STEM @ OBU

Parking

Arrival

Buses will need to enter on the west side of University St. which is off Airport Blvd. The address is 500 W. University St., Shawnee, OK 74804. As they enter University St. there will be a tent on the left, this is the Oval. Please have the bus driver drop off at the tent, someone will be located in front of the Oval directing where to stop. Once students have been dropped off, please proceed east to Kickapoo Ave. Turn left onto Kickapoo Ave. and at the next light MacArthur St turn left. You will loop back around and park in the Tennis Court parking lot. There will be an officer there directing traffic.

Departure

All buses exit the Tennis Court parking lot turning right. They will head east towards Kickapoo Ave. They will stop in front of the Oval to pick up students. They will exit off University St. onto Kickapoo Ave.

We will have OBU staff and University Police directing traffic. University St. traffic will be shut down at arrival and departure time to ensure the safety of students. If your driver has any questions before Friday, please email jenna.bryant@okbu.edu.

Check In Process

Station 1

All students will check in at Station 1—our Admissions table. This helps us ensure that your students are registered. If students have pre-registered with the Slate link, their name will be on a list. (If they did not fill out the Slate link, they are not registered and will need to fill out registration). Sponsors will drop off photo release forms for students to get an appropriate wristband.

Station 2

Sponsors and students will pick up lanyards. Green lanyards will be for sponsors and gold lanyards for students. We ask that while on campus all students and sponsors wear their lanyard. This helps appropriate staff identify who should and should not be on campus.

Station 3

Student will choose their breakout sessions. Students will choose sessions based off the categories which are Nature, Computer Science, Physics/Engineering, and Health. All students will get a Math Breakout. The student will receive a ticket that has all three breakout sessions on it. For example: if a student has 1. Nature with a Green Diamond they will make their way to the flag marked with a Diamond. (The color of the shape represents the location inside the building) The ticket will be taken at the door. Students are not to switch locations once they receive their tickets.

Flags

Once they have completed registration, they will find their flag based on Breakout 1. At the flag, an OBU chaperone will meet the students and guide them to the correct building and the correct class. Your students will have a OBU chaperone walking them to each session.

Check Out Process

Teachers and students will gather in the Oval at 12:30 p.m. for lunch. During this time, please feel free to check out the booths set up around the Oval. This is the perfect time for you and your students to ask questions and explore what OBU has to offer. At 1 p.m., our science show will begin. We ask that each group sit together at their assigned location. Signs will be on the Oval with your school’s name. At the end of the science show you will be dismissed by school; you will pick up a packet with a survey of the day and a shirt. Dismissal crew will be down at Noble parking to communicate with a crew at the Oval which school is picking up next.

A crossing guard will be available to ensure the safety of students crossing University St.

Cancellation

We will monitor the weather as the event grows closer. If there is inclement weather and we need to cancel the event, communication will be sent out via email to the sponsors and phone calls will be made to the number provided no later than 7 p.m. Thursday, October 3. This event will not be rescheduled in 2024.