Attention All Educators & Community Leaders! Apply NOW to boost and expand Afterschool programs in your communities. NMPED, CES, and NMOST have hosted informational webinars. Access the recordings and application information in the QR Code below. The deadline is on April 24th.
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The 2026 Advancing Youth Women in STEM Scholarship is now open for applications!
Deadline: May 4, 2026
The Advancing Youth Women in STEM Scholarship is now open for applications, and your students could be among this year's recipients. Applications are completed entirely online: lnkd.in/gPHupF2B
✨ How do we empower youth to shape the future?
Keynote speaker Agnes Chavez (STEMarts Lab) explores how integrating art, science & technology transforms young people from knowledge consumers to creative changemakers.
Start your day inspired 🌱
Register 👉 nmost.org/spring-into-summer-conference"
🔬 Spring into Summer partners with the STEM Innovation Network to connect you with:
✨ NM's Regional STEM Hubs
✨ Hands-on, project-based strategies
✨ Industry & education partnerships
✨ Ways to build staff confidence in STEM
Register 👉 nmost.org/spring-into-summer-conference
7 tracks. 1 incredible day. Build YOUR perfect learning experience. 🌱
Spring into Summer | March 3 in Albuquerque
Our first in-person OST conference since 2019. Expert facilitators. Practical strategies. Your community.
Register now 👉 nmost.org/spring-into-summer-conference"
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Bethany Cannon, a student at New Mexico Tech and leader at R4Creating and QCaMP! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninTechnology
Today's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Shuya Wei, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of New Mexico! #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninSTEM #WomeninEngineering
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Lisa Kuuttila, the CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer at UNM Rainforest Innovations! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninTechnology
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Pierrette Gorman, a retired Welding Engineer who worked at the Sandia National Laboratories! #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninSTEM #WomeninWeldingEngineering
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Dr. Julie Coonrod, an engineer and professor at the University of New Mexico! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninEngineering
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Dr. Neslie Ramos, a meterologist at the National Hurricane Center #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninMeteorology
Click2Science offers free video modules to help afterschool educators connect STEM learning to real careers. It’s a simple way to show youth how their curiosity today links to opportunities tomorrow. Try it out: bit.ly/3ST5Mo8
#STEMCareers #AfterschoolSTEM
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Vanessa Benally, a cybersecurity professional! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninCybersecurity
NMOST is growing, and we’re looking for passionate changemakers to join our team! We’re currently recruiting for a Capacity Building Director and a Program Coordinator Intern, two roles essential to strengthening afterschool and summer learning across New Mexico. Learn more at nmost.org/careers.
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Stephanie Thompson, Doctor of Engineering candidate in engineering management with 18 years of engineering experience at Rayteon! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #AdvancingYoungWomeninSTEM
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Dominique Pablito, a 2025 New Mexico Women in STEM Summit speaker and Doctoral Candidate at Brown University! #WomneinSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninMedicine
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Susan Seestrom, an Associate Laboratories Director at Sandia National Laboratories. #WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #WomeninSTEMWednesdays
Executive Director May Sagbakken is celebrating Lights On Afterschool by doing the Lightbulb Challenge with OST Leadership Institute graduate Yaha Aguilera from Save the Children New Mexico!
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#LightsOnAfterschool #LightsOnAfterschoolNM #LightsOnAfterschoolNewMexico
Today is officially Lights On Afterschool Day in New Mexico, an annual celebration of the importance and impact of Afterschool programs in communities across the state and nation. Click on this link to view our proclamation from Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham: lnkd.in/gCJ5NnYA
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Dr. Jennifer Dawson, the Senior Director of Space Business Transformation at Maxar Technologies #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWendesdays #WomeninTechnology
This week is National Chemistry Week, a public awareness campaign that promotes the value of chemistry in everyday life! This year's theme is the Hidden Life of Spices
Learn more about Chemistry Week here: www.acs.org/.../national...
Access activities and resources: www.acs.org/.../nation.....
NMOST will be hosting a VIRTUAL roundtable in partnership with our Lt. Governor Howie Morales October 24th, 10am - Noon!
Presenters will include:
- Attorney General Raúl Torrez
- Jen Rinehart, Afterschool Alliance
- Conor Hicks, NM Legislative Education Study Committee
Register:
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This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Adriana Molina-Garzón, an assistant professor at the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at the University of Indiana! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninEnvironmentalScience
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Phyllis Baca, the Director of STEM Initiatives at Santa Fe Community College! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninEngineering
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Trilce Estrada, an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninComputerScience #HispanicHeritageMonth
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Laura Monroe, a mathematician at the Los Alamos National Laboratory! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninMathematics #EduSky
Don't miss the Lights On Afterschool 101 webinar on Thursday, September 4 at Noon! Taking place this year on October 23, 2025, this nationwide event brings together more than 8,000 programs showcasing the important role that afterschool plays in communities: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This week's Women in STEM Spotlight is on Viriliy Zamora, a 2025 NMOST Advancing Young Women in STEM Scholarship recipient from Deming who has a strong passion for cardiovasular sonograhpy! #WomeninSTEM #WomeninSTEMWednesdays #WomeninCardiovascularSonography
Lights On Afterschool is just 2 months away! Visit the Lights On Afterschool toolkit to for ideas, timelines, and checklists to help you plan your event! www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm
#LightsOnAfterschool #KeepingtheLightsOnAfterschool #LightsOnAfterschoolNM #KeepingtheLightsOnAfterschoolNM