STEM Immersion

STEM Immersion is an immersive learning community for students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math disciplines. STEM Immersion offers events and informal gatherings throughout the academic year designed to support the transition to college and persistence in the field. Programming focuses on building community among peers, finding yourself in STEM, and sharing resources that support your academic journey.

What is STEM Immersion?

Who is STEM Immersion for?

STEM Immersion welcomes and prepares first-year undergraduates and returning students for success at UW–Madison through cultivating a STEM-focused community and continual learning environment.

What will STEM Immersion do for me?

- Encourage excitement about the breadth of STEM majors and opportunities
- Create an environment of intentional opportunities for students to interact with peers as well as faculty, staff members, graduate students, and the greater UW-Madison community
- Introduce students to the learning and development opportunities that will occur throughout the collegiate experience
- Welcome and serve populations of students who traditionally struggle with the transition to college (e.g., first-generation students and those from underrepresented groups)
- Encourage academic and social collaboration among diverse STEM colleagues

Join our e-community

- Get integrated into the STEM community at UW–Madison
- Connect with a support network of peers, upperclassmen, faculty, and advisors
- Learn about the many STEM opportunities on campus
- Prepare for academic success in STEM

WISCIENCE’s STEM Immersion was an essential part of my transition into college. The program directed me to STEM resources available on campus, provided me with the opportunity to connect with established science professionals, and pushed me to build relationships with like-minded STEM majors. As a rising sophomore, my STEM immersion experience has surely left a lasting, positive mark on my professional and personal life.

— Greg Francis, STEM Immersion 2017

STEM Immersion made my transition to college exceptionally smooth by helping me acclimate to campus and giving me the information necessary to navigate STEM spaces. Beyond my first year, the program has continued to provide me with community support and growth and leadership opportunities by becoming a STEM Immersion Leader and eventually Student coordinator. I have made friends and connections through this program that will stay with me long after I graduate.

— Jenny Day, STEM Immersion 2014