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Schedule a Visit
We welcome K–12 classes and community groups for engaging, hands-on STEM learning experiences. Each visiting class participates in one guided activity led by our STEM Outreach team. Activities are interactive, grade-appropriate, and aligned with learning goals.
After you submit a request, we will confirm your visit, gather your timing needs, and begin building a customized schedule.
Click the button below to fill out a fieldtrip request form.
How Your Visit Works
Your visit is tailored to your arrival, departure, and lunch plans. Once your date is confirmed:
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We identify one hands-on STEM activity for your class.
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We check availability with campus partners for any additional experiences.
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We assemble a customized schedule with locations, times, and contact details.
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You receive a finalized itinerary before your visit and printed copies when you arrive.
Because each schedule depends on multiple departments, activities and rotations may vary by date.
STEM Outrech Center Learning Approach
We create meaningful STEM learning experiences through hands-on exploration, problem-solving, and real-world connections. During your visit, activities take place in one of our dedicated spaces, each designed to support student engagement at different grade levels.
The TEEN Center offers a flexible environment for students to engage in creative design challenges and collaborative STEM activities. The TECH Center provides an interactive space for school groups to explore foundational STEM concepts through guided, age-appropriate activities.
Both spaces are designed to encourage curiosity, teamwork, and confidence in STEM learning.
To learn more about each space, see the descriptions below.
TEEN Center
The Center is a flexible STEM learning space where students explore hands-on activities that build creativity, problem-solving skills, and real-world connections.
Technology Engineering Experiential Network Center
In 2024 with the support of the New Mexico Public Education Department (NM PED), the STEM Outreach Center reimagined a traditional classroom from Ed Harold & Forman Engineering Complex III, transforming it into an innovative, technology-rich learning environment. The TEEN Center is designed to immerse students in a rigorous and engaging curriculum that blends science, mathematics, engineering, and technology in ways that prepare them for the challenges of the modern world.
Designed in partnership with RobotLab, a leader in AI and robotics education, the TEEN Center combines advanced tools with hands-on learning. Students explore artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer science through interactive projects that encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration.
The space features flexible work areas, interactive displays, and cutting-edge equipment, creating a hub where students can design, build, and innovate. By blending technology with experiential learning, the TEEN Center inspires curiosity, builds confidence, and prepares learners for success in STEM education and careers.
Jack & MaryLou Davis TECH Center
Since 2017, the Department of Defense has made it possible for the NMSU College of HEST to turn ordinary classrooms into a novel learning environment that engages students in a complex science, math, and technology curriculum. The lab was designed by TEQ Games, a learning and simulation company based in Orlando, Florida. They have developed a lab featuring computer-based aviation platforms and simulators that engage students in a variety of missions that require critical thinking in applying core math and science competencies ranging from time-speed-distance calculations to advanced physics.
The Test and Evaluation Collaboration Hub (TECH) Center is a set of technologies to create a new immersive learning environment for STEM students of every age by embedding learning objectives in an entertaining narrative and enhancing the story with virtual world gameplay and simulation technology. The TECH Center currently focuses on T&E scenarios, aviation, virtual reality, robotics, coding, engineering design and much more.
Davis TECH Center
The space is a large room that offers different programs of study; using computers that engage students to learn and create with the latest technology.
