Rules and Policies for OSRMP Website and Social Media

Role Models

 

The role models that are chosen to be included on this website must meet the following criteria: 

 

• Must be born and raised, immigrated/migrated, educated, or spent some part of their life or career in Ohio.

 

• Must have made one or more notable contributions to STEM fields and/or society as a whole. 

 

• The contributions of these individuals needs to fall in one or more of these categories of STEM fields:

 

• Inventors

• Astronomy

• Natural/Physical Sciences

• Medicine

• Technology

• Engineering

• Mathematics

 

•  Along with the above categories, there is a category titled in Memoriam, which consists of Ohioans in STEM who died in tragic or unexpected circumstances. 

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• In terms of academic background, it is not required that these figures have a college degree in a STEM field, as there are many examples from our research thus far of individuals who never went to college, or even graduated from high school.

 

• Must not be well recognized among the general public when compared to figures who are considered to be household names. 

 

• Must not have been involved in any activities (personal or professional) that by today’s standards would be considered unethical, offensive, inappropriate etc. These include: 

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1. Mistreatment of women, minorities, or other historically marginalized groups and/or participated in organizations that mistreated said groups. 

2. Have made any racial slurs or offensive comments about marginalized groups. 

3. Be involved in research or studies that are unlethal by today's standards. 

4. Conducted activities that are unethical in general (i.e extramarital affairs, criminal activity).

5. Had personal/political beliefs that are outdated and/or considered radical or extreme. 

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• Individuals that can be included can be living or deceased, as long as they meet the above criteria.

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Sources

 

When providing sources for our website, we ensure that they are from trustworthy organizations, primarily those that we like to call “general information” or “general news” websites, along with local news sources. Furthermore, we make sure to not include sources, particularly those that focus on national/international news, that are politically biased one way or the other. 

 

General Content Policy

 

Information on role models and any other content that is included on the website is intended to be family friendly (PG). There are, however, a few cases where there is content that is not suitable for young children. Visitors to the website or Linkedin page will be advised of such content for select individuals. 

 

The goal of our website is to inform the public about lesser known figures in STEM from Ohio. In doing so, we are strictly telling people what has been written in the historical record. We are just presenting the facts as they are and not trying to be on any particular “side” with regards to politics or current events. 

 

Linkedin Posts

 

Posts on the Ohio STEM Role Model Project’s Linkedin page are posted every 5-10 days. Posts can consist of the following topics:

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• “Day in History” Events - Highlighting one of our figures on their birthday.

• “Historical Marker Highlights” - Giving a shoutout to a historic landmark relating to Ohio STEM History.

• Artifact Update - Showcases artifacts relating to Ohioans in STEM that we have collected.

• NEIA (Not Enough Information Available) Figures - Discusses figures that have a lack of information about them. 

• Posts done for national/international days or months. 

• Posts on general Ohio STEM History. 

 

Linkedin posts do not comment on any current political issues or world events, as we are committed to being a nonpartisan fact-based source for Ohioans who want to learn more about STEM figures and STEM history. Anyone that makes a comment on a post that is offensive or political will be blocked from the page.