January: STEM SATURDAY: THE STEM OF MARDI GRAS
January Community Service Hours: 5 hours Total Spring Community Service Hours: 5 hours This past Saturday I kicked off service for the spring semester by volunteering at a Stem Nola event titled "STEM Saturday: the Art and STEM of Mardi Gras". STEM Global Action was founded by former tenured Tulane engineering professor Dr. Calvin Mackie (he is also actor Anthony Mackie's older brother!). STEM NOLA is located in the Lower Ninth Ward and aims to bring extracurricular enrichment to the local community with free programs and events such as STEM Saturday. As a volunteer, I was assigned a group of three elementary and middle school-aged students, whom I guided through four different building activities: a simple circuit, a catapult, a rolling device, and a motorized miniature Mardi Gras float. The aim of the event was to capitalize on the excitement for the upcoming parade season and get students to associate