The Chickasaw Nation STEM Academy, in Ada, OK, may be my favorite building of all time. Not necessarily because it is a remarkable building, but because of what the people at the STEM Academy do and the mission the building embodies. The mission of the STEM Academy is to give students, who are interested in STEM or not, the opportunity to learn about science and engineering through hands-on experience. As an alumnus of their FIRST Robotics program and a former employee, I have been involved with the STEM Academy for almost ten years. I am grateful that I was able to truly find a passion for engineering through the robotics program and have real engineering experience that has helped me get where I am today. I can say with confidence that I would not be studying engineering or working for the Chickasaw Nation without the experiences I had at the STEM Academy.