NICC will hold a STEM festival

The NE Iowa STEM Festival will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 30th in the Wilder Business Center. The festival is free and open to the public.

Over 30 activities and organizations will be at this hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) festival created especially for 3rd-8th grade students and their families.

The goals of the festival are to increase students' interests in STEM and to promote awareness and understanding of the importance of STEM-related educational and career opportunities.

The Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival is a community-wide partnership led by Northeast Iowa Region Governor's STEM Advisory Council at University of Northern Iowa, Northeast Iowa Business Network (in part, by the Iowa Economic Development Authority), NICC, Keystone Area Education Agency, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, IowaWorks and Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission.