The Arts and STEM

Images of AIMS students working in the CAVE. Text: STEM to STEAM
A student operates a letterpress machine
Groups of Architecture students work on Institute for Food Charette displays in Alumni Hall
As observers take notes, a violinist performs, wearing electronic capture apparatus as part of a psychology experiment.
A student operates a theatre lightboard in foreground, with a view of the illuminated stage
Photography professor points at an image projected on a screen as students look on

The national STEM to STEAM movement infuses the arts into traditional STEM-based (science, technology, engineering, math) education. The arts add creativity, process thinking, innovation, experiential learning, risk-taking, and collaboration—all critical ingredients to the type of entrepreneurial thinking required for the 21st century. STEM to STEAM is a priority for the College of Creative Arts at Miami, as demonstrated by multiple student and faculty initiatives!