Instructors: Patrick Meagher & Ihsan Yuce

When: 

Section 1 - 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 at 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Section 2 - 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 at 2:00PM - 3:00PM

The premise of this soldering workshop is to make sure students meet safety and learning objectives about how they can build and repair electronic systems for different applications using soldering. Objectives of the workshop include understanding safety guidelines when using soldering irons. Other objectives that will be covered will be creating, and removing solder joints, basic understanding of electronic components and their functions, and to allow their creativity in building systems to flourish.

Instructor: Professor Tara Snyder

(Invitation Only to Approved 3SP Applicants)

Students in this workshop will learn how to write a grant proposal, which is not a skill offered anywhere else in the college. Students will learn the appropriate format of a grant proposal, proper APA citation skills, and article researching skills. By the end of the program, students will write their own theoretical grant proposal to demonstrate the skills they learned. 

Instructors: Lucas Hahn & Regev Ritkin

When:

Section 1 - 3/4, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 at 2:15PM - 3:15PM

Section 2 - 3/6, 3/20, 3/27, and 4/3 at 12:00PM - 1:00PM

Section 3 - 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 at 2:15PM - 3:15PM

Section 4 - 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 at 12:00PM - 1:00PM

This workshop teaches participants the fundamentals of Fusion 360 through a project-based approach. The focus is on the core 3D modeling skills most relevant to research projects. By the end of the workshop, participants will apply these skills to design and create one of the following: a spinning top, a ring, or a custom object of their own design.

Instructor: Royal Kozlowksi

When:

Section 1 -  3/2, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30 -  Time TBD

Section 2 -  4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27 - Time TBD

In Unreal Engine Basics, participants will learn the basics on how to make their own game. Throughout the workshop, participants will be taught how to navigate Unreal Engine's UI. Along with how to use basic blueprints to build gameplay features to build their ideas. Which will all accumulate into their own 3D level by the end of the workshop.

Instructor: Jensy Jimenez

When:

Section 1 - 3/2, 3/16, 3/23, 3/20 at 3:45PM - 4:45PM

Section 2 - 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 at 12:30PM - 1:30PM

Section 3 - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 at 12:30PM - 1:30PM

Bergen Community College’s STEM Center presents a fast-paced, beginner-friendly AI Literacy Workshop for high schoolers, college students, and faculty. In one engaging program, participants will learn the essentials of prompt engineering, try “vibe coding” (describing what you want and letting AI generate the code), explore automation for everyday tasks, and see how AI agents work. The workshop blends short talks, hands-on labs, a panel discussion, and small-group breakouts, with access to free AI tools and trials (e.g., ChatGPT-style models, KiloCode/RooCode, VS Code/Cursor). Attendees will leave with clear concepts, practical prompting and coding skills, and a simple AI-enhanced project they can show off—plus the know-how to keep learning after the event.

Instructor: Tatiana Woodside

When:

3/17, 3/24, and 3/31 at 11 AM - 12 PM

4/15, 4/22, and 4/29 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

This workshop will go over various hydroponics methods, discussing where and how to apply them. Over three weeks, students will assist with building a hydroponics system for the USDA NextGen office and/or the STEM Center as a final deliverable. The first week of this workshop will be a presentation, the following three weeks will be hands-on.

Instructor: Angela Monaco

When:

Section 1 - 3/2, 3/16, 3/23, 3/20 at 3:45PM - 4:45PM

Section 2 - 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 at 12:30PM - 1:30PM

Section 3 - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 at 12:30PM - 1:30PM

This hands-on introductory workshop is designed for students, researchers, and professionals who are new to JMP—SAS’s powerful statistical discovery software. Whether you're working in academia, business, or science, JMP makes data exploration intuitive and insightful. In this session, you'll learn the foundational tools and techniques to start analyzing data with confidence—including navigating the JMP interface, importing and managing data, data visualization, descriptive statistics, and simple statistical tests. 

Instructor: Zeynep Menguverdi & Esma Vurgun

When:

3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/14 at 12:45PM - 1:45PM 

3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 at 11:15AM - 12:15PM

This workshop will teach students the very basics of what Arduino can be used for and how to use it. Over four weekly sessions, participants will explore Arduino’s built-in example projects to learn how simple circuits can make lights blink, buttons respond, and sensors react. The code, known as Arduino sketches, is written in a simplified version of C++ and tells the microcontroller how to respond to inputs and control outputs. Through hands-on activities, students will connect components on a breadboard, upload example programs, and see how hardware and software work together to create interactive projects. Through hands-on projects, participants will gain practical experience in coding and electronics while creating interactive systems.

Instructor: Roselyn Diaz

When:

3/6, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3 at 3:00PM - 4:00PM

4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29 at 1:00PM - 2:00PM

The Raspberry Pi workshop will teach learners about the basics of how to set up a Raspberry Pi, with the ins and outs of using the built-in Terminal. Additionally, learners will utilize Raspberry Pis in different project-specific scenarios, such as for setting up sensors using a Python library or setting up a web server with their own website.

Instructor: Rebekah Han

When:

Section 1 - 3/6, 3/20, 3/27, and 4/3 at 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Section 2 - 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1 at 2:00PM - 3:00PM

The objective of this workshop aims to introduce students to C++ and software development methodologies and tools that will culminate in a short terminal-based project. Students will be exposed to development tools and ideas commonly found in the programming space. No programming experience is required - simply bring your own laptop!