{"id":82512,"date":"2025-07-09T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=82512"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:22:04","slug":"community-school-events-bringing-engineering-to-you","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engage\/k-12-outreach\/community-school-events-bringing-engineering-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Community and School Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><h1>Charles \u201cChuck\u201d Watson<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/meet\/charles-watson\/\"><strong>Assistant Dean, Access, Opportunity and Success<\/strong><\/a><br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bliss Hall, Suite 420 A<br><a href=\"mailto:lkuosmanen@uri.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:rosetta.spino@uri.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:hitman@uri.edu\">hitman@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The College of Engineering is proud to support schools and community partners across Rhode Island through engaging, hands-on outreach. From classroom visits and school STEM nights to large public events, our faculty, students, and staff bring engineering experiences directly to K\u201312 audiences. Whether you&#8217;re planning a one-time event or looking to build a partnership, we\u2019re excited to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-breakout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-breakout use-content-width  \"><div class=\"content-width\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">URI Engineering Partners with the RI Air National Guard<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-preferred-1-1280x854-1-e1755710310984.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85117\" style=\"width:423px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-preferred-1-1280x854-1-e1755710310984.jpg 712w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-preferred-1-1280x854-1-e1755710310984-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-preferred-1-1280x854-1-e1755710310984-364x184.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-preferred-1-1280x854-1-e1755710310984-500x253.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The College of Engineering partners with the Rhode Island Air National Guard each year at Quonset to deliver a large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/stemrinationalguard.com\/\">STEM exploration event<\/a>. With more than a dozen interactive exhibits, our faculty, staff, and students engage hundreds of high school students in hands-on demonstrations that spark curiosity and showcase engineering in action. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/college-of-engineering-joins-with-rhode-island-national-guard-to-give-high-school-students-a-look-at-stem-in-action\/\">Read article.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Engineering is proud to support schools and community partners across Rhode Island through engaging, hands-on outreach. From classroom visits and school STEM nights to large public events, our faculty, students, and staff bring engineering experiences directly to K\u201312 audiences. 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