STEM-UP Network is a growing community in support of women in STEM professions in business, government and higher education. It really does take a network of supporters and activities to allow women professionals in STEM to thrive and advance. We need local community hubs and a network of sponsors that will be good stewards and that understand, and can meet, the needs of women professionals in their local communities. Our sponsorship opportunities, university affiliations and partnerships with community initiatives are all in support of women in STEM.
Community Partners
Our Partners
There’s a lot going on in support of girls and women in STEM. We think it’s important to recognize and embrace these efforts and see how they can help build our community and provide additional resources and connections to the members of the STEM-UP Network. So, in each local and regional community where STEM-UP has a presence, we identify ongoing efforts and organizations with which we can link in support of girls and women in STEM.
If you are a part of an organization in support of girls and women in STEM and would like to explore how we can connect you to our community, please email us at stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu
Our Home
STEM-UP Network is powered by Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, an institution wholly committed to supporting women in STEM professions.
STEM-UP Network builds on the original work funded by the National Science Foundation through its ADVANCE program. Our current network includes over 400 individuals supporting women in STEM professions in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Our Sponsors
Our sponsors support our community of women professionals in STEM fields, as well as providing access to programs and services for STEM women professionals within their own organizations. Sponsorship supports the operations and expansion of STEM-UP Network. There are three tiers of sponsorship from which to select.
CHAMPION SPONSOR – $15,000
- Public Recognition. Your organization will be on the STEM-UP Network website, marketing materials, signage and recognition at all events
- Five Invites to STEM-UP Network Special Events. Five, no-cost invitations to special events such as summits, workshops, and community forums
- Featured in STEM-UP Network Summits. Subject matter experts from our Champion Sponsors participate as designers, facilitators and panelists at STEM-UP Network programs and/or events
- Networking & Recruiting. Connect with women professionals and students in STEM disciplines to talk about the interesting work your organization is doing
- Active Participation in the Network. Professional women in your organization are invited to take part in all Network programs
ADVOCATE SPONSOR – $10,000
- Public Recognition. Your organization will be on the STEM-UP Network website, marketing materials, signage and recognition at all events
- Three Invites to STEM-UP Network Special Events. Three, no-cost invitations to special events such as summits, workshops, and community forums
- Networking & Recruiting. Connect with women professionals and students in STEM disciplines to talk about the interesting work your organization is doing
- Active Participation in the Network. Professional women in your organization are invited to take part in all Network programs
PARTNER SPONSOR – $5,000
- Public Recognition. Your organization will be on the STEM-UP Network website, marketing materials, signage and recognition at all events
- An Invite to STEM-UP Network Special Events. One, no-cost invitation to special events such as summits, workshops, and community forums
- Networking & Recruiting. Connect with women professionals and students in STEM disciplines to talk about the interesting work your organization is doing
- Active Participation in the Network. Professional women in your organization are invited to take part in all Network programs
Potential benefits to sponsors include:
- The opportunity to share your organization’s most exciting work, best thinkers and visionaries with a growing community of professional women in STEM;
- Reduced recruitment and employee replacement costs;
- Retention of a productive, highly motivated group of employees;
- Mitigation of the loss of institutional knowledge with employee attrition;
- Improved demographics for contracting requirements;
- Diversity and implicit bias awareness to include the costs thereof;
- Methods for reducing the negative effects of gender bias and stereotypes;
- Facilitation of a supportive environment for all employees;
- Developing, managing, and promoting diversity and affirmative action policies
To discuss sponsorship opportunities, send us a quick email at stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu letting us know you are interested.
Our University Affiliates
Our University Affiliates and Community Hubs
Purpose:
We build communities of women in science and technology professions that support their ability to thrive and advance. The STEM-UP Network provides professional women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with real-world strategies and relationships that support their ability to flourish, prosper and advance personally and in their careers.
What is a University Affiliate?
University affiliates are STEM-focused institutions of higher education that are a community hub for STEM-UP Network activity by hosting, supporting, and expanding the STEM-UP Network of professional women.
University Affiliates:
- Host network events and programs at their campus facilities;
- Employ existing university networks and markets to spread the word about the STEM-UP Network community, programs, services and events. University networks and markets to be served by STEM-UP, for example, include business and government partners of the university; special initiatives at the university and in the community focused on recruiting; retaining and advancing girls and women in STEM; STEM alumni and students; and professional associations and groups in support of women in STEM careers.
In exchange for this affiliation, STEM-UP provides:
- Recognition and branding of our university affiliates on the website, at events, in publications, and in appropriate public relations pieces as an institution focused on supporting their region’s efforts to recruit, retain, and advance women in STEM;
- Real outreach, marketing, and public relations opportunities for our university affiliates with key internal constituents (students and alumni and faculty) and external stakeholders (business and government partners; professional associations) focused on women in STEM within their community;
- A specified number of scholarship seats for programs and events for the university’s academic women and students, especially in STEM disciplines;
- Additional access, at a discounted rate, to programs and services for other academic women in STEM in the region where the university affiliate is located.
- All programs and services and logistics necessary to support STEM-UP Network programs, services and events in the region.
- Opportunities for internal constituents and external stakeholders to participate in the Network as volunteers, facilitators, and program advisors.
Interested in becoming a STEM-UP Network University Affiliate? Contact us at stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu
