STEM Ambassador Program
To promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) across North Dakota, the NDSGC established the STEM Ambassador program, available for undergraduate and graduate students. STEM Ambassadors conduct hands-on activities to North Dakota students, families, and communities. This can include K-12 classroom visits and informal education events (library outreach, family nights, science festivals, girl/boy scout activities, etc.). Students must be comfortable securing their own outreach events and confident to visit schools. STEM Ambassadors will work individually, with other STEM Ambassadors, or with the NDSGC team, depending on the type of outreach event. This position pays $15/hour and supports a flexible schedule (around 40 hours per semester). See a sample of hands-on activities.
STEM Ambassadors must visit the UND campus and attend a training session at the start of the fall semester. Here, they will receive instruction on how to conduct numerous STEM lesson plans. To be eligible to become a STEM Ambassador, students must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled at an NDSGC affiliated college or university, and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. All majors are welcome to apply! Additional requirements include:
- Resume
- Letter of recommendation from a faculty member
- Three 250-350 word essays
- Unofficial transcript
- Application Guidance
Application Deadlines
Summer Semester: April 15th
Fall Semester: June 1st
The application form will open one month prior to each deadline. For additional information, please contact Tori McIntosh.
Past STEM Ambassadors
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Adams | University of North Dakota |
| Hope Burdolski | University of North Dakota |
| Jacquelyn Emery | University of North Dakota |
| Daniel Erdmann | University of North Dakota |
| Amanda Higginbotham | University of North Dakota |
| Jacob Hubbard | University of North Dakota |
| Ryan Kram | University of North Dakota |
| Vincent Ledvina | University of North Dakota |
| Sydney Menne | University of North Dakota |
| Abigail Moe | University of North Dakota |
| Michaela Neal | University of North Dakota |
| Thomas Power | Bismarck State College |
| Cassandra Taggart | University of North Dakota |
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Kimberlee Blevins | United Tribes Technical College |
| Erin Doyle | University of North Dakota |
| Jacquelyn Emery | University of North Dakota |
| Daniel Erdmann | University of North Dakota |
| Alexis Gullett | Dakota College at Bottineau |
| Alexis Hesse | University of North Dakota |
| Taylor Keplin | University of North Dakota |
| Kaelyn Knox | University of North Dakota |
| Ryan Kram | University of North Dakota |
| Tori McIntosh | University of North Dakota |
| Michaela Neal | University of North Dakota |
| Samantha Rosario | Bismarck State College |
| Emily Schlieff | University of North Dakota |
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Kimberlee Blevins | United Tribes Technical College |
| Erin Doyle | University of North Dakota |
| Muriel Friday | United Tribes Technical College |
| Alexis Gullett | Dakota College at Bottineau |
| Alexis Hesse | University of North Dakota |
| Kaelyn Knox | University of North Dakota |
| Danielle Siverhus-Dinger | Valley City State University |
| Shae Skager | University of North Dakota |
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Borah | Sitting Bull College |
| Althea Fox | Sitting Bull College |
| Connie Nelson | Mayville State University |
| Janna Steen | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College |
| Shae Skager | University of North Dakota |
| Emma Twedt | North Dakota State University |
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Matthew Kurtti | North Dakota State University |
| Jacob Leier | Mayville State University |
| Levi Lemer | Mayville State University |
| Connie Nelson | Mayville State University |
| Shae Skager | University of North Dakota |
| Emma Twedt | North Dakota State University |
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Tiana Delzer | University of North Dakota |
| Hope Gutschmidt | Mayville State University |
| Madison Olson | University of North Dakota |
| Shae Skager | University of North Dakota |
| Nathan Walsh | Mayville State University |
| Floris White Bull | Sitting Bull College |
| Name | Field/School |
|---|---|
| Amy Densborn | Earth System Science and Policy, University of North Dakota |
| Jennifer Grinsteiner | Petroleum Engineering, University of North Dakota |
| Hope Gutschmidt | Elementary Education, Mayville State University |
| Janelle Hakala | Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota |
| Sheyanne Jerome | Precision Agriculture, Lake Region State College |