UMSL students (from left) Chris Jaros, Kevin Arendt, Jeff Sjerven, Zach Willmer, and Gen Onuma watch the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on opening day.

UMSL students (from left) Chris Jaros, Kevin Arendt, Jeff Sjerven, Zach Willmer, and Gen Onuma watch the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on opening day.
UMSL students (from left) Chris Jaros, Kevin Arendt, Jeff Sjerven, Zach Willmer, and Gen Onuma watch the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on opening day.
UMSL students (from left) Chris Jaros, Kevin Arendt, Jeff Sjerven, Zach Willmer, and Gen Onuma watch the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on opening day.
The program gives participants a better understanding of what a future in science might look like and helps them see themselves in one of those careers.