March 12, 2025
Families can get a peek into the worlds of anatomy, zoology, genetics, robotics and more during Community Stem Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.
This entire day is about making STEM fun. From butterflies to balloon cars; from skeleton assembly to strawberry DNA; Community Stem Day is designed to engage families with fun, free, factual and fascinating experiences that will get young minds thinking.
“We are thrilled to once again host this free Community STEM Day,” said Dr. Kristi Haik, dean of the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. “STEM careers are expanding rapidly, and we want to expose as many students as possible to the vast opportunities in STEM. Last year, more than 350 attendees explored, learned and had fun together. This year, we look forward to welcoming even more visitors.”
"GRCC faculty and students look forward to hosting a fun, interactive science day for all ages," said Professor Leigh Kleinert of GRCC’s biological sciences department. "We will have more than 25 different activities going on simultaneously."
Students will be able to explore a host of hands-on STEM-related activities.
“We are bringing back some of the favorites from last year, such as cow eye dissection, owl pellet dissection and visiting animals from John Ball Park Zoo,” said Kleinert. “We’re also featuring many new activities, such as an Anatomy Escape Room, Composting with Worms and Edible Bacteria Plates. Zoology of Standale will also be bringing amazing reptiles, amphibians and even a few creepy crawlies.”
Inspiration is the goal of the entire event.
“We hope that by exploring STEM activities and meeting professionals in the field, students will believe STEM is for them,” Haik said. “We also hope to welcome them back to GRCC some day through the host of STEM programs we offer.”
All of the programs and activities are free and open to the public. Starting at 10 a.m., the John Ball Traveling Zoo will offer a 45 minute program beginning on the hour, every hour. All of the other programs are available on a continuous, drop-in basis from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free parking will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in both parking ramp A and parking ramp B. Parking ramp A is located at the corner of Fountain Street and Ransom Avenue. Parking ramp B is located at the corner of Bostwick Avenue and Lyon Street. Volunteers will be on hand to provide directions and maps of the activities.
For more information about all the programs that will be offered and their locations, please visit grcc.edu/STEMday.
Special thanks to University of Michigan LSA Transfer Bridges and GRCC School of STEM for sponsoring this event.