Oakton Community College has received a renewal award for the STEP grant from the National Science Foundation to form the Center for Promoting STEM (CP-STEM). The successes of the programs offered by the previous STEP grant relied heavily on expertise and support from various individuals at the College and the community including area schools, the industries, and others promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Under the new grant, CP-STEM will also need to rely greatly on expertise and support from all these areas.

CP-STEM welcomes the involvement, support, and sponsorship of corporations who are interested in our mission

Opportunities to engage with CP-STEM include:

• Becoming an advisor of our Council of Industry and Academic Advisors.
• Providing feedback on the skills and knowledge needed from the workforce.
• Recommending ways CP-STEM could prepare students to be able to meet the needs of industry.
• Helping Oakton faculty develop real world application modules.
• Assisting CP-STEM to establish a network of industry professionals.
• Advising CP-STEM on external funding for sustainability.
• Becoming a career mentor for Oakton students interested in STEM fields.
• Offering STEM internships.