Month: March 2011

BRINGING PROFESSIONAL WOMEN TOGETHER TO TEACH 500 MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS ABOUT STEM CAREERS

Girlstart will host an expected 500 4th through 8th grade girls for its annual Girls In STEM Conference this Saturday. Held at the University of Texas at Austin, the day-long conference is designed for girls to learn about real-world careers from professional women from a spectrum of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, with sessions that incorporate a variety of hands-on experiments.

Roxanne Wilson, known as “Austin’s Girl-on-the-Go,” who was a contestant on NBC’s “The Apprentice” and an on-air personality on Austin radio station The River 105.9, before her current position as a host on The Liquidation Channel, will be the keynote speaker for the event. A representative from the Mayor’s office will also appear at the event, to read the official proclamation declaring March 26 at STEM Education for Girls Day.

WHEN:

Saturday, March 26 (Opening Ceremonies 10:30-11:30 a.m., programming continues through 3:30 p.m.)

WHERE:

University Teaching Center, Room 3.122 (21st and Speedway)

ON-SITE CONTACT:

Phil West, 512.769.3838 (cell/text)

As part of the new SXSW.edu program – a two-day series of panels on education and technology hosted by the Texas Education Agency and South by Southwest – Girlstart Executive Director Tamara Hudgins will participate in a panel specifically geared to addressing issues around STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education for girls.
The panel, “Collaborating and Communicating to Engage More Girls in STEM,” was organized by Tricia Berry of the Texas Girls Collaborative Project, and in addition to Hudgins, will include representatives from UTeachEngineering and the Austin Children’s Museum. Hudgins will not only elaborate on innovative ways in which Girlstart has developed STEM education for girls, but also plans to address the importance of furthering STEM education for girls.

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 9, 4:15 p.m.

WHERE:
AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center, 1900 University Avenue
Classroom 107

ON-SITE CONTACT:
Phil West, 512.769.3838 (cell/text)