Office of Academic Innovation and Engagement



The Office of Academic Innovation and Engagement serves as a hub for student leadership, mentoring, outreach, and professional development in the College of Science.





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For Students

 

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We recognize that our science benefits from a wide range of viewpoints, experiences, and perspectives, and that the promotion of excellence is key to all that we do.

Dr. Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy, Associate Dean of Academic Innovation & Engagement, College of Science

Outreach

Providing high-quality outreach activities that support the early engagement of science and math enthusiasts.

LSU Science Girls Day at the Museum Tour

Participants of the LSU College of Science Kids’ Day at the Museum receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the LSU Museum of Natural Science collections.

Kids’ Day at the Museum event page
LSU Science STEM Story Time participants participating in an outdoor scavenger hunt with a PhD student.

After hearing a story, participants of STEM & Stories participate in a hands-on activity with LSU College of Science faculty and students.

STEM & Stories event page

 LSU Science Girls Day at the Museum activity

Participants in LSU College of Science Kids’ Day at the Museum partake in hands-on science activities put on by student organizations.

Kids’ Day at the Museum event page

Two participants of LSU Science Our Earth, Our Lab work on their seismographs.

Seventh and eighth graders make their own seismographs as part of the Our Earth, Our Lab event.

Our Earth, Our Lab event page
Dr. Morgan Kelly reads a book to a group of kids for LSU Science STEM Story Time.

Hosted at multiple libraries in East Baton Rouge Parish, LSU faculty read stories to K–3rd graders for STEM & Stories.

STEM & Stories event page

 

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