Marian University showcased its commitment to diversity in STEM fields with an art gallery titled Where’s the ME in STEM: Poster Showcase, held April 9 at 4 p.m. on the second floor of Marian Hall.

The exhibit featured nine posters created by three student artists—Katie Droese, Natalie Edminsten, and Cassie Mitchell—each highlighting the journeys of underrepresented professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The project was a collaboration between Marian’s art and

Science departments, led by Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Justice and Assistant Professor of Art and Design Amanda Duba-Pratt.

“Our purpose is to create a set of posters to then put into Indianapolis public schools so that kids can kind of see those underrepresented individuals in STEM and see themselves in that future,” said Droese, a sophomore studying graphic design.

Supported by grants from Marian University and the Indiana Academy of Science, the students also presented their work at the Academy’s annual conference earlier this year.

“The hope with that was to network and get the word out about these posters, and we had a lot of people at other universities who were interested,” said Edminsten, also a sophomore in graphic design.

Following the successful showcase, the team plans to expand the project by creating murals based on the same theme. These murals will appear on Marian’s campus and in select Indianapolis public schools, continuing the mission to inspire a more inclusive vision of STEM.