Careers for STEM: Success, Scholarships and a Scientific Approach

 Successful academic career strategies for students require much more than a visit to the guidance counselor’s office during senior year. According to the US Secretary of Education, half of all students will never graduate from college or enjoy a desired career.

MOSI’s Idea Zone will help families examine innovative academic pathways that lead  to meaningful careers for the future leaders of tomorrow. It is designed for parents of college-bound children, as well as college students and adults seeking clarity in their career planning.

Our creative, innovative and practical career planning approach will enable students to:

• Tap into their talent sets and capture their dreams focus on essential prerequisite coursework (in advance of the degree)

• Learn about educational financing (which is often not openly discussed and prevents many students from going to college or maximizing their academic capabilities)

• Seek careers that make a difference in our world

• Take a peek at hiring trends (and forecasting those for the future)

• Explore scholarship ideas as learned from colleges, universities, technical schools, government, human resource professionals and industry.

The Idea Zone will present some exciting methodologies to help students bypass dead- end jobs, build impressive portfolios, ring-up some valuable work experience and engage in stimulating careers for success. We’ll help track the successful careers of some innovative students and bright children and provide counseling in nontraditional fields as well. This four-hour session will include guest presentations from the career community and some one-on-one opportunities to discuss degrees and coursework strategies with members of the academic community from locally based colleges and universities.