The UMKC Women’s Center, School of Computing & Engineering, and the Division of Diversity, Access & Equity present:
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology — for high school girls, grades 9 – 12
Saturday, May 21, 2011
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
UMKC Campus Haag Hall Room 301
Come to the UMKC campus to explore the worlds of technology, engineering and science through “hands-on” activities that allow you to test and experiment with “real world” situations.
Program includes:
- Woman to Woman Panel Discussion – Learn what it¹s really like to be a scientist or an engineer, coming to you straight from current UMKC students and women professionals.
- Putting Your Best Facebook Forward – Learn cool ways to use Facebook and other types of social media to promote your interests and give you a head start on getting into that college program!
- How Stuff Gets Made: 3-D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping Use special computer software to design plastic models and see how a design can quickly be turned into a real object, ready to test. See how stuff gets invented!
- Biometrics: The Science of Identity Explore the lab where the newest technologies for safety and security are being created and experiment with your unique identifiers!
- Geo-what Now? – Explore how to construct buildings to withstand tsunamis, flooding and other natural disasters through geotechnical engineering. Build and test for yourself.
Apply early. Space is limited! Click here to download an application.
Questions? Contact Marji Datwyler at 816-235-6706 or datwylerm@umkc.edu