STEAM Hobbies: Turning Fun Into Future Careers!
My name is Sarah, Chief Science Officer (CSO) from Tucson, AZ. This is my fourth year in the program, and I am a member of the International Leadership Council. As a CSO, I have had many opportunities to travel across the state and country, including trainings and conferences. While these responsibilities keep me quite busy, […]
Meet Ashton: The AZ CSO Program Coordinator with a Passion for STEM
Meet Ashton Grove, the new AZ CSO Program Coordinator who’s on a mission to help CSOs becomes dedicated STEM leaders
Chief Science Officers in the Great Lakes Bay Region Take the Lead
By CSO Christy C. – Michigan The youth in the Great Lakes Bay Region (GLBR) don’t just wait around hoping someone comes along to put on STEM-focused events and impact their community in unique, innovative ways; instead, they’re taking matters into their own hands in the most positive ways possible. The Chief Science Officers (CSO) […]
Sonora CSOs Awarded Honorable Mention from State Governor Claudia Pavlovich
The Sonora Chief Science Officers Program was recognized for Best Practices of the State Government on December 16, 2019. Congratulations to the entire team in Sonora!
Casa Grande City Council and Mayor Meet with Chief Science Officers
CSO Chloé (CGUHS 2020) and CSO Merlin (CGUHS 2021) met with the Mayor and Casa Grande City Council Monday evening during a Study Session at the Council Chambers. The Arizona Chief Science Officers were on the agenda to present their plans for the 2nd Annual Casa Grande STEAM Fair. Along with the presentation was a request […]
Willcox Middle School Chief Science Officers have taken Action!
Their CSO plan included starting a STEM Club and they have partnered with Cochise County 4-H to host robotics lessons. Mr. Eric Thoutt and Willcox High School student, Laura Dunham are leading the instruction for 23 7th and 8th graders from Willcox Middle, Cochise Elementary and Bowie Unified School District that plan to meet for […]
CSOs visit to San Pedro River Recharge Project and Bisbee Smartmaker Lab
CSO Advisors of Willcox, Arizona – Ty White and Rebecca Bashme, took their middle school and high school CSOs to study the San Pedro River Recharge Project and to the Bisbee Smartmaker Lab today. Mr. Mark Apel, Environmental Projects Coordinator from Cochise County Engineering and Natural Resources gave the group a tour and an extensive insight into the importance […]
In new San Antonio science and tech program, students call the shots
Submission By: Alia Malik, education reporter from San Antonio Express-News Something electric blue and mysterious bubbled and foamed in a tub on a cafeteria table Thursday night at Anson Jones Middle School, catching the eyes of more than 100 students and parents as they passed by. Two boys led the activity, explaining that they’d created […]
Young leaders experience what DIA has to offer STEM community By Jordan Bishop, DIA Public Affairs
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C., Oct. 25, 2019 — Recognizing the need to develop mutually beneficial relationships with students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the Defense Intelligence Agency hosted 20 middle and high school chief science officers from the U.S., Mexico and Kuwait Oct. 9 for the second consecutive year. The CSO Program is […]
My 2nd CSO Summit in D.C.
CSO Marissa, Arizona, USA Hi, I’m Chief Science Officer Marissa, a member of the Arizona Leadership Council and the International Leadership Council. To you, the reader, if you can imagine a sliver of the emotions and passions that go behind every word of this, you can begin to imagine the impact of the Chief Science […]