Preparing Todays Students To Be Tomorrows Innovators
Save the Date!
The Robots Are Coming!
WNY STEM has grant funds from the Argosy
Foundation to award to schools and
organizations that are ready to start K-12 FIRST
Robotics Teams. To learn more, visit the FIRST
Steamworks Regional Competition at the
Rochester Institute of Technology on March 17-
18. Tour the pit, watch the robots compete in the
ring, see demos of Lego and Tech Challenge
programs, and meet students and mentors.
Thank you to Glen Pearson for his willingness to
host new teams. See the first attachment here
for details. RSVP to gpearson@firstinspires.org.
STEAM Ahead:
Call for Exhibitors
The New York Power Authority (577 Lewiston
Rd., Lewiston) will celebrate the significance of
STEAM learning with a free day on Saturday,
May 13 from 10am to 4pm, in collaboration with
WNY STEM. We are seeking interactive, hand-
on activities and exhibitors to participate in this
family-friendly event. There is no fee to
participate. Please email
wnystem@gmail.com or
Teresa.martinez@nyspa.gov to request an
exhibitor form and more details. Thanks to WNY
STEM member NYPA for hosting this event
during STEM/STEAM Month.
Make it a STEM Summer!
St. Bonaventure University is hosting two
exciting summer learning opportunities: one for
teachers and one for students. Please see the
second and third attachments for details.
May is STEM/STEAM Month!
Please list your schools STEM/STEAM
activities on our website:
http://wnystem.org/events/submit/
Thank you for all you do to support our Hub and STEM/ STEAM in our region.
March 8, 2017
Our next membership meeting is Thursday,
March 16, 9:00 am to 10:30 am, at Erie
Community College North Campus, S Building
Cafeteria, 6205 Main St., Williamsville. The
theme is Growing Your STEM Future: Mentoring,
Internships and Beyond. Please register at:
https://tinyurl.com/h8aks3p
Spring It On to Support
Computer Coding Camp!
Once again, WNY STEM Hub will participate in
Spring It On, a 24-hour fundraising event
organized by the
United Way of
Buffalo and Erie
County. This event
campaign begins
at 6pm on
Tuesday, March
14 and ends at
6pm March 15.
Proceeds from WNY STEMs campaign will
benefit our second Computer Coding Camp for
Girls which is open to middle and high school
aged girls from urban areas.
Please consider making a gift on March 14-15 to
support this opportunity to teach girls coding
basics, and open their eyes to an exciting career
path. Follow this link to support WNY STEM:
https://www.springiton.org/organizations/wny-
stem-hub. Thank you!
Last Call for Makers!
WNY STEM is co-sponsoring a regional Maker
Expo, presented by Wellsville Central Schools
on March 11. Makers can register now at:
http://twintiersmakerexpo.com/call-for-makers/.
Preparing Todays Students To Be Tomorrows Innovators March 8, 2017

In Case You Missed It We Have Lift Off!

WNY STEM Hubs Programs and Activities (and Our Spud Launchers traveled to Florida last
the students who enjoy them) were in the news in month to witness their experiment rocket to the
several times in February! International Space Station. Congressman Brian
Higgins welcomed them home with a press
Hidden No More event in the Milestones of Science exhibit at the
WNY STEM Hub, in collaboration with AT&T Central Library.
and the Girl Scouts of WNY, hosted a special The media loved this event, too!
screening of the Academy Award-nominated film http://news.wbfo.org/post/international-space-
Hidden Figures on February 4. Buffalo Mayor station-lifts-local-student-work-board
Byron Brown delivered
opening remarks and
also proclaimed it Girls
Coding Day in Buffalo.
Assemblymember
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
also addressed the
audience.
Our Spud Launchers
were there along with several student coders
from the inaugural Computer Coding Camp.

http://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/
2017/02/21/127607/higgins-celebrates-buffalo-
niagara-falls-students-making-history-in-latest-
nasa-launch

https://buffalonews.com/2017/02/08/special-
screening-hidden-figures-encourages-city-girls-
get-involved-science-technology-engineering-
math/
Makers on the Move
http://wivb.com/2017/02/21/buffalo-public-
school-spud-launchers-return-from-kennedy-
space-center/
New York State Senator Chris Jacobs was on
hand when WNY STEM Hub and Computers for
Children announced the WNY Mobile STEAM
and MAKER LAB, powered by AT&T. This van is
outfitted with all kinds of things for learning and
tinkering. Its designed to provide public and
charter school students with more hands-on
STEM and STEAM learn by making
opportunities. The launch was hosted by the
Buffalo Academy of Science, the first school to
enjoy the 10 week program. Its the first mobile
makerspace in the region.

Thank you for all you do to support our Hub and STEM/ STEAM in our region.