Cannon's areas of expertise include fundraising strategy and systems, resource and database management, business intelligence and data reporting, and gift and data processing. He has led fundraising operations at Saint Louis University, Saint Louis Zoo, and the Saint Louis Science Center.Prior to joining Zuri Group, Chris was a managing associate at Bentz Whaley Flessner where he provided strategic counsel on database systems, advancement operations, and fundraising strategy. Chris also served as Research and Development Services director at Saint Louis University, provided leadership for the university's $300 million campaign, and led an interdepartmental database conversion team.Chris earned a Master of Arts from The University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Truman State University. He has been a featured speaker at CASE, APRA, AFP, and other conferences and has written articles for AFP's Advancing Philanthropy, APRA's Connections, and AHP's Journal. His book, An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations (Wiley 2011), is the industry resource for maximizing ROI from operations.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Addison Bohannon.A lifelong learner, Addison is no stranger to stretching himself in order to accomplish difficult tasks.Originally from a small city in Wisconsin, the seeds of Addison's insatiable curiosity were originally planted during childhood trips to the Saint Louis Science Center with his loving grandfather. Fascinated by the rotating science exhibits, Addison dreamt of one day becoming a paleontologist or astronomer before a conversation with his eighth grade English teacher led him to consider attending one of our nation's Service Academies. Addison graduated in the top 5% of his class at the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Mathematical Sciences and Physics before commissioning as an Infantry Officer. He then completed the rigorous United States Army Ranger School prior to deploying and leading an Airborne Infantry platoon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon completion of his military service, Addison's curiosity and desire to solve complex problems led him to the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, where he ultimately managed a multi-disciplinary team of 20+ scientists and engineers. In his role as Branch Chief, Addison oversaw research projects in computer vision, natural language processing, machine learning, and multi-user AR/VR.Keeping in theme with tackling tough tasks, Addison subsequently decided to pursue a Masters and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, Statistics, and Scientific Computation from the University of Maryland. When asked about this period of his life, Addison shared, “Completing the Ph.D. program forced me to apply myself seriously, and with as much vigor and energy as I could at risk of failure.” Spoiler alert: Addison did not fail.Dr. Bohannon now serves as a Senior Data Scientist at Gusto, where he leverages that same vigor and energy towards helping the rapidly growing company apply machine learning to their most difficult business challenges and opportunities. Addison was first introduced to Gusto during his BreakLine Education programming and was supported throughout his career transition by amazing champions like John Kempe, Dominic Gonzalez-Padron, and fellow BreakLine alum Ryan Kappedal. If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Today, on Two Tenderfoot Tourists, we're telling you all about ... Saint Louis a weekend getaway. 3 Restaurants for your consideration: Shake Shack, which is our 2nd time to eat there, but our daughter Olivia's first time. The Sugarfire Smokehouse in downtown Saint Louis. A listener suggestion. Our 1st time to eat at First Watch. Plus, our visit to The Saint Louis Science Center and the Arch, where we will tell you of a few things to do and see. The Gateway Arch Museum. A lot of, interactive displays. The Arch Cafe and giftshop, AND a whole lot more! National Blues Museum (wish-list) Listen to Two Tenderfoot Tourists podcast! Find us also on Stitcher, Google music, Apple podcast, Castbox and Spotify, just to name a few. Twotenderfoottourists.com YouTube video from our channel. https://youtu.be/4lCP70rOpJg Find us on: Facebook , Instagram and Twitter Subscribe to us on Android or on iTunes Check out our YouTube channel HERE! TwoTenderfootTourists.com Stay Tender!!

  This episode features Tim Mulhall, Manager of Youth Development for the Youth Exploring Science (YES) program at the Saint Louis Science Center, as well as three current students, Justin, Avis, and Drea. They discuss how the YES program works, how students can join and what projects they can be involved in, as well as how the YES program prepares students for a bright future.   Hosts: Khadijah Johnson, Blake Rudloff   Produced by: Blake Rudloff, Brian Borgstede, James Brandt, Taylor Caputo, Khadijah Johnson and Gus Wehmeier   About YES program: Youth Exploring Science (YES) promotes the Saint Louis Science Center's mission "to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning". The Saint Louis Science Center works with 250 teenagers through their high school careers, providing project-based learning focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.

