What brought you to SARSEF? I have been a rural Science and Math teacher for most of my 18 year teaching career, so I have crossed paths with SARSEF a bunch of times! My students have participated in the SARSEF Fair many times, and we started a solar go cart team one year. I was […]
The Burton Family Foundation, a longtime partner of SARSEF programs, has launched the AZ Leadership Accelerator (AZLA), an 18-month program for Arizona nonprofit leaders. Julie Euber, CEO of SARSEF, has been selected to be part of the inaugural cohort of this professional development program. “The Burton Family Foundation recognizes the importance of strong leadership in […]
SARSEF’s high school research and mentorship program, PRISM, recently kicked off a second year in August 2026. At the orientation event, students connected with their cohort of peers and “matched” with a mentor for the semester, with whom they will be working on an original research project. Students and mentors also worked together to create […]
Written by Claire Gibson SARSEF is excited to announce a new collaboration with the Kaohsiung Education Bureau, building on a foundational partnership between Pima County and Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The collaboration will bring students in Tucson and Kaohsiung City together under a shared interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Pima County and SARSEF’s […]
As SARSEF’s What Do We Wonder contractor, Lindsey will be visiting classrooms across Southern Arizona to facilitate hands-on learning for students while also supporting teacher professional development in STEM education. Welcome to SARSEF, Lindsey! What brought you to SARSEF? I’m a former middle and high school science teacher, but more recently, my organizing with Nerd […]
In August 2026, high school students from across Arizona gathered on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson to begin an unforgettable research journey through PRISM. Partnership for Research Inspiration in STEM Mentorship, or PRISM, is SARSEF’s high school research mentorship program, where high schoolers work directly with graduate student mentors on a research project […]
SARSEF is excited to announce our new Development Coordinator, Lucianna Guzman. In this role, Lucianna will support SARSEF’s development initiatives, helping us expand our capacity to offer hands-on programming in science and engineering to students across Arizona. Welcome, Lucianna! What brought you to SARSEF? SARSEF is an organization I was fortunate enough to stumble upon […]
By Julie Euber, CEO, SARSEF “The strategic plan is dead. Long live strategy.” – Stanford Social Innovation Review article by Dana O’Donovan & Noah Rimland Flower Nonprofit strategic planning can be a divisive topic. On one hand, strategic planning can be viewed as an important process to ensure an organization is achieving their mission and […]
In the summer of 2026, SARSEF engaged 165 campers across seven different camp sessions! Throughout those seven sessions, campers got to explore different themes in science and engineering at locations across Tucson that represent STEM in our community, ranging from topics in astrobiology to Sonoran Desert ecology. Each camp curriculum is designed to engage campers […]
September 27 2026 10am AZ time Students and caregivers work together in developing a testable question to complete a science research project! Students are filled with noticings and wonderings but often get stuck when translating passions into a testable question or engineering design problem. SARSEF will guide students and caregivers through planning an authentic research […]
