STEM Day to bring high school students to OBU campus
Two students at OBU's STEM Day build a geometric structure out of pretzel rods and marshmallows, working together to connect the joints of a triangular frame on a classroom table scattered with extra marshmallows.
Oklahoma Baptist University will host STEM Day 2026 on Tuesday, Sept. 22, welcoming high school students to campus for a day of hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The free event is open to students in grades 9-12 who are interested in STEM fields. Activities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the OBU campus.
Throughout the day, students work alongside OBU faculty and current STEM students as they explore exciting ideas, tackle real-world challenges and discover how STEM connects to their own interests and future goals.
Upon arrival, students choose a broad interest track, either medicine, engineering/physics, computer science/technology, or forensics. That choice places them into a small group led by an OBU STEM student. They then rotate together through interactive sessions throughout the morning, designed to be creative, challenging and fun.
A key part of OBU STEM Day is helping students discover how mathematics is foundational to every STEM pathway. Every student participates in a math activity. Those sessions are intentionally tied to each interest area track so students begin to understand how math connects directly to medicine, engineering, computer science and forensics.
STEM-related activities have introduced students to topology, cryptography and map design, incorporating math, along with hands-on science activities like virus-spread simulations, fossil excavation, roller coaster design, edible alginate “chameleon eggs,” and chromatography.
STEM sessions have highlighted activities in wound care, ear anatomy, music and sine waves and exercise physiology. OBU faculty members are deeply committed to creating a truly excellent experience that offers STEM participants opportunities they may not experience in a typical school day.
School sponsors and teachers are welcome to join student groups throughout the morning or enjoy time with other teachers before reconvening with students for lunch and the end-of-day STEM program.
For more information or to register, visit okbu.edu/events/stem-day/.