SSC’s Maker Lab to Host Ornament Making Workshop at Oak Forest Center on December 17th

OAK FOREST, IL– South Suburban College’s Maker Lab is offering a Maker Day: DIY Holiday Ornament Workshop on Tuesday, December 17th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the college’s Oak Forest Center. Participants of all ages are encouraged to bring family and friends to create personalized ornaments. The cost is $7 per ornament or …

STEM for Kids Summer Program Coming to South Suburban College in July

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–South Suburban College’s Office of Continuing Education and STEM Department are partnering to offer a course to help fill the summer days with activities that will inspire and challenge kids and young adults. SSC Maker Lab presents, Google AIY Projects: bring artificial intelligence to your maker projects. With this AIY Voice Kit from …

STEM for Kids Summer Programs coming to South Suburban College in June

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – South Suburban College’s Office of Continuing Education and STEM Department are partnering to offer courses to help fill the summer days with activities that will inspire and challenge kids and young adults. Explore various areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) utilizing tools available in the SouthWorks Maker Lab. Topics …

Free Family Lego Building Event at South Suburban College

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL– South Suburban College will be hosting a Free Family LEGO Building Event on Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at their Oak Forest Center in Room 5170. Families are invited to help build our own LEGO city and engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). We provide …

South Suburban College to Host MakerGirl Classes

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – MakerGirl is a non-profit start-up founded by students at the University of Illinois in Champaign. They inspire elementary girls to be active in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) through 3D printing sessions. Women are underrepresented in STEAM and girls tend to lose interest in STEAM fields around middle …

Engineering Showcase Brings Students, Manufacturers Together

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL – The Southworks Engineering and Robotics Showcase held last month at Prairie State College was an extraordinary success. It featured teams of students from area high schools demonstrating their mechanical creations. While manufacturing is alive and well in the south suburbs, more needs to be done to convince high school students to …