The LSU Gordon A. Cain Center, Capital Area STEM Network, and Louisiana Department of Education are collaborating to empower K-12 educational leaders through The Leadership Challenge™. This free virtual event, led by Dr. Leslie Blanchard on February 7, 2025, will provide participants with practical strategies and a concrete plan to navigate leadership challenges, ensuring success for initiatives like the Computer Science Educational Plan.

Tiara T. Britten's journey from high school to pursuing biomedical engineering was shaped by the LSU STEM Pathways Program, which introduced her to diverse engineering disciplines and hands-on projects like programming a prosthetic hand with Arduino code. Now a student at LSU, she leverages those skills as part of a playground design team, a teaching assistant, and a student worker at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, while aspiring to one day manage her own medical device company.

The LSU Math Circle Junior program introduces elementary students to the joys of mathematics through hands-on, interactive activities like cup stacking challenges, logic games, and spatial puzzles. With support from the Gordon A. Cain Center and the LSU Department of Mathematics, this free program fosters problem-solving, creativity, and a love for math in a welcoming, family-friendly environment.