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NVC
Welcomes AWESoME Girls
For
Immediate Release
October
25 , 2006
Contact:
Maureen Smith, Public Information Officer, Northwest
Vista College
210-348-2011
msmith@accd.edu
On
September 30, 2006, Northwest Vista College hosted
the AWESoME Girls Summit, sponsored by John Jay High
School in the Northside Independent School District.
The AWESoME (Advancing Women's Education in Science,
Mathematics and Engineering) Girls Summit is a program
designed to expose at-risk female students in grades
8 - 10 to:
- Prominent
community female role models active in the mathematics,
engineering and science fields
- Career
opportunities available in mathematics and science
- The
connection between mathematics, science, engineering
and higher education
- Hands-on
design of mathematics, science and engineering activities
- The
importance and presence of mathematics, science
and engineering in real life scenarios
- Female
mentors in the mathematics, science and engineering
realms
With
over 60 girls in attendance, workshops
were conducted by prominent female professionals in
the science, mathematics and engineering fields.
SeaWorld, Trinity University, Southwest Research Institute,
Zachry Construction Company, Brehm, Havel & Company,
Ford Powell & Carson, Inc., the University of
the Incarnate Word, the KAC Group, Christus Santa
Rosa and MITRE Corporation were among the participating
organizations.
The
program was organized by Judy Camargo, NVC Director
of College and Grants Development. To get the event
under way, NVC President Dr. Jacqueline Claunch, who
has a mathematics background, welcomed the young participants
with encouraging words and an entertaining poem.
Senior
statistical research specialist Aimee Moreau Kypreos
and math faculty Anna Harwin were among the role models
present, conducting the workshops "Turning Numbers
Into Knowledge" and "Fun With Chocolate," respectively.
As
part of the day's presentation, students also enjoyed
up close and personal encounters with a live alligator,
courtesy of SeaWorld.
The students, who attend John Jay High School, Anson
Jones Middle School and Sam Rayburn Middle School,
had the opportunity to engage in informative workshops,
meet and mingle with female role models during a luncheon,
and participate in application sessions that encouraged
them to develop an understanding of the important
role of mathematics, science and engineering in today's
society.
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