Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Hub
The connects educators with professional development opportunities and offers engaging experiential programming to foster and promote promising practices for STE(A)M across Appalachian Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. The hub is part of the .
The hub offers a collaborative platform for greater connectivity among STEM initiatives and partnerships to help educators and families to engage with STEM resources, experiences and opportunities.
About the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Learning Network
The is committed to helping the State of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ inspire and train the next generation of innovative leaders. It leverages existing STEM schools and programs to spread effective practices and tools across the state and the nation.
The network operates as a public-private partnership between the and . STEM and STEAM schools are designated by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Committee, which is supported by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Education & Workforce and advised by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Learning Network. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ has seven regional STEM hubs.
About the Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Hub
OSLN Regional Hubs play a key role in the state of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ by sharing resources with regional STEM collaborators and working to expand access to high quality STEM programs across the region. The hubs do this through facilitating partnerships with local entities representing K-12, higher education, communities and businesses.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service was awarded $62,000 in grant funding to promote STEM education in schools in Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ through the Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Hub.
OHIO faculty and staff in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences are collaborating on the project and serving as co-directors.
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Upcoming Events
Nov. 19, 2025 —
Jan. 7, 2026 — STEM Designation Deep Dive
Jan. 15, 2026 — STEM Conversation Hour
Spring TBD — Spring School Spotlight at TBD
April 16, 2026 — STEM Conversation Hour
Check the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Calendar for Events Near You
How Your School Can Get STEM Designation?
STEM-designated schools help prepare students to drive Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's innovative future by creating partnerships with local businesses and creating work-based learning experiences for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ students.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ law provides a specific pathway for designation as a school that's an effective place for STEM or STEAM learning. The Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ STEM Hub can help by providing professional development for educators, events, and hands-on classroom resources and activities.
Visit our and see which Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ schools are already STEM-designated.
Contact Us to Get Started
To get started, contact Jenny Hileman, Assistant Professor of Instruction at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public service, at hilemanj@ohio.edu.
OHIO Awarded Grant to Promote STEM Education in Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
Thanking Our Partners
Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Hub Directors
Jen Bowman is Director of Environmental Programs at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service.
Dr. Jenny Hileman is Research Associate with the Voinovich School’s Energy and Environment team.
Dr. Stephanie Miller is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences.