Join the College & Tech Tour.
Bring what you build.
A full 360 experience for 360 students. We’re bringing schools, businesses and universities together at Saint Louis University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Webster University so students can learn about innovation and how the tech works — with hands-on demos, campus exploration and real career conversations.
Also welcoming volunteers, mentors, speakers and college or career groups.
A full 360 experience.
360 students. Hands-on tech. Real futures.
The College & Tech Tour is hosted by ConnectSTL in partnership with the Regional Business Council, along with regional employers, universities, nonprofits and community organizations. On Monday, October 5 at Saint Louis University, Tuesday, October 6 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Wednesday, October 7 at Webster University, we bring schools and businesses together for a full 360 experience — 360 students learning about innovation and how the tech works, with real visibility for founders and early-stage teams.
Three days to show
what you build.
Innovators, founders and partners can join one, two or all three days. You will be in front of business leaders, students, universities and the community.
A day built for
curiosity and connection.
360+ students across three days. Each campus hosts three groups of about 40 through three rotating experiences, then lunch together — a campus tour, an innovation gallery and a live innovator challenge. Three different experiences, one connected journey.
Led by university staff and student ambassadors.
- Academic spaces, labs, libraries and student life
- Pathways, programs and what admission really looks like
- Students picture themselves on campus
About 20 technology stations displayed like a modern innovation gallery.
- Every station brings a banner, a phone and an AR/QR experience
- AI, creative tools, VR, gaming, mapping and automation in real work
- Students move freely, try the tech and choose their favorites
Three innovators present a working AI-powered product, site, agent or prototype.
- Each innovator shows what it does and hears student feedback
- A visible live change is made using AI-assisted tools
- Students react, ask questions and vote for their favorite
Groups rotate between each block. Rotation order: A → Campus Tour, B → Innovation Gallery, C → Live Innovator Challenge, then shift each round.
Ten labs.
Endless futures.
The day features ten interactive labs — hands-on environments where students touch the technology, meet the people, and discover the careers behind it. College and career pathways run alongside the labs all day.
College & Career Pathways
An open floor running the entire day for admissions, financial aid, apprenticeships, internships and employer conversations — so every student who walks through can take a real next step toward college and career.
Touch the technology shaping tomorrow.
Students engage directly with robotics, AI tools, medical simulations, drones and creative tech guided by faculty and industry professionals.
See yourself on campus.
A full campus tour led by current college students — dorms, dining, labs, libraries and everything in between.
Meet the people behind the careers.
Small-group conversations with employers, alumni and professionals across technology, healthcare, engineering and creative industries.
Build a network that lasts beyond the tour.
Faculty, admissions, industry mentors and college students exchange ideas, contacts and next-step opportunities with every attendee.
Two ways to help students
see what is possible.
Partners provide funding, access, networks and visibility. Exhibitors bring the hands-on demonstrations students can touch, test and explore.
Organizations that help fund, host, promote and expand the regional impact of the tour.
Innovators, businesses and entrepreneurs who submit what they will show and display — and choose Saint Louis University, SIUE, Webster University, or all three.
What success looks like for our first tour.
Help create a full 360 experience for 360 students.
Help shape the future of
technology in St. Louis.
Bring students, partner with us, or support access so every young person in the region can experience college and technology firsthand.