Welcome to The OASIS Group
With more than 30 years of experience, the OASIS Group is committed to building a more diverse and expansive STEMM workforce (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine). We partner with schools and colleges, nonprofits, and networks to scale their impact in STEMM by co-creating strategies for equitable access and systems change.
The OASIS Group helps co-create strategies in partnership with organizations and networks to increase their capacity to prepare and equip students towards successful STEMM careers. We also address the challenge of ensuring equitable access to STEMM opportunities for all groups, especially those that are underrepresented.
The U.S. faces a growing shortage of STEMM talent, threatening innovation across key industries that are vital to the country’s economy, security, and even survival. Demand is outpacing supply, especially as national challenges require STEMM-based solutions. Expanding access and diversity is crucial to closing the gap.
While many STEMM initiatives have been launched since the 1970s, efforts remain fragmented and uncoordinated. And yet, the demand for STEMM professionals far exceeds the supply. A unified national approach is needed to strengthen organizations, foster collaborations, and create lasting systemic change.
Services Overview
The OASIS Group offers consulting services to organizations and institutions to develop customized strategies that scale their impact on student support and success in STEMM on a broad scale. Depending on the client, our services fall into four categories:
Organizations
We co-create capacity building strategies, strategic planning, and organization design solutions that empower STEMM organizations to have greater impact at scale.
Networks
We help amplify STEMM impact across organizations through collective impact.
Systems
We catalyze systems change so as to achieve a more lasting impact.
Students
We co-create strategies for student success by building self-efficacy.
We are passionate about helping you achieve your STEMM goals. Contact our consultants today.
Latest Blog
From Vision to Measurable Execution
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OASIS Group Case Study: NOBCChE (National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers) Overview The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) has advocated for and advanced Black excellence in STEM for more than 50 years. This strong legacy is ...
AI Is Changing Everything, Even Our Ambitions: We Need to Change With It
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how we think, interact, and learn. It’s also reshaping the aspirations of tomorrow’s workforce. According to the latest Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2026 State of Higher Education Study which surveyed 4,000 college students, 42% of those pursuing bachelor’s degrees and 56% working toward associate’s degrees say AI ...
From Strategy to Structure
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Every few years, mission-driven organizations pause to reflect. Their leaders gather to review progress and ask what the next chapter should look like. The conversation is usually ambitious: goals for growth increase, new-program ideas emerge, everyone’s language becomes more visionary—and inevitably, someone says: we need a stronger strategic plan. But ...
Learning Together: Why Connection Will Shape Learning in 2026
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Joan Rose Castillo
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We at the OASIS Group have a prediction: 2026 will be a year of learning—together. Of course every year presents us with opportunities to expand our skills and develop new pathways of understanding. But in conversations with our colleagues, clients, and friends, we have noticed that a shift seems to ...
STEM Belongs in Every Learning Environment
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Joan Rose Castillo
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Across industries and communities, leaders are asking how to prepare learners for a future defined by rapid change, complex challenges, and emerging technologies. And as AI is being embedded in every sector of society, now more than ever, STEM education plays a critical role in that preparation. It strengthens mindsets ...
From Job-Ready to Future-Ready: How Inquiry-Driven Learning Prepares Students for What’s Next
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Joan Rose Castillo
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The Future of Work Is Changing. Education Must Change With It. Work is evolving faster than ever, and many traditional approaches to teaching still focus on preparing students for existing jobs. But with emerging technologies, shifting industries, and evolving expectations around equity and purpose, preparing learners for “current roles” is ...
Reimagining Learning in the Age of AI: A Leadership Blueprint for Higher Education
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Joan Rose Castillo
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When electricity was introduced in the US as an alternative to steam in powering factories in the early 20th century, there were few early adopters. And those who were willing to make the leap simply replaced the central, steam-driven engines with electrical motors. It took fifty years for manufacturers to ...
The Growing U.S. Healthcare Workforce Shortage
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The U.S. healthcare system is entering a critical decade. Physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals form the backbone of care delivery, yet the supply of these workers is failing to keep pace with demand. Aging populations, chronic disease, and post-pandemic burnout are accelerating pressures on an already strained workforce. Unless ...
