Two hundred college-bound, young women to learn about "non-traditional" engineering and science careers during conference at Stevens Institute of Technology on 22 November
Gender bias in the classroon and other educational issues examined during panel discussions between women executives, parents and teachers
More than 200 8th - 12th grade female students, their parents and teachers will learn about so-called "non-traditional" careers in engineering and the sciences during the "Exploring the World of Discovery" conference at Stevens Institute of Technology this Saturday, Nov. 22, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Bissinger Room on the fourth floor of the Wesley J. Howe Center on the university’s Hoboken campus. The all-day session is co-sponsored by Procter & Gamble, Co.
The students from New York and New Jersey will attend workshops, lab demonstrations, lectures and panel discussions to learn more about possible careers in engineering and the sciences. Currently, nine percent of professional women are in engineering professions. The national average for women in engineering programs at institutes of technology is between nine and 11 percent. Stevens has more than 22 percent of women in their courses.
The students’ parents and teachers will join guidance counselors and women executives to discuss ways to interest young women into these fields. The group will discuss gender bias in classrooms and other issues affecting education. The young women will also meet with college students, engineers and scientists to ask their own questions about these fields.
WHAT: "Exploring the World of Discovery" Conference On Women In Engineering and the Sciences
WHO: More than 200 8th - 12th Grade Female Students and Their Parents and Teachers
WHEN: Nov. 229:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Stevens Institute of Technology
Bissinger Room/Fourth Floor
Wesley J. Howe Center
Hoboken, NJ
(Minutes north of the Hoboken PATH station and across the Hudson River from midtown
Manhattan)
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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