{"id":221,"date":"2026-02-17T13:54:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:45:16","slug":"inaugural-stem-alliance-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/2026\/02\/17\/inaugural-stem-alliance-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural STEM Alliance Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for the launch of the West Virginia STEM Alliance following Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, February 19, 2026<\/li>\n<li>West Virginia Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305<\/li>\n<li>Keynote Speaker: A STEM professional from WV highlights their personal story and research journey<\/li>\n<li>Interactive Roundtables: Explore technologies of STEM, meet your potental mentors, and learn about pathways into STEM careers<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Program Showcase: Discover what\u2019s available\u00a0in WV STEM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1:00-1:45pm &#8211; Keynote Presentation<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/span>(10 minute break)<\/p>\n<p>1:55-2:40pm &#8211; Breakout Sessions<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/span>(10 minute break)<\/p>\n<p>2:50-3:35pm &#8211; Breakout Sessions<\/p>\n<p>3:45-4:30pm &#8211; Ice Cream Social<\/p>\n<div class=\"large-table\"><table class=\" table  table-bordered \">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Session 1<\/p>\n<p>Great Hall<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>Session 2<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Archives Reading Room<\/span> (1st floor off the Gift Shop)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th>Session 3<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">CHILDER\u2019S ROOM (1st Floor beside the Library Reading Room)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW2915483 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2915483 BCX8\">1:00-1:45pm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Keynote presentation with <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Drs. Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW147152604 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147152604 BCX8\">1:55-2:40pm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Breakout Group 1 &#8211; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Undergraduate researchers panel<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Breakout Group 2 &#8211; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Undergraduate research exchange opportunities (SURE and INBRE programs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Breakout Group 3 &#8211; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Option 1 \u2014 ERISE &amp; ECORE discussions with Dr. Janet Rorrer (for faculty)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW86740823 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW86740823 BCX8\">2:50-3:35pm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Breakout Group 4 &#8211; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Undergraduate researchers panel<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Breakout Group 5 &#8211; <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Undergraduate research exchange opportunities (SURE and INBRE programs)<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Breakout Group 6 &#8211; Option 2 \u2014 \u201c<span data-end=\"967\" data-start=\"932\">Pluto Didn\u2019t Change\u2014Science Did<\/span><strong data-end=\"967\" data-start=\"932\">:\u00a0<\/strong><em data-end=\"1026\" data-start=\"970\">How Curiosity, Change, and Career Paths Evolve in STEM<\/em>\u201d by Dr. Tina Cartwright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"\">\n<td class=\"\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254665219 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254665219 BCX8\">3:45-4:30pm<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"\">Ice Cream Social<\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The two additional meeting rooms are on either side of the Great Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Archives Reading Room: This room is located beside the Gift Shop. From the small lobby that leads to the gift shop turn left into the Archives Reading room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Childers Room: This room is located in a hallway between the Library offices and the Library Reading Room. The Childers Roomis marked in yellow on the map below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-092105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1107\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-092105.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-18-092105-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wv-stem-alliance-application\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button green \">\n\t\t<span>Click Here to Register<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/apply-for-travel-support\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button green \">\n\t\t<span>Apply for Travel Support<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The WV STEM Alliance is sponsored by The\u00a0<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Science Technology and Research Division<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_STaR_LOGO_COLOR-01.png\" alt=\"Science, Technology and Research Division\" width=\"552\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_STaR_LOGO_COLOR-01.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_STaR_LOGO_COLOR-01-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2025\/12\/thumbnail_STaR_LOGO_COLOR-01-1024x330.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wv-stem-alliance\/\">Back<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for the launch of the West Virginia STEM Alliance following Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC) Thursday, February 19, 2026 West Virginia Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305 Keynote Speaker: A STEM professional from WV highlights their personal story and research journey Interactive Roundtables: Explore technologies of STEM, meet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1047,"featured_media":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/files\/2024\/10\/HomepageSlider2023-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":491,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions\/491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wv-nfnt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}