{"id":75553,"date":"2026-03-26T08:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=75553"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:36:28","slug":"utc-challenger-center-hosts-inaugural-spring-into-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/utc-challenger-center-hosts-inaugural-spring-into-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC Challenger Center hosts inaugural Spring into STEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"546\" data-attachment-id=\"75554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/utc-challenger-center-hosts-inaugural-spring-into-steam\/springintosteam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?fit=1280%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,794\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"SpringIntoSTEAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?fit=880%2C546&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-75554 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?resize=880%2C546&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?resize=1024%2C635&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?resize=768%2C476&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?resize=800%2C496&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?resize=580%2C360&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/SpringIntoSTEAM.jpg?resize=610%2C378&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, April 11, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Challenger STEM Learning Center will hold Spring into STEAM, an event featuring spring-themed games and activities for students and families that promote science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM).<\/p>\n<p>The event, which takes place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., includes free parking, admission, snacks and drinks. The UTC Challenger STEM Learning Center is located at 755 Mocs Alumni Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Spring into STEAM is the center\u2019s first spring event, joining its annual fall STEAMagination Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Lein, exploration specialist at the UTC Challenger STEM Learning Center, hopes students of all ages come and see what the center has organized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just so fun to engage the community, to bring them all here,\u201d Lein said. \u201cSome people can\u2019t make it during the fall sports season and some people are really busy, so having the spring event gives people another option to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe received a lot of good feedback from the people who came in the fall\u2014from our partners, the visitors and the families\u2014and they asked if we could do this again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spring into Steam is made possible through the help of multiple community partners on and off campus, including Tennessee Valley Authority, UTC Rocket Mocs, UTC Department of Chemistry and Physics, Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, the Clarence T. Jones Observatory, the Arts-Based Collaborative, ArtsBuild and the Chattanooga Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>Lein, a former teacher, explained the importance of engaging younger learners in environments outside the classroom. Among the highlights, he said, students and families will be able to explore the center\u2019s space simulations, create energy by riding a TVA bike and conduct experiments with dry ice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cool thing about these STEAM events is that they\u2019re just parties that anybody can engage in,\u201d he said. \u201cActivities like shooting a rocket or pretending you\u2019re an astronaut appeal to all generations. When imagination is involved, it really gets people of all ages excited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a special place of connection between us, the community, the University, the schools and all these people,\u201d Lein said. \u201cHaving the opportunity to bring them in and to do fun stuff, it was just too good to pass up.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/health-education-and-professional-studies\/challenger-stem-learning-center\">Challenger STEM Learning Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, April 11, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Challenger STEM Learning Center will hold Spring into STEAM, an event featuring spring-themed games and activities for students and families that promote science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM).<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/utc-challenger-center-hosts-inaugural-spring-into-steam\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2058,"featured_media":75555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,70,123864,15,4926,48128,61,59,3,12659,7712],"tags":[99184,119529,5036,122172,123827,123826,127070,127061,123828,124776,123829,123530,126883,12731,123532,122879,126884],"class_list":{"0":"post-75553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-advancement-and-alumni","9":"category-campus","10":"category-challenger-stem-learning-center","11":"category-chemistry-physics","12":"category-college-of-arts-sciences","13":"category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science","14":"category-community","15":"category-events-entertainment","16":"category-faculty-and-staff","17":"category-news","18":"tag-arts-based-collaborative","19":"tag-artsbuild","20":"tag-chattanooga-fire-department","21":"tag-clarence-t-jones-observatory","22":"tag-creating-the-mocs-experience","23":"tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation","24":"tag-goal-1-1-expand-utcs-educational-footprint-strategic-plan-2030","25":"tag-goal-5-1-community-engagement-strategic-plan-2030","26":"tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university","27":"tag-mocs-learn-mocs-do-mocs-lead","28":"tag-operating-with-excellence","29":"tag-rob-lein","30":"tag-spring-into-steam","31":"tag-tennessee-valley-authority","32":"tag-tennessee-valley-railroad-museum","33":"tag-utc-department-of-chemistry-and-physics","34":"tag-utc-rocket-mocs","35":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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