Explore Engineering for High School Women
February 22-23, 2013 || Sweet Briar, VA
Contact: Dr. Hank Yochum or Paulette Porter-Stransky
Phone: 434-381-6357 or 434-381-6447
Address: 134 Chapel Rd., Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA 24595
Explore Engineering event is a weekend engineering design courses for high school women. SBC events are built around hands-on,team-based design projects that emphasize creativity. No engineering experience is needed to attend. We have now completed four full years of Explore events! More than 200 high school women have attended one or more of our events. Students have fun while working with engineering faculty and students. These events are a great way to see what engineering is all about - and to experience campus life at Sweet Briar.
Date: February 22-23; 5:00 pm Friday thru 5 pm Saturday Ages: Girls ages Fees: $30 for meals, snack, lodging supplies & t-shirt. Register early, limit 22 students.
ready set design!
February 23 & April 28 2013 || Baltimore, MD
Phone: 301-405-3283 Website: ready set design! Address: Great Hall in Levering Hall, JHU Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD
The Ready Set Design! program provides introductory engineering experiences for middle school girls in the Baltimore area, through half-day weekend programs at the Johns Hopkins University campus. In each session the girls will first learn about the engineering design process and about the theme of that session's activities. Then, the students will split into groups to work on the group design projects. Each group will design a device to perform a specific task related to the theme of the session. Creativity is encouraged - every idea is worth exploring! Girls will also have the opportunity to interact with Johns Hopkins engineering students, as well as to meet local women who have found success and fulfillment in exciting engineering careers.
Date: February 23; 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
Ages: grades 6,7,8 Fees: Free.
Women in Engineering (WIE) DREAM Conference
February 23, 2013 || College Park, MD
Contact: Bria McElroy
Phone: 301-405-3283 Website: DREAM
Address: 1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Gender diversity in the field of engineering continues to draw national attention. Since 1996, the United States has seen a decreasing number of women enrolling as first-year students in engineering. In the Clark School, we are working hard to reverse that trend. We jumped from a class of 16.5% women in 2005 to more than 20% women now. Our goal is to reach 30% in five years. Programs like the WIE DREAM Conference help by showing students that engineering is not only an exciting career, but also one that is critical to improving our society and lives around the world. Date: February 23; 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Ages:
High school and community
college students Fees: There is no cost associated with this program.
Expanding Your Horizons @ JMU
March 16, 2013 || Harrisonburg, VA
Contact: Dr. Katie Quertemous
Phone: 540-568-6209 Website: EYH at JMU
Address: Memorial Hall, 395 South St., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a free one-day conference aimed at girls in grades 7-10. The girls each participate in exciting, hands-on workshops organized by JMU mathematics and statistics faculty and attend a keynote speech by a prominent woman scientist. The goals of the conference are to stimulate the participants' interest in math and science through these hands-on activities, to provide them with female scientist role models, and to foster awareness of opportunities in math and science-related careers. While the workshops are aimed at young women in grades 7-10, all young women in grades 6-11 are invited to attend. Parents and teachers are invited to accompany their students to all of the activities. All participants will receive a free breakfast and
lunch, and
students receive a free t-shirt for participating.
Dates: March 16; 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Age: 6th - 11th grade girls and their parents Fees: Free.
Girl Power - Reach for the Sky
March 17, 2013 || Laurel, MD
Contact: Denise Lewis
Phone: 443-778-STEM Website: APL STEM
Address: Kossiakoff Center, 11100 John Hopkins Rd, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is hosting a free introduction to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for middle and high school girls. "Girl Power: Reach for the Sky" is a partnership between APL, the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County and the Maryland Space Business Roundtable. This is the fifth annual Girl Power event, which last year attracted nearly 750 girls and their parents. Attendees will have opportunities to meet and talk with professional women in their fields of interest, participate in hands-on STEM activities and see displays on careers in aerospace, computer science, electrical engineering, geology, information technology, engineering, space science and more. A science show will also
demonstrate how
science can be fun.
Dates: March 17; 2-5 pm Ages: Middle and high school girls and their parents. Fees: Free, no registration required.
Girls STEM Day 2013
March 23, 2013 || Annapolis, MD
Address: 590 Holloway Rd, USNA, Annapolis, MD 21402
This hands-on day will introduce girls to various aspects of Science, Technology and Engineering in a dynamic, fast-paced, and project based way. The day will begin with an explosive chemistry demonstration. The girls will then be split into
teams with Midshipmen mentors, who will accompany the teams as they attend three modules led by female USNA STEM faculty and staff.
Anticipated modules include: Biometrics, Robotics, and Biophysics and Anatomy of the Heart. And there are many more to be announced later! The day will end with an exciting and informative tour of the universe in the Naval Academy's Planetarium.
Dates: March 23, 8:00 am - 12:30 pm Ages: grades 6-8 Fees: Free, registration required limited to first 110 registrants.
