{"id":9,"date":"2021-05-11T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T15:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:50:46","slug":"zone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/zone\/","title":{"rendered":"The STEM Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/students.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" style=\"width:477px;height:274px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/students.jpg 500w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2021\/05\/students-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/04\/23-AA-013_STEM-Zone-graphic-1024x307.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" style=\"width:341px;height:103px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/04\/23-AA-013_STEM-Zone-graphic-1024x307.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/04\/23-AA-013_STEM-Zone-graphic-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/04\/23-AA-013_STEM-Zone-graphic-768x230.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/04\/23-AA-013_STEM-Zone-graphic-1536x461.png 1536w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2023\/04\/23-AA-013_STEM-Zone-graphic-2048x614.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The STEM Zone supports students in intro biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental studies, neuroscience, and physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in Severance 105, the Zone is a collaborative STEM learning community where students can work in groups, work independently, and seek support from professors (who hold office hours there in the afternoons) and upper-level students (the Zone Interns).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OPEN Sunday-Thursday 2-4 PM &amp; 8-10 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is in the Zone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students taking introductory STEM courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>STEM Zone Interns (ZIs) &#8211; upper-level STEM students who receive significant training and mentoring, and are available to help introductory STEM students with their questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professors holding office hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The STEM Zone Coordinator, <a href=\"mailto:kmelrose@wooster.edu\">Kara Melrose<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are students saying about the Zone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c[The most valuable aspect is] the opportunity to struggle through and solve problems with peers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt is a space dedicated specifically for STEM, so it is a very focused environment to study in. It also develops a STEM community at Wooster.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>STEM Zone spaces and Zone Interns are resources offered by the STEM Success Initiative (SSI), whose mission is to empower Wooster STEM faculty, staff, and students in cultivating an inclusive STEM community to better support the academic success and STEM identity development for students from historically underrepresented groups. The SSI is a means to help faculty and staff do a better job of supporting the persistence and retention of all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To stay up to date with SSI news and events, follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/College-of-Wooster-STEM-Zone-692670307482295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The STEM Zone supports students in intro biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental studies, neuroscience, and physics. 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