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Phil Weiser, Colorado attorney general and former dean of the CU Law School, provided remarks.��

Hundreds of educators, students, scientists, policymakers, industry partners and community leaders gathered in November for STEM Together 2025: The STEM Education Action Symposium.

The event, led by the��Center for STEM Learning (CSL), was designed to advance collective action in STEM education and workforce development within Colorado’s strong innovative ecosystem.

“We are committed to meeting the challenges before us through coordinated, transparent and community-centered action,” said��Noah Finkelstein, director for the center and distinguished professor of physics. “As Jane Goodall reminded us, ‘Together we can. Together we must. Together we will.’”

This year’s theme, Meeting the Moment and Building for Tomorrow, reflected both the urgency and opportunity facing STEM fields amid rapid technological, environmental and social change.

The symposium featured keynote remarks from two of Colorado’s most influential education and policy leaders:��Phil Weiser, Colorado attorney general and former dean of the CU Law School, and��, chancellor of the Colorado Community College System and former president of the Community College of Denver.

Both speakers emphasized the critical role of equitable STEM education in shaping Colorado’s economic future, calling for innovative cross-sector partnerships and statewide collaboration.

The event also included a special memorial tribute to Jane Goodall, honoring her long-standing partnership with CSL and her global legacy as a scientist, humanitarian and champion for education.

"Jane Goodall has been a longtime partner of the CSL, and I’m proud to have facilitated this relationship going back more than 15 years,” said Brad McLain, managing director of CSL. “Jane’s way of combining STEM education and communication with our humanity and charging all of us with personal responsibility to make a positive difference in the world is a message needed now more than ever.”

The event also launched the center’s new STEM action groups in the areas of sustainability, AI, quantum and science communication, encouraging collaboration among participants beyond the event.��

“STEM Together 2025 reminded us that Colorado is home to an extraordinary community of innovators, educators and leaders,” Finkelstein said. “When we come together with humility, creativity and purpose, we create new possibilities for students, institutions and society.”

The symposium was sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Science and Department of Physics. Please visit the Center for STEM Learning website for more information and photos from the event.��

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