Jessie Rock, Director of Fargo Moorhead Science Museum, to speak at STEMinar Friday

Join us at the Friday STEMinar at 3pm in Library 103, where Jessie Rock will be speaking. Refreshments at 2:30 in the Library Porch.

Jessie Rock is the Founder and Executive Director of the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum and a proud Dragon, graduating from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2006. Before leading the museum, Jessie spent 14 years teaching in the Department of Geosciences at North Dakota State University. She now leads a community-driven effort to establish a permanent science museum in Fargo-Moorhead while expanding access to science learning across the region through partnerships, outreach, and community-informed programming. 

Abstract:
The Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum is a community-driven project to design and build a destination science museum while expanding access to science learning across the region. This STEMinar highlights how the project is being shaped through partnerships, outreach, and co-creation with the community. It explores how increasing access to science learning supports workforce development, strengthens scientific literacy, and creates more inclusive pathways into STEMM fields. Attendees will gain a clear view of how a locally rooted effort can grow into a regional asset with long-term impact.