SPICE Program – Ducks Give 2025 Ambassador Toolkit Summary
What is SPICE?
The Science Program to Inspire Creativity and Excellence (SPICE) is an award-winning STEM outreach program based at the University of Oregon. Since 2008, SPICE has provided free and low-cost science programming for middle school girls, trans, and non-binary youth—groups historically underrepresented in science.
Our mission is to build confidence, curiosity, and community through inclusive, hands-on science experiences. SPICE uses evidence-based strategies rooted in educational research and equity practices.
Why Your Support Matters
We are in a national moment where programs supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education are under political attack. But science is for everyone, and now more than ever, we need programs like SPICE to stand strong.
That’s why our goal during Ducks Give 2025 is to raise $15,000 to fund scholarships for kids who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend.
No child should be excluded from learning science because of their gender identity or family income.
How to Help as an Ambassador
Sign Up as a Ducks Give Ambassador
Choose SPICE as your department/cause.
Share Your Unique Donation Link with friends, family, and on social media.
Email us at spicescience@uoregon.edu to let us know you’re on board so we can cheer you on!
Fast Facts
🔬 SPICE camps serve youth ages 10–14 from across Oregon.
👩🔬 80% camper retention rate year-over-year.
🌈 40% of program alumni return as volunteer mentors.
🎓 Our graduates go on to study chemistry, biology, engineering, and more.
Talk About SPICE With…
Heart: “SPICE changed how my kid saw themselves—as a scientist, as a builder, as someone who belongs.”
Urgency: “We’re seeing unprecedented efforts to dismantle DEI programs. This is how we fight back—with joy, with slime, with science.”
Hope: “Every donation builds a future where science is inclusive, exciting, and welcoming to all.”
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