Proposals are now being accepted for the 10th Annual STEM Education Conference. To receive full consideration, proposals must be submitted by Sunday, November 1, 2026. If you have any questions, please contact rgvstemed@utrgv.edu.
The 10th Annual STEM Education Conference will be February 18 - 20, 2027 at the McAllen, Texas Convention Center.
This year’s conference theme is Cultivating Pluriversal STEM Ecosystems: From Regional to International. As we continue toward transformative practices in STEM education, we seek to embrace learning for all learners, including designated underrepresented or othered learners. As we celebrate 10 years of the STEM Education Conference, we invite theoretical, empirical, and methodological work that centers the knowledge, joy, and futures of all learners in STEM to transform learning environments. Proposals that address the how, what, and why there needs to be a constant push within STEM education to respect, recognize, and revive diversities that benefit communities and their members. The purpose of this conference is to build foundations that lead to practices and outcomes that improve STEM education.This conference is unique in that it brings together stakeholders across all P-20 STEM learning environments. This includes, but is not limited to formal and informal educators, and K-12 students. Thus, proposals from practitioners and researchers are welcome.
Faculty interested in having the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Engaged Scholarship & Learning review their course will need to submit an official service learning designation application. To complete this form, you will need:
- Course details (course number, title, and CRN for each course section to be designated, class meeting style)
- Semester(s) which course is usually taught with service learning
- Community partner details (who identifies - student or faculty, service learning project themes, community partner themes)
- A syllabus for the course
For questions, please contact the Center for Teaching Excellence at cte@utrgv.edu OR the Office of Engaged Scholarship & Learning at servicelearning@utrgv.edu