Jade Harrell with Bert Vescolani, Saint Louis Science Center president and CEO. The Saint Louis Science Center is Perfectly Timed, Matched and Placed to Host a Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 10am to 3pm, Monday, August 21 -Live Music by Johnny Chase -Food and drinks -Free bottled water from Coca-Cola -Attend a Live Sky: Eclipse show at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium -Free activities for all ages -Science Center educators will narrate what is happening during the eclipse The mission of the Saint Louis Science Center is to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning. Named a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate in 2016, the Saint Louis Science Center features more than 700 interactive exhibits, as well as a five-story OMNIMAX® Theater, Boeing Hall and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center, please visit slsc.org.

Jade Harrell with Bert Vescolani, Saint Louis Science Center president and CEO. The Saint Louis Science Center is Perfectly Timed, Matched and Placed to Host a Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 10am to 3pm, Monday, August 21 -Live Music by Johnny Chase -Food and drinks -Free bottled water from Coca-Cola -Attend a Live Sky: Eclipse show at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium -Free activities for all ages -Science Center educators will narrate what is happening during the eclipse The mission of the Saint Louis Science Center is to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning. Named a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate in 2016, the Saint Louis Science Center features more than 700 interactive exhibits, as well as a five-story OMNIMAX® Theater, Boeing Hall and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center, please visit slsc.org.

Jade Harrell with Bert Vescolani, President and CEO of St. Louis Science Center. EXPLORE THE JOURNEY OF FOOD! Dig Deeper as we take a look at the science of the most important element of our daily lives: Our food. Where does it come from? How does it grow? How far does it travel? And how can each of us make a difference so we can all eat? You'll find the answers to all these questions and so much more at this one-of-a-kind exhibit focusing in on the journey of food. We all have a role to play in the stewardship of our food supply and right here at the Saint Louis Science Center, we have the opportunity to show you exactly how you can make a difference. Welcome to GROW!

Jade Harrell with Bert Vescolani, President and CEO of St. Louis Science Center. EXPLORE THE JOURNEY OF FOOD! Dig Deeper as we take a look at the science of the most important element of our daily lives: Our food. Where does it come from? How does it grow? How far does it travel? And how can each of us make a difference so we can all eat? You'll find the answers to all these questions and so much more at this one-of-a-kind exhibit focusing in on the journey of food. We all have a role to play in the stewardship of our food supply and right here at the Saint Louis Science Center, we have the opportunity to show you exactly how you can make a difference. Welcome to GROW!

On any given day a visitor to Grace Hill’s Head Start Centers may be surprised to walk into a classroom and see pre-schoolers learning while examining skeletal bones with expert guidance from the Saint Louis Science Center, or smiling bright with clay-stained cheeks from molding and sculpting with educators from the St. Louis Art Museum. This out of the box initiative to learning began when PNC launched a pilot called Grow Up Great with three of the Grace Hill Head Start Locations! Debbie Marshall, Vice President and Director of Client and Community Relations with PNC, discusses the magic of The Grow Up Great Program with us today.

On any given day a visitor to Grace Hill's Head Start Centers may be surprised to walk into a classroom and see pre-schoolers learning while examining skeletal bones with expert guidance from the Saint Louis Science Center, or smiling bright with clay-stained cheeks from molding and sculpting with educators from the St. Louis Art Museum. This out of the box initiative to learning began when PNC launched a pilot called Grow Up Great with three of the Grace Hill Head Start Locations! Debbie Marshall, Vice President and Director of Client and Community Relations with PNC, discusses the magic of The Grow Up Great Program with us today.