KEYs to Empowering Youth @ UMD
April 6, 2013 || College Park, MD
Contact: Elizabeth Remmers
Phone: 301-405-0315 Website: KEYs Address: 1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 This science and technology mentoring program for 11-13 year old girls is designed to provide them with the opportunity to meet and work with women studying and working in science and engineering. The KEYs program
provides interactive, hands-on activities that stress the importance of engineering, science and technology and their impact on society.
Date: April 6; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Ages: Girls ages 11-13 Fees: $20 upon acceptance into the program.
GET IT 2013: Fly Into Your Future
June 17-21, 2013 || Annapolis, MD
Contact: Dr. Angela Moran
Phone: 410-293-6534 Website: USNA STEM Address: 590 Holloway Rd, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402 Engineering touches every aspect of our lives. Sign up now for Fly Into Your Future. This year's camp will explore the physics and mechanics of flight. The week long day camp includes design challenges and competition, team building activities, tours of labs and research areas, networking with professional female engineers. Dates: June
17-21, 9am - 4pm Ages: Girls in grades 7-10.
C-Tech2 - Computers & Technology at Virginia Tech
June 30 -July 13, 2013 || Blacksburg, VA
Contact: Susan Arnold Christian
Phone: 540-231-3973 Website: CTech2 Address: 215 Hancock Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 Virginia Tech's College of Engineering invites rising junior and senior high school girls to participate in a program called C-Tech2 - Computers and Technology at Virginia Tech. A primary focus of the program is to help
develop and sustain the interests of women in engineering and the sciences. The program allows young women to explore applications of engineering, math, and science in a way that is fun and exciting. They will spend the
majority of their time involved in hands-on activities designed to increase their interest in and knowledge of applications of engineering, math, and science to real world situations. Dates: June 30 -July 13. Application deadline April 30th. Ages: junior & senior girls. Fees: $1000/2 weeks; full and partial scholarships are available.
iEngineer @ UMD
July 8-12,
2013 || College Park, MD
Contact: Candice Staples
Phone: 301-405-9434 Website: iEngineer Address: 1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 This is a summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) camp for rising 4th and 5th grade students. Piloted in the summer of 2009, this one-week commuter camp is an exciting opportunity for girls and boys to learn more about STEM through a variety of fun, hands-on activities! Dates: July 8-12, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Age: Entering the 4th or 5th grade in fall 2012 Fees: $325 upon acceptance into the program. Fee is subject to
change.
Exploring Engineering at UMD (E2@UMD): Women in Engineering
July 7-13 & July 14-20, 2013 || College Park, MD
Contact: Bria McElroy
Phone: 301-405-3283 Website: E2@UMD Address: 1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 A summer
program for high school women (rising juniors or seniors) who are considering engineering as a possible major and career. Students live on campus for one week and explore the world of engineering through fun hands-on activities, laboratory experiments, informative workshops, team design challenges, and seminars with professional engineers. Please visit the E2@UMD website for application information. Dates: Section I: July 7-13
Section II: July 14-20 Applications are now available online.Age: For rising 11th or 12th grade high school women interested in math, science and engineering. Fees: The cost of the program is $900 per student subject to change. This fee covers all
expenses except transportation to and
from the University of Maryland and spending money.
Stepping Stones to Your Future
July 15-19 & July 22-26, 2013 || College Park, MD
Address: 1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 This is a one-week commuter summer camp for rising 7th and 8th graders who are interested in math, science, and engineering. This is an excellent opportunity for participants to work alongside current University of Maryland students in a variety of science and engineering related activities such as finding out how much force it takes to break an aluminum bar, building a wind-powered vehicle, and understanding the ideas behind reverse engineering. Dates: Section I: July 15-July 19, 9:00 am-3:30 pm, Section II: July 22-July 26, 9:00-3:30 pm. Applications for Stepping Stones to Your Future are now available online. Full and partial scholarships available based on financial need. Ages: 7th & 8th grades
Fees: $350 upon acceptance into the program. Fee is subject to change.
WIE LEAD Academies
Summer 2013 || College Park MD
Address: 1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Students are given the opportunity to spend 1-2 days learning and applying principles related to a particular engineering discipline at the University of Maryland. See website for application.
Dates: TBA. Check website for more information.
Applications for the WIE LEAD Academies will be posted online in the Spring.
Age: Rising juniors and seniors. Talented rising sophomores may be accepted on
a case by case basis.
Fees: Each academy is $50 subject to change.
rotated through eight activity stations staffed by local STEM professionals from Patrick Henry Community College, Henry County and Martinsville City Public Schools, Institute of Advanced Learning and Research,
National Society of Black Engineers and the Virginia Museum of Natural History. In addition, each girl received items to take home such as an environmental science kit and a flash drive containing video games to explore math. Funding was made possible through Girls RISEnet.
In addition, the scouts participated in activities that explored the study of microscopic marine organisms and fossils. The experience was designed to be an inspiration, perhaps transformational experience, for the participants to generate greater interest, enthusiasm, and appreciation for science and serve as a model for other informal organizations to provide more collaborative educational programs to support STEM education and careers in STEM-related fields. Funding was made possible through the Consortium for Ocean Leadership and the Deep Earth Academy education program.
