Two students holding their GEMS bags.

2025 SCHEDULE

8:00-8:30 a.m.

Check-In at USA Student Center


8:00-9:20 a.m.

Opening Session in the Student Center Ballroom

Students + Parents enjoy STEM Exhibits

Opening Remarks – Angela Nocera, Discovery Crew Director


9:20am-9:40am 

Transport Students to Workshop 1

Parents move to Shelby Hall, Main Auditorium Room 2119 


9:40-10:30am 

Student Workshop 1

Parent Session 1A: FlightWorks Alabama 

Parent Session 1B: Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program 

Parent Session 1C: Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Camps & Scholarships 


10:30am-10:50am 

Transport Students to Workshop 2

Break for Parents


10:50am-11:40pm 

Student Workshop 2

Parent Session 2A: USA Dual Enrollment Program 

Parent Session 2B: Mobile Math Circle 

Parent Session 2C: Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT) 

Parent Session 2D: STEM Careers for Kids Who Love the Arts 


11:40am-12:00pm 

Transport Students to Workshop 3

Break for Parents 


12:00-12:50pm

Student Workshop 3

Parents Hands-On Workshop


12:50pm-1:00pm 

Transport Students

Parents to Student Center Ballroom


1:00-1:30pm 

Lunch with Keynote Speaker

Caden Brown

Gulf Coast Workforce Specialist with the US Navy Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) 


1:30 p.m.

Student Pickup in Student Center Ballroom